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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
My Uncle the
Bunko Steerer
LoriglnaLl

tOriginaIl
was born on a farm and till l was
iwenty-three years old had never been
TO the city. Being Of timid and nerv-
GUS temperament. what / read Of the
city made me feel that l didn't want
to 60 there Items In newspapers of
country people being cheated in the
shops robbed, bunkoed, made deep
Impression upon me. / determined that
if ever l was obliged to visit the city
/ would turn a deaf ear to all persons
claiming to have known me before and
keep tight grip on my pocketbook.
All this was disappointing TO my
mother Ny uncle. Samuel Trask, az
old bachelor with a profitable business,
lived In the city, and my mother was
very DESTROYS that should cultivate
him, but / resolutely declined 70 leave
my home, and my uncle was not likely
to come to tile country In order that
should become favorite with him and
inherit bis money.
However, one day news came Of the
failure Of a greengrocer in town who
owed as considerable money FOR farm
produce, ana my mother shamed me In
to going to look out for our interests
was 50 reluctant and took SO much
time in getting off that | was not likely
to meet with much success in securing
my claim, but my mother was glad q
see me depart and would be satisfied
with whatever | might do.
Once in town my shyness left me, and
set about the business on which had
come with sufficient energy and
adroitness to secure the payment of nls
claim within a years time had closed
the matter up and was sitting in The
rotunda Of my hotel waiting for 3
train to take me home when an ole
gentleman OF very respectable appear
aBce walked by me on his way to thu
Office and, seeing me stopped and
looked at me scrutinizingly. Then b
came up to me, putting out his hand.
Wen, upon my word he said II
seems to me as If I was looking at ny
brother instead Of my nephew. You
father wasn't much older than yol
when he died, and you look enough likt
him to be his twin
was considerably set up b. my bust
ness success. SO instead Of turning Of
my heel and walking away from /
case Of bunko / was emboldened Il
play the steeret sor awhile II order 4
see how be would work me
II don't play cards, ! remarked.
"Cardss or course not that i, no
for money" be said. with d puzzlet
look which ! thought was very well al
sumed. How did you leave you
motherg"
'well leas my mother out OF thl
discussion / replied sharply, for
adored her and Il seemed a sacriIege t
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
fbe Times Daily Short Story.
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permit the rascal to drag Aer n.
what 10 you meanY exclaimed the
man. rhen. breaking into smile, he
added: II see. / haven't explained. I've
forgotten that yon don't know me. I'm
your uncle SAM
Thinking that request for a loan
might follow. / resolved to forestall the
man with his own impudence.
4 say. uncle, could You let me
have $40 TO get home with? I'm a
greenhorn from the country and fell
into the hands Of a sharper this after
noon who took all had at three card
monte
The old gentleman fired up.
"See. here" he said sharply, "are you
not BENJAMIN TraskT
Il am
"Then when l tell y@i that l am
your fathers brother what do you
mean by such talk? If you have really
lost your money, as you say, you are
welcome to all you need"
Every well, I'll take $40"
He looked at me curiousiy for mo-
ment, then took out his pocketboo1,
and selecting d $40 bill handed it to
me, at the same time informing me
that my mother had written him that
would be in town. This satisfied me
and | apologized and returned his loan
and consented to remain overnight
with him lie gave me fine dinner
at d restaurant, with plenty Of cham
payne, after which we went to his
rooms, where he produced more wine.
told him what had d5ne In my deal
with the greengrocer and showed him
the papers, a check for 5000 and notes
for 500 more. payable m monthly in
stallmeEts. He commended me for my
business ability, and we went 70 bed.
The next morning awoke In dingy
room ! had never been In before. !
heard the putting Of engines, and going
70 the window discovered thatI was
near the railroad station sat which
had arrived the morning before. All
my papers were gone, and what was
worse all my money. | dressed and
went downstairs to be Informed that
an old gentleman had left me there the
night before.
Well. / telegraphed to my mother for
funds, but was almost starved for
want of a meal before re7eived them.
| / went home. and on entering the
house was astonished to see the man
who had robbed me sitting in the liv-
ing room. Ny mother was with him.
His face took ON a grin, but my mother,
with maternal pity, embraced hle sym
pathetically
Don't think hard Of me- Ben. my
boy said the man. Il only wanted TO
show you that If you want to keep
clear o. city sharps you must turn
away from them altogether. You can't
monkey with them"
My mother had succeeded In her de-
sire. My uncle took me into his bust
ness and ana now hts successor and
heir 1t Il to him ana not the talk
about countrymen being swindled that
shnrpened my wits and made bust
ness man Of me
ANTHONY HAROLD BARNES.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
JAPAN'S BEST MEN.

A. d. Hales says She Can Put 100000
OF Them In the Field.
In all the world have never seen
finer fellows than some Of Japan's
troops, says a. g. Hales II the London
Daily News. The Tokyo guards were
superb, and the general body Of the In
fantry very fine indeed The best the
nation has Is now at the front For
five long years Japan was selecting
those men, picking them, choosing
them, trying them. getting them ready
for that Hateful February day when
hell was to be let loose upon the peace
full earth.
The Russian officers in Japan saw
the preparations and sneered. Today
they are reaping the reward Of those
cheap sneers.
made It my business to look beyond
the army corps the japanese were
rushing to the front while | was In
Japan. | went into the interior Of the
country as far as could get In COM
pany with fellow journalist Of great
experience. looked at the men from
whom the mikad0 will have to draw
his fighting forces year hence, when
the grand fellows he now has In action
are killed or worn out with wounds
and marching. torn to pieces by the
eternaI strain of long continued
struggle. shattered by the frtghtful
horrors Of winter campaign That
they viii die like heroes at the com
mand Of their ruler all the world
knows. and when they are dead or.
when they are stale and sore they
VIII have to be replaced And do not
think that when she IS tried to the
utterlnost Japan can. from first 70
last, put more than 100000 really high
class men into the field, There ~ a
tremendous drop In the caliber Of the
class the fighters are coming from.
Many generations Of semislavery, OF
iii breeding. OF low diet, Of wretched
pay aud ceaseless work have thinned
the cody blood, and there i even a
greater difference between coolies and
the class | have referred to than there
il between the coolies Of India and the
Sikhs and the Ghourkas
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

lions are the most interesting to west
erners. These had some 1920 CON
verts FIVE years ago. but as Liaoyang
was the center of the Boxer movement
in Manchuria many were terrorized In
to relinquishing their new faith. The
missionaries relate with pride how one
OF their number, Dir. Westwater, pre-
vented the Russians from stornling the
city when they were putting down the
Boxer uprising BY armed force. Lao
yang used to be the capital Of southern
Manchuria and is still important. its
chief industry being the dlstilling Of a
native liquor from the hemp and millet
Of the surrounding fields,
South Of the rib Of hills already de-
scribed, and which bear the name Of
Shoushan, ii another small plain,
which III its turn Is bounded on the
south hy another rib, Of which Anshan,
the Saddle hiil.n Ii the chief peak.
Anshanshan, Or Saddle hill village,
Is noteworthy as being the most north-
erly point reached BY the japanese
armies IN tue CHlH0-Jd pdHtst VII "
lS9495. At Anshan they made a feint
at Liaoyang. which was one Of the
strongest centers of Chinese troops,
and then turned southwark to New
chwang
1t was at this place that General ku.
ropatkin lost an important engage
ment. which opened the road north
ward toward Liaoyang for the Japa
nese. Since the engagement at Shan
chan the japanese have for the first
time been traversing new ground, mo-
fought over in the Chino-Japanese war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

General sftuation Determined BY the
Khingan Ridge. the Backbone Of
Manchuria = Crossed BY the Taitse
River-Liaoyang Il a Walled City
Built Four square.
The dispatches leave the position Of
Liaoyang. the scene of the recent
great battle between the Russian and
Japanese forces, somewhat vague. It
Is really quite clear, says the New
York Herald The general situation
is determined by the Khingan ridge,
which forms the backbone Of Man
churia. This ridge runs from the south
OF Port Arthur right UP to the great
bend Of the Amur river at Khaba-
lroysk, and Is, tn fact, the cause OF
that bend, the Amur flowing round II
to the north. On the east Of this back
bone ridge lies the valley Of the Yalu.
on the west Of the same ridge lies the
valley Of the Lao river The fighting
since early spring has been for the
possession OF this ridge, which was
crossed by the japanese in the vafi.
GUS battles Of the passes.
From this main backbone ribs Of low
hills 20 westward into the Lao river
plain. The railroad from Port Arthur
crosses several of these ribs. and IN
parts 1t resembles a switehback rail
way. Between each pair of ribs q
stream flows down into the plain, go.
ing generally due west and joining the
Lao river in the valley This valley
is Of immense fertility and is covered
with magnificent fields, with numer
.ous villages and farms and number
less tombs, each marked with tut
of trees, generally elms, willows o.
frs and pines. 1t Is recorded that th'
eIms near Liaoyang are heavily deck
ed with mistletoe.
From Tashichao the junction TO
Port Arthur and Newchwang, the dis
lance north to Liaoyang is fort.
miles. chiefly along the foothills Of tn
ridge ana across the various ribs Tn
streams between the ribs are mountah
torrents. liable to sudden floods from
cloudbursts, and the bridges, one Q
NJ de Whites masterpieces, allow 70
these foods by the great height 9
their arches. Westward Of the raj
road, toward the great wall, are mas
nificently irrigated and cultivate
plains producing tobacco, cotton, mi
let hemp and such fruits as pear
grapes, peaches and cherries
The last rib Of hills from the mai
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
Thrift In Norway.

To encourage working people to es-
tablish homes of their own Norway
has founded a bank for workingmen
II lends money at 81 and I per cent
and gives the borrower forty-two years
in which to pay the loan. The total
cost Of the house must not exceed EGO,
and the area of land must not be more
than five acres,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

This preparation has our ur-
qualified endorsement. We are
recommending II with moss
excellent results. The cures
already effected are hasin g
widespread influence In this
section. II you have a ekin
affectIon-conne TO the store. Il
will be the means OF making
vcu a happier human being.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

This result can be accomplished
with any skin affection, Barrels OF
blood medicine can do nothing for
skin disease. Nine out Of ten mani
festations in the skin are local, par
asitic in nature and absolutely durable
by this new prescription. D. D. D.
is clean liquid prescription sopped
or atomized over the affected spots
twice daily.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
500 DON !
TOOTH POWDER

and lis complement. soZOpoNT Liquid.
The Powder IS slightly abrasive, is abso-
lutely free from grit and acid, and Is Just
the thing for those who have an inclination
for the niceties Of everyday life.
sFoRMs; LIQUID. POWDER, PASTE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
vienna.

More than five-eighths Of the area
Of Vienna is covered by woods, vine
yards, parks and gardens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

The winnings Of the bank OF Monte
Carlo are said to average nearly SO
a minute. or about s6.250,000 year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
TARTAR IS A TARTAR

Soft, spongy. sensitive gums result from
tartar accumulation. II should be removed
at once by your dentist and thereafter pre-
vented by the use Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09


was an intense admirer Of the sand
piper when a small boy. He Is fleet Of
foot and quick Of wing and the best ex
ample Of alertness that one meets along
the shore. He has an ungraeeful bob,
and his legs are so thin as to be almost
invisible at the distance which he
deems safe. but he is trim and 1.-THE,
and his little piping note lends romance
to shore life. One does not easily for
get his boyhood associates, these birds
Of the beach and marsh oil reminiscent
Of boyhood and vacation days. the
snipes and rails and the biaekbirds
with scratchy notes counterfeit notes
in fact The purple gallinule has per-
haps the richest plumage Of the Caro-
lima birds, a color note that would be
brilliant on any landscape.
The oyster catcher is so named be-
cause he has not merely d taste for
shellfish, but a chise bin with perpen-
dicular blade with which to open not
oysters, but the weaker biyalves, The
turnstone il d beach bird which gets Its
living by turning small stones along the
shore ana eating the insects that
thought themselves safe In such seclu
sion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

. Miss Nettie BIackmOre, Min. ]
neapOIis, tells how any young
woman may be permanently
cured of monthly pains by tax.
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Yege.
table Compound.
YoUNa WOMEN II had frequent
headaches of severe nature, dark
spots before my eyes, and at my men.
strual periods Lsuifered untold agony.
A member of the lodge advised me to
try Lydia II. PinAham's Vege-
table Compound, but | only scorned
good advice and felt that my case was
hopeless, but she kept at me until
bought bottle and started taking
it. soon had the best reason in the
world to change my opinion Of the
medicine, as each day my health Inn
proved, and finally was entirely with
out pain at my menstruatiOn periods.
am most grateful. - NETTIR BLACK
MORE, 20 Central Ave, Minneapolis,
MINI. $4,000 forfeit II original Of abope letts,
proving genaiaeness cannot be produced
If there is anything about your
case about whicht you would
like special advice, write freely
to Mrs. Pinkham. She will hold
your letter i'm strict confidence.
She can surely help you. for no
person In America can speak
from a wider experience in treat
ing female ills. She has helped
hundreds of thousands of women
back to health. Her address is
Lynn, Mass. her advice is free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
RlCkERT & WELLS,

100 North Main St., Barre, Vermont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

Did you ever connect aigret, that
beautiful and delicate Elementary
white feather which stands up so
straight IN milady's hat with egret, the
white heron? In North Cardinals ex
hibit Of herons are the great white
egret and the little egret, or snowy her
on. Aigrets were In such demand that
these beautiful birds became almost ex-
tinct. Egrets are now protected by law
In North Carolina and are again seen
with more frequency All herons have
aigret decorations Of some sort some
where, but the white ones are most
sought after
I cannot drop the herons till ! call
your attention to the bigness Of the
heron family, from the big blue heron
three feet tall, with wing spread Of
six feet to the least bittern but ten
inches high and weighing but an ounce
or two. Eleven kinds are here shown
In one case. The wood Ibis Is Il full
yard high and finely feathered
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

The brighter side to this great food
question is the one which Paul Pierce
of What to Eat has presented in
his magnificent food show. Mr.. Pierce
is superintendent Of the food sec
ton of Chief f. w. Taylors great
department Of agriculture This sec
ton Is a yeritable department Of feast
ing. for the crowds are fed on deli
cious morsels dainty enough to keep
all appetites keenly whetted- Health
foods and breakfast foods are here for
sampling. In the four booths hand.
some girls in spick and span gingham
and linen are taking FIRST lessons ~
bread making. The aroma Of choice
teas and coffees tantalizes you. Tin
ned meats and vegetables IN pyramids
ana fancy shapes threaten 70 fall on
ron. Condiments in bottles, mineral
waters in huge TASKS and wines 90
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
Sold and Guaranteed BY Rcker Wells and all Druggists.

races and shelves, filling the eyes II
not the stomach Everything to eat
that comes In carton, can or bottle
claims space and consideration here.
Among the food exhibits are the MAJ
chimes thnt are employed in the manu-
facture of foods Among these IS the
automatic candy puller It has thrown
out OF a Job the muscular man who
used to stand on the dusty street cor
ner and throw great ropes Of glisten.
ing candy at hook while throngs Of
dear little boys and girls with water
ing mouths watched the mass grow
white from much pulling. The ina
chine with clean steel hands, does the
work without a hint Of perspiration or
fatigue. In the north end Of the Agri-
culture palace a French bakery is in
full operation, and a throng Is always
standing about an extensive fancy
cake and confectionery factory in the
British section The foreigners ways
Of doing things are to be observed In
many parts of the exposition. To COM
pare them with the American methods
is one Of the delights of the studious
visitor who likes to keep pace with the
world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09

Right in line with the correction OF
food evils will be the international
food congress which viii meet in the
Hall Of Congresses at the worlds fair,
Sept. 70 to Oct. /. This congress, the
first of the kind. Is the result Of efforts
on the part of the Association OF State
Dairy and Food Commissioners and
Chemists, who meet at the same time.
Fifteen to twenty foreign delegates
are expected. Three factions will COM
pose this congress those who favor
absolutely pure food, those who main
tain that the use Of such preservatlyes
as benzolc acid and salycilic acid are
necessary and not seriously harmful,
and the third class who demand that
any food containing an adulterant,
whether harmful or not, should be so
labeled. stating what the adulterant is
and what the proportion.
An association of grocers sent a food
expert to Japan some months ago to
study the preservation Of foods for
army use. His report will be one of
the interesting features Of the coming
congress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-09
LIAOYANG BATTLEFIELD
Topography of the Scene of the
Great Engagement.
IMMENSELY FERTILE IN SECTIONS

General situation Determined by the
Exhingan Ridge. the Backbone Of
Manchuria - Crossed BY the Taitse
River-Liaoyang II a walled City
Built Four square.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15
Toilet Soap Sale
Davidson'S Cash Store.

Everybody may be clean with soap
at these prices.
SOAPS FOR PHOENIX WATER AT
UNHEARD-OF PRICES. Elegant
toilet soaps at laundry soap prices.
Prices by the dozen, one dozen cakes
IN box. Prices by box, cakes in box.
dozen Mariposa Buttermilks, worth
800 dozen; soc dozen.
dozen MaripOsa Cucumber; worth
500 dozen; soc dozen.
- boxes La Pa Iona, an elegant
pe1fumed soap; worth 45c box; 2Sc
box.
L boxes Eureka Violet soap; worth
Csc box; 15c box.
dozen Mission Olive; worth 75c
dozen; 45c dozen.
boxes Opera Rose; worth soc box;
PC box.
? dozen Elder Flower; worth $1.O0
dozen; Acc dozen.
10 boxes Savon de Violet; worth soc
box; &c box.
20 boxes Knondyke Violet; worth 25c
box; 15c box.
> dozen Cucumber Oatmeal; worth
S1OO dozen; 49c dozen.
5 dozen Witch Hazel; worth $1.00
dozen; soc dozen.
dozen Leni Olive; worth $1.OO doz-
en-; soc dozen.
dozen California Poppy; worth soc
dozen; 45c dozen.
Il Long Sticks Four-Leaf Clover
Glycerine; worth zoe stick; 10c stick.
Is boxes Fluer de Lis; worth soc
box: 15c box.
SO boxes Ramona; worth 45c box; 23c
box.
s boxes White Rose Glycerine; worth
25c box; 15c box
We bought these gOoGs the first day
of this month, and they all go at these
prices.
Don't forget our big line of ham
mocks, Standard Wickless Oil and In
surance Gasoline Stoves. Doll Sale is
still on. with a few left.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15
S 9icVcie MaH

is Arizona agent for the Racycle, the
pest and easiest riding wheel on earth.
keeps the largest stock of Tires and
sundr1es. Most complete repair shop In
the city. Nos. and s. First avenue.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15
Of LocaIv
Interest.
THE WEATHER

Local Daily Weather Report for The
Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15

Forecast for today: Fair.
Data for "a hours ending p. m. yes
terday:.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15

A FORECLOSURE ACTION-Suit
was brought in district court yesterday
by Herman a. Schultz against L. y.
Iyio1iDS for foreclosure
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15

GOT HIS HORSES.-Mention was
made in The Republican yesterday that
". Fl. Black had lost a couple of horses
thirty five miles from Phoenix about
two weeks ago. He learned yesterday
afternoon that they had been taken up
ut Peoria
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15
COUNTRY Glue REcEPTIoN.--

The last reception of the season will
take place at the Country club tomor~
row. 1t will be made a gala season.
There will be excellent music and all
other adjuncts necessary to make the
day fitting and pleasant close of the
season.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15
ILL OF ExcEPTIoNs-A bill of

VNVVPIIUIIs has Deem MED IN the case Of
II. ]. Bennett against w. F. Nichols
and other members of the territorial
board of equalization, an application
for writ Of mandamus to compel the
board to place the Santa Fe and Phoe-
nix railroad on the tax list. The writ
was denied. The bill of exceptions is
based upon the refusal of the court to
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15
DaVids On's
Cash Store
The Place for Bargains.
Stolen
Eyesight

Procrastination is the thief of Eye
sight, but a thief that cannot be called
well your Eyes by the best sentinel
known
PROPERLY FITTED GLASSES.
Proper Glasses cost very little more
money than improper ones.
They certainly cost much less eye
strain.
have the right ones is more than worth
the money difference.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15

Only 10 cents apiece for fine Arizona
views. Just the thing to take or send
home At Donnelrs Gallery, Is West
Washington street.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15

Maximum temperature "a, minimum
temperature 81.
Average relative humidity is per
Total precipitation. 0.
Character of the day-Clear.
NJ. E. BLYSTONE,
Section Director.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-04-15
BUT HE GETS THERE.

The Jap ne''er seems unduly rush'd.
Yet quickness he contrives-
hes not so slow as others who
Are Russian all their lives.