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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-23

Der, who We're auartered IN Matsuya-
ma town hail Partitions had been put
up "a the spacions apartment so as TO
give every two men a room to them
selves, ana their situation seemed to
be fairly comfortable. IN talking with
some OF them asked them what they
thought Of the fighting capacity Of the
Japanese. oh. they Gun fight WE'LL
said gray haired colonel who had
taken part in tie Russo-Turkish cam
paign Of 1878. They are molodsti fine
fellows, everybody knows that But
what sort Of chance have we had ?
They've outnumbered MS everywhere.
ON the Yaln we had only 5000 men,
and they attacked with 10000. At
Nanshan the other day they had two
or three divisions, while We defended
the Hill with only two battalions Of
infantry, outside Of the men who work
ed the guns Think Of that-two bat
talions against two or three divisions!
OF course we were overwhelmed.
'sThe Russian officers whom we mot
In the town han OF Matsuyama were
educated and intelligent men, and sew
eral Of them looked like students. One
seemed to be possessed Of considera-
bic artistic taste and ability, and at
the time Of our visit he was amusing
himself by painting In water colors
japanese flowers They all admitted
that their captors were making a spe-
ciai effort to treat them vel, and they
expressed grateful appreciation Of the
consideration shown them ! doubt
very much whether japanese prison
ers are treated as well in Russia. The
Russian officers at Matsuyama receive
duly ration consisting of one and q
half pounds Of bread, a pound Of meat
or fish, one and one-fifth pounds Of
vegetables and suitable quantities Of
tea, sugar. salt and 'appetizers Their
allowance for clothing is ample, and,
In the discretion Of the commanding
officer, canteens may be opened for
their benefit They are permitted 70
have servants, chosen from the ranks,
In the proportion Of one servant Ia
every two officers, and II they swear
they viii not attempt ii escape they
are allowed to leave the asylum tthe
japanese are too courteous to call It q
'prison1 with suitable guard. and
wander about the adjacent country
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-23
A Graduates Story

l0riginatl
Father" said Frank Notkins one
evening when the family were sitting
before a cheerful IRE. you promised
me when | became Of age you would
sell me that story OF your student life.
I'm twenty-one today"
well, Frank. I'll keep my promise
When was IN college 1 made the nc.
quaintance Of a girl we win call Nan
cy. You see, your mother might be
jealous, and wouldn't like her to
know the girls real name. Nancy and
kept getting spoonier and spoonier,
and, her father getting on to the stu
alton. forbade me the house. It wasn't
that he bad any objection to me except
that ! was only college boy with two
years Of study before me. besides a
course in agriculture. TO be taken aft
err graduation. AS for Nancy, be pro-
posed that she should spend three or
four years more on her education. Per
haps II he had let us alone we might
have got over tt in time without MAX
ing ninnies Of ourselves. AS It was,
he drove Us into one Of the silliest per-
formances ON record ian elopement
THE time we chose for this absurslitg
was IN midwinter, just after one Of the
heaviest snowst0rms we had had iii
years. Our plan was for me to pick
up Nancy OH tile road take her ID
my sleigh to the junction, get spliced
there, drive her back and say nothing
about the matter till we had finished
our education Nancy was at the place
Of rendezvous an done up Id furs and
with pair Of cheeks which the frost
tinged with tie hue Of red apples
She jumped into the sleigh. pulled
up the robe, and we started
Nancy told me that her father was
suspicious Of her, and she thought he
had been watching her. so / had bet
ter drive pretty fast. This ! did q
Tar rs ! could. but the road between
our college town and the junction !;
hilly, and tile snow was deep and I'm
trodden with occasional bad drifts, 81
our progress was necessarily slow
Nancy kept looking back uneasily, ant
when we reached the top Of riss
about mile from the town Nancy
upon glancing to the rear, gave ms
arm grip. exclaimlng
'0h. my goodness gracious
Turning my head, saw sleigl
descending the next slope behind u
drawn BY two horses. who were gallon
ing through the snow. scattering Il liz,
spray. or course knew we we're fol
lived, and, giving the horse a cut, "
started down our decline, scattering
snow I'D the same fashion. but
knew that one horse was no match 20
two horses with an equal load, and !
occurred 10 me that our plan would D
nipped unless / could hit upou STRAIT
agem.
Nancy ! said, I'm going 70 drol
you Id DRIFT
aWhat forg she asked
"Ill do It when your father Is O
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-23
The Times Daily Short Story.
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the other side Of the rise and can't see
-.
But what viii / do theres
Lie low till lie has passed, then
walk home He hasn't seen who is il
this sleigh; the back IS too high, and
the robe behind is above our heads.
".All right said Nancy. This looks
like a good place we're coming to-.
Il pulled up beside a drift more than
ten feet deep and. that | should not
show any tracks. took Nancy mp and
tossed her feet foremost into it. The
snow was light. She went down three
quarters Of her length and wriggled
down the rest OF the way / drove on
and when | got to the top Of the next
hill Looked back In few minutes the
pursuing sleigh appeared, and knew
had not been seen dropping Nancy,
I kept up a good pace hoping to draw
her father on so far that he wouldn't
run against her on the way back. led
him as far MS the bridge. when slowed
up and let him overtake me. When he
saw no one In the sleigh he looked
somewhat mystIfed fora moment, then
said sayagely:
You young rascal, what have you
got under that robef
Nothing.
Eyes. you have You students think
you're d match for Satan fn deYiltry,
but you can't fool me. Pull up the
robe
Il drew up the robe SO that he could
see the bottom of the sleigh. lie was
thunderstruek. But, too disgruntled to
apologize for his mistake, he turned
about without i word and drove back
/ to town. IFS four miles between the
1 town and the junction. and since had
| dropped Nancy d mile from the town
knew She would have plenty Of time e
| get back home
"vhen / saw her again SHE told me
/ that when her father came in he said
nothing to her about her ride. but later
asked her where she had been.
"sTo Aunt SaFah's, she answered !
'eThe little liarH put ID Eleanor Not
klns
eLiarg exclaimed the mother III.
dlgnantly. 'Not at all. She stopped al
Aunt sarah's on her way home so that
4 Aunt Sarah would confirm what she
Intended to tell her father
"why. mother asked Eleanor what
do You know about it3"
| The mother, with vexed smile benz
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-23
RUSSIAN PRISONERS.
Captives Confined In Buddhist
Temples and Town Hall.
oFrIoERs ARE ALLOWED SERVANTS

All The Prisoners speak Wen Of
Their treatment ana Regard Their
oaptors with kindly Interest.
Fishs Them onis BECAUSE Ordered
to 30 So ~ The Gar.
eat 9 o'clock we took ii speeial Lii.
putian train on tile lyo railway for
Matsuyama. says George KEENAN, In
the Outlook. writing about Russian
war prisoners IN Japan "a heavy
rain was falling when We reaehed our
destination and A. we we're driven
from place to place Ii closed 'rikishas
we saw little Of the town except the
temples. halls and improYised8 bar
racks in which the Russian prisoners
were confined. We found the FIRST lot
or them IN al old and rather dark
Buddhist temple filed with church
properties and the figures that we are
accustomed TO call IDOLS Illey were
all noncenmissioned officers on sol
diers and had heen captured IN the
frst serious light of the war tile bat
tie III the Yalu Theg were greatly as
tonished when ! greeted them With
'Zdrastyuitla renatta Good morning,
boys, but their faces lighted up with
interest and pleasure lit the sound Of
their own language, ANA they respond.
ed III unison with d CHEEKY chorus ~
we wish you health. your high nobili.
tyg
How are you getting on hereg /
inquired Are you comfortahleT
aDa nitchevo ats not 30 bad, said
sergeant. who was probably the
starosta and who stepped forward as
spokesman or course Its q prison.
er's life. fhe piace IL rather close aud
/ IT'S very tiresome, but what's to be
/ done9 Sudba dts our luclSl
How do the Japanese treat youg
inquired. sThey seem to me q be i
very good sort Of people, and I'm sorry
i you Russians are lighting them.
"'They treat us very WE'LL he said
and ire nothing ID complain Of 1t all
didn't come 10 fight them because
bore them any ill will, but was I
! soldier. and when the gossudaF ttll'
| earl ordered me To fight | had f
night. As you say, they seem to be j
very good people, and ! wish them Al
prosperity
'This sentiment seemed 70 lave thi
| approval OF the rest Of the men, wht
numbered seyenty-fve OF hundred
and the feeling thus expressed Is plob
ably that Of a majority Of the common
soldiers Of The Russian army They
h have some reason for hating thl
Turks. but they regard the Japanes'
either with Indifference 81 With tht
kindly interest that the Russian peas
Il ant takes 10 III good people The!
| fight them not because they hate them
but because the gossudar has SO n
dered.
1--WE went successfully 70 three q
four temples, Or public buildings, i
which common Russian soldiers wer
kept, but our stay hi each place VIA
SO short that had little time FOR ii
Quiries. All the prisoners agreed tha
the Japanese treatment % them wa
good, but Ii one instance there WI
complaint TINT Oh tile DAYS when rle
was substituted for bread the ration
was Insufficient The hospital for ta
sick and wounded Russians WAS in
der the management Of the Japanes
Red Cross and was clean. well ventilal
ed and apparently IN excellent eond
ton.
From the hospital we were taken /
see the officers twenty three In nun
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-23

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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27
Ayers Pills greatly aid the Cherry
Pectoral In breaking up q cold.
bate ries which had cost $500, 900 to
NOTABLE MODERN sIEGEs.

bate ries which had cost $500 900 to
construct.
NOTABLE MODERN sIEGEs.
Richmond, Va. was defended by
Gen. Lee through a year OF terrible
fighting until the seizure of his lines
OF supply compelledhimIto evacuate 1t
on April 2, 1868; Lucknow held out
for eighty. six days, when Gen. Have
lock came to Its relief, and Strasburg,
with all Its strength, defended by a
garrison of II, 900 men, had to sur
render to the Germans after a seige Of
forty eight days. Among another
notable sieges Mafeking survived
seven months, Kimberley 1873 days,
Ladysmith IIS, Potchestrom 81. Metz
u, Gaeta II and Chitral Fort as
days.
A much closer PARALLEL to the siege
OF Port Arthur can be found In the
bombardment of Santiago during the
recent war between America and
Spain. The United States warships
Texas, Indiana and Brooklyn opened
FIRE on the town at a range OF six
miles, and for three hours poured
shells into 1t with such deadly effect
that although the guuuers could not
even see their target, ffty-seven
buildings were wrecked and set on
fire, and it was said that few hours
more firing would have laid the whole
place In ruins. Even more effective
was the Generalization caused by the
bombardment, which led to the sur
render Of the town.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27

the nation. and think too little
effect has been given to the tenth
article of the amendments to the
constitution that the powers not
delegated to the United States by the
constitution nor prohibited by 1t to
the United States are reserved to the
State respectively or to the people.
The powers the people have given to
the general government are named In
the constitution. and all not there
named, either expressly or by implica-
ton, are reserved to the people and
can be exercised only by them"
Turner Is now In Europe, having
been released on bail in order that he
might return.
The Anarchists In New York City
are indignant at the decision of the
United States Supreme Court In
deciding that Anarchists can be de
ported. and will hold mass meeting
at New Irving Hall. Ia Broome street,
to express their sentiments. Among
The speakers will be Emma Goldman
and John Most.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27
Worlds Supply of Opium.

Few people have any idea of the
vast areas given over wholly to the
cultivation OF opium. The consump-
ton and the manufacture OF this drug
far from being on the decline. are on
the increase to an almost incredible
extent. The greed for gold Is far
more predominant In the human
makeup than Is the philautropic
spirit which seeks to elevate man.
kind. though Its purse may suffer In
so doing. England resps more bene-
fit from the cultivation OF opium than
all other nations put together, says
the Scientific American.
In the district of Bengal alone there
are nearly one million acres devoted
exclusively to the cultivation OF
the poppy. Its cultivation Is legal
lied and in every way encouraged by
the British Government, which has
an absolute monopoly of this industry
in India. The two principal districts
are presided over by and under the
direct control of English officials re-
siding at Patna and Ghazipur. The
Bahar agency embraces an opium
field of about 500, 900 acres and that
of Bensres Is a close second with 49,
500 acres.
There is a fierce dispute going on
Just now as to the relative merits or
dement's of opium. Many eminent
men In the scientific world openly de-
clare that opium Is a blessing. The
government experts In the country
where 1t grows go so far as to say
that opium Is blessing instead OF a
curse to the natives. However, the
vast majority OF mankind will long
be OF the undivided opinion that
opium is the most all-crushing cur
Sc that afflicts man. The enthusi-
asts, or rather the extremists, of the
International Opium Society picture
the condition of India under the ban
OF opium in the most dreadful man
ner possible. According to one OF
these men all of the 600, 900, 900 HUI
man beings In Asia are exposed to the
evils OF the opium trade as legalized
by the British Government.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27

To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomzers In applying
liquids into the nazal passages for Ca
tarrhal troubles. the proprietors pre-
pare Ely's Liquid Cream Balm.
Price including the spraying tube Is
7sc. Druggists or by mail. The II.
quid embodies the medicinal proper
ties of the solid preparation. Cream
Balm is quickly absorbed by the
membrane and does not dry up
the secretions but changes them to a
natural and healthy character. Ely
Brothers, SO Warren ST., Few York.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27
Cures When Doctors Fail.

Mrs. Frank Chiasson, Patterson,
La, writes June Sth, 1901: 81 had
malaria fever in very bad form, was
under treatment by doctors, but as
soon as l stopped taking their medi-
cine the fever would return. l used
sample bottle of Herbine, found it
helped me. Then bought two bot
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feel grateful to you for furnishing
such splendid medicine, and can
honestly recommend it to those suffer.
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Jas. H. Williams, druggist. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27
ANARCHIST LAW.
Upheld by Supreme Court
of The United
States.

In an opinion by Chief Justice
Fuller the United States Supreme
Court has sustained the immigra ton
authorities at New York In depoIting
the Englishman, John Turner, alleg-
ed to be an anarchist.
The Chief Justice. In his opinion.
said that Turner Gid not himself
deny that he Is an anarchist. The
opinion upheld the law for the
exclusion of anarchist and affirmed
the decision of the Circuit Court tor
the Southern District of New York
which refused writ OF habeas corpus
to Turner.
The Chief Justice EXPIRE ssed the
surprise of the Court that exception
should be taken to the law on the
ground that 1t Is obnoxious to the
Constitutional provision prohibiting
the abridgement of freedom OF speech.
the exercise OF religious privileges,
&c. He said:
1T is, of course, true that If an
alien Is not permitted to enter this
country, or, having entered contrary
to law, Is expelled, he Is In fact cut
off from worshipping or speaking or
publishing or petitioning In the
country, but that Is merely because
of his exclusion therefrom. He is
not one OF the people to whom these
things are secured, and cannot be-
come such by an attempt forbidden
by law. To appeal to the Constitu-
ton Is to concede that this Is a land
governed by that supreme law, and
as under 1t the power to exclude has
been determined to exist, those who
are excluded cannot assert the rights
In general obtaining In a land to
which they do not belong as citizsns
or otherwise"
Discussing the plea that the law
should not be applicable to Turner
because he was not an active anar-
chist. Chief Justice Fuller said
"Eyen If Turner, even thought he
did not so state to the immigration
board of inquiry, only regarded the
absence of government as n political
ideal; yet when he sought to attain 1t by
advocating, not simply for the benefit
of working men, who are justly enti-
tied to repel the charge of desiring
the destruction of law and order. but
at any rate as an anarchist, the
universal strike to which he referred
and by discourses on what he called
the legal murder of 1887 referring
to the Spies case, and by addressing
mass-m lettings on that subject In
association with Nest, we cannot say
that the inference was unjustifiable,
either that he contemplated the
ultimate realization of his ideal by
the use OF force, or that his speeches
were indictments to that end"
There vas no dissenting opinion,
but Justice Brewer delivered an In
dependent concurring opinion in
whice he said:
81 agree to the proposition that the
United States as nation has all the
powers which inhere In any ration,
but do not agree that Congress Is
authorized in all things to speak for
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27
For Those Who Live on
Farms.

DR.. Bergin, Pana, ILL.,, writes: 81
have used Billiards. Snow Liniment;
always recommend it to my friends,
as / am confident there is no better
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Those who live on farms are especial
ly liable to many accidental cuts,
burns and bruises, which heal rapidly
when Billiards. Snow Liniment is APP
piled. 1t should always be kept in
the house for cases of emergency.
25c, SOC and s1.00 at Jas. H. Will
ilams, druggist. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27
PrOfessed Something SWifter.

They were telling ghost stories in
the Democratic cloakroom In the Sen
ate, and Senator Baily asked II any
body had heard the story of the man
who had been reading late at night
and who turned around to find some
thing in the shape of a man, but
without head, sitting close beside
him.
THE man jumped up" said the
Senator, "bolted out of the house and
ran like a white head until he could
run no farther. When he was ex-
hausted he sank down on a log gasp
ing, but hopeful that he had LETT the
apparition behind. To his intense
horror, he found the same figure sit
ting beside him on the log when he
looked around. He was too much
played out to run just then, so he sat
and shivered. In minute the figure
hitched close and said. THAT was
very pretty race we had, wasn'tit?"
YES gasped the man, but 1t
isn't marker to the one we're going
to have as soon as get breath.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27
Pointed Paragraphs.

Egotists haven't much to boast of.
1t is easier to get poor wife then
a good cook.
1t sometimes happens that wrath
discourages a soft answer.
Every man has hobby, and every
woman has two or three.
The mule would be all right If he
did not kick at the wrong time.
Many a man after setting up his
ideal, proceeds to back away from.it.
A cigar ism t always what 1t Is puff
ed up to be. The same may be said
of a man.
Antics of some society people are
calculated to make their ancestors
turn In their grave.
It's only a matter OF time until the
fool and his money are on opposite
sides of the market.
A lawyer never gives up case un-
I'll he has exhausted all the means at
his clients disposal.
Nowadays when a man does a
mean things and gets caught he sets
up the plea that he was hyponotized.
A married man has one advantage
over the bachelor; when anything
goes wrong he can blame 1t on his
wife.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-27
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The Dolores star., 1904-03-25
Goldfish Ate Lobster..

AS throwing some light on the dis.
puted question whether lobster fry are
eaten by fish. the finding of two fairly
large specimens of the crustacea in
the interior of a Goldfish is of consider.
able interest to the fishermen around
the water front who discuss such mat.
tiers. The Holsters are about four
inches in length, and one of them had
apparently been occupying his quar-.
ters for some time, as his shell was
quite soft from the Gods digestive op
erations. The other lobster had been
recent acquisition, evidently. as his
shell was as strong as most of his
kind. The Holsters were accompanied
by crab when found. The discovery
was made in restaurant on the water
front.-Gloucester (Mass.) Times.
The Dolores star., 1904-03-25
Six Doctors Failed.

South Bend, Ind. Oct. "a Especially
After suffering from Kidney Disease
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