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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
THREE FORTS TAKEN,
Successful Land Attack on Port
Arthur UHOfficially Reported.
JAS LOsE ONE HUNDRED:

Russians Retreat, leaving Forty Dead
on the Field--Marquis oyama, New
Japanese Commander In Chief, Leaves
For the Front July 6.
Tokyo, june 30-It is unoacially re-
ported that the Chlkwanshan. Chitan-
shan and soehoshan forts, southeast
of and part Of the Port Arthur de-
fenses. were captured on Sunday after
an an dag fight beginning with an ar
tillery duel Sochoshan. it is added
was first captured and the other forts
fell soon afterward. The Russians re-
treated west, leaving forty dead or
wounded The composition Of the Jlpa-
nese force has not been ascertained
beyond the fact that It is said to have
consisted Of al branches of the sery-
Ice. The japanese lost three officers
and hundred men killed or wounded
and captured two guns and quantity
Of ammunition.
Lieutenant General Marquis Oyama,
commander in chief of the Japanese
forces In Manehuria, and Lieutenant
General Kodama, his chief Of star,
start for the front July 6. Their exact
destination is withheld
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
The Times Daily Short Story.



4 and meant 70 hang Oh 70 their custom
ers Mr. Harper might be all right
but be was cutting a wide swath for
Liverpool One day be dropped into
the Weekly Herald Office and had
confidential chat with the editor When
he left il was to 20 over to the Banner
and have another confidential chat
Uncle Eben knew nothing about these
visits, but a day or two later when
some one remarked in his hearing that
the druggist with head wasn't taking
IN a barrel OF money per day the old
man bit d fresh hunk OFF his plug and
replied
Don't you worry your gizzard about
that new Teller. | was in his store last
night after some sulphur, and l saw
sunthin' in his eye that told me there
was a hen on.
The hen betrayed herself when the
next issue Of the Herald appeared. la
a double loaded article. nearly two col
umns long, it attacked the new drug
gist in savage style. It purported to
give his history for many years past,
and about the pleasantest thing 1t said
Of him was that be was ali escaped
convict That article was written by
Mr.. Harper himself. and be paid SO
for its insertion. The excitement
around town was added to day later
when the druggist sued the Herald for
100000 damages IT got still another
boost when the Banner came out with
two column article and denied each
and every charge Of its esteemed con
temporary 1t did more 1t boldly
announced that the editor of the Her
aid had spent six months in an Ohio
jail for stealing hogs The libeled edi-
tor at once sued for heavy damages
and called the other man a thief, rob
Der and pirate
There were a thousand people In Liv-
erpool who said that Mr. Harper ought
70 be arrested and who wondered Why
II wasn't done, but at the same time at
least half Of them sneaked into his
store to get closer look at him and,
Of course, bought more or less. Sher-
ifs were even sent for from the sur
rounding counties In hope that he
might be identified. but it was remark
ed that they ali looked silly after ieay-
Ing his store. Reporters came from
some " the big dailies, but never a
note did they jot down IN their books.
When the excitement had continued
for two months ii somehow leaked out
that II had All been created by Mr.
Harper in the way Of advertising, In
deed an announcement was made to
this effect 10 both papers. and In those
respective issues the hustling druggist
had three full page advertisements. A
few citizens were mad. but most of
chem were enthusiastic, and there was
Dnly one drug store in Liverpool after
that Farmers would drive eight miles
70 buy rochelle salts at Harper's, and
the townspeople kept his fingers sore
making change
q hain't predictin' about the weather
next winter" said Uncle Eben. nor
the grasshoppers next summer but I'm
sorter givin you hint that we've got
a druggist In this town with a head on
him. M. QUAD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30

Blueberries nave advanced owing to
smaller receipts Muskmelous are III
abundant supply; the demand for them
is not active ana they have declined. 4
good demand and a moderate supply
causes steadlhess Id watermelons.
Cherries are In good demand at steady
prices.
AN classes DC pork provisions are
frmer and advanced ii price The
movement OF hogs has fallen off mod
erateIy. Reports indicate a fair to good
quality, Prices are higher prom
iuent markets indicating general
average Of about S5.l5 per 100 pounds
The effort to further advance the
price Of fresh beef has failed, ana there
has been a slight decline from the
highest point The best cattle viii not
bring over 9gac, with very few selling
for that The receipts have been very
large both for local consumption aud
for export.
The market for lambs and muttons
has been quiet owing to the hot
weather, while receipts have been
full The result Is lower prices. Yeals
have been quiet but fairly steady.
Western fall lambs, 9al0c. spring
lambs 12d1Sc; yearlings, 7ase; NUT
tons. Sc: yeals, S09c.
The market for porltry Is easter.
especially on western fowls, Broiiers.
both eastern and western have been
IN full supply and are quoted lower.
Frozen western turkeys, 1sal9c; chick.
ems, native broilers. 2sM2se; western
hroilers. 20e; fowls, northern. 14ni5c:
western. 12aiSe; spring ducks ice.
Hay Is dulland weak Aforementioned
heavy receipts ana light demand, straw
is steady; milfeed IS quiet. HAY. No.
l, $19420: low grades. S12nIS: rye
straw, S2450d25; oat straw. Sl0m11.
New wheat has first appeared in
Kansas city and Baltimore, being re-
ported Of excellent quality ana good
weight The western movement of
wheat has slowly fallen OF, being about
10000 bushels less than for the pre-
vious week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30

canxicts Are Not Considered Fallen
Creatures or social outcasts-Every
Enort Made TO Elevate the Inmates.
Ne difference Between the Prisons
ASA muts OF Free Peasants.
rho Following article was written by
j. I.esras in the Revue Penitentiare Of
paris ana translated for Public opin-
ion:
That which Is especially striking at
drst sight In a Japanese prison is that
there III no difference between the pris-
on and the hut Of the free peasant the
Japanese declaring that II the r4son
were elevated to the level Of 6 lss-s'arn
peaitentiary it would be too .Faetsye
and would increase crime. U39n s,t-
preaching the prison, ii place % RAgn
aaa f0rbidding walls. you see q large
country house, with q series OF out
buildings, the prison itself being COM
pietely open. while the wooden bars at
the windows have nothing Of the for
bidding aspect of our iron gratlngs.
The interior OF the building II COM
pietey open, although formerly at
Itchigoi there was a corridor separated
from the building by a paper wall
where the guards slept The food given
the prisoners is in proportion to their
conduct and industry, the prisoners
who do not conduct themselves az they
should receiving cake Of rice which
must last for seven days. while In the
case of the orderly prisoners the same
cake lasts for only four days The
prisoners who conduct themselves prop
erly receive also a little horse meat,
with potato or pea sauce, with their
meals.
The labor in the greatest Of nc Japa-
nese prisons, at Itchigol, is forced,
but the buildings in which the work is
performed are clean and perfe fly ven-
tiiated, and in fast sre faode work
rooms which TO most worFaaP would
spnesr III that could possibly be de-
sired Some prisoners are employed
In hard work, such as the thrashing Of
rice Ia primitive mills, but only the
mest robust are made to perform such
service
The hours for the hard labor are
from seven to eight per day the less
strong inmates Of the penitentiary be-
ing employed In weaving clothing for
the prisoners out Of coarse, rose
colored linen, while old people and the
sick are seen on oil sides calmly sort
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
THE MAN WITH A HEAD
lcopyright l9o4. by {. B. Lewis


There were three drug stores IN Liv-
erpool, and Liverpool had about 1000
Inhabitants There was good deal
about tile town aud more obSut the
stores which might be called old fash
Toned In addition to drugs and fancy
articIes each store dealt in outside
goods One was hall grocery, another
lad boots ana shoes and the third sold
agricultural implements and Ohio car
riages, and its proprietor was also in
terested in a spring bed and patent
churn. II any man had declared his
belief that straight out drug store
would pay expenses lie would have
been called a fool id answer. Things
had been going on in this mixed up
way for many years when a stranger
appeared in town and began loadng
around the drug stores, He was a GU
rlosity and q subject OF gossip. and
most Of the gossipers Whitfield away
at pine shingles and decided that he
didn't amount to no great shakes The
only citizen who sized him up correctly
was Uncle Eben schemerborn. He
took his time about II and cheWed UP
half plug Of tobacco before be said:
*Waal, boys, | hain't giyln no opin-
lou as to how 'taters will pan out this
tall, but as to that stranger, he's got a
bead on him. Yes. Stree, you can see
nat he's got head GA him.
40f course he's got i head on him,
u what Of itYr asked one Of bis hear
q
Never you mind never you mind, y
apied Uncle Eben as he winked his
II eye and nodded his head tn a
having way. when the band begins
play and the Bengal tiger to roar
" Jest remember that said he had
dead on him.
Mter few days the band struck up
Hlt Is, the stranger bought out
Iaggist White. The roar Of the Ben
1 Followed that Is, again Mr.. Har-
&pN the new man, decided to get rid
oRrindstones, corn shelters, patent
Claus, groceries, confectionery and
obuggies and run a drug store by
{ He was cailee a fool by some
ilunatic by otbf.s, aud the rest Of
wn predicted HAat he would 20 to
enyall ID less tlrn three months.
Harper yi.lTed all the business
houses .sad 8ssured their proprietors
that TIE didn't propose to carry any OF
TIER Zines. That announcement APP
paaad 70 their selfish interests, and he
maIe score Of friends at once. He
bmlght on his family and divided his
eBtou eyeb!y ground In the matter
q meats. groceries and dry goods.
decreased BIS list Of friends. He
easnEad the int log OF his store all
eyse put IN display window and a
0ia fountain and one day was ready
f0t business. Business came, but not
reh i rush. People wanted to "wait
andseeH
Hhe other druggists were aroused
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30

Chefu, June 30-C Chinese arrivals
from Port Arthur report a large vessel,
presumably a Russian warship, on the
rocks ten miles southeast Of Liaotie-
chan promontory Three tunnels and
two masts are above water. The Chi
nese also state that after the japanese
fleet moved away from the entrance 10
Port Arthur, June "A, the Russian fleet
again emerged, remaining out short
time. Fighting Is reported to be con
tinuous on land and from the sea. The
weather has been stormy since Monday
and extreme heat is reported from
Manchuria.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
Japanese Continue to Advance.

Haicheng, June 30.-The Japanese
are continuing TO advance from Siuyen
and Fengwangeheng, General Oku is
also moving north from Senuchen.
General Samsonon is contesting his
progress, but is not offering serious re-
sistance. The japanese force adyanc.
ing from the Molten pass is composed
Of at least three regiments and ten bat.
teries Of artillery A force Of equal
strength is advancing from Fenshui
pass on the highroad to Liaoyang.
The flank move On the latter Is sup
ported By q column from saimatsza.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
steaaseps Lea cut 81.

New York, June 30. a special dis.
patch to the World its correspondent
in the far east reports that Lieutenant
General Stoessel, who was wounded In
the battle OF Kinchau, has had leg
amputated and is now in a critical con
dition. The present commandant at
Port Arthur is said to be Lieutenant
General Smirnoff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
RaiNsne the HAT.

It has been supposed that the mode
of salutatiou BY taking off the hat is a
remnant Of ancient chivalgy. The
knights. in passing each other, would
raise the yisors Of their helmets, which
80 completely covered their faces that
otherwise they would remain unknown
to each other.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
Methodist Missionary Dies In China

Nashville, Tenn, June 80 The board
Of missions Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South is in receipt Of tele-
gram from Fuchau China, stating that
Mrs. Mary Isabella Lambuth died
there on June %. The deceased was
the widow of Or. J w. Lambuth and
was one Of the women missionaries of
the church Ia China She had lived in
the east for over fifty years and was
seyenty-two years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30

Tientsin, June Soft is reported that
the Russians were defeated about six
teen miles east Of Haicheng on June %,
and it IS added that owing to the rapid
advance Of the Japanese the Russians
at Tashichao are hurriedly retreating
north, fearing to be cut off
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30

The great American game Of baseball
has been Introduced into the far east
by the jaekies Of American warships
says a Washington special to the ST
Louis Republic Teams made up from
the crews Of the vessels in Admiral
Cooper's command have formed the
Aslatic Fleet Baseball league. md a
copy OF their schedule of games has
been received at the bureau OF nayiga-
ton. The series consists of fifteen
games, the first Of which is scheduled
as the Oregon versus Flotillar The
marines also are represented by nine
and will take a prominent part n the
struggle for the championship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
ndh nnsainn nelief.

Many Russian peasants believe that
the japanese are race Of ugly dwarfs
and that the Cossacks kill them by
throwing their big caps at them on sut-
ioeating them herewith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
To cain Flesh.

TO assist ia gaining tiesh take light
luncheon before retiring for the night.
An empty stomach win feed upon the
fat Of the body during the night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30

No circle can be squared, because
3.1116, which is the ratio Of the cir
conference to the diameter, Is not a
crtrora
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30

The Pied Crows Of Scotland.
In Scotland crows are sometimes
seen with white feathers These birds
are called pies and are very teachable.
They are not, however easily pro
cured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
JAPANESE PRISON LIFE
Plain Food and Reasonable La
Dor For the Prisoners.
DISCIPLINE IS ENTIRELY MILITARY

cenxicts Are Not Considered Fallen
Creatures or social Outcasts-Every
Enort Made 10 Elevate the Inmates.
No difference Between the Prisons
ASA Huts OF Free Peasants.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06
we,,s'. Fair Visitors.

The pavilion erected by the
Frisco-Rock Island Systems a.
Main Entrance of the Worlds
Fair is surely place of no little
interest, in fact, it is one of the
many attractions.
Visitors to the Worlds Fair are
cordially invited to inspect the
Frisco. Rock Island System build
ing. Here will be found a place
of rest, courteous attention, be-
sides, there will be distributed,
free Of cost, souvenirs and descnp.
tive literature OF the Great South.
west. The reader will, undoubted-
ly, overlook very important at
traction in case OF failure to visit
the Frisco Rock Island System
pavilion.
Remember, Nam Entrance
Worlds Fair.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06
Field As.". Want. t.h,s,,. ,., f.,

]. b. Ritter, of Rocky Ford,
field agent for Otero county at the
St. Louis Worlds Fair and State
Fair at Pueblo, was a La Junta
visitor yesterday morning and
made the TRIBUNE Office a pleasant
call. Mr.. Ritter is making three
or four shipments of Otero county
products to the Worlds Fair every
week, and would make more il he
kas able to secure the necessary
material. Growers who have any.
thing in either the fruit or vege-
table line that would make = good
exhibit Of our resources at either
fair will confer a great favor upon
Mr.. Ritter by dropping him q line
addressed to Rocky Ford. He
will then call upon you to secure
the product and prepare it for ex-
hibition.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06

The abstract of assessment o
property valuations in Otero coun.
ty vas completed last Saturday by
Assessor Adsmond. The total
assessed valuation for the year
1904 is t6. oI6, 7Sa, as compared to
S5,SSI ,27o for the year previous.
an increase Of Sl65.5I2. The
number Of tax schedules last year.
exclusive Of unknown" and cor
poration property, was 4. S6I. For
the year 1904 the number OF tax
schedules will exceed 5000.
The railroad and corporation
assessment for the year 1904 IS
SI.64I,27a, as compared to ST.
sI6, ISo for the year previous, an
increase Of SIa5, The in
crease in corporation assessments
IS segregated as follows: Rail
roads $50, $40; independent cal
lines. Ss,S37; telegraph lines, ST.
ais; telephone lines, Saa.I93.
Total, SIa5,o9a. The Missouri
Pacific Is assessed foi 3I.5 miles
Of railroad at SI2,oo per mile;
Santa Fe, 44.9 miles from the
Bent county line south, SIs,7so
per mile; 2965 miles from La
Junta to the Pueblo county line,
sI4. 400 per mile. Last year the
state board OF equalization made
no distinction in assessing Santa
Fe mileage. making fat assess.
ment Of SI4,34o per mile. This
year there are two classes. the line
south and east, on account OF the
greater amount OF traffic, being as.
sessed at a higher rate per mile
than the line to Pueblo.
There has been a decrease in the
number OF acres OF agricultural
lands assessed OF 348. This is &C.
counted for by the fact that the
National Beet Sugar Company. ci
Sugar City, made a rough estimate
OF the number Of acres owned BY
them last yeai, since which time
an accurate survey has been made.
There was also loss in the Oterc
irrigation district, caused by the
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06
ss... se e.s....s. e..ss.

Chicago and return, special
summer excursions, June Ist to
September goth. limit October
3Ist, one way via ST. Louis. if
desired, rate 1850.
Santa Francisco and Los Ang-
eles and return $40; dates Of sale
August 10Th to September nth;
sesurn limit, October a3d, 1904;
liberal stopover privileges.
The Santa Fe will run coach
excursions to ST. Louis every
Saturday during August and Sep
sembes. Tickets for round trip.
SI7.zs, good for fifteen days.
Week end excursions, good going
Saturday OF Sunday. returning
Sunday OF Moaday, Colorado
Springs, S%.3s; Summit Of Pixies
Peak, SS.7s; Palmer Lake, s.. 40.
Sunday exeussions, every Sum-
day, good going and returning.
Sunday only-Pueblo, Si.9o; Col
osado Spsisgs, Sa.so; Manisou,
q. 3.os; Summit a Pixies Peak,
$685.
The Sassa Fe will give an ex-
eusssos TO Cseen Mountsin Falls,
Celoesdo's ooss ehasn'ug sum-
oes ressss, Sunday. August asa.
Tam leaves L. Jsssa - 5s3o ..
|o-; ssse fof the sossd "Trip. Sa.7S-
So. Losis ssd sesssn, seeosse
Wosid's Fais, sessss tickets,
eoed sssil Dseeabes sssh S3S. 80;
tiehess god sssil Oeaebes 3ise,
ess; esseA ezesssisss, every Sss-
ssasy dssisg Asguss ssd Sepses-
49, sieAess go fssses dsys.
Ios7.sS
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06
ps.s... ,.e,ss.s -, o,s r,~.,..

c. NJ. Robins. deputy county
clerk, received notice from the
pension department at Washing.
ton this week, conveying the pleas
ing intelligence that his pension
had been increased from So to Sra
per month. Under the provisions
Of . law passed At the last session
OF congress, and signed by Presi.
dent Roosevelt, all old soldiers
over seventy years Of age are en-
titled to a pension Of Sra per
month instead Of s.. The age
limit was also reduced by this Law
from sevensy-hve to seventy. Mr..
Robins is in his seventy.fourth
year, but still retains some Of the
attributes Of a spring chicken. He
was one Of the FIRST to make ap
plicatioo ios the increase, and
received his FIRST quarterly INSTALL
nest this week.
NJ. Robins was . member Of
Company A, Fourth Regiment,
Coonecticut Volunteer Heavy
Artillery. ssd has the distiscsioe
q being the second man to esliss
ssdes the call made BY President
Iiseols ses thsee-yesss volusseess,
his eoapssv beisg the 6sss to Be
seeepsed by the Usised States IN
des Ibis call, and he keing the
seeesd oas 20 siGn the eo0pesy
ssll NJ. Rooiss was qssstes-
0ssses q The siege sssis located
q YssAsews dssisg she easIy days
'eo ~ vss, ssd sesised lso0 tbe
asDy vish The rssk 81 bssves
0ejss-
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06
ARSTRACT or ASSESSMENT.
Property NsAsslSon - Ofsro Cossty In
orossos $50, z0l Over Last Year.

high tax levy there last year. The
average assessed valuation for agri,
cultural lands in 1908 was SIS. 81,
while this year it IS $I6.a5.
There was an increase OF 1873
in the number OF acres Of grazing
land assessed this year over last
year, and also an increase in the
average assessed valuation from
sr. 81 to SI.64 per acre. The val
uation of city and town lots was
increased SI4,47o, and the valua-
tion of Improvements thereon
t76,Ia The valuation of i'm.
provements on patented land was
increased s33,37s. The valuation
OF telegraph lines was increased
S7,aI5, while the valuation of tel
ephone lines was increased from
S34,537 to $56,73o. difference of
S22, 1893, caused by the improve
ments made and additional lines
erected.
The assessed valuation OF mer.
chandise was decreased $2I.7Io,
and the average amount OF capital
employed in manufacturing, sugar
beet factories, etc. S69, There
were decreases in the stock assess
ment as follows: Cattle, 2,S2o;
horses, 256; mules, 1903. The num-
Der OF sheep increased 2, $50 head.
aud the number of swine I,II6
head. There are III less watches
assessed this year than last, IS less
vehicles. and Sc more musical in
struments. The valuation of mon
eys and credits has decreased
H3,+s5, from $36, goo to S23,s25,
despite the fact that bank state-
ments show over one million dol
lars on deposit in the various
banks OF Otero county. The val.
uation OF back stock was increase !
from $50, COS to SII2,74o gain OF
Sa2,935, caused principally by the
establishment OF a new bank in
Rocky Ford.
Following is a table giving an
abstract Of the assessment for the
years 1903 and 1904 for comp.r-
;son:
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06
''.e.,s. 10, Sale.

PIacards are for SAFE at the
TRIBUNE Office, at the rate OF FIVE
cents each. which read as follows:
For Sale.
Lodging.
For Rent.
Boarding.
No Credit.
No Smoking.
Dressmaking.
No Admittance.
Don't Spit on the Floor.
Boarding by Day or Week.
Cigarette Smoking Not Allowed.
Extracts from the laws required
to be posted by boarding house
keepers If they would protect
themselves against dishonest pat
rons.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06
Wsuso 81 Fowler.

Some OF the town has escaped
fires.
A hose dryer has been erected
in Fowler.
Mrs. A. N. Moody returned
Wednesday from two months visit
in eastern Nebraska.
Mrs. Ada Hutchison Shepherd
came on from Sedalia, Mo-, to
visit her parents here.
The depot site Is being cleared
for new structure. 1t is said the
old one will be improved on. That
would be very possible.
The 4th Of July arbor has been
removed, metamorphosed into
some sort of a Shed no doubt.
More prosaic and practical use
now that the Fourth is really gone.
X. b. Edwards is hooe frou
months visit At his old hoae
Noblesville. Ind. He gees -
Ordway to take charge Of the Es-
glish Lumber Company's yards
there.
Mrs. Lsuham and daughter who
have been trying this climate ~
her daughters health started ~
Boulder, Mosday. in the hspe
that q higher altitude would ~
better. They left warn fsiea4s
who sineesely Wish the0 WeH.
Moeday . seed delegssisa -
FswIesises vess - PueAso. Z
wss eisess day shese asd sAsis -
isO wss psoahiy osse shaa Q Co.
ei6esee. These vas . sais psopos.
siss q eS6ess sooae she eAis6sea.
Il sahes juss s6sus - oueA eiseno
- osbs the psUgsao ssghs-
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-06

huge mass meetings on Sunday,
morning and evening for every.
body. and at three p. m. for men
only. Program printed elsewhere.
Make the effort Of life time to
attend.