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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
FINDING TIE HOPE

copyright 1904 by r. c. Mcciure.l
The British merehantman Hope had
been lost Oh Or near the Kerguelen Is
lands, and I was one Of the crew OF
the bark Rambler, sent out from sgd
pey, Australia 70 pick up information
as to her end
Upon our arrival at the island, after
q tedious voyage, the bark was an
chored ii a sheltered spot and two ex
peditions sent ashore to search the
coast east and west While they were
st work the longhoat was to run
down the other side Of the island and
search some Of the smaller ones. It
was my luck to be detailed with one
Of the land parties. and, as It was sum
mer time, we had only a couple of
muskets and our provisions 10 carry.
On the third day Of the expedition.
and when we had made about thirty
miles, we came TO what looked like a
large river The distance across was
about quarter OF mile and the
water very deep. We headed inland
for about d mile and then found that
our river was but a finger Of the sea.
stopping short at the base Of range
Of cliffs on the rocks and shingle on
the east side lay mass of wreckage
There were pieces Of bulwark. an
anchor, a broken rudder. a lot Of chains
and ropes and no end Of planizs and
beams. Eighty rods away was d rude
shelter constructed OF boards taken
from this heap, and 10 the hut we
found several cooking utensils a sail
oi's souwester, broken compass and
seaman's chest One Of the boards
used in the flooring had belonged to
a ships longboat, and the first thing
to greet our eyes IN WE looked Ia was
the name Hope
The doomed vessel had driven into
the bay with the gale and the tide and
gone to pieces on the rocks before she
could anchor The turn Of the tide
had carried most Of the wreckage out
to sea, but there was more left than
we could have turned over in day.
Just here the ground fell away to the
south and was covered with stunted
bushes. In searching among them we
found two bales Of cloth, black and rot
ten; two cabin stools, a sailors mess
kit and the skeleton Of a man, with
fragments of cloth still clinging to the
bones. It was strange enough that
che Hope should have been driven in
to that narrow bay from the sen with a
furious gale raging, but it was stranger
yet that any Of her crew had lived out
the disaster. She was probably dis
masted outside, aud ia being wave
swept she lost most Of her people, but
two Of the sailors certainly reached
shore and lived on for weeks or months
AS we figured it out they had built
the hut ia company. and after dwelling
together for awhile there was q quar-
rel and they separated There were a
few empty boxes and barrels 70 show
that provisions had come ashore and
been consumed, and there was plenty
OF fresh water at hand The wreck
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
WELLS, RICHARDSON 8 co.
BURLINGTON. VERMONT.

the head OF the table and was annual,
~ the subject Of merry jests and pre-.
dictions as to who would be the last
survivor to drink its contents. AS the
years passed aud the little band be
came reduced IN numbers the iests
ceased. and instead the old soldiers
who were left looked with awe and
generation upon the flask, regarding
II as link that binds them to the
memory OF those who have gone before,
Now there are seventeen who have
crossed the dark river. leaving three
who will likely assemble on next
Thanksgiving day. OF the three who
are left all are past eighty years Of age,
and alp know FUN well that soon thu
strange compact made in 1s49 must
end Each wonders to whom the lot
viii fall IN the yearly interval be
tween the Thanksgiving day reunions
the bottle Of wine Is kept safely under
guard in the bank vault. but before
many years 1t will be removed from
its place Of deposit for the last time.
For fifty i've years 1t has been pre-
served. a pathetic memory Of the shad,
owy past but It will not be long until
its mission will be fulfilled,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
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mad been lifted up to come down WITH
smash On the jagged rocks and had
not held together ten minutes after the
first crash We had found one Of the
men dead ia the bushes where the
other had driven him, but If the other
was alive he had left the vicinity many
weeks before our arrival. r. was pos
sible that he had been taken or By
some passing vessel, but under the idea
that be was still on the island the two
parties searched almost every foot Of
II before giving up. In this long hunt
not trace Of the man was found.
IL took several days to prove up
that the wreckage was the last re-
mains Of the Hope, and then we had
another look at the skeleton dlscoy
cred days before. Nobody had wanted
TO handle the grewsome object. and II
had consequently beer, left lying in the
bushes where first seen Now the
bones were Strengthened out and the
clothing searched, and in tin tobacco
box we found paper OF importance.
The man had been fairly educated.
In note written in pencil he stated
that the loss Of the Hope was owing
to mutiny on board and that he and
the leader were the enly ones who. es-
capped from the wreck They had lived
together for three months. and then q
bitter quarrel arose, and the leader
stabbed the other and drove him from
the hut. The writer Of the note felt
that he had been fatally wounded, and
be left The writing m hopes that It
would some day avense him He gave
the names OF the most prominent mu-
tineers and included his own among
them. explaining that all had come
through the cruelty Of the captain and
the mates He stated that they had
some talk Of putting 70 sea on raft
and thnt now and then a sail had been
seen on the horizon, but he had given
up hope OF getting clear when the quar-
rel came and made his death certain.
The document was, OF course, taken
along with us when we set out upon
our return voyage though not man
Of us ever expected TO set eyes on the
surviving mutineer, who was now also
murderer Strange things happen at
sea as well as oil land, however We
had made distance Of 500 miles when
we oyerhauled an English whaleship.
and, the weather being pleasant. the
two captains decided to exchange yis-
IT'S Our boat was manned aud rowed
away. but it had not yet reached the
whaler when one OF her crew was seen
to leap overheard, and. refusing all as
Instance, be was soon lost sight OF
The incident was full 81 mystery at
first, but we presently got the key to
1t, The man who committed suicld,
had been taken Off Kerguelen island
five months before BY the whaler. tell
ing story that did not compromise
him at all, but his guilty conscience
was at work all the time, and when
our craft overhauled the whaler com.
Ing from that direction, the murderer
Jumped to the conclusion that we had
learned Of his whereabouts and come
to apprehend him. and he preferred to
drown rather than hang,
NJ QUAD.
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whole party surprised dog Juggling
hard at something. IL ran, leaping
and there iny d poor Cossaek, wholly
uncovered, with one trouser torn away,
revealing well, soldering is not mere
" a parade through waving flags and
cheering friends, singing dear songs
OF country under beautiful starlight
beside glowing eampfres. nor even all
shooting and getting decently shot
Another episode, which, however. !
cannot describe at first hand, was this
which comes through General Full Of
the Kuroki army: Several wounded
men lay on a hillside after night
charge Six were Japanese and sev-
en- were Russian. They saw one an
other and crept together aud stretched
themselves side by side to keep warm.
One Russian whose hurt was In the
arm offered ID steal down the hill to
water and I'll all the canteens He
had gone only little distance when
he was shot BY comrades who could
not distinguish his uniform Another
Russian volunteered. He got safely
out Of sight, bat he never returned
The Japanese got him. Tue rest Of
the men could not walk 50 all lay
quietly III one group, enemies no ion
ger. In the morning they were found
BY patrol and cared for in the same
hosn5tal.
After the Liaoyang battle one missed
the numerous curling smokes which
heretofore had risen from a lighting
place that had been won. One missed
also those tandem couples Of soldiers
bearing between them on 4 pole d
heavy box OF ashes. There We're So
many dead at Liaoyang and It took
80 long TO ind them that only officers
were Moderated. The ash Of the hard
part Of their threats was preserved and
shipped back to be buried in Japan.
but the men Of common rank had to be
buried in quickly dug trenches holding
sixty or eighty each
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
WINE AGAINST DEATH.
Strange Wager Of Mexicans War veter
ans Nearing Decision.

Strange Wager Of Mexicans War Yeter
ans Nearing Decision.
A wager between wine ami death
made tiftyfive years ago may soon be
paid, says the Chicago Tribune, In
the vault Of bank at Coyiugton. Ind,
reposes d bottle Of ancient vintage, the
contents Of which viii be drunk by
the single survivor Of little band Of
twenty soldiers OF the Mexican war.
The wager Is the most unique Of the
kind on record. After the CLOSE Of hos
tilities With Mexico twenty 81 the vet
Grams who went 70 tlc front from
Fountain county, Ind, met III reunion
This WAS In 1919 II was voted 10 as.
semble yearly thereafter on Thanks.
giving day
AT the FIRST dinner a bottle of winA
was presented to the little company
and in a half Joking manner one sug.
gested that the bottle remain uncorked
until but one survivor remained, this
one TO quaf the wine to the memory
Of those gone before The idea met
with instant favor, and it was 50
agreed Each year the annual dinner
has been held, and each one more close
" cemented the ties OF eomradeship
formed on the plains Of Mexico Fol
years at the annual gatherings the bot.
tie has occunied place Of honor at
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
PAY Your Fare or Walk.

New York, Nov. 21.--It is understood
that the eastern railroads have acqui-
esced in the annual pass agreement
reached by the executives &C the ives
tern lines last Tuesday in SC. Louis.
The plan which win be in effect for
1905 was practically the same as that
used this year Its main object is to
prohibit the issuance Of free or reduced
transportation Of any kind for the pur-
pose Of influencing or securing freight
on passenger business
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22

The latest fad among wornen who
vary their forms OF letter writing ev-
cry little while Is TO use Roman mn
merals for dates. says the New York
Press. n is 4 puzzline proceeding, too.
for to see nste of Nov H. for ex-
ample. dated xI.. XII, MCMIy.. II
quite as confusing ny is the illegible
scrawla Of the average fashionable wo-
mans handwriting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
MOODY WILL REMAIN.
He Win Continue as Attorney cener

He Win Continue as Attorney Cener-
al
Washington, Nov 2f-Attorney Gen
eral Moody has decided to remain
member Of President Rooseyelt's cabi.
net. He may not serve the whole four
years but he win stay long enough to
make certain the continuance of present
policies Of the administration. Natur-
ally, he viii tender his resignation when
the new administration comes in, but
this viii not be considered, excepting as
the customary formality in such cases.
This announcement was made officially
this afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
Foot Ban Standing.

In points scored against her Dart
mouth Is second among the college foot
bali teams Of the East, her total being
10. Pennsylvania Is four Yale, 20;
Harvard, rs; Amherst, 81; Princeton,
34; West Point, 81; Annapolis, ~;
Brown, 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
The nervous ..break-down"

This condition is usually caused BY overwork
or mental strain and neglect.
When one oyerworks, the nerves are over
worked. Then you live on your nerves.
You can live on your nerves just so long
then the nerves protest in some forn-"break
down," worn out nervous prostration--all
meaning just one thing.
Your nerves need attention. You must feed
some new power to your nerves.
That is just what Paine's Celery Compound
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That is just why for the past II years Paines
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That is just exactly why brain workers keep
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Paine's Celery Compound
Alan Presley Wilson, journalist Of Bal
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vay--his experience is that Of thousands
upon thousands every year.
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time ago threw myself into MY work with
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down, and my friends became very soIlctous
Of my health. tried various remedies and
diets but seemed 70 grow Az times
became so Respondent that did not care
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One day when was exhausted by the nerv-
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PRESLEY Wilson, 1885 Edmonson Ave.
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Remember this-Paines Celery Compound is
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
BIG MONEY IN FOOT BALL.
Yales Gross Receipts Were About
$4,000

New Haven, Nov. 2i.-Yales football
receipts for 1904 VIII be about $4,000.
The main features of the total are as
follows:
fale-Harvard game total, about s62,
600, Yaies share ssi 900 Yale.Prinee-
ton game, total $4,000; Yale's share
$4,000, Yale-C Columbia game, total
$4,000; Yale's share Si1 900, making
total Of about $4,000 for the three
big games Of the year. The receipts
from the minor games win be about
$1,000, making the total for the season
about $4,000 What the expenses are
has not been footed up yet, but there
win be big surplus at the end Of the
season,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
Is the World
Growing Better ?
By Henry van Dyke

There are few men who would not be
presuming in answering this question.
henry van Dyke, preacher, educator.
humanitarian, man of letters, treats this
question clearly, frankly, truly, in the
December number Of EYERYBODY'S
MAGAZINE.
AS back numbers Of EYERYBODY'S
MAGAZINE are out Of print, the preyi-
Gus chapters Of Mr.. Lawsons "Frenzied
Finance contained in the numbers
from July to November incusiye-are
repubhshed in a pamphlet, at 25 cents
copy. This pamphlet eighty pages)
will be sent free to any new subscriber
to EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE who re-
quests it and who sends one dollar for
a years subscription beginning with the
December number. Address The Ridg.
way Thaycr Company, Union Square,
New York City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22

There is remarkable portrait Of
John d. Rockefeller in the December
McClure's which win be Of general IN
terest 1t shows Mr.. Rockefeller as he
Is today, the first real portrait Of the
man taken in many years. Mr. Rookie.
fell was 65 years old on July sth, but
in this picture, hairless and haggard,
be looks many years older.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
THE GODDESS FROM THE MACHINE.
A Prima Donna's Quick and Easy Meth
cd Of Making a Fortune.

as high-paid musical exercise as there
is. A phonograph company has offered
a prima donna, who sings at MetFopoli-
tan Opera House this winter, $4,000
for four songs. That IS, $4,000 as soon
as the songs are sung and $4,000 a year
for four years as reward for not sing
ing into any other machine. Great and
many are the means Of income OF a
goddess Of grand opera. She could live
splendidly on what she can get for
using pin, perfume, piano, or a
photograph. With the Procession, Ev.
erybody's Magazine for December,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
cigar Rnxes.

There are something like 15,000000
cigar boxes used in The United States
annuaii
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-22
WHITNEY coNFERs WIN BOND
Suggests Enlarging Scope Of the Reel
procity Treaty.

procity Treaty.
st. Johns, N. F., Nov Henry NJ.
Whitney of Boston, who was here. last
week transferring the timber estate 10
the Harmsworths Of London for pulp
mills, started homeward this evening
While here Mr. Whitney had a series
of conferences with Premier Bond re-
spccting the Bond-Hay reciprocity treaty
with view to the eniarging of its scope
and otherwise assisting to remove OBJ.
lection urged by Senator Lodge against
its ratification.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-19
SCHOOL BOOKS 4 4n. t' ss s ri s'' C.
n. ". DUNCAN CT, NEVADA

rs: quite enough
"Who makes your clotbesT' contfn-
ucd the old man as he looked her up
and down.
IL do. sir. but why do you ask mo
these questions? What right have
Tut. tut. young woman. It's my
way to ask questions. and 1t should be
Your WY tc answer them. Can you
spit wood without hlcking your own
feet off"
Il have done It,"
"Um. You happen TO know a thing
or two. Now. young lady. If you were
planting potatoes how many ey es
would you put in a hillY"
..Four or five
".And how about corn?"
From four to six Kernels"
e-e-s. And do you play the piano?"
Fairly we'll"
Wonderful young woman-positive-
~ wonderful" lie chuckled as he rub
bed his hands together. Another ques-
tiol or two ana I'll be going. OF course
you expect to set married some day."
IL don't know" stammered thu
b!asling Bessie.
But | do. OF course you expect to.
and your chance has come. What do
you say to me? I'm purity nigh sixty,
but I'm worth half Il million dollars
and can buy you silk dresses and vel
yes and diamonds. Just say tie word
and We'll be married in n month. and
Ill save Tie farm for your father and
give him Il new start"
Il thank you. SIR replied Miss Bes-
sic. with dignity, but | shall marry
for love or not ut ALI"
You are plain of speech. Miss Sauce
Box. but I'm not going to quarrel with
you. You so your way and Ill so
mine. but if you let ti.at soft soap
spoii I'll come hack and raise Il row."
A week later Farmer Thompson.
who WAS making an effort to hobb.c
about bis room. received Il letter in IN
official envelope. He opened it VITA
sinking heart. but next minute he was
calling Il Bessie.
"I-ere is a discharge of mortgage as
a present to me!' he gasped.
lis it poss.ble?"
And Lere is a letter fror2 old John
poan. which says that you are the
most sensible girl he ever saw. even
TO refusing his oIer CT marriage wien
you We're making soft soup that day
Bessie
But Eess!e had run away to cry.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-19

ton ard other conditions which If neg.
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termination in consumption.
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every testimonial among the thousands
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thus proving their ge~nuineness.
ain the spring or 1900 | was taken with
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weak and short Of breath. lost flesh aud had no
appt tite.r writes Mr. +. l.. Robinett. of Xerxes.
Tenn. II was persuaded to try DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. The first few bottles
seemed to do me hut little good. Thought I
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consuinp tion. Had almost given up in DESPAIR
when my friends persuaded me to give YOUR
Golden Medical Discovery a fair trial. | com.
menced its use. ! weigh 100 pounds now ami
when ! commenced I only weighed I4o pounds
If any one doubts this statement will be
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Accept no substitute for Golden Med.
zeal Discovery" Nothing is riust as good
Or. Pierce's Pleasant p llcts cleanse the
elogged system from impurities.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-19
The Stomach lstse Man

A weak stomach weakens the man, be-
cause it cannot transform the food re
eats INTO nourishilent. Heai.h ana
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ny Brown Bros.
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chAmasrIAln's Cough Remed,
sios Nature

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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-19

Read the Silver State and get all ths
Jews
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-19
THE REAL TEST
OF Ecrpicfdc IN In Giving 1t = Their
ouE., Trial.

There Is only one test by which to
Judge of the efficiency Of n article
and tina is by is ability to do thai
which it Is intended to DO. Many Lair
vigcrS may lock nice and smell nice.
but the point is-do they eradicate Dam
,iruff and stop falling hair? T.
No, they do not. bit Herpicide does,
because il goes to the root of the evil
and ills the germ that attacks the
papilla from whence the hair gets its
life.
Letters from prominent people ever
where are duly proving that Newbr
Herpicide stands the test of -"
1t is a delightful dressing. c.eer, pu4-
ard free fro-n oil or g-e1se.
SOL h. LEADING druggists. Send 10c. in
Detroit. Mich.