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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-05
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ward window. ! saw between the
stats Of tie blind d pair of eyes.
Ny first impulse was to seize my
rifie leaning against the mantel, but 1
felt sure TINT a woman was without.
i sat up. my eyes fixed on those peer
Ing through the Stats.
1T can't be you. is it. TomT
There was a world Of sadness in the
words
mo, / am not Tom.
The only reply was a sob.
ina few minutes had gone out and
brought in a woman and. throwing
few sticks on the fire. By the renewed
light looked to see what manner Of
creature she might be- Her age was
about forty. She had evidently been
born and bred in the country, and there
were traces Of a faded beauty ! drew
4 comfortable chair 70 the fire and
when she had seated herself asked for
an explanation.
II was fool. she said n wrecked
my life and Toms. was like young
colt Wild In dom what reckoned on
dom, Just ike the colt II run agin q
barbed wire. Twenty year ago to-
night Tom Griggs and was TO oc-
cupy this house after our weddln The
day we was TO have been married we
had spat, and hitched up my fathers
mar and drove to my aunt's over in the
next county. There got shet o my
freak, but Thought I'D wait for Tom
to come and bring me back. He never
came was too proud to come back
TIL he ald, SO staged on aud on.
Mother size tried to bring me back, but
it wasn't no use. was set in my
ways. Then / heered that Tom had
shet up the house he'd built and fur
nlshed for US and gone no one knew
where
.iSinee then every anniversary Of
what was to have been the weddm'
Il night I've come, thinkin Tom might
come to visit 1t too. When saw you
| lynn Oh the lounge tonight 1 thought
for sure It was him I've been here
twenty times, and he hain't come, He'll
never come
i spoke some words 0f comfort, but
i ] saw That they had ne effect The
woman had given up hope, Thinking
that perhaps her lover might have
visited the place and left some clew,
Il hunted the house over, but found
nothing. BEFORE leaving l took his
name and on reaching the city com
menced il systematic search through
anagency and ut the end Of six months
vas rewarded IN finding my man in
the fur west
When | went on my next hunting
trip tile following autumn before en-
tering the forest | stopped at the de
/ serted house. found it the abode Of a
{ reunited couple who had lost the best
years Of their lives through a freak
However. they were making up fol
lost time have never met more
devoted pair. PAUL E. sMYTH
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smart wnistcnntn For Ven.

notice fashion among the ultra
smart. wei dressed men, who have
their white waistcoats for evening
dress cut very low, right to the bottom
Of the shirt front, and then fastened
with two buttons, which are generally
jeweled, the ends Of the waisteoats
coming Id long points. says the Lon
don correspondent of the New York
Herald The rolled revers Of the waist.
coats are not ironed fat back. but form
quite turnover in the old fashioned
style worn by Count d'0rsay. Of
ting and perfect washing, and then the
effect is extremely smart There is q
tendency too, toward the use Of two
studs instead Of one
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they can 20 70 Sumatra and there take
enough to carry them 70 the Philip
pines, where ties can find plenty Of
harl,ors that are safe from storm. but
are scarcely safe from the japanese
fleet. From that lime on il viii be- u
matter Of lighting
The two golfers In the list can carry
scarcely enough for one eoallng and
relays viii have to be sent tit frequent
intervals to ovcrtaKe OF meet the heet
II will ne necessary 70 have ia least
ten golfers for this service for 7e-
sides what the feet Itself cam carry
not less than J00OO tons Of c0ai Will
be needed. aud the ordinary collier can
not carry laore than 5.Nl9 tons Then
when The aept reaches tie scene q
war It must have plenty q fuel handy
or it Viii Be helpless
A afge number OF Japanese torpedo
boats ana desiroyers have disappeared,
and nobody knows what has become Of
them. Ii is suspected fhat they may
be lying on the coast of Africa some
where waiting for The Russians TO
come down that WAY II would be
easy for the japanese TO follow the
Russians with mosquito neet not
only for the purpose 81 Watching their
movements and keeping the authorl-
ties al Tokyo Informed as 60 their
whereabouts. but to fire an occasional
torpedo or drop a floating mine in theii
course
1t is the popular opinion that ADM
raj Rojestvensky Will spend the win
Ter cruising about on tropical waters
trying his ships, training his men an'
/ getting everything ready for 4 resump
ton 0f hostilifies in the spring But
wherever he goes AMI WhateTer IA
| does. 1T VIII be always necessary Z
look out for the enemy. Such delib
crate cruising Is considered absolutel,
| necessary Is put the fleet IN shape fo
battle. hecaiise the ships would scarce
II be in fighting trim II they were t
make 4 Quick voyage direct 70 Chg
scene of hoStllltles The Russians hayi
no Otegons Of men Ike Captain Ciarl
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Red Cross Pharmacy, $50 North Main ST., Barre, VI.

and his crew, and after $1,000 or le.fd9
miles Of cruising all the vessels ia the
fleet WIN require good deal Of over
hauling even IL they are not compelled
10 fight their way through.
Ii IS scarcely probable that the Iapa
nese VIII let the Baltic fleet come very
near the Yellow sea II Is doubtful Il
they allow the Russians To even enter
the Pacific without battle They
viii know every movement Every
step of tie Battle fleet viii he reported.
ana within d few weeks, when the cold
weather sets In. most 90 the Japanese
ships may DC released from the block
AIDE 81 Port Arthur and viii be free II
cruise southwark IN search 81 ihe en
elny The following is i list Of vessels
III Tile japanese navy available Cor that
purpose
sastleships Aiikasa, Asahi, shilsishinas
Yashina Iflji. Chm Yen
Amored Cruisers -Adsrma Yakume
Iuate, idstnno Toldwa, Asaina Nasaga
Niasin
Protected Cruisers. Kasagi chitose.
Itsuknshima Hashidate. Matsushifna.
Takasago, Naniwa. Tailashiho. Akitshu-
sifna Idsumi, Akashi Suma. chiyada.
Niitaka, fsnshima
Unprotected Cruisers --Yayayama, Ia
kao rennu. Katsnragi Yamato. MusasFli,
psukushi
Torpedo ilOnt Destroyersi SnifaSAu1a.
Asashio, Harnsanr Mulasame, Akataasi,
Kasuui lkatsuchi lnadsuina AHepwna.
Sazanani oboro, ShinnnnOme ArNA-
mo, Yugih Shiranui Kagero aslme.
/ Asagri Hayatori, Ryeshctelni
The Russian fleet at Fort Arthur can
give the ships Of Admiral Rojestven.
sky no assistance The eromobOi and
the Rossia, which made 70 much trou,
BILE ana did SO much damage for d lit,
tie while, ARE now not only hors du
/ combat but ire frozen mp n The har-
/ Dor on Niadigostok
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THE Desc RTED
HOUSE
Original

lOrigiuaLl
A light far away in the valley shone
blood red 10 a background Of darkest
green. Used, as bad been for weeks.
10 the unlnhabltcd forest where had
been hunting. I wondered what could
cause IRE where there were no human
beings to kindle It. Then l thought 1t
a burning building Suddenly it oe.
cured to me that It was the red octo-
her sun shining on window glass
/ had not slept in a house since set
ting out on my hunting trip, nor had /
exchanged a word with man or woman.
was tired and feverish My bones
acled, my skin was dry, and my pulse
beat high. would 30 to the house,
where some kind woodsman would
give me he'd.
Half an hour later came to the
house / sought X was neat cottage,
surrounded by fence inclosing half
an acre Of ground The twilight was
near gone. but enough was left to show
that nothing grew IN the garden. nor
was there animal or fowl on the place.
No lamp was lighted within. Indeed,
the closing Of most Of the shutters de-
noted that there were no occupants.
Moving the stats OF the blinds 50 that
could look into the living room, l
made out in the dim light that it was
furnished. What tempted me most
was a heap Of logs resting on andirons
in the fireplace beside which a com
Portable lounge stood ready to receive
my worn body
Ii was not difficult to effect an en-
trance. All had to do was to break
pane 81 glass, put in my hand m
lock the catch and throw up The sash
/ ala 80 and. crawling n, inspected ev
cry room in the house Though it was
completely furnished, the closets and
bureaus were empty, There were some
supplies ii the larder but they had
evidently been there long while
Lighting the fire in the living room
drew the lounge directly before Il
and lay down. The cracking Of ths
wood the genial warmth indeed, al
the surroundings douhly appreciated
by one who had slept 50 long shelteret
only by heavens dome. caused me IN
measure 10 forget my pain, and sanl
to sleep.
eTom
The word sounded Ike womani
wall. Starting up, looked about fo
the speaker. but, seeing no one, LAY
down thinking l had dreamed. Blu
sleep did not come again. turned
my face to the fire, now a heap Q
glowing embers emitting a fiickerini
dame and gave myself up to deliberat
ing whether the voice ! had heard wa
real Happening 70 turn my eyes to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-05
W. E. Curtis Tells Of Dangers
BeSetting RusSia'S Squadron
CREWS GREEN; WATCHFUL
Enemy Japanese Torpedo Boats Ly-
ing Of African Coast, 1t Is
Believed Weak Points
Of the Armada,

Tie Baltic feet, which the Russian
government has been working so hard
upon ever since the beginning Of the
war and which started its long voyage
by firing on British fishing boats In the
North sea. has been delayed for months
by the discovery Of defects in the yes
sells, by the necessity Of training the
crews and by accidents which are al
ways occurring on new and nntried
ships, says William f. Curtis, the spe-
eiai correspondent Of the Chicago Rec
ord -Herald at Washington Naval ex-
perts consider it an exceedingly risky
thing. merely from a mechanical stand
point alone, TO start this great feet on
SO long a cruise, because no harDor Of
refuge is open 70 Il and il has no place
to 90 when it gets to the far east BY
the middle Of November Nladiy0stok,
Russla's only harbor III the east VIII be
frozen up. and even il the fleet should
reach there safely NOT ship could en-
ter before next May. 1t Is too late to
rescue Tort Arthur. luuef the most
favorable circumstances, without acct
dent or detention ii would take AZ
least sixty days for the feet to get
there, and that would be nearly mid
winter
OF the thirty seven ships in the iieei
more than half are entirely new. They
have been constructed aud fitted out il
great haste. and many defects are Il
be expected. Furthermore, the crews
are green and inexperienced. Most o
the engineers and machinists are un
tried, and very few. If any, Of the meI
on board have ever participated IN |
battle, although, as has been demon
strated in every emergency, the sailor
and soldiers are both great fighters
The Baltic fleet is composed Of tn
| following vessels:
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JAPANESE
SANITATION
Work Of Army Medical Corps
Described by DR.. Seaman.
LAXITY OFCZAR'S OFFICIALS
Pormsr Surgeon in the United States
Volunteers Tells How Russia
Prepared for the
War
LAXITY OFCZAR'S OFFICIALS

Dr. LAus l. Seaman OF New lork
atS. whe was major and surgeon ia
the Befted States volunteers during
the war with Spain delivered an ad
dress before the international congress
Fl military surgeons al its third days
session m ST Louis the other day on
sis recent observations OF japanese
sanitary and surgical methods IN lie
war with Russia speak9ls hlst Of
the Rcd Cross hospitals lie said
we fouud ae military Red Cross
ard university HOSPITALS conducted on
broad IN 70 date principles tie opcfat
ing rooms being supplied aud Cited up
WITH the latest devices fot antiseptie
procedure FRESH aig q appreciated
AZ It's fun ,auc aud lberaf facilities
are afforded for -mpshAe aud outdoor
recreation lp * iniy oaly ABOUT
100 wounded and no medical cases
had reached Tokyo, mostly from tla
base hospital az Hiroshima, which vas
continuity senuihs large NUMBERS W
other divisional hospitals u uiahe
room FOR fresh ones from the front
When ] tell you that Of more than Il
thousand wounded received ID 1osyp
prior 60 July not one had eliaed
fatally and that eTeN one wnfahins
in the wards presented favorable
prognosis, you can appreciate the nd
mirable work that Is being accomplish
Cd there
Too much praise cannot be neslow
ed upon the medical department Of the
army and navy for their splendid pre-
paratory work "a this war The japa
nese are the FIRST % recognize the true
value Of an army medical corps Care
Of the sick and wounded consumes but
d small part 81 their time The solu
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ton OF the greater problem. preserN
Ing the health and lighting value Of
tie army IN the field by preventing
diseasa by careful supervision OF the
smallest details 81 subsistIng, cloth.
ing and sheltefing the units Is their
first and most important duty Their
capacity for detail IS something phe.
nomenal Nothing seems too small
10 escape their vigilance or too tedious
"a weary their patience Sad every
where III he neld with the scouts or
Ii the base hospitals 1T home tie one
great prevailing idea IS TIE prevention
Of disease The medical oicer is ON
nipreSent You win find him 10 count
less places. lie Is as much AZ the
front as III the reai he Is with tie
first screen 81 scouts, wish his miscro.
scope and Chemicals. testing and label
lug wells 50 the army 70 follow shall
drink % communicated water When
the + iais reach town be immediate
III Institutes L thorough examination 81
rs sanitary condition and il contagion
or infection Il found lie guarantees
and plaees guard around the danger
Gus district Notices are posted SO
the approaching column is warned. and
no soldiers ARE billeted where danger
exists Microscopic blood tests are
made in all fever eases. and bacteria.
logical experts fully equipped form
part Of the staff Of every divisional
headquarters
"The medical officer also aceompa-
MES foaginp partles md with the com-
mlssarlat officers samples the various
food fruits and vegetables sold by the
natives along the line OF march long
before the arrival Of tie army Ii the
food Is tainted on Tie fruit overripe or
the water reqnifeS boiling notice Is
posted 70 that effect. and such S the
respect and discipline 81 every soldier
FROM commanding officer 20 the iile in
the ranks that obedience to is order Is
absolute
THE medical officer u also found IN
camp occurring the men On sanitation
ana tile hunarea ana one details of pci-
s0naI hygiene how % cook, to eat and
when moi 70 drink. 70 battle and even
to the direction Of the pairing and
cleansing Of the finger nails 90 prevent
danger from bacteria Long before
the outbreak of hostlllties be wss win
the advance agents Of the army testing
provisions that were being collected
FOR troops that we're to follow, and as
q fauSanftpttsp ~ theSp nrppaIfflone he
is not now found treating thousands Of
cases Of intestlaal diseases, diarrheas
or dysenteries. eontagion and feyers
that follow improper subsistence and
neglected sanitation.
In illustration Of the divergent ways
In which Russia and Japan prepared
for the war Dr. Seaman said
"a distinguished Japanese officer
when discussing with me the subject
Of Russias overwhelming numbers
said Yes, we are prepared FOR that
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Work on the new eampanile at Ven
ice is being pushed as much as posi-
bic, and it is hoped that the entire
structure viii be completed by the
spring of 1906. says the New York
Tribune. Examination Of tie remains
Of the fallen tower proved that the
bricks had been used for varions pur-
poses at a previous stage in arches.
Notifications, tops Of walls towers.
bridges. etc The most important part
was that they Mere not Venetian. hut
Roman. bricks.
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TRY SEVEN BARKS
COSTS YOU NOTHING IF IT DOES NOT PROVE TO
BE THE BEST REMEDY YOU HAVE EVER
TRIED FOR AILMENTS OF THE
STOMACH, BOWELS,LIVERA NDKIDNEYS
YOUR HOME DRUGGIST MAKES THE GUARANTEE
YOUR HOME DRUGGIST MAKES THE GUARANTEE

This remedy is purely vegetable and
easy to assimilate. The doses are small
and pleasant to take. It Is prepared
from the original formula Of DR. Franz
Gauswein, Of Weisbaden Germany
who was, until his DEATH one Of the
worlds most successful and noted ply
sicians Thousands Of families for
three generations have been recon-
mending this wonderful preparation IN
the highest terms.
If your digestion is impaired, If your
liver Is sluggish or blood is impure,
"Seyen Barks' will surely effect a
speedy cure. as it cleanses, bushes and
tones up the whole digestive and drain
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AUXILIARY CRUISERS AND TRANSPORTS
Don, TRIAL, Terek, Euban Irtish Ama-
dye, Argun, Smolensk ana Petershurai
scout cruisers armed, converted nlnr.
chant ships of high speed3
Hospital ship Orel
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age system in q thorough manner, leay-
ing Nature to do the rest, which i WILL
we cordially invite our friends ana
customers TO call and get bottle of
this highly merltorious remedy. Ion
may deposit 50 cents for bottle Or
Seven Barksr as evidence Of gooa
faith Try il as directed, and il found
unsatisfactory we will cheerfulIy. re-
fund Your money. Or, II you cannot
spare the small amount we ask on de-
post. come anyway and we will take
all the risk. What we want is to intrs-
duce this remedy among our friends
aud customers where 1t IS not knowa-
\
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l.nn,inn,n f.rnnars.

Tile various places IN London called
Crosses were erected by Edward E
10 mark the resting places Of the body
81 his Queen Eleanor on its way to
Westminster Tor interment Gharing
Cross was the lust resting place
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III England the best remedy t0f farm
depopulation Ii held tD he small farm
holdings 1t Is suited that Whenever
a large farm Is divided into small hold.
ings the demand for the land usually
far exceeds the supply
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AUXILIARY cRuIsERs AND TRANSPORTS
Don. TRIAL. Terek, Kuban Irish Ana
dye. Argun, Smolensk ana Petershurgi
scout cruisers armed converted nier
chant ships * high speed
Hospital ship 0rel
RErMR SHIPS
Kamchatka. ocean.
coLmERs
Korea, Kitai Kniaz, Gorcha, hov
This is one Of the largest fleets that
ever went To sea and one Of the most
powerful. 1t is commanded by three
rear admirals Rojestvensky, Falker.
sen and Enkoist and an enormous
amount Of money has been expended IN
its construction, armament and equip
ment. The money value Of the fleet Is
Of itself very large Some idea Of its
cost may be obtained from the follow
ing table:
seven battleshlrs S6,50oooQ each SiSi5oO,e@
Two armorcd cruisers &,009,00Q
each ..,s..4....,......,.t..... lhvQVW
six protected cruisers. averaging
S2500000 each.....t.,..., .t....t.s- l2.WAspV
Twelve destroyers, s25oooo each SVpaVN
Nine auxiliary cruisers ayerae
ing ST 100000 each.......,..s,....s4 a,VaeW
Two repair ships $4,000 CACHE, lW&9M
Three golfers $4,000 each inQaeVt
HoSpitaI shin. ................... 100000
Total .....a........... ss5i15o,oos
IL viii cost III the neighborhood Of
$500, 900 FOR coal to send the Baltic feet
around Is Fort Arthur Under the most
favorable circumstances che seven bat
tleships win need at least 10000 tons
the cruisers 10000 tons, the auxiliaries
10000 tons, the repair and hospital
ships 1000 tons each, the twelve de-
stroyers 800 tons each Of q total Of
from 10000 TO 10000 tons, ana It Is
very serious problem to provide this
fuel. It must be remembered that no
coaling stations are open, and il IS nee
essary for the feet to carry its own
supply. Every ship started out with
full bunkers. which win be sufficient
to take them 20 some point on the
north African coast where they eau
find plenty Of secluded bays and inlets
in which they can coal from the col
Tiers The second supply VIII carry
them through the Red sea, and theS
VIII have 70 find some safe place dowf
| there to renew the Supplies Thef
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-19

was a menace to the commerce of the
country. These people went over again
and again the steps by which Mr.. Rock
efeller had reached his hight. They be-
gan to point out a result of his success
less apparent then than now; that a
monopolization of one great industry
means gradual control Of others. We
have been and are being wronged, they
repeated, We have a right to do an in
dependent business. Interference to
drive us out is conspiracy. Let Mr..
Rockefeller succeed in the oil business
and he will attack other industries; he
will have imitators; in 80 years a hand
full of men will own the country.
Only the few irreconcilables with
stood his sphinx-iike attitude, and
yearly, after the compromise of 1886,
their warnings and accusations became
louder and more fierce. Probably the
greatest trial Mr.. Rockefeller has evtt
had has come from the persistency with
which malcontents have kept him be-
fore the public. They have interfered
+ with two of his great principles" hide
the profits" SAY nothing. Ida M.
Tarbell in March McClures.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-19

ONE REQUEST
WHAT 1T WAS AND WHY IT
WASN'T GRANTED-THE MALCON-
TENTS WOULDN'T LET HIM.

All that John D. Rockefeller asked
of the country by the year 1885, was to
be let alone. He had completed one Of
the most perfect business organizations
the world has ever seen, an organiZa-
ton which handled practically all of a
great natural product. His factories
We're models of their kind, managed
with the strictest economy. He owned
outright the pipe lines which transport
ed the crude oil His knowledge of the
consuming power of the world was ac-
curate and he kept his output strictly
within its limit. At the same time the
great marketing machinery he had nut
IN operation carried on an aggressive
campaign for new markets. To China.
Africa, South America, as well as TO
remote parts of Europe and the United
States, Standard agents carried refined
oil. The Standard Oil Company had
been organized to do business, and if a
company did business it was this one.
From Mr.. Rockefeller himself, hidden
from everybody but the remarl,abIa
body of directors and heads of danart-
ments which he had acquired" as he
wiped up one refinery and one pine line
AFTER another to the humblest clerk in
the Office of the most remote marxatins,
agency, everybody worked. There was
not lazy-bone in the organization. nor
an incompetent hand, nor a stunjd
mead 1t was a machine where everv-
pody was kept on his mettIe bv an ev-
Iraordlnary system of competition
where success met immediate racog-
nItloh, where opportunity was wide &C
me worlds craving for a good light TO
cneer us hours of darkness. The ma
chlhe was pervaded and stimulated bv
the consciousness of its own power and
prosperity 1t was great thing to
Delohg to an organization which always
got what it wanted and which was
making money as no business in the
country ever made it.
What more, indeed, could Mr. Rocl,a-
Teller ask than to be let alone? And
why not let him alone? He had tba
aplllty to keep together the widespread
interests he had acquired-not only
Keep them together, but unity and de-
Velop them~-why not let him alone ?
Many people, even in the oil regions.
were inclined to do so. Some because
they feared him-rumor said Mr.. Rock
efeller was vindictive and never forgot
opposition; others because they were
canny and foresaw that some day there
might be a chance for them in the
Standard Oil Company; still others be-
cause criticism of success is ungracious
business and arouses a suspicion that
the critic may be envious or bitter. But
there were few people, as there al
ways are, whom no cowardice, self-in-
terest, or fear of public opinion could
keep quiet, and these people insistently
urged that the Standard Oil Company