The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17

red or white ribbons as IN "Ben-Hur's"
chariot race; then a photograph Of the
party by the official army photogra-
pher; then "a Strange Dance. also i'm
proyised, and also by the talented
newspaper interpreter; soldier dress
ed as geisha came on the stage, and
the piece could not so on for the APP
plause which the sight OF woman's
apparel excited; then more magic and
"dancing,n this last an old fashioned
auadrille. in which the American and
the English and the missionized Japa-
nese and the Chinese girl appeared IN
witty caricature, having for partners
trayestles Of the Indian and German
and other officers. There was great
similarity between the American girl
ana the English; both looked like the
elderly Engiishwomen you find travel
ing ia pairs in Switzerland and Italy.
In one week we have had two teas,
which. on account OF what those luxu-
rlous Russians left behind, could hardly
be bettered in infinitely better places.
The other tea precise military cor
respondent would have mentioned it
irst-was at the field marshais He
occupies the house which Kuropatkin
vacated II the parade ground Just In
front there are two great ragged holes,
| torn by six inch shells from the Canet
guns captured from the Russians at
Nanshan. Each hole could contain
three horses. Close to the rail Of Ku-
ropatkins garden is railway siding
and cloth covered shelter under
which his private car waited during
those fierce Ave days OF battle He
slept in 1t and ate IN il when he had
time and at last, scarcely fifty min
utes before the japanese had the whole
position, departed In 1t for Mukden
4 His garden, where Field Marshal
Oyama gave the other remarkable tea
less tea, was filed with American
plants. -Four o'clocks climbed tht
fence. beds Of dahlias. OF red gerani
ums, bushes OF American Beauties, dec
Grated the lawn "These remind MS o
home one Of Us said to the tielS
marshal. He replied. Il think thel
were grown for your pleasure, an'
, laughed pleasantly He Is taller thai
. any ar his officers. His face Is kind
IL, that of generous spirited maj
who has lived healthfully The hels
marshal himself served bouillon il
thin cups. salads and cold mutton ans
cavlare sandwiches and cigars and 9th
er CAPTURED reflections, as II eager fol
the pleasure Of his guests. and tn
lugglery and soldier magic he pro
J vided afterward he enjoyed like 9 hoy
/ hardly know whom to compare
him with that you may understand
him. Imagine what in America j
called an old fashioned gentleman
having instead OF primness and aus
terlty, boys spirits, and you should
have a fair picture Some LondoI
correspondent wrote Of him as "a com
monplace general another that h
was mot Napoleon. to both o
which remarks. BIZ the way The censo
objected. till the writer said he wonl'
quit the army and forward the eharac
terization from outside. / don't thinl
! the Neld ularshAi VIII care IiaH PSstttv'
! as an influential nobleman suiiees, an'
| brinancy Of strategy is left to Koda
, ma and brilliancy Of execution TO III
generals Of the armies. Generals ma
DO jealous Of one another, but none !
Jealous Of him or his authority; an'
! that Is a useful qualification for com
mander In chief.
; scotch and English and Irish air
, were played by the band at both teas
! ana ut the last the anthem Of Japan
: AZ ever. the melancholy note IL thu
2 anthem gave one the same repeate
apprehension. Isn't Il odd" said
E French officer, when d "Fantasie Ire
lande was being played that, a
though the Irish are the most Ugh
5 hearted Of peoples their music carrie
feeling Of waiting and mourningf
5 Tt is Of q sort with the songs Of Japa
e 1.-THE cry Of banshee ~ the shadow
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