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New-York tribune., 1905-11-12

Those days reached their crcwnt,. - +
when the bullets of the Japanese also ra,cs =.
hospitals and the projectiIes coma 49, ~
through the windows and walls into -. 1yH5
rooms. At the same time the watsr 80. ~
scarce, the bandage material. the cotrn, w ~
linen fall short So October comes Tbs ~. sS.
of relief vanish The suffering Increases w. W.
sets in. The besieged are In want OF proSr;,s. -.
and medicfne-of everything. Horse ana ,''9as ~
meat become .deerer; a bottle OF rnili Stu.o,
with water costs two rubles "a rubIe eouaIs r.,
ctnts1 a hens egg one and a half rubIas W =,
epidemic of typhuS and diarrhoea is snrass,.a1 ~
the soldiers by the thousands fall victi~,.s
scurvy. In the hospital the dead rernaI, :.
gether with the wounded. Some phvsIcia1s y, y
their heads. others get drunk TO such An sr. ~
as to be incapable of dressing wounds r.
date of November % she writes: aa
From early in the morning the vvo,,na.A .
brought in. There are now more than .,,s
hundred patients In the hospital We bavs s1 ~.
water, and yet we need 1t so much for the sor-i
and medicines and tea. well as for u-a,bsss
and drinking. When patients are brougb- y
almost the first thing they ask for Is ra.s
Little sister, just give us a guip before =,
die. 1t often happens that even i'm such c.sn
we must refuse. Little sister, you hear 49,,
all sides. our throats all dried up. hsr :, =
possible that there is nc more water. E,
unhappy we poor Sisters feel when we wan, !.
help but cannot This feeling is worse than ~
most terrible torture. We no Longer. pitv tho.
who die; far from it. we envy them"
1.-THE fall of Port Arthur brings the diary 2. .
close I =" ?
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12

From July 13 to 10 to our lazaret alone no
less than 269 men have been brought. More
than half of them severely wounded. There
has never been W. that showed more terrible
wounds of various descriptions than this one
raging Wounds from exploding grenade
fragments. from shrapnel from rifle balls: burn
ings from hand thrown bombs filed with py-
roxylin, of destruction hitherto un-
known to mankind, and only recently introduced
by the Japanese Little sister, say our pa
tients the Japs do not want to fight with the
bayonet. They throw balls at which, when
exploding, pour fire upon US. We have never
such thing before
what made this terrible time still harder to
bear was the inefficiency of the male nurses.
My heart bleeds when / think of the rough and
brutal treatment of the wounded The weak
sanitary soldier answers: Just suffer little
longer If you to live you'll also live with
out water They bring soldier with gaping
wound and complicated fracture of the thigh.
The least movement causes him pangs of hell.
On account of the heavy loss of blood his clothes
stick to his body. Instead of cutting carefully
the clothes off his body, they simply tear them
from him. The following incident did not merely
happen once: They bring stretcher a man
seriously wounded in the stomach, to whom the
least movement may cause death. The attend
ants. however, say to him: 'Undress yourself
alone: you can use your hands and feet AS
patients are brought in from the front
the entire force of male nurses, with the ex-
ception of one who goes to bed, gets drunk, in
order to be joer, as they explain when repri-
manded.''
The first assault, of Port Arthur was on August
]. Again a great number of wounded are
brought to the hospitals There IS no more.
room for them. They are put two in one bed
mattresses, mantles, on the bare ground
Many die for want of nuick aid. On August =
ninety-two new patients are brought in. They
must be admitted. Sister Olga tells US how
room is made for them:
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ALASKAN AGRICULTURE.
Much Grass Land, Which Can Be
Pr0ftabIy Used for Dauying.

While the name of Alaska is suggestive of frigid-
ity and consequent sterility. the Department of
Agriculture's year book for 1905 shows that there
is great deal Of arabic land in that Territory.
which has agricultural resources of no mean order.
In some localities grass grows most luxuriant1y.
On the southern coast of Alaska, from Cook Inlet
to Unalaska, there about ten thousand square
miles Of grass land, over One-half of which is
capable of utilization. On much of this land the
grass grows to a height of six feet, and the
remainder, lying at higher elevations and in mora
exposed situations, the grass is too short for
ting hay, but furnishes splendid pasturage. The
fat condition of the cattle which Craze in these
pastures ample proof nutritiousness of the
grass.
At the present time, however. these great re-
practically untouched, though there are
small herds of milch in most of the towns and
villages. A livestock company has recently begun
operations with cattle and sheep on Kadiak Island
and another company is making preparations to
utilize Akutan Island 1t has been fully demon
srated that It is possible to keep both cattle and
sheep in Southern Alaska without through the
the natives forced feed browse and
seaweeds Five or six months may be considered
as the length Of time during which the herds
should be fed and sheltered
So far sheep raising in Alaska has not proved
suecessfal largely perhaps because the breeds &
prevail the Alaska coast In both where
trials were made the animals imported from
where climatic conditions entirely dissnilar
from those to which the sheep were subjected in
On account of the small population on the Alaska
coast only small proportion of the possible yield
beef could be utilized there. and it IS therefore
probable that the grass lands a whole be
most proitably utilized through dairying. Then
again. the feeding period for beef cattle being so
long only dairy cattle could yield adequate
turn, while the distance from market and conse-
quent expense of shipment make 1t imperative that
shipments be made in concentrated a form
as Dossibie; that is. in the shape of butter and
cheese
The Alaska coast furnishes many admirable sites
Cor dairy settlements both on the islands and
the mainland. With such a great wealth of grass
az Southwestern Alaska possesses there is every
rea son to believe that it will eventually become
great dairy country. The department expresses
fhe belief that it is doubtful if equally good oppor
tlluities for colonies of dairymen can be found in
the United States to-day Certainly there is no
c;ber place eft where $50 homeEteads OF mag
rano.1!t grass lands be had for tie taking
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FOR NEW PARKS In BRONy

To convert into a public park the small ,r.s,
of land just north of the Morris High seho,1
between Jackson-ave., Boston Road and Hom-.
St. is the object of movement in the Borouss
of The Bronx, and the matter is being inve,i.
gated by the Board of Estimate and Apportior.
ment- Those interested in the project hope IA
secure much needed park and at the SAM
time put an end to the wanton destruction :,
the fine old manor house upon 1t by the smaI
boys and the hoodlums of the vicinity.
For many years after it was built early in m
SOS. the Elton manor house. now standing o.
the site desired for a park. was regarded al ors
of the finest for miles around New-York In
deed, it was so much more elaborate than an,
of the houses near it that Robert H Elton,
jealous neighbors dubbed it "Eltons Folly
and by that name the house was known for
many years To-day. the playhouse of reckless
boys by day and the home of hoboes sg
night, it's windows gone its doors torn fror
their hinges. clapboards stripped from Its sides
it's interior a total wreck. porch pillars ami
steps dragged away to feed bonfres built By
the -1ischievous youths OF the neighborhood the
old house presents a pitiable picture viewed in
the light of it's former grandeur. The spacious
grounds that once surrounded it have shrunk
away to a scanty acre. filling a triangle BOUNDED
by three streets The ornamental iron fencs
that once surrounded the premises has been
mostly torn away, and the trunks Of the fine
trees on the grounds have been badly marked
and SCARED by the fires built about than BY
the boys. The police do not seem able to put a
stop to the lawlessness of the youths freQuent-
ing the place. and those who desire the properly
converted into park say it would be desr-
able step to take if only to do away with The
eyesore that now exists there.
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CLEARING THE WARDS.

THE sanitary inspector, Mr. S. calls on us.
Before inspecting the patients he sends for the
chief physician and says: You sent me word
that there is no more room I shall go with
you through the wards and show you how room
can be madei So all start on the round of
inspection.
What ails YOU? Mr.. s asks the first soldier.
I have it in my foot. your highness' the soldier
answers, showing his Suppurated wound. Mr..
,. says, You see, Mr.. Yoorkievitch, this you
can discharge. There, you have a free bed.
we come TO the second. Hurry upi Show me
what you havei' The poor fellow obeys He can
hardly stand UP. His feet are extravasated of
blood. No use trying to deceive me, my boy
/ know your waysr says Mr.. s. You see Mr..
1oork1eVttch, we have now two free beds in the
first ward. Let US proceed
We come to the second ward. The first pa
tent is still in high fever, but his wound is al
most healed His fever will pass when we
discharge him. says Mr.. S. What's the matter
with you?' he turns to the next. He answers
The wound. thanks to God, is almost healed
but the knee is still stiff Let me see your
knee; We'll how it works Saying this he
begins bending the knee with all his force
When he finally succeeds in bending it. he
strikes it several times with his fist as hard as
he can; then he said: You can discharge this
VIII you, Mr. Yoorkievtch and all your
physicians, never learn how to discharge pa
tients, that L myself have constantly to in
terfere?
I'm this way more than fifty patients are
turned OUT
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his wound the brain mass is seen oozing from
the wound. The doctors give him up.
AT o'clock in the afternoon we have a
quarter of hours rest. and then the work
goes on till l o'clock in the morning. After
half hours rest they bring us again seventy
wounded. just severe cases were those
last night. And in the morning there came a
new transport with thirty wounded. Again the
work lasts till o'clock in the morning. We
can hardly stand feet. A Sister comes
to my room to ask me to go to dinner; but
have not the strength to get up. The next
morning at breakfast Sister Marshner, Sister
Mesak and I've looked at one another in silence
and then burst into bitter tears. We did not
cry for our sake, but for the poor, poor defend
ers of Port Arthur. We felt our impotence and
insignificance keenly. How many soldiers died
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possible. Sister, I hear soldier groaning by
my side, send me first to the doctor. L can
longer stand it
II look at the speaker. He lies, with two
others, on stretcheri and is wounded in the
stomach. His two comrades have wounds in
the head and the chest. Little sister, hurry up
get my wounds also dressed begs another,
who has lost much blood. 'Sister'-now also the
attendants urge me-get some stretchers free.
Every minute of time is precious; we have to
bring some more wounded Then the surgeons
opens; they carry out patient ] turn
to the soldier with the great loss of blood 1t
is too late; he died a few minutes before. In
his place I order another patient taken to the
surgeon. Sister, he says to me, to-day my
wife must have had bad dream A bullet had
broken the poor fellows skull. In dressing
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P.rnap. 10 more eloquent sermon against war
has been preached than that contained III eno
diary OF Russian Red Cross nurse, MISS oisA
Won Baumgarten German rendering OF WHICH,
under the title of How Port Arthur feis nA
lust been published both In Strasbourg ana
I.e,nsic The aurhoress. who reacheo FoFe
Arthur on February 2S 1904, and was assigned
,o tho hosnital ship Mongolia TO nurse the
wounded describes the first impressions she re-
ce,ved in the beseged fortress. She writes un-
der the date Of March 9 Qaussian calendar):
.r had hardly time to look through spyglass
ct the seventeen big vessels OF the enemy tiia.
could be distinctly seen on the horizon when
started: q sharp whizzing shot through the air,
g. heavy fall into the water, a dazzling nght-
rising pillar of srnoke-and all this accompanied
by the deafening noise Of an explosion This
was the first 12-inch shot that struck close TO
us It was to be the beginning of the long ex-
pected bombardment And now they come in
rauid succe.sionl They fall into the city, on
the mountain and the road, Then suddenly a
Pinch projectile strikes the bridge which unites
both quarters of the town. One European and
two Chinese killed on the spot About il
q N the bonbarument ceases and boat from
the Retvizan brings in load of wounded. One
Of these lies a plank with his head tied up;
his bandage is STEPPED In blood. He tosses
about In pain and endeavors to tear the ban
dage from his head. Attendants carry him to the
table of the operating room; his body is seized
with convulsions and six soldiers of the sanitary
service have difficulty in holding him down
Nevertheless they succeed in undressing him,
and begin the examination. They first remove
his head bandage; but although all those pres
ert had seen many wounds in surgery and were
used TO the sight such thing was never seen
beforel And all shudder with horror at the
sight A fragment of the projectfle had man
gled the lips and cheeks of the unfortunate
man, his tongue torn out, both his jaws
were shattered, his left eye was knocked out,
and all this destruction runs constantly with
light red blood Our chief physician. DR.. Kie-
mast, skilled surgeon. hastens to bind UP the
blood vessels and sends him the ward. He
no sooner arrives there than he diesl
= After disposing Of the first they bring
a second patient who is hardly less difficult
to manage than his predecessor. His thigh is
completely shattered In the stomach there Is
q gaping wound He, too, dies five minutes
after his arrival In the ward. The third has
both his legs crushed. The fourth has likewise
his thigh injured They operate upon him the
same day and remove big, dirty piece of
splinter from his wound. The poor fellow suf-
fers terrible pain, and toward evening becomes
unconscious In his fever wanderings he cries:
Shoot over the Golden MountainI Shooti
Shoot: He dies In the night
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(Which Arifo usual. chronicles with conscier-
uous minuteness). 1T is pity said the Count,
that such woman not banished well as
fogged'
With the punishment of the Gamarra the curtain
falls on Punoenrostro and his dongS. We know
that for several months he continued in office.
and doubtless persisted in his hopeless struggle
with economic principles and human nature. But
events filed the public attention and the pages
of Arino's diary.-(The Nineteenth Century.
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MAIDEN NAMES IN OTHER LANDS.

When d woman IS married IN this country he-
maiden is seldom mentioned. Many people
whom she IS very well known nave never heard
T. IN France the contrary, there are constant
reminders of The earlier dignity. In Belgium mar
RS sc does GArinsutsh It, for many married.
often combine the old name with the new.
giving the greater distinction We illustrate
this by sUpposiug the custom 10 prevail in this
country. In that case Miss Brown when she mar
ried A1r. Robinson would have her visiting cards
printed: Mrs. Robinson Brown This double
barrelled arrangement does not give the Belgian
wife better social status than the English wfes.
but IT IS very soothing to feminine pride.-O4ondon
Chronicle
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the orchestra Here people seem entirely OBJ
livious OF war. On way home we meet
everywhere women Of doubtful character. One
OF them wears pantaloons Of black velvet and q
Jacket of the material, white stockings and
a huge felt hat, adorned with gigantic ostrich
feather. Their faces are painted and powdered,
and the whole atmosphere about them is per-
rneated with an odor of strong perfumery. We
encounter great number OF naval officers They
all greet these women in strangely familiar
way. Quite like old acquaintancesl
When Port Arthur was cut off, an order was
issued that all the women who wished TO re-
main In the fortress should enter into the service
of the Red Cross, either nurses. washer
women or seamstresses. Most of them. there
fore, belong to some Of the hospitals. At the
sight of these persons I involuntarily had to
think of the feelings of the sick nursed by such
women"
On July Sister Olga was assigned to a city
hospital 1t was overcrowded and she COM
plains Of the bad and thievish management
Many things Indispensable for nursing she had
to buy with her own means. She had almost
to re-equip the hospital and besides to train six
amateur" sisters. Under date Of July IL she
writes:
"I have now made the acquaintance Of the
staff of our institution. With the exception Of
two or three none of the attaches are worth a
cent"
OF the demands made up the nurse, this
description of the life and dongs in the hospital
on day of battle will give some idea:
July 13-Since $50 a. the enemy has been
attacking our positions. After preparing every
thing for giving the first assistance, we awaited
the bringing in of the wounded till o'clock In
the morning. But, still none were coming, we
decided to go to bed. Hardly. however, did we
fall asleep when I was awakened by a knocking
at my door. The sisters wanted for work!
In a moment I am dressed and on the first floor
At both sides of the corridor stand rows OF
stretchers with the wounded, and in the ante
room a great number Of unfortunate exhausted
human beings are crowded together. One has
his hand torn off. another his jaw shattered, a
third has his tongue pierced by a bulletin
word the most horrible injuries of every de-
scription are to be seen. Their clothes and
bandages are stepped in blood. their bodies dirty,
conscious others lie in a dull, heavy sleep, ana
others again writhe in agony Most are tor
mented with thirst; Little sister, for Chr1sts
sake something to drinkV or Little sister
haven't you a bite? For two days and nights
those accursed Japs did not give us time to eat!
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
INCONGRUOUS.

Yes. that's one OF the biggest vessels that ever
into this port. It's tramp steamer. you
know"
The IDEAL Isn't it ridiculous to call steamer q
tramp?'
''Why?"
We'll. a steamer takes naturally TO the water"
-(Phiadenhta Press
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
OvERWORKED NURSES.

On June 8 It was Sister Olgas turn to be on
night watch in q city hospital. In the evening
che had to make some purchases. and on her
way passed by a popular restaurant She writes:
''The building is brilliantly Illuminated and
crowded with officers of the navy Their loud
conversation and laughter deafen the music of
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
WORK WANTED.

Situations Wanted-Male and Female
-Four lines mot exceeding "a words), three
insertions, IS cents; seven insertions. 80
cents. Exceeding "a words and less than 40
words. three insertions, 80 cents: seven in
sertions, 90 cents.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
NOT ENOUGH SURGEONS.

Elm the surgeons room two physicians and
two Sisters are hard at work Too few. indeed,
are the hands for the amount of work with
which overwhelmed In the hall one
stretcher stands close to the other, and on them
the untortunates are waiting until some relief
will be given them In the bandaging room. They
all assafl me with entreaties. Now comes our
CHIEF physician: Sister, send the severely
wounded those who suffered the greatest loss
Of blood first into the dressing room Very
WELL l think in my mind; how shall set to
work? Why, all of them severely wounded.
They all should be dressed at once It's i'm
New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
Wornen's Beautiful Costumes.
Brilliant Array That Will Take First Award in the Horse
Show Display.
Costumes fOr Social FnncLl0f1s'

From stock that's superbly ready at every point
VELVET COSTUMES destined TO be striking iee ID
TIRE of the Horse Show One of the handsomeSt Is ne
Blouse shape with rich garnurcs OF Braid in rarely al
tic effect 1t has type OF Girdle with Ci I 4n-
mentaton which strikes entirely new note III ldS
The skirt is cut circular beautiful new ID Si1
model. Special ..........:.... 4:..
BROADCLOTH COSTUMES. Broadcloth coatlna. :
supreme. and deservedly very dressy cos'umt
made with the hew Princess Skirt and Bolero JaCAe
most original design with velvet and braid orna'n's
ton. A conceit that is becoming and chc 3A DU
PRETTY PARTY DRESSES. Just what YOU want lo .;
festive occasions of every kind. charming cosule
Crepe de Chine prettiest evening tints ana e9'od md
Beautifully made in Princess style Pentuiy em ned
shirred and trimmed with feather stitching. Six hh
throughout. The making alone would cost S2 SU
you more than =. :.
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SALESMAN.-To represent house and sell
goods in st. Paul. Minneapolis. and vicin-
ity; references and bond furnished. W. J.
MINI.
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PORTER or handy man, mechanic. having
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City.
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STRONG Young man. at anything, not
afraid to work; good references. +. w.
BROWN. 6T3 Hicks-st.. Brooklyn
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SALESMAN.-With any good house: ex-
perienced. E. L. =. S93 Woodbine-st.,
Brooklyn.
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TRANSLATOR. R.-Young man. familiar with
Spanish and English translation. offers
his services for moderate compensation D.,
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UPHOLSTERER at residence; experienced
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branches; days work. So references
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Office, 104 East 14th-st
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long experience in first class class down
town place Call or address CHARLES
Becker 6T6 East 139th-st.. Bronx
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MASSEUR.-Refned young professional,
pleasant personality, of rare ability. will
take position as companion and attendant
to invalid gentleman going South. SOUTH,
1852 Broadway.
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OVERCROWDED WARDS.

| from the bad transportation and the consequent
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OFFICE WORK.-By boy. II: two years
experience: three years in high school,;
best references. f. OWENS, 126 West Seth
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ACCOUNTANT. auditor will work day,
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