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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-04

houses for officials are located on
the side OF rather steep hill. The
prison is long way up the noun
tain. II Is a low one-story building.
and does not command the view nor
intrude itself upon the observer.
the hill. Nothing horrible. nothing
somber Is revealed at first sight You
are inclined to rejoice over the APP
parent responsibility Of the place.
and driving up the road TO Korsa.
koffsk you smile and think; Wei.
this is very neat. very neat. indeed"
But wait, Sakhalin is a swamp,
the surface of which is covered by
pretty meadows. II looks charming
ly green. but step and you sink
in the deep. cold. sticky and viscous
mire.
The remark about the neatness
hardly escapes your lips when you
hear around the corner the rafting Of
chains. Haraessed TO a cart. grasp
ing the shaft in their hands. conyicts
are dragging refuse to the sea
What a depressing sight 10 see men
doing the work Of horses.
The road leads past the prison. and
one can see the grimy window panes
behind heavy iron bars. Right above
US is the hospital and directly oppo
site the mortuary.
The Chain Prison.
The chain prison Of Sakhallr is in
tended for the criminals OF the worst
kind. Oficially it is called the prison
for the testing Of convicts." while thC
prison for convicts showing signs o.
reforming" or the free prison" il
used for convicts who have passeC
the test o. the chain prison"
our chain prison is bad, very bad.
remarked the inspector I'VE are
building a new one. but it will TAX,
years to get il ready" 49,.
Attention" calls out a guard.
rafting Of chains. and the convict'
rise from the benches On Eastel
Sunday two OF the convicts fed from
the prison. In spite of the fact tina
the convicts in a body had givei
their word OF honor" not TO attemp
an escape. AS punishment. all o
them were put in chains. II is mois
and close. Not an attempt at VENT
lation No attempt at making th'
place habitable. No effort TO maxi
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-04
The Russian Prison Colony and Its
Terrible Tragedies.
DESCRIBED BY A RUSSIAN WRITER
Terrible Cruelty of the Keepers and the Exc
cutioners Methods of Punishment That
Stagger Humanity-Dreaded "knout'
and How 1t is Applied

The interest OF the world IN the
Russian penal system is awakened by
re capture OF the island Of Sakhalin
nv the Japanese. From time TO time
snring the past quarter OF a century
,ha civilized world has been shocked
bevond measure at the tales Of cruelty
10 which the Russian convicts in this
vast prison have been subjected. and
the depths OF degradation 10 which
those once human beings have been
brought But Russia has been careful
that but little OF the true picture of the
island should reach the outside world.
ana newspaper and magazine writer's
from England, France and the United
states have made repeated attempts
NJ secure authentic descriptions Of the
conditions in this great prison land.
ana OF the atrocious cruelties prac-
tcei there. but none have ever been
mly successful. Much has been
quo sed at. and the world would
scarcely credit these pictures of the
imagination.
II has remained for a Russian TO
give us a practically authentic pic
mre Of Sakhalin. and though the pic
ture is tempered by seeing things
from the Russian standpoint it is still
picture that is SO horrible that il
stargers humanity This story OF the
horrors Of Sakhalin has been pub
I he'd in book form. and il is only
translated extracts from the book
that we can give here:
The First Impression.
First impressions are likely 10 be
worry vivid. | shall certainly never
forget the moment when our steam
launch came alongside the jetty at
K1rsakoffsk The landing was crowd
oi with men. A few more steps and
| was lost in that sea which | so
learned to fathom.
During the months passed among
the convicts at Sakhalin could not
free myself from two impressions
which held me in thrall. tortured me
and oppressed my soul like n heavy
burden. They still are holding my
soul under their ban and still are
depressing it. The first Of these i'm
pressions concerns my trip 70 SAX
hahn. Our steamer. which trans
ported the convicts from Odessa. re-
q nded me Of huge barge. like those
used In our sea-coast towns for tow
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-04

with the knout without discomfort.
Otherwise woe was In store for him.
He was smart enough 10 DO his busi
ness without fear OF detection. The
authorities could not find proof
against MIN, and the conyicts feared
him. But as they could at least bar
gain with him. they considered him q
convenient man In the executioner's
Office.
After the expiration Of his penal
servitude he became a settler. He
started a small store and knonted only
occasionally.
For a year they had no execution
CT in prison. Many judgments ac-
cumulated, and they called me 70
execute them. Well. knouted so
men for three rubles."
Say, Tolstych. is It true that you
knouted q convict TO death for 10
rubIes?"
This is Sakhalin. your honor
grinned the torturer.
An understood. hairy little man makes
his way cautiously under the windows
ofthe prison office atAlexandroffsk. His
very walk is peculiar. and reminds
one Of the attitude of mongrel cul
sneaking around the kitchen dool
and keeping an eye on the window:
for fear Of boiling water. II is Kom
len. the Oldest executioner Of SAX
halin, but now retired. He hearC
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-04

no. sir. never
The physician looks wrathfully at
the imbecile. Look at me. Don't
you ever cough? Cough" NO. sir;
never cough"
The doctor is beside himself with
anger He throws a look Of hatred
at the convict. His glance seems TO
say: Lie. you devil. lie, why don I
you?" But the convict cannot see
through il. NO. sir; never"
The doctor sits down and calmly en-
ters Heart failure In his anger he
breaks the pen. The inspector looks
at the doctors certificate. Exempt
from corporal punishment Take him
out" Everybody heaves a sigh OF
relief The damned IDIOT" said the
doctor later TO me in confidence. y
had hard time 10 save him. lie was
as sound as a bell. But what could
do? Eighty lashes mean sure death.
What the devil do they mean by sen
| fencing a man to such punishment
The corporal punishment was ad-
Einistered at five o'clock. We ac-
companied the physician TO the Office.
/ The horse" stood in the gangway
I two bundles of rods carefully tied
together and about six feet long. lay
alongside the horse. Seven men
were lined up against the wall Of the
doctors Office. The eNecutioner stood
4 in the doorway with a knout il his
hand The atmosphere was Cypress
i've. Forward" Ivan Wassjutin. a
very young fellow. almost E. boy. was
the first to come forward.
Behind him we're two mountaineers
from Caucasus. a Russian who had
escaped from Siberian prison fol
lowed the hillsmen. They had al
been sentenced 20 corporal punish
ment. The verdict was read out loud
all those present standing UP. Their
followed the doctors examination ant
the investigation of previous corpora
punishment. and the doctor signed ~
report.
The document was handed to the
convict. who had TO certify il advanc,
that he had received the punishment
The Russians obeyed and signed thu
papers: the letters which composed
Wassjutin's signature were Amos
an inch apart. for his hand did no
tremble. but fairly danced over tn
paper. The Caucasians could neithe
read nor write. and they did not un
derstand Russian.
Take your shirt on OF with il.
The Caucasians failed to understand
A volunteer interpreted with man
gestures. attempting TO show then
what was wanted. They stared su
leniy. suspiciously. and without ur
derstanding FINALLY they slowly ur
dressed The doctor approached on
/ OF them with tube and an asculats
lion hammer. but the Caucasian
jumped back terrified. Finally tn
! doctor gave up in despair.
1t was Bardunoff's turn. "Ner
5 you ever punished before?" mo. sir.
{ Rub him!" A guard rubbed Psrdul
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-04

that Tumanoff a tramp. was 10 be
hanged ct Alexandroffsk for shooting
at a guard. And now he came from
his settlement to apply for the pros
pective job.
Nobody can hang as well as L.
He had hanged 13 men in Sakhalin.
and. being a specialist hoped to earn
the three rubles. In the meanwhile,
pending the execution. he hired him
self out to the wife OF a settler 10
mind her children. Such are the Gus
toms OF Sakhalin.
Komleff came from Kostroma. in
central Russia. where he had studied
for the ministry and was fond Of
( Scripture texts. PARTICULAR from the
| old Testament. He was sentenced
/ to 20 years hard labor for highway
robbery in broad daylight. and for
I attempted murder. He fed in lSS2
/ from Sakhalin. but was caught al
the narrowest point Of the Tartar
straits. having almost crossed over
the continent For this attempt he
received g6 lashes with the knout. and
his time was extended another 20
years. llxecutioners were very busy in
those days. and Terski. a famous SAX
halin executioner. needed a helper
The convicts drew lots. and Komler
was chosen for the post
But Komlen still dreamed Of free
dom. In 1889 he again broke jail. was
caught again. and received Is years
additional.
"Filty-fve years hard labor" proud
ly exclaims Komleh. Besides he was
sentenced to as lashes with the knout
Terski waited" on his puph.
We'll. dear scholar, lay thee down
and | will show thee how 20 knout.
said Terski And he showed him
Thirteen years later Komleif said e
me. Il am still rotting." He barred his
back. His body looked as If IL haC
been scared and branded with ho
irons. II was terrible TO sec. Thicl
white scars covered a portion OF hi
back. and elsewhere instead Of skin
was seen a thin reddish membrane
The punishment must have been some
thing dreadful Thus one execution
or tested with another. But soon Ter
ski was detected taking bride from
convict and promising TO spare hin
in consideration.
Tersh was sentenced TO 200 blow
with rods. and Komlef was Gale
upon 10 administer the punishment.
You taught me to handle tn
knout. ! will show you what can b
done with rods" he grinned. Tersh
is rotting yet. What he did 20 Kon
lef was child's play to komleff's re
, talation.
According to 80 .aw cf Moses.
tested the fiend. eye for eye. toot
! for tooth. | can knout was taugh
, how on my own carcass"
Convict Guhar. who had attemp
cd TO escape. AMI who was sentence
: TO be knouted for cannihalism, ha
Z 10 be taken 10 the hospital after
: OF Komles's l.ows. lie died tire
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-04
Not for the Drawine-Room.

A woman of recently acquired wealth
went into an art gallery and asked for
a painting OF a certain size. II have
just what you want" said the dealer.
He showed her a beautiful animal
painting. but she looked at 1t for a few
minutes and then shook her head: re
won't do" she said: Il want this pic
ture for my drawing room" But it's
a beautiful thing. ventured the dealer
Not for a drawing room" announced
the woman. conclusively; you covlJnt
have a COW in drawing room"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-04
D;dn,t Seem Impossible.

DO you think you could learn to
love me?" he asked the lady. as he
looked into her trembling orbs.
well" she said. archly. popular cd
ucation has advanced With such rapid
strides that one can almost learn any
thing il these days." stray Stcsiss. .
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03
Just Discrimination in Railway Rates

Just Discrimination in Railway Rates
All railroad men qualified to speak
or the subject in a responsible way are
likely to agree with President Samuel
Spencer, of the Southern railway, when
he says: There is no division of opin-
ion as to the desirability Of stopping
all secret or unjustly discriminatory
devices and practices Of whatsoever
character"
Mr.. Spencer, in speaking of unjust
ly discriminatory" rates and devices.
makes a distinction which is at mes
apparent to common sense. There may
be discrimination in freight rates which
is just, reasonable and imperatively re-
Quired by the complex commercial and
geographical conditions with which ex.
pertarate makers have to deal. To abol"
ish such open and honest discrimination
might paralyze the industries of cities,
states and whole sections of our national
territory.
This distinction between just and I'M
Just discrimination is clearly recognized
in the conclusions of the International
4NdlIWdy COASAOSS, puOAAoASo JOSINA
day:
Tariffs should be based on commercial
principles, taking into account the special
conditions which bear upon the CONNER
cial value Of the services rendered. With
the reservation that rates shall be chargea
without arbitrary discrimination to All
shippers alike under like conditions, the
making of rates should as far as possible
have all the elasticity necessary TO permit
the development of the traffic and to pro,
duce the greatest results to the pubic anu
to the railroads themselves
The present proposal is, as Mr.. Walker
d. Hines, Of Louisville, showed in his
remarkable testimony the other day
before the senate committee at Wash
ington, to crystalline flexible and justly
discriminatory rates into fixed govern
ment rates which cannot be changed
except by the intervention of some gov
eminent tribunal, and by this very
process to increase "the temptation to
depart from the published rate and the
lawful rate in order to meet some over
towering and urgent commercial con-
dition."-New York Sun.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers.

If you have offensive pimples or erup-
tiors, ulcers on any part of the body,
aching bones or joints, falling hair, mucous
patches, swollen glands, skin itches and
burns, sore lips or gums, eating, fostering
sores, sharp, gnawing pains, then you sui
g~inings of deadly cancer. You may be
permanently cured by taking Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. 3D. made especially to
cure the worst blood and skin diseases.
Heals every sore or ulcer, even deadly
cancer, stops all aches and pains and re-
duces all swellings. Botanic Blood Balm
cures all malignant blood troubles, such
as eczema, scabs and scales, pimples, run
ming sores, carbuncles, scrofula. Drug
gists, 81. To prove it cures, sample OF
Blood Balm sent free and prepaid by
writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. De
scribe trouble and free medical advice
sent in sealed letter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

back andsides. For a timeI was unable
to walk at all, and every makeshift |
tried and all the medicine / took had
not the slightest effect. My back con-
tinued to grow weaker until / began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills, and I must
say | was more than surprised and
gratifed to notice the backache disap-
pearing gradually until it finally
stopped"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all deal
ers or by mail on receipt of price, 80
cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03
The Truth Breaks Out.

Now, of course. doctor" said the man
upon whose eye the operation had been
performed, Il respect your skill highly,
and all that: but doesn't it seem, even
to you, a little too much to charge $50
for doing a bit of work that occupied you
about five minutes"
MY good sir" said the great %oculist,
fastening to the defense of himself and
his profession, you don't realize that in
acquiring the skill to perform such an
operation in FIVE minutes / have spoiled
perhaps two bushels of eyes quite as val
liable as yours!"-N. Y. Times.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03
E WALK IN LIFE.
A. A. Boyce, a farmer, living three

anu d nail
miles N
Ire
Mo-, says:
GA severe
cold settled
in my kid
neys and de-
veloped so
quickly that
Iwasobliged
to lay off
or on ac-
count of the
aching in my
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cures painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores
Don't accept II substitute. Sample FREE
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli
Samuel, Ocean Grove. N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

It's hard to be a good fellow and q
model husband, too.-N. Y. Times.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03
Shake Into Your Shoes

Strawberries aren't really good until
straw hats are common.-Boston Globe.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

Grit is a quality even more desirable
than WITH. o. Picayune.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

The Guntown Hot Times received
an egg that was IL inches in circum.
ference, Az inches long and weighed
Z ounces. 1t was a hens egg and,
outside of it's enormous size, was not
unlike thousands of other hen eggs.
Bro. Brown ought to be able to make
a comfortable fortune from the brand
of chicken that laid this egg.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

Newton is strictly in the trucking
business at present, the first ship
merits being made by the league
formed last fall and winter. The crop
is said to be good, and it is to be
hoped that the first effort made by
that enterprising community will
proye successful.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

The progressive citizens of Wesson
are presenting petitions to the city
council asking for the erection of q
building suitable for the use of mu-
nicipal officers and other local organ
izations. Wesson is psrtaking of the
prevalent prosperity anil such a build
ing is badly needed
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

Gulfport is probably the only city Of
six or eve thousand people in the
that is entirely without a GEM
etery. Such is the case, however, and
the people of Gulfport have to carry
their dead to other places for burial.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

The Hfnds County Gazette, just
finishing its sixty-irst year of useful
ness, celebrated the occasion by get
ting out a splendid sixteen-page edi-
ton. The Gazette is one of the old
est, if not the oldest paper in the
State, but is still as Sprightly and
youthful as any of them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

West Pascagoula is doing a great
deal of work in the way of furnishing
creosoted piling for the Panama ca
nal. Another large contract was Sc
cured a few days since. The canal will
be worth millions of dollars to Missis-
sippi and Mississippians. The con-
tracts being let at present are only
preliminary to what will come later.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

Tippah county farmers and citizens
are beginning the agitation for a
county fair and hope to have the COM
pany organized and the fair on foot
this fall. Nothing would stimulate
the county more and it is to be hoped
that the project will be carried to a
successful termination.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

BY H. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-03

The little city of Beizoni is not
satisfied with the railroad facilities
now IN hand and will make a strong
pull to securely land the Southern
also. The people are working hare
and will likely succeed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-13
A SEA LEVEL CANAL.

The chief Panama canal question now
seems to be whether II would not be
wise plan, to make the ditch on a
broader scale than originally contem-
plated, and to abolish the lockage sys-
tenn altogether by making Il level with
the oceans. There are. according to
the testimony OF the chief engineer OF
the lsthmian commission, four different
plans. differing only In the proposed
elevation Of the canal at the summit,
one calls for a dam nc Bohlo and a
ligh-levol canal with an elevation OF
ninety feet above sea level, This would
cost $500 900 ana take ten years TO
complete Another plan calls tor
siNty-foot summit level. with dam
sixty feet high at Bohio or else the
construction OF dam of the same
height at Gatun, about half way from
Bohio TO Colon, the Atlantic terminus
OF the canal This IS estimated 10
cost S22j0O00OO and take ten years be.
fore It could be opened Tor tranlc. The
third plan contemplates a thrty-foot
summit level with O. single lock at
Miranorcs, near the Pacific. and a sin.
gle lock at Bohio, This would cost
'25oooO0OO and take twelve years to
complete, while the sea level canal
would cost $500 100000 and require NJ
teen years Tor completion. In all prob-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-13
THE ARBITRATION TREATIES.

It Is now stated that the reason why
the arbitration treaties are In danger
Of defeat IN the United States Senate
is this, that some Senator'S demand that
any proposition to arbltrate a pending
question must DO submitted TO that
branch Of the national legislature for
approval. This would necessltate a
two-thlrds vote, and render negotia-
tions needlessly difficult Evidently
some Of the Senators deem Il unsafe to
leave the administration IN control OF
the situation,
There IL a general demand in this
country for the adoption Of all ptacti-
cal measures the tendency Of which is
the promotion Of peace and good win
among all men. And II is well under
stood that this country must lead in
that direction, our form of govern
ment, our material interests, our tradl-
lions. all prompt ms tn position Of
leadership in the greatest Of all civil
lzing movements. For that reason, the
Senate cannot consistently change the
pending treaties In manner that
would make them meaningless.
Arbitration should be looked upon as
the natural and normal way Of set
Ting disputes hut for the perform
ance Of normal functions at the proper
time and place, no ratification Is need
ed, u Is war that is the abnormal
method IT Is well that the various
branches OF government are united on
the necessity Of such an Important
step before 10 IS taken, When the
question IL Of performing a serious OPP
Grafton, consultation and counsel are
necessary.
The pending treaties provide for the
arbitration of all controversies except
those involving the independence, hon
or or vital interests Of the high con-
tracing parties. These are large excep-
tions. There is mo- danger that the ma.
tonal honor VIII be stained by giving
the executive fun power To pursue
policy of peuce. To give TO any one man
the power TO declare war would be an
entirely different question