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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
4 Liternrv Coincidence.

My father. W. Clark Russell" said
Herbert Russell in telling OF literary
coincidence. had finished maturing the
plot of his novel. The Death Ship
which is 4 version Of the legend OF Van
derdecken. ! was his amanuenSis at
the time. lie said 10 me. Tomorrow
we will begin the story ON the fol-
lowing morning when l entered his
study 10 take his dictation Of the open
ing lines he showed me 4 letter he had
just received. IL was from w. 5. Gil
bert, the wcll known dramatiSt, asking
him why he did not write novel
about the Flying Dutchman."
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
To Land BUYERS.
PARTIAL LIST OF FARMS.

mil mralra md
and
ms above
81 timber 10 river bottom Lake of clear
s"F' Long une Will deferred $1,000
yodo
4 hee
Finite fr.tu ndha miles
q
oAAA desirable small farm.
God
andd farnsn
al
i"A'Rhs- turnpike W
rnM lwvlo ofSh IOO
Akf-Ner desirable Gu,
so AcRISA 6ct classfar
- A''LS-laee brick house a
''A''ES-N Veil or
al
A'@tS-'S a
dwchn gof
mountain
'' AEs-S ihou lar,cba ophar water
oI AREs-tfNi dwelling barn, running
iIet Si0'N"-
in timber, large orchard
and
good huSn
me
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
The Bum marco. :"

That not very elegant word. sup
posedly an AmericaniSm, hummer"
is said TO be descended from the Eng
lish "bummaree," itself centuries old,
If not very literary in the company it
has kept. y "bummaree" was n person
who peddled fish outside the regular
fish market Naturally such person
was in disfavor with the dealers in the
established markets. The "bumma-
reeS" were accused of cheating and
selling worthless wares, hence the dis
agreeable Significance Of its linguistic
descendant.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
Funerals In the Highlands

Scottish correspondent writes OF
funerals in the highlands: There are
no underwriters here. \ carpenter
makes the simple coffin, relatives and
friends carry it. hip high. TO its last
resting place. which IS dug when the
end OF the journey is reached. and.
having walked perhaps six miles To
the chosen kirkyard, they take 4 re
freShment Of sandwiches and whisky
and walk home again. The rigorous
absence of pOmp is maintained. but
there is the added establishment Of
pipe music"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
d. e s n YHb Err.
REAL E S 7 ATE AGENT,
Berryvile, Clarke County. Virginia.
Buy, Sell and Rent Farms,
Lots and Houses.
NEGOTIATE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE

Val er4sn
foi Scarte1 blul
county the
l. prla
f,riI hers tlclc
sic that chat m
r'u'n % ala " have the main
sol is hme
a tuot Blu
Is llai q, thief
hogs ae. raefau fed uds,d
Ito
blyc~
Cool thecuny every four ma,aiauia u~ cen
M 90 al ut ren1ln
towu bog the gayis
nI the and ssl
nor supported elsirg
Ial, AT taSl walnut ofpr
n
trough
% uctse the
and Alex
"a Rrvvile runS3
~ ionofth from
a tAltal
ma the most eirsep
me Of thek
tier coming e
n he nis
warren lolioan Jefferson will %
rl
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
Too Polite.

Your father is certainly the politest
man / know"
What makes you say that?"
He's pretending that he's cured or
his dyspepsia in order that he shall
not hurt his doctors feelings. New
Yorker
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

EEV. BOW WATI. Recto-.
Divine Services and Sermon every SUNDAY At
IL %. ul. ANA &. $50 p. IL.
S..,s.,..-..,
~~--N.'.l 1~.-. - = '- T. MOORE, SUpernJen-
p.,,..,,... ,,.,
D''-e '''>>' W '''''''E' ?. NJ
''Di IS :A'1 >oy,tStE' 1MrS- VI. q. Mcclure.
az T-....- us '1a Norsan, secretary
"-'.' 'o'.S .-loI- meets every TWO weeks
w.. ,.,.
0' ". ~ 'N.'-@ES MISSIONARY society.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
The First Word

But" said the judge. you provoked
the fight"
mo. Oh didn't" replied the prisoner.
But You struck the first blow. Why
did you do that?"
'Bekase he said 10 me. If Orm wan.
we're another and so / soaked him.
Philadelphia Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06

How many times has your husband
been under the knife"
Dear me. | don't know; hut he's be
come 50 accustomed 10 il that he lies
down 70 be operated on every time hs
sees doctor. "-ChicaCo Record Her
oil
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
Got Near to Them.

An English druggist gives the follow
ing list Of blundcrs made 10y his poorer
customers: Catch an eel' for cochi-
neal; prosperous paste" for phoSphO-
rus paste; grease il" for creoSote;
"tiShy water for vichy water; guitar"
for catarrh; "everlaSting" for eflerveS-
cling
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
Southern Railway
I'm Elect ju-y H.. 1905.
WE$TRlTNn

IVES rBOCNp
Wees days. trains leave Washington for
RueWout as follows. $40 81. nm. So J.. III .
u D. IN. tt' D.. nd. D. o5 p. m
NeeA days trains leave WaSh:uEtDu for
Lec>bUrg only: 6 - y. m.
Sunday trains leave Washington for Blue
mont - follows, 9Ol a. m. $40 q. IN.
O2> p M.
EASTBOCND
Wees days. trains leave B,uemout for
Washington . 40 q. ul.t t.5' 81. rl.. -.$5 a.sa.-
l.Vo a. m. 3.22 +. I'm.
Sunday trains leave Bluemout for Wash
ioEton. 90 o. IN. $40 p. m. 6.Uo p. IN.
Wees day trains leave Lct>bU-c for Wash
lugtou: = - % IN.
IL. Is. SrFNCER. General Manager
l.. :. Brown. General Agent. 700 18TH -.
y. W, WaSSinEtou. n. c.
;. II. HAEpwicS. Passenger Traffic Man
ager.
" u. T,yIos. General Passenger Agent.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
winning Ways.

The people who win their way into
the inmOSt receSSes of others hearts
are not usually the most brilliant and
gifted. but those who have sympathy.
patience, self forgctfulneSs and that
indefinable faculty Of elicitlng the bet
ter nature OF others Woman's Life.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06

Sandy. having been asked II Mr..
Meadowcroft was II golfer. replied:
"Weel. no; not real one. He missed
a game 20 be at home when his second
child was born"-Chicago Record-Her-
Md
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
A Cautions Statement

More reserved i'm its wording than
most epitaphs is one in a DerbyShire
ehurchyard, which. after giving partic-
ulars Of birth and death. concludes,
TWAS said he was an honest man"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
He Set the Pace.

You seem bound and determined to
live right UP to my salary"
I'm merely trying to live up to the
diamond and things you gave me when
we were engaged. dear" - Houston
Post
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
Her Happiness.

He-I shall be just miserable when
| have TO 80 away and leave you.
"Oh, Jack II were sure of that I'd
feel so happy"-Idfe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
Condensed.

Diner-Give me 4 plate O. pork and
beans and hurry 'eM lp. WsitGI
(shouting)--Ch Chicago and Boston tsI
press < Cleveland Leader.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
EnhnnnlnHan

They who have never known prosper
ity can hardly he said to be unhappy.
1t is from the remembrance OF joys we
have lost that the arrows Of affliction
are pointed. Emile Zola
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06

You can sc "a vcty good idea ~ mat
ur2l Selec.l.'i' i'm It's practical wo~E-
u@' Ivy v:.r.r'y celery glNSs a:.cr e
brs h,yn ,r., rOWi the table
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
BAPTIST CHURCH.


-'-'' 0---NN Ia0NINIs, IastOr.
Preaching every Sunday al Il a. m, and :
p. m.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday At p. III
Sunday Schoo. every Sunday az 9.SOa. ID.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
"YOU ARE FRIENDS

Of mine,' writes Mrs. r. L. Jones, of
Gallatin, Tenn:
For since taking Cardui have
gained IS lbs, and am in better health
than for the past 9 years. tell my
husband that Cardui Is worth its
weight in gold to all suffering ladies'"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
Strenuous Hint.

Husband-Let me see, how long is IT
since Uncle John was here? Wife
oh. 1t must be several years. He was
here the week after l got my last new
bonnet
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06

DIRECTORY
-OF THE
TOWN AND C0UN
CIRCUIT COURT.
HoS. r W. HARRIson. Judge.
Winchester. Va.
Meets Fourth Monday in January. NJ ,rch.
May. July, SeptembeF and Novemb,r
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Battle Town.. Ed Barnett Chairman.
Chapel District Ralph Grigsby.
Greenway District-Jacob Carver.
Longmarsh-C. T. Hardesty.
JOHN NJ. GIBSON.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
SAMUEL MCCORMICK.
Deputy Circuit Court Clerk.
vs.. T. LEWIS,
Attorney FOR the Commonwealth.
JosEru T GRrrrrrH
County Commissioner of Internal Revenue
". A. BRADFORD.
Treasurer OF Clarke County. Berrvville Va
W. II. CARTER,
Deputy Treasurer OF Clarke County. Berry
vile, Va.
Hos. CoNRAp KowvsrAR
Superintendent ~ Public Schools. Berry
vile. VA.
&c. s. Hams.
County surveyor, Bow.es, Va
". vs.. SuA1LwooD.
SheiH Of Clarke County, Berryville, Va
JEs-EE VI. LrrTox.
Deputy sheriff and Jailer of Clarke County.
Berryville. va.
E.B. SuEvK.
Deputy sheriff Of Clarke County. White
Post. Va.
Hos. -. II. JONES.
Mayor of Berryvile. Va.
Dr. GEORGE y. HARDEsrY.
Recorder.
P. II. Powers.
treasurer OF EerryvIue.
GEORGE g.. RicAMoRE.
Chief Of Police.
JoHN I. Crow.
Superintendent % Water Company.
COMMON COUNCIL.
II. W. Baker. Ward mol.
John II. SAacklefo0i. Ward No. ,.
Conrad kowns.ar. Ward No. 3.
q. VI. Broun. Ward No. 4.
BERBYVILLE FIRE COMPANY.
Meets .-rsi rilal .u each month. 7.SOp. u.
J'An IL Luc,rs. Captain. First Lieu
tenant. james ~. ~ are. second Lieuten-
any. Newton smith. Third Lieutenant
De stole Chief Hu>eman. ". E. HofF
man. Assistant II .>emau. l. @. Hoffman.
Aiel Engineer, hi. e.. Eicamore. Assis-
CANT Et-.reer. James Dakemau. Score
tart. L.,, Jackson. Treasurer. $. r.
o1--i-i--ai., l-. surgeon. Or. G.. Nc
Oo-uii-k k. Chaplain. 4. +. Jackson.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
WRITE US LETTER

meely and frankly, in strioteSt oonfid-
.nee, telling us all your symptoms and
U Ouoies. We viii send free advice
Sn PLAIN sealed envelope), how to
SS.e tnem. Address: LADIES' Advisory
Cpl, The Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
chattanooga, Tenn.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06

Fear is the tax that conscience pays
to guilt-Sewell
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
Few Chances.

you must try TO love your papa as
much as he loves YOU" said the visitor.
"Oh. love him morew replied Tom
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06

Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meets every third tuesday in every
month az o. ID.
Inc Mother Meeting IL connection with
The W e. I. q. meets CA the frst Tues
DAY III every month az $50 p. N.
The Loyal Temperance Legion meets every
"Wednesday 80 g.. Ill.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
decd? Doesn't your papa love you

Not much. He says he only loves
me when I'm good. Philadelphia
Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06
DIRECTORY
-OF THE
TOWN AND C0UN TY

CIRCUIT COURT.
HoS. W. HARRIson. Judge,
Winchester. Va.
Meets Fourth Monday in January. NJ rch.
May. July SertembeF and November
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-06

II s.. ul. ANA $50 p. u.
Sunday School, =. j. G. Moore. Superinten
dent. 81 $3.50 a. II.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
FISH ALMOST DROWN BOY.
For Third Time in Year Lad Is Res
cued From Canal.

For Third Time in Year Lad Is Res.
cued From Canal.
For the third time in one year lit
tie Henry Swayze of Orange, N. j..
was rescued from drowning. Henry
had been fishing. He was towing a
couple of fish almost as big as him
self. The fish made a dash for liberty.
In the struggle Henry was yanked into
the canal. He struggled and spluttered
and was going down for the last time
when he was pulled out by Alvan Dor,
man. The fish went on up stream,
taking Henry's new line, which he
had saved up for for three months.
1t was just year ago that Henry
fell into the canal for the first time.
John Abbott rescued him that time.
Later in the year he fell in again, but
managed to get out alone. Last spring
he was in a mix-up with a runaway
and was thrown against a curbstone
but escaped with a fractured skull
While in the hospital he was stricken
with typhoid fever and for six weeks
hovered between life and death. He
had been out of the hospital but a
short time when he fell into the canal
for the third time. Steps will be taken
to discourage Henry's fondness fo1
water.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
Voice From Arkansas.

Cleveland, Ark, July 31st.-(Spe-
ciaD-Nearly every newspaper tells of
some wonderful cure of some form
of Kidney Disease by the Great Amer
lean Remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills,
and this part of Arkansas is not with
out its share of evidence that no case
is too deeply rooted for Dodd's Kidney
Pills to cure.
Mr.. A. E. Carlile, we'll known and
highly respected here, tells of his cure
after nearly quarter of a century S
suffering. Mr.. Carlile says:
81 want to let the public know what
l think of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
think they are the best remedy for
sick kidneys ever made.
Il had kidney trouble for 23 years
and never found anything that did me
so much good as DOdd's Kidney Pills
l recommend them to all sufferers"
There is no uncertain sound about
Mr.. Carlile's statement. He knows
that Dodd's Kidney Pills rescued him
from life of suffering and he wants
the public to know it. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cure all Kidney ills from Back
ache to Bright's Disease.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
A Universal Love Sono

Within a rose clad cottage
Beside southern sea
A mother sat a-Singing,
And her song came to me
Cpon the scented south wind
The seagull scared above,
While to her fair-haired baby
She sang this song of love:
Il love you when you're laughing.
love you when you weep:
l love you when you're waking,
And I love you when you sleep.
You don't know how l love you,
How you I do adore,
And every day, you dove, you,
l love you more and more"
Within wind-blOwn wigwam
BY Lake Temagami.
A mother sat a-singing
Unto her babe one day.
The wild deer bounded by her,
The wild hawk scared above,
W nile to her brown skinned baby
She sang this song of love:
II love you when you're laughing,
love you when you weep:
l love you when you're waking,
And l love you when you sleep.
You don't know how I love you,
How you l do adore,
And every day, you dove, you,
l love YOU more and more"
-Cy Warman, in New York Sun.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02

God waits for us somewhere on
every pathway of pain.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
Its Saving Grace.

They had been engaged for over
two years, and George was hoping to
have money enough to be married be.
fore the end of another twelvemonth.
Mabel was with her family in a
quiet country place for the summer,
and George went there to spend his
two weeks vacation. The first Sun
day afternoon they were taking walk
in the beautiful woods, when Mabel
spoke softly.
1T is so safe and calm here" she
said, "away from all the noise and
bustle of the city. 1 love it,
Il love it, too," said George, fer.
vently. 1T is safe and calm, away
from the soda fountains and the
trolley cars. .''-Youth's Companion.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02

Men who intend to be good to-mor
row always die to-day.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
HIS THOUGHTS FAR AWAY.
Good Stories Told Of Absent Minded
II, r. --&s 4st3 Ohio Man. eAT.1ss r.. I

Good Stories Told Of Absent Minded
i. : >E#.5 } \. ,rE Ohio Man. s5ss s=s Y E
/ i" Sweet" Brown, carpenter. and job
Der, has suddenly sprung into prom
inence as the most absent minded
man in southern Ohio, and the stories
that are being told of his forgetful-
ness indicate that his mind and his
body are at least as far apart as his
home and Cincinnati, which is sixty
miles. 49,. ~.-.. 81"
Browns last achievement, chroni-
cled in his home paper, was per-
formed a short time ago. He was
building a corn crib for farmer at
the edge of town, and finished it
with himself inside, and the saw out
side, so he had to call for help, being
unable to pry loose the boards he had
nailed on with his light hammer
He. explained that he was think
ing of something else.
One of his remarkable feats was
told by a woman for whom he was
doing some repairing. He located a
leak in the roof and then climbed
onto the top of the house to fix the
shingles, but was unable to find the
spot, so he again ascended into the
garret, marked large chalf mark
around the leak, and went back up
onto the top of the house to fix it.
The cistern in his pasture lot ran
| dry, and he was forced to drive his
COW along the road a quarter of q
mile to spring for water while the
cistern was being repaired, and one
morning he opened the pasture gate,
walked out, trudged down to the
spring, and then discovered he had
forgotten the COW.
His neighbors declare that when he
dies he will forget to attend the fun.
eral-Chicago Tribune
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
MISS ELLA OFF, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
SUFFERED FOR MONTHS
Pe-ru-na, the Remedy That
Cured.

Miss Ella OF, ll27 Linden St., Indi-
annapolis, Ind, writes:
FI suffered with rundown c0nsti-
tuition fer several months, and feared
that would have to give up my work.
"On seeking the advice of q physi-
clan, he prescribed q tonic. found,
however, that it did me no good On
seeking the advice of our druggist, he
asked me to try Peruna. In few
weeks I began to feel and act like q
different person. My appetite in
creased, did not have that W0rn-ouf
feeling, and could sleep spIendidIy.
In couple of months was entirely
recovered. thank you for what your
medicine has done for me. "---EHa Oft.
Write DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio,
for free medical advice. All cores
pondence is held strictly confidential.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
INDIAN WALKS LIKE, AS SAILOR.


Step r. Nearly Flat-Footed and Poise
81 sss.sssa sss Is Secure. > ~ j ..s, ,s# #s.s
e. 4 woodsman walks with a rolling
motion, his hips swaying an inch or
more to the stepping side, and his
pace is correspondingly long. This
hip action may be noticed to an ex-
aggerated degree in. the stride of a
professional pedestrian, but the latter
walks with heel-and-toe step, where
more nearly fat-footed. In the latter
case the center of gravity is covered
by the whole foot. The poise is Sc
cure as that of a rope-walker. The
toes are pointed straight forward, or
even trifle inward, so that the in
side Of the heel, the outside of the
ball of the foot and the smaller toes
all do their share of work and assist
in balancing. Walking in the woods
in this manner, one is not so likely
either to trip over projecting roots.
stones and other traps as he would be
if the feet formed hooks by pointing
outward. The advantage is obvious
in snowshoeing. If the Indian we're
turned to stone in the act of stepping
the statue would probably stand bal
anced on one foot. His gait gives the
limb great control over his move
ments. He is always poised. If a
stick cracks under him it is because
of his weight, and not by reason OF
the impact. He goes silently on and
with great economy of force. His
steady balance enables him to put
his moving foot down as gently as
you would lay an egg on the table,
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
Off His Mind.

well, I'm feeling fine today; not
a thing on my mind
Il noticed you had your hair cut
Fort Worth Record.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
Supervisor of indian Music,

Harold A. I-oring. of Portland, Me-,
has received an appointment from the
secretary of the interior as supervisor
of native Indian music. Mr. Lorins
has passed some time among the
Sioux Indians Of, the Rosebud Indian
reservation in South Dakota, becom.
ing much interested in the Indians
and their music. His new duties will
take him among the various reserva-
tons of the Indians in the west.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
Grievous Error.

Say" exclaimed the irate council
man, as he confronted the editor in
his den, what do you mean by re-
ferring to me as political jobber' in
your paper this morning?"
II beg youc pardon replied the ed
itor, but it was the compositor's fault.
Here's the original copy; you can see
for yourself that I wrote it robber'
plain enOugh.''-Detroit Tribune.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
Toronto University Residence,

A movement for university resi-
dence for men at Toronto has been
launched with gift from E. C. Whit
ney, of Ottawa, of $4,000. 1t is pro-
posed to obtain the sum of 100000
and to erect four or five residence
halls, each accommodating fifty or
sixty men,
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
German Demand for >Gas.

The demand for gas works in small
towns down to 5000 inhabitants is in.
creasing in Germany. Last year
eighty new gas works were .estab-
lished in such towns at a cost of from
$22, 500 to $4,000. S. ,,:s
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
Mean 7hinu,

Bride-Clarence, dear, have just
made my first pound cake.
Hubby-Good for you, Cordelia. I'll
take it down to the Office.
Bride-What for?
Hubby-For paper weight
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-02
GRATEFUL TO CUTlCURA

For Instant Relief and Speedy Cure of
Raw and scaIy Humor, Itching
Day and Night-Suffered
Months.
II wish you would publish this let
ters, so that others suffering as l have
may be helped. For months awful
sores covered my face and neck, scabs
forming, itching terribly day and
night, breaking open, and running
blood and matter. l had tried many
remedies, but was growing worse,
when / started with Cuticura. The
first application gave me instant re-
lief, and when I had used two cakes
of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of
Cuticura Ointment l was completely
cured. (signed) Miss Nellie Wander
Wiele, Lakeside, N. Y"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03
NJ wiTTB TALKS
Rega1dS Himself Rather a. an In
DeFaal COurieV TO Ascertain
49, TNrms q Japan.

London, July Sl.--The Daily Teie"
graphs correspondent on board the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. on which
M. Witte, the Russian peace plenipo-
Tertiary, is a passenger, sends an in-
tervIew which he has had with M
Witte, In which the latter said that II
Russia and Japan had agreed upon q
common basis before appointing peace
plenipotentiaries. 1t would have been
much better. AZ II was, M Witte
said he regarded himself rather as an
imperial courier sent TO ascertain the
terms Of Japan He was prepared to
make peace, nevertheless, he added, as
his powers we're very complete. and
he would discuss the demands based on
Japan's actual military and naval sue
cesses 10 a business-like spirit Of give
and take. "But I can not and will
not" continued NJ White. entertain
demands based upon expected military
successes In the future. l am CONVEX
SAINT with the humane intentions Of
my imperial master and will dol any
thing compatible with Russia's honor
and dignity TO establish that work OF
which I have been an answering ad-
vocata My first task, however, in
the new world will be to search for a
basis for fruitful discussion"