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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
The Times Daily Short Story.
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Are you sure he's sane, captaini'
asked the colonel.
Perfectly sane"
'rWell, take him away"
The next day there was roar Of
artillery at the front, AS the colonel
was mounting his horse the captain
appeared and, saluting, said:
1.-THE prisoners desire permission to
take their place in the ranks for the
coming battle"
Grant it for any in whom you have
confidence. / suppose those two cous-
ms are among the applicants"
"Carl Mels2er has applied. Ills ceus-
IN who tried to effect his escape has
not"
"That's strange" said the colonel,
and, putting spurs to his horse, he
rode away.
That day was fought the battle Of
Gravelotte, When it was over the cap
tain appeared before his colonel, this
time with both the Meisner cousins.
Colonel he said. Il have to report
that decided to put all the prisoners
In the ranks for battle. Carl Meisner,
who was in arrest for sleeping on post,
distinguished himself by conspicuous
gallantry. His cousin Herman ran
and hid himself behind a log"
The colonel looked at the prisoner in
perplexity.
"And yon," he said to Herman, "are
the man who wished TO get yourself
shot TO save your cousinl'
The colonel expected him to hang
his head in shame. He did no such
thing He simply smiled, smiled with
his beautiful blue eyes, bis delicately
curved lips, every feature in his boyish
face.
Il wish" said the colonel TO the cap
tain. "they would stop robbing the
cradle to procure material for the
army" Then to Herman, How old
are you. boy?p
TWENTY
The colonel sat thinking. Presently
be said to the captain:
"see that the charges against Carl
Meisner are withdrawn and make him
corporal As for this coward-what
the dickens he meant BY trying TO get
himself shot in place Of his cousin I
don't know, but we can't be incnm-
bercd with him on a eampaign-send
| him back under charges OF both mu-
tiny and cowardice"
Private Herman began to cry.
what are you smiling forT' began
f.e colonel, when Carl interrupted him.
Colonel, she is woman-my wife.
We have two little children at home,
and she should be there to take
care Of them. But she would not let
me 20 to the war without coming with
3ie fearing would get killed just as
&c she could help that"
'pheww exclaimed the colonel. "a
woman! That accounts for her
strange behavior, ready to die in place
of the man she loved. but no stomach
for a fight Well, captain, you must
send Private Herman Meisner back
home to take care Of the children. /
suppose the government won't give
her transportation, so / will'
It. A. mitchell
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
Private Herman MeiSner
Ioriglnal,l

n Ioriginal.l
The Tranco-Prussian war had just
opened, and the German army was
Aurrying to the frontier. One morning
before the days march began young
recruit was brought before the colonel
of the EIghty-seyenth regiment Of the
line In arrest.
This Is Private Herman Meisner,"
said his captain. Last night he vol
unfairly relieved one Of the guard and
\ connived at the escape of prisoner
I under charge Of sleeping on post. He
.gladmits this, but says that the man he
released, Carl Meisner., is his cousin
1t happened that the colonel was q
kindly man. one who would naturally
be touched by such friendly devotion.
THE culprit was mere boy, with Sax
on hair and blue eyes.
"How long have you been in the
army?. asked the commander.
x Two weeks"
4 Captain, this young fellow is doubt
lcss ignorant Of the enormity Of his
offensc, and we need every man at
his post of duty. You may release
him. Has the escaped prisoner been
Iearrested"
HE has, colonel"
The march was resumed. In the
evening as the colonel was refreshing
himself with smoke the captain re-
turned with Private Herman Meisner
again In arrest.
colonel" he said, when the prison
ars were inspected after the days
march Private Carl Meisner was miss
ing. and this man, Private Herman
Meisner, was IN his place"
The colonel knit his brows.
what did you do that for he asked
of the boy, "after my leniency to you
this morning"
"They told me my cousin would like
iy be shot for sleeping on post"
"That is bis affair, not yours. Do
you want to get yourself shot in his
place?"
II would rather colonel"
That's very, very ridic-yory noble
of you, but it's unjust to yourself. 1t
seems to me, captain, that this boy
has the true elements Of soldier IN
him, but be needs instruction. You
may return him to duty. Has the real
prisoner been roarrestedY'
Eyes, colonel"
The next morning Private Melsner
was again brought before the colonel
for having made a third attempt TO
free his cousin. This time he had fail
ed TO even get tho prisoner away from
the guard. The colonel sent the In
corrlgble Herman back to take his
place with the other prisoners, to stand
trial ut the proper time for mutiny.
"You are a little fool" said the com
mander. "Your cousin win be shot for
sleeping on post, and you will be shot
for mutiny."
Herman smiled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
REVOLUTIONS
AWFUL TOLL
Russian Rebellion Claims A.
02O Victims
NUMBER OF THOSE KILLED
Is Placed at 1o.144-2.ss1 Death Sem
fences Carried out--czar's Yacht
Runs Aground; No Blame Put
on the Crew.
NUMBER OF THOSE KILLED

ST. Petersburg, Sept. I3-The sloyo
yesterday published statistics regarding
the revolutionary movement, prepared
by noted Russian statistician, whereby
the total number Of victims Of the "dra-
matte Epidemic is placed at 1920, Of
which 1914 were killed. 1t is shown
that 1881 sentences Of death were car
ried out, that / $50 prisoners committed
suicide and that 81 ,405 persons were
wounded The largest loss Of life, 49,
953, resulted from encounters with the
soldiers or police. The anti-Jewish riots
numbered 1862 and there were $3.50
anti Armenian riots and 2,l93 mutinies.
The revolutionists assassinated SO gem
erals or governors, 81 projects and $3.50
officials of various ranks. There were
only 533 agrarian disorders.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13

Of the very few persons who had actu-
ally seen her.
For years, he stated, tales Of wild
woman with the skin Of snake, who
travelled upon the ground like reptile
and subsisted on living prey, have been
told, but these tales were generally re-.
garded as idle rumors Stone Colby, a
grizzied mountaineer who visited the ex-
position, however, declares that the sto.
ries, instead Of being exaggerated, only
tell half the truth about the strange
woman. It was he who made the offer
to lead an expedition to the place where
the woman lives.
According TO Stone, the snake woman
is about rs years old, and in physical
conformation and habits SO closely APP
proaches the reptile species that she
might be regarded as missing link be-
tween it and the human race. stone
declares she Is more like snake than
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
Money In Applas.

w r. Cady sold his apple crop to w.
G. Cheynoweth for $3.50 q barrel, or.
ehard run. delivered az the packing shed
IN Rogers, says the Rogers Democrat.
This Il probably TIDE largest apple deal
set made n This vicinity, for d number
Of wellposted apple men have estimated
his crop al not lcsa than 1000 barrels,
which would mean $4,000 Mr.. Cady
has already sold 81 900 worth Of summer
apples from The farm, which contains
eighty acres and which he says he would
not sell for $4,000. lle has fifty acres
Of bearing apple trces.-kongas City
journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
JEWS ARE DRIVEN
INTO A FIRE TRAP
Dragged from Their Beds and Forced
Into Burning Lumber Yard at
Kishinef.

Vienna, Sept. l3.---The disturbances
which caused the circulation of alarming
rumors in Roumania began in Kishinef,
Bessarabia. during then light of Sept. s..
A band of rowdies which arrived there
from Odessa were joined by Kishinef
mob and committed fearful outrages in
the suburbs, setting fire to lumber
yard into which the Jews, who had been
aroused from their sleep, were driven.
The police during the massacre were en-
tirely passive.
Bucharest, Roumania, Sept l3.Nu.
merous Jewish refugees, including whole
families from Kishinef and Odessa, have
fed to the frontier at Ungeni and the
villages along the river Pruth. The Rou-
manian authorities have issued the
strictest orders TO prevent their entry
into Roumania.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
MRS. BAYToNI AT
FATHERS VILLA.
Sends Her Carriages to His Newport
Home; Friends See Reconciliation.

Newport. r. /, Sept. 1s.--Mrs. Burke
Roche Batonyi, whose separation from
her husband, Aurel Batohyi, the noted
whip, was recently announced, has
moved some OF her carriages to the
stables at Elmcourt, tie villa Of Der
father, Frank Work, which she occupied
eaC.. season before her marriage.
Soon after her marriage, wnen Mrs.
Batonyi left the house, MIR. Work
caused it to be closed and tine gates
were locked The fact that Mrs. Ba.
tonyi has returned some OF her property
70 Elmcourt is regarded by her friends
as confirmation Of the report that she
and her father have become reconciled.
Mrs. Batonyi is still preserving a
strict silence in regard to the report
o. her separation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13

like a woman, He has never seen her
assume an erect position.
Covered with the scaly skin of a.
snake and shedding it regularly once
"a year in one piece, the snake woman
,glides among the trees and rocks in
search Of the small animals, mice, frogs,
ground squirrels and other forest and
swamp prey, which Stone has seen her
eat alive, swallowing them like a rep-
tile, without mastieation.- Boston Her
{ aid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
DE. Williams
Pink Pills

cure anemia and All anDmic conditions
because they actually make new blood.
They are not a oure-al They do this ono
thing and they do wcll-ihey make blood.
sos pei boa six hoses g. 50 az al dtugalus.
D. Williams Medicine c., Schenectady, n, Y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
A MYSTERIOUS BEAST.
The Snake Woman Of the Virginia
Mountains.

The Snake woman OF the virginia
Mountains.
There has Just started from James
town, va, an expedition headed by sew
eral veteran mountaineers having Tor its
object the investigation of weird tale
regarding snake woman, who it is al
legged. frequents the wild parts of the
moonshine country.
This strange creature, who, several
witnesses have declared, resembles a
reptile as much as woman. will be
captured if II is possible for the mem
bers Of the expedition to catch glimpse
Of her, A mountaineer on visit to
jamestown brought the first story Of
the snake woman, and claimed to be one
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13

alleled record Of "The Red Nill,p which,
for over one entire year, held Che stage
of the Kuickerboelget theatre, New York
city, and was only withdrawn on ac-
count of an oyerworked company. The
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
Old Home Week.

Patience-Did she 90 on to Chicago
for Old Home Week.
Patriee oh, yes.
did she enjoy herselff"
i guess 50; she said she saw the
faces Of five Of her eight old husbands"
-Yonkcrs Statesman
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
aThe Red MILL

That the swift and raey" musical
play is a thing OF the past has been
thoroughly demonstrated by the unpar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13

lesson derived did not escape observant
managers who were at last compelled to
see that refinement was the keynote for
success. At the opera house, Saturday
night, Sept. l4th.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
An Albany Teacher Cured.

Miss Jennie r. Bouon, teacher, living
AZ AS Second street, Albany, N VI, saws
Confinement IN the school room brought
on anemia. Any cxerlion made mo short
Of breath and ! had 10 stop at nearly every
step on going up stairs J had no color in
my cheeks OF lips and my cars were trans
parent had duh headaches and faint
spells. had doctor but received no
READ benefit until I tried Dr. Williams
Pink Pills They cured me and | have
never been I'll since
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13

Nothing in medical science ismore
direct and more reasonably certain
than the action of Or. Williams
Pink Pills in cases Of anemia, dis
ease which is literally a condition ap-
preaching bloodlessness and which,
if neglected, inevitably results in
decline and death. Anmmia IS
stealthy in approaching its victim
and often is well advanced before it
lis detected On this account it is
necessary to begin treatment as soon
as the first symptoms are noted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
DR.. KnowIton's DANDERINE

s @ @ ss as % % & III
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13

Loss Of hair is caused by the scalp drying up losing
its supply of moisture uutriment and when badness
the scalp has simply lost all Of its nourishment
leaving nothing for the hair to feed upon plant even
a tree would die under similar conditions).
The natural and logical thing to- do in either case is
feed and repensh the soil scalp the may be-
and your crop will grow and multiply nature intended
It should
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
WILL
SPEND MILLIONS
A Lost Dollar.

A missionary bishop told at dinner
in New York, according to the Sun.
this story about +. Marion Crawford,
the famous novelist: @
"Mr. Crawford went TO school," he
said, 'in Concord, and one day he was
taken to call at "a Concord clergyman's.
The clergyman had a missionary box
on his drawing room table, and, time
hanging heavily on the boys hands. he
amused himself with trying whether a
silver dollar-it was all the money he
had I'm the world, and he had converted
II into that gigantic coin for safety
would go into the slit in the box's top.
II was close ut. but unfortunately il
did go, and the coin slipped out Of the
embryo authors fingers. There was .
terrible crash OF silver falling among
the coppers, aud then the boy. as the
novelists say, knew no more When
he came TO himself he found the clergy
man and his family in raptures ov"s
his generosity"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
WEST vIRGINIA:-At Rules

WEST VIRGINIA:-At Rules in
the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of the County of Mercer on
the 3rd day of June, 1907
Matte Cook Plaintiff
against In Chancery.
John r. Cook, Defendant
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain decree divorcing the plaintin
from the defendant vinculo matri-
moni, and for general relief.
And it appearing from an affidavit
made and filed with the papers in
this cause that 'the defendant John
p. Cook, is a nonresident OF the
State Of West Virginia, it is there
fore, on motion of the plaintiff, by
counsel. ordered that said defendant
do appear at the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court Of Mercer County
within one month after the date OF
the first publication Of this order and
do what may be necessary to pro-
tect his interest in this suit.
Attest: w. 3. Honaker, Clerk
Riley. Ross & Kahle, P. Q.
7-5-4 Fridays.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
You Could Slip or the Edu..

There was n time-centurIcs ago, OF
eourse-when the learned men Of the
world really thought that the world
was sQuare-not merely fiat, but that
1t was cube. The primitive geogra.
piers OF Egypt, AssyrIa and China al
taught that the world was a square
plane" One OF the most curious dis,
coverles ever made in Central AmericS
concerning Toltec beliefs, symbols, etc
Is that they also had similar idea
concerning the form OF what we now
speak or ~ the globe" A writer Oh
the discoveries made among the monu
mental ruins OF that country says
"They (meaning the Peruyians, Toltecs
and Quiches) believed the world to be
a cube. suspended from the heavens
Uy cords of gold fastened to each OF
ts corners"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
Good In EverYthlna.

The late Sir Wllfred Lawson, well
known as an English temperance re-
former as well as a wit, invariably
took a cheerful view OF life and con.
duct. In conversation with him one
day an ardent person rallied forcibly
against the practice OF christening
vessels with champagne before being
launched. Sir Wilfred did not alto
gether agree and said good temper
ance lesson might be learned from the
practice.
How can that be?" demanded the
other.
"Well," replied the baronet latter
the first taste OF wine the ship takes
to water and sticks to It ever after"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
HEARTBURN AND
SOUR STOMACH
QUICKLY RELIEVED AND PERM
ANENTLY CURED BY RYDALE'S
STOMACH TABLETS.

Heartburn and Sour stomach are
caused by an acid or sour condition
of the stomach Quick relief is OBJ
tanned from these distressing symp-
toms of Indigestion by taking one or
two tablets when needed. Taken
regularly after meals they tone and
strengthen the stomach and enable
to digest the food and prevent fer
mentation, which is the cause OF
heartburn and sour stomach. Sold
and guaranteed by The White Phar-
macy, Cor. Princetin ave. and Bland
street.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
NOTICE OF
JUDICIAL SALE

Pursuant to a decree of the OR
cult Court of Mercer County, West
Virginia, made and entered on the
10th day of May, 1907, in the Chan
Gerry cause of Pachi Mundo VS.. Bari
Felice and Others, / will on Thurs
day, the 18TH day or July, 1907, at
the front door of the law Office of
ID. M. Easley, in the City OF Blue
field, Mercer County, West Virginia,
at O'Clock p. m. or that day, offer
for sale to the highest bidder. the
following described real estate, be-
ing an undivided one-half interest in
a certain lot or parcel of land situate
on the Waters of Widemouth, In the
District OF Rock, I'm Mercer County,
West Virginia, and described as fol-
LEWIS:
BEGINNING at a stake, thence n.
93 deg. 15 min. e. &c feet to a stake
thence s. so deg. 35 min. e. SIS
eet to a stake in the line of the Nor
folk e Western Railway Company
right OF way; thence with the curva-
ture OF the same 81 feet to a stake
thence N. a. deg. so min. w. 51.5
feet to the place Of BEGINNING,
and containing 1913 square feet.
more or less. The undivided interest
I'm said lot owned by said Bari Fellce
was conveyed to him by deed dated
the 18th day of September, 1905.
TERMS OF SALE:
Cash in hand on the day OF sale
to pay the costs OF said suit and ex-
penses OF sale, and the residue in six
and twelve months, taking from the
purchaser his interest bearing bonds
with good personal security.
ID. M. EASLEY.
Special Commissioner
7, w. b. Honaker, Clerk OF the
Circuit Court Of Mercer County, west
Virginia, hereby certify that bond
with security approved by me as sum
cient and in the penalty provided By
said decree, has been given by said
Special Commissioner.
W. B. HONAKER. CLERK.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
WIFE CARRIES
CORPSE FROM
BURNING HOME
THINKS HUSBAND NppCTN.
STUNNED BY BOLT OF
LIGHTNING.
publishers Press Report.)

Bloomington, Ind, July 15.-Just
after Morton Buskirk and wife had
retired last night lightning struck
me house, and Buskirk was insanity
Killed. The frantic wife, supposing
was only shocked, as soon as she re
covered carried the huband out from
the burning building. but she could
not revive him. Two children In tn
same room escaped Burkirk was a
leading farmer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
TO SAVE THE LIFE OF HER MIS-
ERABLE son.
(Publlshers Press Ramon. !

Publishers Press Report
Pittsburg, July 15.-Mrs. william
Thaw, mother OF Harry X. Thaw
was today forced 10 sacrifice 1000
acres of the much priced Thaw coal
lands TO secure sufficient money TO
be in shape for the next trial. Deeds
were recordedat Greensburg for tn
property this afternoon. the purchaser
being the Mount Pleasant Coal and
Coke Company. which concern paid
$2,O00.O0O for the tract. The coal
lands are i'm Mount Pleasant town
ship, Wcstmoreland county. and are
the very cream OF coal lands in
Pennsylvania
Before old William Thaw died h
created what was known as the Coal
and Coke Trust. with which he pur
chased immense tracts of coal land
i'm Westmoreland. Washington. Fay
cite and Greene counties. These
lands increased in value almost pas
belief. and have been the bulwark
OF the Thaw fortune William Thaw
knew that they would be immensely
valuable some day, If the family
would only keep them. and so when
he died he made stipulation in
his will that the coal lands were no
to be sold under any circumstances
until the time came that it was abso
lutely necessary to sell them. He ex
planned that if the family must have
money, 10 lease the lands on royalty
This process, however, was too slow
in the present case, and Mrs Thaw
was forced to sell the lands. The
property will be worth $1O,OOO,OOC
n a fewyears
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
The Rivals.

my work." remarked the baldhead-
ed dentist. lis so painless that my pa
tients often fall asleep IN the chair
while l am operating"
Hum! That's nothing" retorted his
rival "My patients nearly all insist on
having their pictures taken while am
at work I'm order to catch the express
sion OF delight on their faces"-Lon.
don Express.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
\ WOMAN WITHOUT
A STOMACH

Several years ago, an eminent sur
.geon removed the entire stomach
of woman suffering from Cancer.
The patient survived the operation
and lived several months. This wo-
man had 10 &c for Rydale's Stomach
Tablets. WN8 every one whose
stomach is alseased or deranged
does and will find these tablets a
perfect remedy, no matter what form
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
To John r. Cook:


TAKE NOTICE that on the 29th
day of July, 1907, at the office OF
Riley, Ross & Kahle, sohn Building
Blueheld West Virginia, between
the hours Of 8 a. m, shall proceed
to take the dispositions OF myself
and others to be read as evidence
in my behalf, in a certain suit I'm
chancery depending in the Circuit
Cour' Of Mercer County, wherein 7
am defendant, and you are plain
tin; and II the taking Of said depo-
sitions be not commenced, for, II com
menced be not concluded, on that
day. the taking thereof will be adj
journed from day to day, and be
twSen the same hours, until the
same shall be completed.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day OF July. 1907.
MATTE COOK.
Riley, Ross e. Kahle. p. O.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
To w. r. oliver:

You are hereby notified that on
the LIST day of the August Term.
1907, of the Circuit Court Of Mer-
Ger County, West Virginia, the un-
dersigned will move the said Court
to APPOINT d. NJ. Easley, of the County
and state aforesaid to act as trustee
i'm the place and stead of J. NJ. An
derson, the person named as trustee
in a certain deed of trust bearing
date the LIST day Of March, 1901.
and duly Of record I'm the Office of the
Clerk of the County Court of said
County, I'm Trust Deed Book no. g,
page 375, the said J. NJ. Anderson
having removed beyond the limits
or said state OF West virginia.
which deed or trust was given to Sc
cure the payment of certain notes
therein described. executed to the
undersigned by you and which notes
are now due and unpaid
Given under my hand this the
9th day of June, 1907
ID. NJ. EAsLEY, r. s. KARR.
Attorney. My Counsel
6-21-4 Fridays.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-15
CONSTIPATION.

For constipation there is nothing
'uite so nice as Chamberlain
tomach and Liver Tablets. They
ways produce pleasant movement
I the bowels without any disagree
bic evect Price, 25 cents Samples
rec. The White Pharmacy, Corner
'rinceton avenue and Bland street.