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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-24
Martin Rally Planned.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
charlottesville. Va, July 23.-The
Goraiai reception given Congressman
William a. Jones when he smoke here
last Tuesday night has aroused the
supporters OF Senator, Martin, who
nave planned big rally, to be held
at the courthouse on Monday night,
Auguet Z,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26

that the stanchions supporting the bridge had
been shot away on that side. Some qualified gun
Mannix, and about to find new post when he
felt dull blow i'll the side. 1t was not painful anc
he could not understand why he went down He
was pulling that out when he was almost overcome
by feeling OF nausea,
He may have lost consciousness he may have
merely lost track OF time but certainly the next
notice he took was OF himself being on the fore
castle deck and looking up at the bridge works
which had collapsed and were burning. Queer,
that thought MannX, and, though he did not know
why he did it, climbed up on the forward turret,
where was a man his knees. He was gazing
down into the turret, that man. Mannix knet be
side him
What do you think" he said to Mannix, and
pointed inside Mannx looked Every man there
dead. 1t must have been instant incarceration
with ali of them. Bodies there that if hand were
but laid upon them would have crumpled like the
dust they were Charred to ashes these but with
the outlines OF the forms perfectly preserved
Mannix took another look. On the casemate not
a mark; of the guns, displacement. This was
the only man of all that turrct crew who had been
left alive. He had been sent OF with message,
his return when the shell struck He seemed hard
of hearing and very much astoni;hed D.. =.
WHY felt ho1 a1b hSsIsy h eot a5ged HH hnd
what wI ! shall do now, w9nder He repeated that
last, What shall do now" several times
Thinking to get word Of the duke, Mannix went
aft Threading his way through the debris of the
gun deck he saw that half the port battery had been
put out OF commission
hospital; but there were too many for the hospital
corps and so here and there groups attending
to themselves. Bandagng each other they WERE
mostly They were rather serious; but not too much
in seemed TO have no intellectual interest for them.
They were wounded, that was all "Ah-h' if I had
INT \ sanoyar now | would make me a fine last cup
of tea" said one in a wistul voice.
Mannix saw another with his back to bukhead,
his leps stretched out before him. rolling cigarette.
Having only one left he was having difficulty.
lie hailed Mannix, otherwise Mannx would never
have known: for barehcaded blackened, stripped to
his undcrshrt, there was no mark or rank to dis,
tinpuish him from any enlisted man, Mannx turned
hack AZ the call and that it was the officer who
had been tying up his clothes the evening before,
he who had been called Nicolas Osn, Il shall not
need them after all If you want then,--we know
Of VouNPushkin informed us--they there" and
he nodded his head toward wooden chest which
in some way had escaped demolition.
"Rut YOU are far from being dead" exclaimed
NANNY "One arm what is that"
zone arm" Nicolas Osin smiled almost proudly
"One arm. indeed If you should turn me over now,
YOU would see a hole as big as your whole head, so
they tell me- A piece of she'll, yes, and a marvel
il did not come clear through Most surprising yes
he q those shells act" lie pufcd at his cigarette
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prayer for Madeleine whom, he now began to think,

PRAYER for Madeleine, whom, he now began to think.
he might never see again. -
The Russians were now capped. Every Japanese
ship law ready with whole broadsde to the head
OF the Russian column Every snip in that long
gray line opened up on the hrst four ships of the
four ships held the Japanese within range. Mannixs
ship was in that first four ,
whitecapped with the ricochetting shells Had but
one quarter of them come aboard, the Russian lead
would all have been sunk in that first twenty
minutes. But in that short time enough shells came
aboard-without leaving the chart bridge Mannix
could see that-enough to make of steel
partitions enough to make spnters of most Of the
woodwork (Which should long ago have been re,
moved, but WASN'T, enough to dismount several
Mannix would have liked to about the ship
to observe better how the men were behaving, but
he did not dare to get too far away, in they
should need him at the wheel But even from where
he he caught characteristic touches of the fight
An officer called down to Mannix and sent him off
with message to the chief of the powder division.
From this Mannix guessed that the internal com
munications had been shot away and also that many
of the messenger boys had been killed off. Mannx
found his powder division officer. He was the same
who had been playing solitaire in the ward room
the night before
On his way back Mannix saw that it was going
hard with the "Kremlin" The gunners, they meant
well, but they did not know how. Nlannix that
shell damned in port on the gun deck and
two plates were torn away from her forward; above
the water line it is true, and great danger from
that yet because Of the smoothness of the sea, but
if the ship should list toward that side. There were
holes in the stacks-several; but as yet only
one showed signs of topping over.
The enemy, having successfully completed their
first vancouver, were now about to attempt loop
about the entire Russian fleet. They went about it
in a superbly insolent manner, as If what the Rus
SLAMS did could not matter.
Fine" said Mannix half aloud. 1t was his pro-
essional tribute to Japanese efficiency and then they
cut loose, and the next instant the entire port side
of the bridge caved in. Also the steering gear was
parted. "You out of job" said the pianola
player smiling at him. "And | also!' he added,
the useless wheel and stepping over to the port side
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26

"And Sergei Herzar he is gone, yes. Ps-st" he
made an upward move OF his arm like that And
not much as button for souvenir. Only this
morning at breakfast he was speaking TO me Of
letter to his wife, and was much worried that she
might not get it. There was little enlargement
before he left home and he was asking forgiveness
now and now she will never know; for the mail
box Of course, will sink with US Oh she will be
who will never strike his colors"
THE captain is dead" said Mannix.
$50? Too bad. But no matter. the Kren,lin's
business Suffer- Oh, no, no! But am going, OF
course. Adieu.'
Mannix rushed to Pushkin,,s room, which was
the deck below. In hundred ways the ship
showing that she was hard hit. She would
not much longer remain afloat and Mannix wished
to save few little things which Pushkin had al
lowed him to stow away in his desk that is if he
saved himself
The after ladder to the quarterback had become
a ladder to the deck.
Mannix reached the .quarter-deck. There they
were still fighting the aer-tqrret tregulary as il
into the turret. The duke was there leaning against
the casemae, wounded Mannx asked after Push
kin. The duke pointed to body. "Dcad?' asked
Mannix The duke nodded The explosion" They
had not enough work the gun left. A
trainer and pointer were both lacking
Mannix stepped up to the gun-pointer's telescope
He had had serious intention OF doing this. but
now he could not help it.. He turned to the duke
with your permission?" he said. Help yourself"
said the duke pleasantly
Mannx almost shouted with exultation as he fired
No strange work this for him. On his own gun
ship he had been turret officer. The first shot
went to the mark And the next. And then he
heard at his She's going down surely. 1t is
the boilers-they have blown upp
"Leave-at once-everybody" commanded the
duke,
There still shell in the chamber OF Mannixs
gun 1--WE may well fire this one" suggested
Mannx
by all means" replied the duke.
ManniX after looking back to make sure the
breechblock closed, pointed and fired He saw
great commotOn when it landed
"A bull's-eyc!' cried the who had stayed
behind the effect. Only Mannix, the duke,
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s ooped ' to s' the duke in sf his TSe d"Se
was hspe les WAS his ess 6o5s Isg h duke
Eyes, Your Grace, but with YOU said Ivan.
Come" urged Mannix, she is sinking, and YOU
must try to help yourself"
mo, no. l will go down with her. I should not
want to live after she is gone. But YOU must so
You the kind that women love You will win
M ad, haye nc no fear"
But your wife:
What of herr"
you believe in her."
"Ah-h, but what does she think Of me-"
Mannix looked at Ivan. who salutcd and lifted the
duke through the under hatch and onto the quarter
deck. The ship was now to the gun deck and lurch-
ing. The quarter deck would soon be under. Man
nix wondered what he could get that would float
mans body. Over by the wardroom hatch he sped
a table. or what was left of it unburned, floating
up from beneath He was not sure that he could
pull it through to the deck, but he tried, half
rushing over and taking hold it came through There
also another small table, with some parts of the
German pianola and the wreck of chair
Mannix and Ivan dashed the two table tops to-
gether with strips OF the tablecloth They had now
only to let them slide down from the steepy inclined
but half conscious, and laid him the table
top, Il held him up without trouble, Mannix took
hold Of the chair for himself but seeing sailor
"No Your Exeellency,"
Thanks to Your Excellency," and plunged into
But you, Ivan" asked Mannix, "can you swim"
Swim? |? Ii | was rated by my swimming and
not by my brains, I, Your Excellcncy. would be fly
ing admirals stars
"Shove off them" ordered Mannx.
They barely clear OF the ship when she
started her death rolling She was monstrous
sight in that final roll, with one bige keel and
propeller up-pointing and the smoke pouring from
her And the flames flashing through the smoke
great volume OF steam up-rushed as the burning
hull went under. Maunix looked about. Only the
duke, Ivan, himself and that other sailor to whom
he had given the chair seemed to have safe
away from the "Krcmlin"
Mannix now felt the sting of a wound in his right
side and of another in the left thigh. 1t painful
for him to work his arms and legs but yet he must
If he was to get anywhere with the Russian who
lying helpless and needless the table. seemed
not to care whether he lived or died.
but | carel thought Mannx. mo reason in the
world why should die, too Sorry though | am for
Russia still; she is not my country, and have
something else to hope for
With the palm OF one hand resting the edge
of the table, ManniX found he could easily keep
ahoat, and by kicking out with his sound leg he
that he could steer the little raft toward several
strayng ships boats. lust before the action began
of the ships had cast away their boats and
there string of half dozcn--gigs, whale
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
HIRAM CARPENTERS WONDER
full CURE OF PSORIASIS.

'T have been afflicted for twenty
years with an obstinate skin disease,
called by some NJ. DIS. psoriasis, and
others le3rosy, commencing on my
scalp; ard in spite of all / could do,
with the help Of the most skilful doc
tors, it slowly but surely extended I'M
til a year ago this winter it covered
scales. For the last three years have
been unable to do any labor, and
suffering intensely all the time. Every
morning there would be nearly dust
painful of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed, some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter
In the latter part of winter my skin
commenced cracking open. / tried
everything, almost, that could be
thought of. without any relief. The
18th of June / started West. in hopes
could reach the Hot Springs.
reached Detroit and was so low
thought / should have to go to the
hospital. but finally got as far as Lam
sing, Mich, where / had a sister liv
ing. One DR.. -. treated me about
thought L had but a short time to live
earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through the skin all over my back.
across my ribs. arms, hands, limbs;
feet badly swollen; toe-nails came OF;
finger-nails dead and hard as a bone:
hair dead, dry and lifeless as old
straw. o my God! how did suffer.
my sister wouldn't give up; said,
We will try Cuticura' Some was ap-
piled to one hand and arm. Eureka!
there was relief; stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word 60
They Immediately got Cuticura Re-
solvent, Ointment and Soap. l COM
menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent
three time a day after meals; had
bath once a day, water about blood
heat; used Cuticura Soap freely; ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening. Result: returned to my
home in just six weeks from the time
l left. and my skin as smooth as this
sheet of paper. Hiram E. Carpenter
Henderson, N. Y"
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 10, 1880, and is
republished because of the perman-
ency of the cure. Under date of April
%. 1910, Mr.. Carpenter wrote from his
present home, 610 Walnut st. So,
Lansing, Mich: 81 have never suf-
fered return Of the psoriasis and al
though many years have passed l have
not forgotten the terrible suffering
endured before using the Cuticura
Remedies"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13

assertion made by remarkable GRIM
inal. 1t caused many jurists to won-
der if, after all, the deprivation of
liberty ought to be allowed to take the
place of the death penalty.
Judge kavanaugh's Opinion.
A Chicago courtroom listened re-
Gently to a strange address made by
Judge Marcus Kavanaugh, Joseph We'll
come, the prisoner at the bar. had
pleaded guilty" to the charge of MUIR
der. 1t was a crime of peculiarly ag-
gravating circumstances. Welcome
had driven his wife from home. He
followed her to the boarding house
of Mrs. Mary Mclean and a quarrel
ensued. Enraged by her avowed in
tentiOn of quitting him forever, he
drew a revolver and shot her down.
In attempting to save the life of the
unfortunate woman Mrs. Mclean was
killed by a bullet from the degen-
crates weapon. Moved by the plea
Of guilty and his appeal for the mercy
OF the court, the jury fixed Welcomes
punishment at life Imprisonment.
When the prisoner rose to receive
the sentence, Judge Kavanaugh said:
welcome, you committed a terri
BILE crime. Your punishment is to be
more terrible still. When your wife
sought to escape you shot her 1t was
no fault Of yours that she lived and
that you. in fact. then killed another
woman who was making useful way
in the world. You could hardly get
twelve men in the box who would
not inflict the death penalty upon
you. yet it is the policy of the law to
regard plea of guilty in some meas
ure of itself a mitigation.
The instructive, unreasoning hor-
ror of mankind regards death as the
most severe punishment. This idea
Is not correct. You are now to re-
ceive a sterner punishment. Your
victim died but once. You will die a
hundred times. You will suffer more
the day you put on your prison
clothes than she did In her death.
After that there will be only the
hopeless, painful years, from day to
day. from month to month, stretch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13

ing out forever and in agony. In
four or five years the eternal solitude
and silence will begin to crush IL
upon you like an iron weight.
You hear that street car bell ring
ing in the street as it passes now
You will remember 1t in after years
as the most exquisite music. 1t will
mean hurrying crowds that go where
they like and do as they please. 1t
will mean the greatest of all pleas
ures-freedOm. You can only dream
of 1t by day and by night, and your
dream will be torture unspeakable
I'm the summer you will guess that
there are cool rivers running some
where under green trees, and you will
long for the sight of even a green
leaf with an aching you never thought
you could experience
In few weeks the holidays, with
their lights and festivities and hap
piness, will be here. Many a Christ
mas will roll over you in your iron
cage and high stone wall, but you will
never hear a child laugh again.
You are so elated now at the
thought Of saving your life that you
don't realize all this. l want you and
the others here in this courtroom to
understand 1t. You are not sorry yet
for your crime. You have only
great self-pity.
There will be few worse men than
you in that big prison. but may say
the law has taken its full and ample
revenge upon you"
Welcome has now entered upon the
monotonous round of the Living
Death" that Judge Kavanaugh de-
scribed. He is now a thing" in
striped clothes. number that has its
home in the heart of great mass of
stone and steel and concrete, watched
by rif1emen on forbidding walls, the
great state prison at Joliet 1t is pos
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
New York and PHILADELPHIA.

She was beautiful and statuesQue
blonde who had changed her residence
from New York to this city and Sc
cured position as stenographer in
the offices Of staid, dignified citizen
of good old Quaker descent. On the
morning of her first appearance she
went straight to the desk of the boss.
Il presume" she remarked. that
you begin the day over here the same
as they do in New York;"
"Oh, yes" replied the boss. without
glancing from the letter he was read
ing.
We'll. hurry up and kiss me then"
was the startling rejoinder, Il want to
get to work. "-Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
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sible that he has already glimpsed
something of the punishment that is
to be his. so long as breath and rea-
son remain within his body.
Is the Judge Right3
Was Judge Kavanaugh right? Is
1t true that life Imprisonment is a
more terrible punishment than the
extinction Of the criminal? Do men
die a hundred deaths where their VIC
tins died but one? His pronounce
ment is new, so far as the bench is
concerned. 1t has been debated, how
ever, for generations by philosophers
and students. Cold reason tells the
human mind that death would be
preferable to a life lived in the mar
row confines of steel cages and stony
corridors, but every criminal well
comes the alternative of imprison-
ment all his days when actually con-
fronted by the gallows or the electric
chair. Judge Kavanaugh's speech to
the condemned man serves to awaken
interest in that last and greatest of
the powers Of the state. the right to
take human life.
In all civilized countries In the
world, with one exception, the death
penalty is exacted of the murderer
and the traitor. Italy is the single
exception, but there is rarely an at
tempt to secure the Communication of
murders sentence in that country.
When he is finally sentenced, 1t is
the end. for there Is no hope of par
don except in the most undoubted
cases of innocence, and thus far the
prison gates Of that country have
never swung open to release a muir
derer. In America there is always
hope SO long as there - life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
ONE REDEEMINa FEATURE
When Papa Hears It He Urges Only
Son to Grab Girl
Quick.

The only son had just announced to
the family his engagement.
What, that grill" remarked his
mother. why, she squints."
She has absolutely no STYLE" com.
mented his sister.
"Red-headed, isn't she?" asked
auntie.
I'm afraid she's Eighty" was grand
mas opinion
She hasn't any money" said uncle.
And she doesn't look strong"
chimed in the first cousin.
Shes stuck up, in my opinion" as
servated the second cousin.
She's extravagant," was the opin-
ion given by the third cousin
We'll, she's got one redeeming fea-
ture, at any rate, remarked the only
son, thoughtfully.
What's that?" chorused the char
liable band
She hasn't a relative on earth"
Papa had not yet spoken, but now
he did.
Grab her, my boy" grab her." he
said.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Not What He Asked For.

A small boy hurried into the cor
ner butcher shop and told the propri-
etor his mother wanted a nice, ten
der turkey for Thanksgiving, and she
wanted 1t dressed. The butcher Sc
lected just such a bird from the lot
in the window, and said. with satisfac-
ton:
Here's a dandy, my boy-just what
your mother wants!'
mo, 1t ANTI" returned the youth.
That turkey hasn't any clothes on"
Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Longitude and Dinner Time.

About eleven o'clock one morning
Aunt Dinah was peeling potatoes for
dinner. Now | reckon that all ober
dis big worr everybody what's got
anything to git meal with is a-gittin'
ready for dinner" she placidly re-
marked
"Oh, no, Aunt Dinah,' said Miss
Nina. in New York it's just about
dinner time anw, and out by the
Rocky mountains it won't be dinner
time for three hours yet
"Oh, my Miss Nina. You plumb
sure O that?"
Plumb sure, Aunt Dinah."
We'll. Is mighty glad / lives in a
Christian land. whar when it's 'leben
o'clock it's leben o'clock. and we
can't nebber git mixed up on the din
ner time"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
WHIT Impressed Him.

q " child, president OF the Yel-
-,o,e Park association, went to
~,one two or three years ago and
h Tor a companion a man interested
na ,ho hotel business. They travelled
- .r Europe, investigating hotel ana
o .mmissary problems to some extent.
6nally arrived in Rome. They
o., into st. Peters and stood be
~ the dome. Well" said Child,
asare II is. Here's the dome" The
20, man took one look forward. Then
~ turned to Child and asked: How
UGH did that man in London say he
~sr,ed for them hams?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Breaking II by Degrees.

Edmund Yates used to tell this an
ecdote of physician who was a per-
sonal friend. AS the story went, Yates
once saw the doctor operate upon a
man afflicted with blood poisoning,
when he ampuated the patients leg.
DO you think he'll recover. now"
asked Yates, after the operation was
over.
Recover" exclaimed the physi-
clan. why, he never had a chance
to get we'll"
Then why in the world did you
ampuate that leg?"
Why" said the surgeon, calmly,
you must not tell a patient the
truth all at once, you know; you must
first amuse him little"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Mrs. Roosevelt an Economist.

Mrs. Roosevelt is said to have kept
her gowns from one year to the next
and even the third year, and yet was
always beautifully dressed. The best
dressed woman in London is said to
be Mrs. Keppell, who wears her
gowns more than one season. having
them made over for the second year,
as her income does not allow Of q
great variety of gowns.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
A SILVER FIGURE.

Now, Arthur" said his father,
you've been going to school long
enough to write decently. Don't you
know how to make figure three"
Sure" said the boy. you put
your pencil on the paper and then you
SILVER"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
The Victor.

cassidy-Harringan was around tn
asy braggin about tn b'atin' he gev
rpnegan last Monda'.
rasev-Last Monda'? Sure, that's
..or a week ago. 'Tis wonder he
vasnt around sooner.
cassjGy-Aye. but it seems he only
..oover from il this mOrDin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
A Real PLAYER.

Ever play the ponies!" casually re-
marked the racetrack tout to the mar
sitting near him in the hotel lobby.
mot quite" smiled the other; "bur
I've played the lion in The Wizard of
o. the dog In Buster Brown and
half the elephant In Wang