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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-05

Miss AnnabeI l.. Stewart. who has
been matron at the Proctor hospital
since last April has resigned and will
take a position as matron of the Won
ans Homeopathic association Of the
Pennsylvania hospital at Philadelphia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-05

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-05

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-05

DR.. S. w Hammond of Rutland has
been appointed chief surgeon of the Rut-
land railroad, vice Dr. L. NJ. Bingham
of Burlington, deceased with the APP
pointment Of Doctor Hammond as head
of the medical staff of the road, the
Office is moved from Burlington to Rut-
land. Doctor Hammond's appointment
became effective February l. He will
continue his regular practice as hereto
fore.
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
CHAPTER XVII.
A Call on .he Warden.

Tho rostful silence OF night lay ovT~
the great prison Here and there IN
the grim corridors q guard doHoG N
tho glare Of an electric light; rnd IN
the ofllco, too, desk light glim'rcitsl
whore the warden sat at his deqh
porng over report once he giSacsh
up at the clock-it was Ave minctCa
Of eleven=and then ho went on With
his reading
After n little the silence was broken
by the whr Of the clock and the iirH
sharp stroke Of the hour; and nc just
that moment the door from tho street
opened and man entered, He wtI
rather tall and slender, and q sinister
black mask hid his face from tho
quickly raised eyes Of the w0rdon For
n bare fraction OF n second tho tNu
men stared at each other, then, In
stInctIyoly tho wardons right hand
moved toward tho open drawer Of he
dosk whore revolver lay, and hlS
left toward several electrically con-
ncctod levers Tho intruder noted
both gestures and, unNrmed himsoi.
stood silent Tho warden was irst
TO speak
WELL what Ia It7'
you have a prisoner here, Pietr
PotrozInni" was the reply, In a pleao'
ant voice, ~ have come to demand hh
release"
Tho wardon's right hand was raiSNd
above the desk top, and the royolYoi
In II clicked warnIngly
"You have come to demand his ~
lease, oh2" he QuerIed He still aot
motlonlcss, with his eyes fixed on tho
black musk "How did you paOs Nv
outside guard"
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17

Count al Rosini tho italian Rinhas-
,mador, Is at dinner with diplomats Whon
a messenger summons him to the om-
'baAsy, where n beautlfuls young woman
Ahka for n ticket 20 the embassy pail
The ticket In made out In the namo OF
Miss Isabel Thorne, chief Campbell or
tho secret service, and Mr. Grimm, ms
bead detective are warned that plot W
brewing In Washington, and Grimm goes
10 the state hall for information. Ills at
Aention " called TO Miss Isabel Thorne,
who with her companion, disappears a
shot IL heard and Senor Alvarez OF the
Mexican legation, IL found wounded,
Grimm In assured Miss Thorno did y, ne
viaita hor, demanding knowledge or the
AFFAIR and arrests Potro potro2lnni MlSS
Th0rno visits nm old bomb-makor, and they
,hiscuas wonderful experiment Fifty
fhouaand dollars In stolen from tho otleo
of Senor Rodriguez the minister from
Nonezuela, and while detectives arc IN.
Nestigatlng tho robbery Miss Thorne Rp-
penra as a guest Of tho legation, Grimm
accuses her OF the thcft, tho money IL
restC red but new mystery occurs IN
aho disappearance OF Monsieur BOlssegur
dhe French Ambassador Elusive Mlse
T'horne rcappQars, bearing letter which
states that tho Ambassador has been Kid
mapped and demanding ransom Tho am
bAasndor returna Rnd again strangely dlH,
appears, Later he N rescued from an old
house In the suburbs
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Tho prIoonor Read It orcodIly.

clal envoy, according to international
law, Arrange escape for one week
from tonight, use any money neeos'
gary, Make careful arrangements for
tho togt and signing Of compact for
two nights after"
Again tho prisoner cleaned tho steel
nib, after which he put It back IN tho
bottle of ink, leaving It there, lie
waved the sheet Of paper back and
forth to dry It, and at last scrutIni2ed
II mmptely, standing under tho light
from the highup window Of his cell
lottcr by lottcr the milk oyaporatod,
leaving the sheet perfectly clean ana
white except for the ink'wrItton mes
sage, This sheet he folded, placed IN
an envelope, and addressed,
Later the guard passed along the
corridor, and SIgnor PotroaInnl thrust
the letter out TO him,
"l}o good enough TO post mat
please" no requested, 1T isn't scaled
don't know II your prison rules re-
dulro YOU TO rcnd tho lcttorH llhI ~
out II no, read IT, or have II road
then seal IT,"
For answer the guard domponcd tho
Zap Of the envelope, sealed IT, thrust
It into his pocket and passed on, the
secret agent sat down again, ana
sippcd his milk modltatiyely
one hour later Mr. Grimm, accom-
panied by Johnson, cNmo out OF Il
photographorB dark room IN Ponnsyb
yania Avenue with a developed mega
tive which no sat on rack to dry, Az
the end Of another hour ho was Bittf 3
at his desk studying, under Il magnI'
flying glass a finished print Of Aho
negative, Word by word he was
writing on slip Of paper what his
magnIryIng glass gave him and so'
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17

there came again the clatter OF the
guards feet on the cement pavement,
and the writing materials were thrust
through the bars.
THANK YOU" said the prisoner,
The guard went on, with a nod, and
a moment later the sIgnor heard the
clangor of steel door down the cor
ridor as It was closed and locked
Ho leaned forward in his chair with
half.closed eyes, listening for long
time, then rose and noiselessly ap
preached tho cell door Again he u.s.
tened intently, after which he resumed
his seat. He tossed away the ciga'
retto he had and lighted fresh one,
arterward holding the note over the
fame OF tho match, Here and there,
where the paper charred In tho heat
letter or word stood out from tho
bare witness Of the paper, and finally
a message complete appeared between
the innocuous inkwritten lines. The
prisoner read It greedlly:
Am privately informed there is
little chance OF Alvarez's recovery
Shall arrange escape for you, or have
ambassador intercede2 Would advise
former, as the other might take
months, and meeting to sign treaty al
lance would be dangerously delayed
Signor PetrozInni permitted tho
sputtering flame to ignite the paper.
and thoughtfully watched the blaze
destroy 1t. The last tiny scrap
dropped on the floor, burned out, and
no crushed tho ashes under his heel
Then he began TO write;
my Dear Miss Thorno;
MANY thanks for your courteous lit
Ito note. am delighted to know OF
the Improvement IN senor Alyarezs
condition, had hoped that my impul'
sIyo act in shooting him would not
end In tragedy Please keep mo In
formed Of any further change in his
condition, As yot | do not see tho
necessity OF consulting an attorney,
but later may be compelled to do 80
Respectfully,
"PIETRO PETRO2INNI," J."
This done tho secret agent carefully
cleaned the ink from the pen, wiping
It dry with his handkerchief, then
thrust II into the half empty glass Of
milk The fluid clung to the steel nib
thlnly; he. went on writing with IT,
between the lines Of ink
81 am In no danger | hold credon'
tails 70 United States, which, when
presented, will mako me responsible
only to tho Italian government rs spo'
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
January 2z, 1862,

The Reverend Bishop Ames OF tho
Methodist Episcopal church, and Hem
ilton Fish Of Now York whore appoint
ed by tho president as commissioners
TO visit tho Confederate prisons and
tend to tho necessities and wants Of
the Union soldiers held there, The
Norfolk Day Book commented ~ fol-
lows on tho appointments, "Tho Hon,
Edwin NJ, Stanton who succeeds Con
erGl Cameron in King LInooln5 war
office fayorB ug with remarkable
document, the cool e.fr0ntefy Of which
exeites our unqualified admiration
The exquisite modosty Of this propo
sltion to send onlclOl inspectors Of our
doreneos and general condition on
titles Mr., stanton to tho reputation OF
being the most impudent man among
all King Lineolns proyerbIally impu.
dent subjects"
In the Western Virginia Legislature
u proposition was introduced to pro.
vide that no slave should be brought
into the state, and that all children
born Of slave parents after the first OF
January 1866, should bo free, and
placed under an apprenticeship by the
state, Tho proposition was roIcrrcd
10 tho committee on General Proys'
Ions
Diplomatic correspondence passed
between Earl Russell and Secretary
seward, In which the former condemn.
cd In strong terms the fact that tho
British schooner James Campbell,
captured for q breach Of the blockade,
had been brought into New York with
the English flag flying below the
American nag Secretary Seward ro'
piled that the unsoomly act was oo'
casoned by u misrepresentation Of Ms
duties on the part Of the Federal ON
Ger In charge Of tho prize, and that
orders had been issued to prevent u
repetition Of tho offense,
The president OF the United states
issued General order No J. command
lng u general advance against the Con-
federate forces IN the held on Febru'
ary &c.
copyright toii, by W, q, thai mahj
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
curlously enough, II came TO pass thni

curiously enough, II came TO pass thnt
Miss Thorne and Chief Campbell OF
the Secret Service were reading the
hidden, milk-written message at al
most the identical moment.
Johnson got Petrozinnis letter
from the postman" Mr., Grimm was
explaining. Il opened II, photo
graphed It, sealed It again and re-
mailed It. There was not more than
half an hours delay; and Miss Thorne
can not possibly know Of It," He
paused q moment. 'Gt's an odd thing
that writing such as that Is absolutely
invisible to the naked eye, and yet
when photographed becomes deciper'
able In the negative"
What do you make Of TT" Mr'
Campbell asked, The guileless blue
eyes were alive with eagerness
"Well, he's right, OF course, about
not being in danger" said Mr.. Grimm
III he came with credentials as spe'
cial envoy this government must re-
Bpect them, even II Senor Alvarez
dies, and leave II to his own govern
ment TO punish him. II We were ON
cially aware that he has such Gre
dentials doubt II we would have the
right to keep him confined; we would
merely havo to hand him over TO the
Italian embassy and demand HIS pun
ishment. And, Of course, all that
makes him more dangerous than
ever
"Yes, know that" said the chief
little impatiently, But who is this
mani"
"Who Is this man, Mr. Grimm ro-
poated as II surprised at the question
II was looking for Prince Benedetto
d'Abru2zi Of Italy have found him y
Mr.. Campbell's clock.liko brain tick.
cd over the situation IN detail,
IT'S like this" Mr. Grimm eluci'
dated. "IIe has credentials which ho
knows will FREQ him II he Is forced TO
present them, but imagine they were
given him more for protootIon In an
emergency like this than for intro
duclng him TO our government An
the matter stands he cant afford 10
discover himself by using ttose >re-
dontIals and yet, II the Lacn com
pact is signed he must bo free. Re-
member, too, that he is accredited
from three countros-ltaly, France
and Spain" lie was silent for q mo-
ment. Naturally his escape from
prison would preserve his inccgnito,
and at the same time permit him TO
sign the compact"
There was silence for long tine
81 believe the situation IL without
precedent" said Mr. Campbell slowly
"The special envoy Of three great
powers held for attempted"
"Omcially we are not aware OF bis
purpose or his Identity" Mr. Grimm
reminded him, III he escaped II
would clarity the situation romep'
dously."
"lf he escaped repeated Mr. Canp-
bell muslngly
"But, Of course, the compact womb
not be signed, at least in this huln'
try" Mr., Grimm went on tentatively,
Mr., Campbell ga2ed straight INFO ths
lIstless eyes Of tho young man for "
minute or moro and gradually fell Ia
dorstandIng came homo TO him, PinNh
ly he nodded his hood,
"Uso your own Judgment Mr.,
Grimm" no directed,
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17

nests uro, among other mNterlhlN
long strunda Of tough, whitIsh fok
weed, tho strands forming tho oulnf
shell m basket Of the most, end ~
their oucNncfa OgHst In securing II
to the rock
Dy the time tho birds have omi,
grated, these bits Of seaweed aiS
washed clean by rains and are dried
in the sun Then is when they ara
extracted by Chinese gatherers and
mado into parcels for sale
They form strips about eight inehoq
long, somewhat Of tho appearance 4
Iceland moss, light, shiny, translucent
and Of no positive taste,
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
Central African Tree,

remarkable tree has been diseov
orcd abou, tho region OF Lake chad,
Aulcn. IDe power Of increase In every
Wpy a remarkable In q few months
an extensive tract OF land, We read,
6eeame an npenetrable forest In one
season Il Is said to grow to the height
of ffom four to fye metorsi in other
words from 10 to over iG feet
la foliage ls said 70 resemble tho
mlmoaa and its branches arc thorny
The wood can be cut into Dlanks, and
Tho natives work Il up into canoes
The Tlho mission haa utilized tho
wood for making tables and doors,
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
plrds, Meat eoup,

Old books Of travel represent the
Aglalles as putting tho nests Into
SOUPS and stewe, This Ia entirely or
roneous. The birds which maize these
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
January 26, 1862

General Ealeck issued an order
commanding the president and officers
Of the ST, Louis Chamber Of Com
merce, private organization of busi'
ness men, TO take the oath Of allegI'
anco to the United States, If any ono
Of them shall have failed to do 80
within ten days, his office shall be de-
clared vacated, and any atempt on his
part to perform It's functions VIII sub
ject him to arrest for contempt and
punishment according to the laws Of
war" was the import of the threat
contained IN the order
Fifteen thousand men p0r0ded tho
streets Of New Orleans In celebration
Of the first anniversary Of the lndo'
pondonco Of Louisiana, the state hay'
ing secoeded on January &c, 1861, Tho
parade was followed by u banquet In
tho Sc, Charles hotel Qt which tho
governor and high state officials were
present,
A Reconnaissance Of two Federal reg.
imentB and n company Of cavalry from
Camp George Wood, near Munford'
vile, KY, developed tho presence OF
Gen, HIndman's Confederate brigade
three miles beyond Horse Cave, The
railroad track was found destroyed In
places to Il point within four miles OF
tho Federal position, tho roads were
barrIcoded with trees fellcd by tho
Confederatea and the reservoirs In
tho countrywide were reekIng with
the stencil Of dead horses and hogs
and cattle the Confederates had Kill
ed, in their program Of making the
Union advance as dinlcult os possi'
Bile,
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
Peace OF Mind,

A tranquil heart Is the lifc OF IN
flesh but envy Ia tho rottenneos u
tho bones,-proyerbs Of solomon Dp
az
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
January 20, 1862.

MalorGoneral TIallock, command.
Ing tho department Of the Missouri,
threw into jail citIgons Of st. Louis
who endeayored, by legal process, to
escape his general order No 3D. under
which sympathzerB Of tho south were
Obliged TO pay assessments for tho
benefit Of the southwestern fugltlyos,
Samuel Englor II prominent merchant,
refusing to pay his assessment, euf'
lered u seizure Of his property to the
extent Of his assessment and n PEN
atty Of twenty-five per cent added,
Upon an attempt TO recover the prop
orty by ropleyln, both he and his at.
torney were seized and thrown Into
tho military prison, and subsequently
expelled the Union lines, With orders
not to return without special pcrm9'
sion. General HNllcck Justified his
action under the plea OF martial law,
A force Of one hundred Confederate
cavalry entered Blandyille, Kentucky,
aud carried off the books and records
Of the county The captain Of the
band assured tho citizens that any
who had suffered at the hands Of the
Union soldiers or who ahould be made
to suffer would be reimbursed out Of
IeyIes on Union sympathI6era
The Confederate steamer Calhoun
was captured Of the southwest pass Of
tho Mississippi river by one Of the
blockadng squadron, The Confodcr.
otcg deserted the vessel after firing
her, but tho fire was cytInguIshod by
the Union sailors and tho steamer
takor of
A atono ncet waa sunk by tho Fed
orals In the channels Of Chorlootown
harbor to further block tho entrances
20 tho port
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
T6
CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
January 21, 1862.

January 21, 1862.
The Union reconnaissance in force
by General McClernand in the direc'
tlon of Columbus, Kentucky, return
ed to Cairo. The expedition, consist
Ing Of nearly FIVE thousand men, left
Cairo ten days ago and penetrated to
point within mile and a half Of
tho Confederate defenses about Co
lumbus. The Confederates, seeing the
enemy in such force, expected and
prepared for an attack. The Union
force withdrew, after ascertaining the
position, extent and strength OF the
Confederate defenses. The expedition
resulted in the acquisition of valua-
BILE information concerning roads that
were not marked on the maps In the
possession Of the Federal officers, as
well as knowledge Of the Conieder-
ate position.
Acknowledgement Harding reported
the number Of citizens Of Missouri
that had enlisted in the Union army
for three years at 33,SS2,
Lieutenant Ammen, commanding
the United States gunbGat Seneca, re-
ported to Commodore Dupont that
the negroes IN the neighborhood Of
Port Royal, South Carolina, which
was in the hands Of the Federal army
and navy, were anxious to be fur
nished with guns,
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
January e. is6a,

A largo meeting IN honor OF the lato
General HollIcorcr, killed IN the bat
tic at MIN Sprnga, kyo on January
10, was held In the &C. Charles ho'
tel, New Orleans The following reso.
lutohs we're adopted Resolved,
that we have received the intelligence
Of tho death Of General Felix X, zol.
lcofror with feelings Of tho profound.
eBt sorrow, and lament his untImoly
end as an irreparabio loss TO tho cause
for which he heroieally gave his life,
In private lire or In dlscharsIng his
public dutIos, wo always found him
IN Ineorruptlblc patriot Cool and coll
lceted amidst troubles, no was unfal'
terIng In the execution Of hls purpose,
No man, since General Andrew jack
son, enjoyed, 30 completely, the con-
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17

fldence and undivided esteem OF the
people Of Tennessee.
Resolved, That we mourn his
death as a great public loss, which Is
only relieved by the recollection that
he fell fighting bravely at the head OF
his column, against the invaders of his
country"
Two blockade runners, endeayoring
to run the blockade off Pas lOutre,
at the mouth Of the Mississippi, went
ashore and were burned by their
crews, who escaped, The schooners
were laden with cotton,
The Union light boat stationed near
the middle ground at the entrance to
the Chesapeake, broke from its moor
ings and went ashore at Pleasure
House Beach, near Cape Henry, The
vessel and crew fell into the hands or
the Confederates,
January 25, 1862.
William II. Seward, secretary or
state for the United States, Issued
an order to the marshal Of the DIS
trict of Columbia directing him mot
to receive into custody any persons
claimed to be held to service or labor
within the District, or elsewhere, and
not charged with any crime or misde'
meanor, unless upon arrest or COM
mitment, pursuant to law, as fugityes
from such labor or service and not
to retain any such fugitiyes In Gus
tody beyond period Of thirty days
from their arrest andO commitment,
unless by special order Of competent
civil authority" The order was to
be enforced ten days after It's issu'
ance. and had no relation to arrests
made by military authority
Governor Pierpont declared vacant
all the civil Offices on the eastern
shore of Virginia beyond the Ches'
apeake recently occupied by a Fed
eral force, and the commanding gem
eral Of the force issued orders for an
election OF such officers.
The Confederate prisoners taken
with the capture Of Hatteras Inlet
North Carolina, who had been reIeas-
ed on parole after a period Of con-
fnement in Fort Warren, Boston har'
Dor, were released from their parole,
having been exchanged for like num-
ber Of Union prisoners,
Henry s, Footo Of Mississippi Offer
ed peace resolutions IN the Confeder'
ate congress at Richmond
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
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The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
January %, 1862,

The Memphis Argus published the
following; 1--WE are every day called
upon to publish the farclcal freaks Of
the Federal legislation which trans
pIre in the Lincoln congress, as a part
Of the extraordinary history Of the
times. We notice 4.
q bill which one Mr., Hutchins, OF
Ohio, has announced he will soon In
troduco into the lower house Of that
august body The measure very
humanely proposes that the enlight'
ened and Christian north shall as
sumo complete control over the igno-
rant and barbarous south, reducing all
her states to the condition of n terri
torIal or provincial government and
then Immediately abolish slavery
within their limits. But hap
PLY for tho south the Issue is not
now one Of legislation, but Of the
sword, not Of the ballot, but Of the
bayonet"
Marble Nash Taylor, loyal proyIs'
ional governor Of North Carolina,
made the arrival Of General Burnside
an occasion to issue n proclamation
from Hatteras, North Carolina, con
graduating the people Of the state on
their delyerance from thraldom by
tho @nyncIble arms Of the republic,
calling upon them to cooperate with
the army IN restoring their rights, so
recently lost, and appointing tho 22d
Of February as the day on which tho
ordinances Of the provisional conyen'
tIon Of November IS should be sub
mItted to the people for ratification,
lie also called for an election of
United states congressman for the
Same day to MI the vacancies then
existing IN the representation OF
North Carolina IN that body,
The Harrison times., 1912-02-17
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