The Barre daily times., July 17, 1903, Image 3

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WHEN A POPE DIES.
INVADING THE THALiES.
ft LOVE THAT
NEVER DIED
Original.
When General Zaebary Taylor's
troops were in Mexico confronting
tlioso of .Santa Anna an Incident of se
cret service took place which was not
only thrilling, but which contained a
romance.
One evening two officers, one in the
Uniform of a Mexican colonel, the other
that of a enptuin, rode Into the advance
Mexican camps and asked to be con
ducted to the tent of the commanding
officer. Arriving there, they found Ma
jor Fourtado, to whom they presented
an order purporting to be signed by
General Santa Anna directing that
they be afforded every facility to in
spect the camps. This was given them.
They rode over the ground, noted the
approaches, and as they were about to
depart they were arrested and taken to
Major Fourtado. the commandant. On
them were found sketches and memo
randa that proved them to be spies.
They confessed and were Informed
that they would be shot at daylight the
nest morning.
Tho men were Lieutenant Colonel
Otis Winchester and Lieutenant War
ren Holmes of the American army
Colonel Winchester, knowing that cer
tain Information was extremely neces
sary to his general, had volunteered
to make a bold attempt to secure It
Lieutenant Holmes was sent with
him, it being hoped that if Winchester
was taken Holmes might get through
and back with the Information. The
uniforms had been obtained froi:r Mex
ican officers, prisoners of war. Santa
Anna's signature had been forged from
a dispatch which had been captured
on the messenger who bore It.
Neither slept during the night and
shortly before dawn wrote brief letters
to their homes, which they were told
would be forwarded under flag of truce
to General Taylor. Winchester, much
the older man, was composed, but
Holmes suffered from all the depres
sion to be expected in one about to be
Bhot
"Are you related," asked Winchester,
"to Edward C. Holmes of the class of
1S2-, at West Point?"
"lie WU3 my father," replied Holmes.
' Winchester said nothing, but looked
at the young man with a melancholy
stare. At the moment a messenger
from Major Fourtado entered.
'The commandant," he said, "is es
pecially reluctant to take the lives of
two such brave men. Ho deems one
sufficient to satisfy the military law
common in such cases and directs me
to inform you that you are permitted
to draw lots, the one leslug to be ex-
. ccutcd at once, the other to be ex
changed." Winchester again turned his glance
on young Holmes, and a sigh It might
have beeu of relief escaped him. The
two officers exchanged letters to their
respective laiu.iies, to oe uu
bv the one escaping death. Then they
were conducted to For.rtado's headquarters.
The commandant placed two stones
In his hat, the one black, the otner-
white. Coi'inel Winchester claimed
by right of seniority to draw, the first
stone drawn being decisive. lie step
ped up to Fourtado, who sat at a table
holding the hat, put in his ha ml and
withdrawing It tossed a black stone
on the table.
"You have lost," said the major, lay
ing down the hat. Then, turning to
the guard, he directed that the pris
oners be taken away. A few minutes
later a volley was heard without, and
Otis Winchester had been executed.
Major Fourtado took up his hat and
before placing it on his head put in ms
hand to withdraw the remaining stone.
It was not there.
"Has any one touched the hat,' he
asked, surprised, "since 1 lam it on
the table?"
Every one present disclaimed having
done so.
"Gentlemen," said the major, "we
have shot a noble man. He took both
chances, sparing his companion."
A month later Lieutenant Holmes
was exchanged. Before hiking his de
parture for the American lines he was
conducted to Major Fourtado's head
quarters, "What bond was there between you
and your comrade?" asked Fourtado.
"None that I know of. General Tay
lor called for volunteers to attend an
officer on a hazardous enterprise. I
volunteered and was accepted."
"Lieutenant, I will tell you a secret.
When Colonel Winchester . withdrew
his hand from the hat that decided
your fate and his he took both stones."
The information weighed heavily up
on Holmes. He remembered Winches
ter's mention of his father, who bd
died some years before, and as soon as
he returned to. hi home went straight
to his mother to ask her to enlighten
him. ;
"Mother," he askl, "who was una
Winchester?"
"Why do you ask, my boy?" replied
the lady, starting. ,
The young man gave his mother the
information he had received frm the
Mexican. It was some time before she
could find her voice to speak. Then
she said:
"Otis Winchester was your father's
rival. They wore classmates at West
Point and 1 was a guest of the super
intendent. I decided for your father."
The last five words were spoken al
most in a whisper, after which there
was a silence between the two, a si
lence which it would have been pro
fane to Interrupt and the impressive
ness of which no word could depict.
Then the son went to his mother and
nut his arms about her.
"I supposed," he said, "that this the
rrcatest of all sacrifices was for inl
and I could not understand how It
could be so, I see now that it was for
you." F. A. MITCIIEL.
FormaiHifw AUeudliic r : Itieit t inn
and Israelii iiiii lion of Hi Denlli.
On the oifii ial nctificallou by a pope's
medical attendants that his holiness
Is in a critical eoijdiUwu the sacra Uieht
Is exposed i:i all the churches in Uoir.e, j
says the New York Herald. At M.
Peter's it is exposed on the high altar,
covered with a cloth of white lawn,
which is only removed on the death of
the pope. Meanwhile summonses are
sent by telegraph to the foreign or ab
sent cardinals, and those in Koine are
calied to the Vatican.
On the death occurring the first step
to be taken is the official verification
that the vicar of Christ is no more.
This act, which Is performed with a
certain prcM-ribed ceremony, devolves
upon the cardinal camerlingo (cham
berlain), to whom on the demise of the
holy father the supreme authority for
tho time being is committed.
Att'reil in full canonicals, his emi
nence, attended by the cardinals, prel
ates and laymen of high rank at the
Tanal court, proceeds to the chamber
of death. Knocking at the door wttn a
wand of silver, the cardinal camer
lingo enters the room ana. advancing
to the couch on which lies the tioati
figure of the pope, touches the breast
and forehead and then, sinking on his
knees, proclaims la a loud voice, Doiu
iuus papa, noster mortuus est" The
fisherman's ring and the other papal
seals are then handed to the cardinal
camerlingo, together with a document
formally attesting the death of the
pope.
As soon as this ceremony is accom
plished the body is embalmed and at
tired in the pontifical vestments as a
preliminary to the public exposition of
the remains in St. Peter's. The body,
which Is committed to the charge of
the papal chamberlains. Is first of all
taken to the Sistine chapel and thence
by a covered way to the great ba
silica, where it lies in state for three
clays in the chapel of the holy sacra
ment, reposing on a richly draped
couch.
Four members of the noble guard
watch over the remains day and night
with drawn swords, The body is so
exposed that the faithful in filing past
can kiss the feet of the dead pontiff.
Meanwhile every church in Iiome Is
draped in mourning, ana masses tor me
repose of the soul of the .departed, io
gether with the especial prayer for
the guidance of the church and of the
new pope, are said constantly.
During this time the arrangements
for the holding of the conclave are be
ing perfected. The ten sacred congre
gations meet on the third day from the
pope's death in the hall of consistory
and there appoint three members of
their body and a cardinal bishop, a
cardinal priest and a cardinal deacon
to form, with the cardinal camerlingo.
the temporary state executive.
On the first meeting of the cardinals
the cardinal camerlingo reads the
papal bull touching on the election of
a pope and then, in the presence of all,
breaks the fisherman's ring and signets
of the dead pontiff.
Latest Example of American
Aggression In England.
HOVE TO BEF0E2I POET CF LOSDOH
NOVEL STAGE EFFECTS
New Scheme For the Metro
politan Opera House.
TWO FL00E3 BUILT IN 8ECTIOIT3.
All Kludit of Scene In Xcvr York'
Temple of MumIis Mar lie Hepre
CB(ed ly Mu of the Sei-onil
floor, Supported on Disappearing
Cnrriasce, WiiieU More on Perpen
dicular Track.
Extensive alterations now being
made to the Metropolitan Opera House
stage In w York at a cost of $K.V
000 will when finished malie It one of
the most complete In the world and
will add Immeasurably to the artistic
side of the opera season, says the New
York Herald, Operas such as "The
Flying Dutchman," "Lohengrin" and
"Tho King" cycle, which require elab
orate scenery, will now be presented
With artistic completeness,
"Parsifal." too, which will be seen
for the tirst time in the United .states
next season, will be given by Mr. I'ou
ried on a magnificent scale. Tho entire
storm scene on the ocean in "The Fly
ing Dutchman," which lias had to be
omitted at the Metropolitan, will be
beautifully shown from tho new sttiije.
The old stage floor has been torn out,
and in its piace there will be two floors,
either of which may be used, according
to scenic effect to bo produced One is
made in two huge sections which sep
arate in the center and by a system of
counterbalance weights may be pushed
hiio the wings ui;d out ot tin
wav.
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P.elow this will be another floor, built"
In sections, 8 by i feet, supported
on carriages which move on perpen
dicular tracks. The space under the
stage has been excavated to a depth
e-fjual to tho height of the stage itself.
Entire scenes can tints be built under
the stage on these disappearing car
riages and then raised noiselessly into
place. To operate these stage sections
i-mmterhiilance weights are again used.
Side scenes, will stand on carriages
below the s'age and will be simply
rolled into place, through grooves cut
in the floor at the proper angles. Drop
scenes, which now require a compli
cated rigging loft and a regiment of
men to handle them, will be raised and
lowered by a system of counterbal
anced weights, and one man can easily
operate them.
To represent a moving scene, or, more
tu-onorlv, the changing landscape a nu- U
cr might see as he passed along, per
pendicular rollers two feet in diameter
will revolve in the wings, and from
them will be unrolled strips of scenery.
From the one nearest the audience will
le unwound a transparent net on which
will be painted large foreground ob
leots, such as trees, rocks and bushes.
This strip will move raputiy. men
will come a strip containing minute ins
tance object moving more slowly, and
so on until the last set of rollers Is
reached, bearing the background ot sky
and mountains, or whatever it may be,
and moving very slowly or not at all.
Thus Siegfried's trip down the Klune
will be very clearly shown. Ileivtoior"
this scene had to be omitted, the or
chestra merely playing the mus'e.
An entire new electrical oiniipment
is being Installed, and the best lighting
effects will be obtained. They will tie
controlled by a man at a ?UO.o0
switchboard beside the prompter's desk
on the front part of the stage. Hither
to the lighting effects were controlled
from the wings, and it was necessary
to signal from the prompter's box.
Another Improvement will be the en
largement of the orchestra pit by al
most half to accommodate 120 men in
stead of sixty-five or seventy, .as at
present. To do this a few -feet have
been taken from the front part of the
stage.
The Word Golf.
The word golf and the game of golf
nro iiotti essentially Dutch. The name
is from that of a Dutch game played
with club and ball. The word golf
is from the Dutch word kolf, which
means a club, a bat, a golf stic&
The game was played in Holland be
fore Queen Elizabeth began to reign.
Tlie Moxt Deadly Poison.
gtrophantidin Is said to be the most
iiomiir noison on earth. It is made
from an African plant by ether aud al
cohol. Moat Aellre Volcano.
Mount Sarigay is the most active
volcano in the world. It is situated in
Ecuador, is 17,12a feet in height and
has been in constant activity since
1723. The sounds of Its eruptions are
sometimes heard in Quito, ir.0 miles
jiri.nt iin.i nm-e "i!7 renorts were
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The roller chair of Chicago fame
will not be found at the St Louis expo
sition. In its stead will be a light elec
tric motor chair said to be so simple In
its design that It can be easily guided
and managed. The most Important
feature Is the guard rail ou the sides of
the chair. This Is connected with the
operating mechanism aud is so sensi
tive that the chair is hrougbt to a
standstill as soon as the guard rail
conies in contact with anything.
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The Araerlesn Shipping Combine
Wakes lp the BritlnU Capital to
- the Deficiencies ot Its Hirer I.on;t
Bertes of Locks Flanned, on Whirl
the Greatest Ships Could Always
Float.
Nothing has so startled the English
public of late as tho "invasion," as they
call it, of American capital and enter
prise, eays the Tew York Commercial
Advertiser. These have certainly taken
hold of English business with surpris
ingly good results. The London under
ground railways the "tubes" and the
English trolley system bear evidence of
this, and now the invaders are taking
charge of the Thames Itself, which has
hitherto been the very haunt and fast
ness of precedent and ancient custom.
Here red tape and British conservatism
have flourished to the detriment of the
port.
Take the simple Instance of the rights
of the watermen. They transport
freight up and down the forty miles of
river between Gravcsend and London
Legions of their barges, steered by one
oar, float up and down with the tides,
They move slowly, they obstruct navi
gation, yet no one dares suggest that
the barges be towed to hasten matters,
Tho waterman's rights date back into
the misty age of fable and are upheld
by royal grants Innumerable. 1 here-
fore wherever Thames water flows the
waterman's boat may go without price,
The sight of an enormous modern dock
being opened to receive a one oared ca
nal boat free of charge while modern
liners pay handsomely for the same
privilege is a daily scene which illus
trates one of their prescriptive rights.
No cargo may be moved from dock to
wharf or from point to point along the
river without calling in a waterman
and navimr him well. He has other
curious mediaeval privileges which are
innumerable. Yet you cannot abolish
the waterman or make him tovs
barge.
Then there Is the Thames conservan
cy, wnicu lias ciiarge oi an mauc-ia
pertaining to the river. The conserva
tism of tliis conservancy Is another
remarkable tiling. All matters under
their charge must remain as they have
been for the last thousand years.
There is a bar they call it the Leigh
Middle at the mouth of the river. This
obstructs the liners at low tide. It is
just a common mud bank that would
be ripped out of an American port in
two weeks, but the Thames conservan
cy will not dredge this bar. It has al
ways been there, they say, and it wouiu
cost money. Why trouble tnem wun
such matters? The only way to get
at the conservative conservancy would
be by act of parliament, and it would
be as hard to abolish them as it would
a waterman. ,
Then over all this are the Elder
Brethren of Trinity House. Tins in
stitution dates back to the reign oi
King Alfred, and some of the members
tro back nearly as far. Most of them
are over seventy, and 6ome are in tho
nineties. These take charge of every
body and everything voluntarily and,
with that conservatism wmcn is uie
mark of advanced age, veto all innova
tions. "Trinity House," says the Lon
don Mail, "is an Indefensible anomaly,
a crusted Instance of voluntary man
agement that no other maritime nation
would tolerate."
Into this muddle of mud and prece
dent, then, has come tho American in
vasion. The American shipping com
bine, representing seven lines, seven
score great liners and an enormous ton
nage, is now doing business in the
American way in London, and the ef
fect is marked.- Under the spur of
their enterprise the whole system of
management of docks and waterways
Is under serious discussion and for the
first time In centuries is about to un
dergo definite revision.
There are plans for the making of
the river below London bridge, forty
miles of It. into a series of locks, on
which the greatest ships could float at
all times. The various authorities of
the nort are to be combined into one, so
that the management of the port may
be in the hands of the shipping mer
chants who are directly interested. The
dock companies are to be "expropriat
ed" aud combined, the wharf and light
er Interests to be Included, ana one
board will manage the whole and the
river as well.
If carried out this will make London
a shipping port such as the world has
not yet seen, and, as the London Times
puts it in pithy comment, "they who
pay the piper will be able to call the
tune." A bill to this effect has actually
been introduced Into parliament by
Gerald Balfour.- Whether It goes
throntrli or not Is a ouestion, but the
fact that so much has been doue is evi
deuce that the American Invasion of
the Thames is stirring up the placid
waters of precedent, and the result
cannot fail to be good. -With the dock
companies allied instead of jealously
competing, with wharfs aud lighters
under the same management and that
of the men who are financially inter
ested In the welfare of the port, the
river should surely begin to regain its
failing prestige.
The beauty of ail this is that the Eng
lishmen themselves are becoming in
spired with tills spirit and are pushin
the reforms that are to help the great
port In its new advancement The
American spirit has invaded not only
the Thames, but the English merchants
and shipowners themselves.
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A Tragic Life Story.
If there is anything in the theory that we get our heaven and hell here on earth,
it could be said with perfect truth that a $1 medical prescription known as D. D. !..
literally lifted this man out of hell. The awful miseries of a poisoned skin can lie
understood only by the afflicted. The nights of sleepless agony with hands tied to
prevent tearing the flesh, the rundown general condition which results, and the black
hopelessness of life can all be visibly traced in the first of these photos. As will be
seen this man is a man of powerful physique, but it will be seen from his face in the
first picture that it is a grim struggle to live and keep up his courage. .
In contrast if the reader will fairly consider the picture alter treatment wittt
D D i) anew man is seen." Study this picture; contrast the two. Something has
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Providence which directed the attention of this man to a public announcement about
this medicament and its wonderful work in such cases. Providence went farther than
this- it cave him some confidence in what he read. He made up his mind that lie
would trv it. To this fact he owes all the peace, content and happiness so plainly
sen in his face in the second picture. He states that after the third application of
the remedy all his previous distress had disappeared entirely. The fevered condition
reuhins from continued irritation had subsided and he slept soundly nights
t .!.:-,..! ; nr.. u,.,, Walters nf St. Louts. Mo. We have
1 IldlUC Ul Ulin telle: iuu a A'i. ..-'"I ...... ,
Ui. rami, nf fh ia vp lem.m is Mr. Henrv
the sworn affidavit of Mr. Walters that in just twenty-nine days after starting treat-
ment with V. V, U. tie oisconnnueu luneer use ui -
ease having disappeared. Since that time not a trace of the trouble has shown i.s.Jf
on any part of his bo.lv. His hair has since grown long and the scrubby bend pre
viously grown on his face to hide the sores, is kept cleanly shaved, nd he is today a
c ...!.:....! r, ,ranr. with the highest ambition and activities in nte and
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The bottle is a liberal one and has prov
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W have received carefully prepared and fully attested documents and particulars
rrdia'th-cas, MMv4 mentionir of Mr. Henry Waiters, of St. Louts .a vtc.im of
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pson ist,, a med;ral testim.mv submitted shows beyond a doubt
1" hevtnre1 Vhe use of this preparation We say beyond a doubt
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A Qe-r Accident.
Whllo a child was playing on the
j?oor of a bouse at Costeshtl, Itoumanla,
some turkeys strayed in. One of them
flew on the' bed. and its wings, flapping
against the trigger of a gun Hanging
ou the wall, exploded the charge, wnicn
entered the child's head and killed it.
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The Shansl (China) coal fields cover
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to stillieu for the wants of 11- world at
the present rate of consumption for
ox er 2.0(H) years.
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