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Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

The following anecdote is sent by a
Kentucky correspondent, who says it is
the exact truth:
"a young man vino had rot found it
convenient to pay tailor's bill was
brought up On a creditors bill by the
cruel tailor before a very kind hearted
vice chancellor, who liked the youth.
He was handsomely dressed and wore a
costly diamond stud in his shirt bosom,
but declared under oath that he had no
property except his wearing apparel.
The tailor's lawyer claimed that dia-
mOnd stud was not an article Of exempt
apparel and asked for its surrender, but
the judge ruled that the diamond but
ton held the parts Of the shirt together
and it's removal would lead to indecent
exposure of the person. Then the law
yer urged that the shirt was of a new
kind which buttoned in the back, but
the judge met this by saying: THE pre-
sumption of the law is that shirts but
ton in front, and the court does not ju
dicially knew that shirts over button in
the lack. The court will not require
the defendant to submit to an eX0mina-
ton to rCLut the presumption. And so
tho diamond remained in the bosom
which cherished it,.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Kevival of an Ancient Jest.

Inc ancient jest regarding the ditto
sign was revived in Cleveland not long
ago, AID it loses little Of its sparkle be
causo OF its age.
lnto~tEe Office Ct II local ilanufactur
ing concern, whose product if wire and
wire hardware srccialtcs, G.. elderly
customer from out Of town recently
stalked.
"This here bill" he remarked, els
wrong. You've added where you should
have subtracted. "
"How's that?" inquired tho book
keeper.
"Yeu'vo got mo charged with $50
when don't owe you but $12," replied
the stranger.
"But don't see how you make that
out" said the bookkeepcr as he glanced
at the hill. "Here's one item of SIG
and another of $4 That certainly ag-
gregates $20."
"Well," said tho aged party, "I'm
perfectly willing to stand by the bill.
It's your own bill, you know, and I'll
pay you just what it calls for.'
well, it calls for 500
eyes. it does, added, but not sub
-tracted.'
"What in the world do you mean?'
II mean this" said tho aged patron.
And he spread the bill fiat on the coun-
ter. The bookkeeper glanced at it again.
These are the items he read:
''Sold to Mr.. Phinoas T. Blank:
4 iron wheclbarrows at $i...................s $40
wooden do at 81. Observation-Disclosures. 4
$40
KINDLY tell me-" said the book
keeper, chow you figure that total any
lower"
The aged customers eyes flashed tri-
umphantly.
easy" he cried. "Here you've
charged me with four wheelbarrows,
SIG. That's all right, And then right
below you say that one wouldn't do,
but instead of taking off tho 81 you add
it on. Hero's your $l2. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Eoyy lie Shot,

A Texas military company was ont
on the range practicing at rifle shoot
ing. The lieutenant in command sud-
denly became exasperattd at the poor
shooting, and Selling gun from ono Of
the privates cried sharply:
"Ill show you fellows how to shoot y
Taking long aim, and strong aim,
and an aim altogether, he fired and
missed. Coolly turning to the private
who owned the gun, he said:
"That's the way you shoot. "
He again loaded the weapon and
missed. Turning to the second man in
the ranks, he remarked:
"Ihat's the way you shoot. "
In this way he missed about dozen
times, illustrating to each soldier his
personal incapacity, and finally he acct
dentally hit the target.
"And that" he calculated, handing
the gun back to the private, sis the
way | shoot. Los Angeles Express.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Marriages In SOuth ern India.

The inhabitants of southern India
have peculiar marriage customs, accord
ing to DR.. Boeck, the German explorer.
There arc always two marriage cere-
monies, he says, one taking place when
the betrothed ones are mtre infants
and the ether when the bridegroom
takes his wife to his own home. At the
infant marriage rites two brothers Of
the boy place him On an elephant and
take him around to give him u glimpse
of the city where he and his bride are
to live, and at the same time the girl S
mother is doing her share by singing TO
the little one ii marriage song
At the final marriage tie mother in
law leads the young husband by the
nose into a room, where his friends and
relatives are awaiting him, and, amid
the loud noise Of tamtams, the shrlll
whistle of pipes and tho roaring of
trumpets, the bride enters, unveiled.
She gives tho men present an opportu-
nifty to gaze at her, because in future 10
man but her husl ard may look at her
face. Should this rule lie broken at any
time, her husband must commit sui
eide, and she must be burned Gu a fu-
neral pyre before the sin is blotted out.
The bride is placed in basket during
when it is over she energies veiled and
closely guarded by Ter husband and his
friends. New York Tribune.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Cod on Ash Wednesday.

Once year, on Ash Wednesday, the
Anglicans ,f all the middle class eat
salt fish, and this salt fish is always
cod. Shroye Tuesday is a kind of Lon
don fish shop festival, in which the
whole Of the decoration" is salt cod
aud half lemons. The cod are saltcd il
the shops, being split and very lightly
but sufficiently sailed, with a view tC
imparting lavor rather than to preserv-
ing the fish. They are then rolled loose
ly and elegantly and a lemon laid upon
each. Tha origin of the lemon is diff
cult to trace. Egg sauce, and not LEM
ons, is the traditional "re!ish' with
salt cod, the eggs being also ii survival
of the old Lenten list Of fare. Possibly
the lemons were originally part of the
surplus stool. laid in for the previous
feast Of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday,
CorLhill Magazine.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Itiuuette at Nice.

One feature CT life on the Riviera that
particularly strikes the sojourrtr from
this side Of the 4 tlantic is the utter alb
sence of the piazza life that is such an
institution at American summer and
winter resorts. A recent visitor at Nice
writes 10 the New York Times: ga
man may show himself here on the
Promenade dos Anglais, either on foot
or in COACH within certain well defined
hours and with well understood restric-
lions as to his costume, but he must
under no circumstances be seen sitting
in front of bis own dwelling, be it villa
or hotel The front of the premises
must be clean and well kept, with as
many plants and flowers as you like,
but there must DO no array of comforta-
BILE chairs and little tables, as we have
them, or any other outward sign, in
fact, that some one lives within and
some one who knows how to take life
comfortably. To'sit in front OF a hotel
here after breakfast, smoking the cigar
of contentment, would be g brazen def
ance of all social rsagcs.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
The Heat of the Sun.

According to the best authorities, less
than one thousand millionth part of the
sun S rays reaches the earth. 1t is for
tunate that this is so, as any consider
able concentration of the rays upon our
planet would speedily destroy it. Ac-
cordng to the same account, if all Of
the ice at the north pole were so piled
that the heat of the sun could be focused
OH it, it would dissolve at the rate OF
800, 600, 600 miles of solid ice per sec
ond. The heat is estimated to gener-
ate energy at tho rate of 10, 900 horse
power to every square foot of space
The beginning of the radiation of heat
from the sun must date back something
like 100, 900, 000y years. Like everything
else, it had its start and must have its
finish. 1t may continue for 10, 600, 600
or 10000, 600 years longer, but there
is a limit and it must be reached. One
cannot but wonder at the condition OF
the universe at that time and what will
come after.-New York Ledger.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Not Many BlueStoakiElTS.

The latest census Of Egypt shows that
the country is about the OILY one in the
world where the men are in Il majority
over the women. The male Eek in the
khedive's dominions exceeds tAe fcnalc
by 100000, and it is curious to note
that this numerical prodomiaancc Of tie
male is very evenly spread over both
upper and lower Esypt. 1t IS only in
the sparsely peopled and newly recov-
cred province ct Dongola that the wom-
ell are mere numerous than the lien
Another interesting fact is that tho Pro
portion of Egyptian women knowing
how to read and writo is just little
over one half per cont.-Now Orleans
PiUayuue
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
One of the Kaiser's Jokes.

There are many good anecdotes about
the German emperor, and it must be
owned that they all prove the kaiser to
have no small amount of humor. The
following which comes from Herr
Ehlers the traveller, is smarter than
most. The emperor and Ehlers were
college chums from Bonn. and the en-
peror never forgot his old college stu
dent. At Bonn, on special occasions,
the different corps used to drink to one
another, and the following set form was
always used: The president of the Pala-
tia corps raises his glass, saying, 81
have the great honor and pleasure to
empty my glass in drinking to the corps
of Borussia. " The president of the lat
ter corps then replies, 1.-The corps
thanks and drinks' On the birth of
one Of the sons of the emperor Elders
telegraphed him, 81 have the great
honor and pleasure to empty my glass
in drinking to the youngest Hohenzol-
lern " The emperor promptly wired
back, 1.-THE youngest Hohenzollern
thanks and drinks. ''-Toronto Chron-
icle
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
His Only Love

a Horton spinster has quito a ro-
nance connected with her life. In her
younger day she had q sweetheart aud
he asked her to be his wife. hut as Sic
was too young to marry she refused
him. They separated and the years fed
by, bringing with them much sorrow
for the eiGty miss. Ten years after
ward, Oh tle very day of the month Gu
which she refused him, came letter
from the sweetheart Of her childhood
asking again fer her hand. She did not
love him, but decided to never marry
any one snless it be this llan. She re-
fused again, and every year since then
she gets IA letter Gu their anniversary
with the same CID question written
therein. The letters arc not full Ct love,
Oh, no, simply a question, that is all
a dozen words or more written iii i,
businesslilse way, with bis name signed
below. Perhaps they Will G>t married
some day, but very likely lot.-l.or-
ton Headlight.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
fow General Joe Wheeler Was Captured.

oW Gencral Joe WneeIer was captured.
General Wheeler had most exciting
service throughout the war He has told
me how his hor. os were shot under him
again aud again and how he escaped
without injury, although he always
rode at the head Of his troops. OF all
the commanders under jefferson Davis
he stuck closest TO him. He was with
Davis when tho cabinet moved from
Richmond to Cohcshur0ugh, II. G., and
he then had eight brigades of cavalry.
He told Davis that the soldiers oonsd-
frcd the war was over and that he had
trouble in holding his troops together.
Davis did not agree with him, and he
ordered 16, 600 horseshoes sent there to
equip his troops for flight through the
south.
A short time later, however, when he
got ready to fly, Wheeler was about the
only commander who could get soldiers
to 90 with him, and it was little Cen
eral Joe who followed the Confederate
president with a troop of 500 men.
Davis and his cabinet soon saw, how
ever, that their hope was forlorn one,
and they sent orders to WheC Ter to dis
band his troops and take care Of himself.
This Wheeler did and q short time later
was captured by TIE Union troops and
was sent with jefferson Davis north to
prison. Alexander Stephens and Post
master General Reagan were taken with
him, and on the way north General
Wheeler says that Stephens thought he
was going to sure death. lie said as
much to General Wheeler, and the gen.
eral replied, "Well, Mr.. Stephens, if
this is to be your fate what must be
that of President Davis?" Alexander
Stephens raised his hands and replied:
"Oh, don't speak Ct that His fate is
too horrible to consider. General
Wheeler said he had no idea he would
be killed, und the way he joked about
the matter Of their Joint impri sonment
Mortified Alexander Stephens. - st.
Louis Republic.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

Sir William Rowan Hamilton, pro-
fessor Of astronomy iii the Dublin uni
vorsity, used to speak with the strongest
reverence of Eishcp Brinkley, his pred
ecessor. He had fer him Il tilial atioc-
ton and used to recall with Il humorous
melancholy the time CT their first meet
ing, when, said lie, 81 am afraid
offended him."
l was a youth of IS and sat next him
at some public luncheon. We did not
speak, and felt that good manners re-
quircd me to break the silence. Ny eye
happened to rest On a large map Of Van
Diemen's Land banging Oh tho wall.
turned to him.
my lord" said I, "were you ever
in Botany Bay?" The bishop turrod to
mo with look Of severe displeasure.
Eat your soup, sir, said he, "eat
your soup" And then it occurred to
me that be thought l was asking
whether he had ever been "transport-
ed, for at that time Botany Bay was
where desperate criminals were sent for
a punishment. - Youth S Companion.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Value of Accuracy.


A man of busipesslike aspect invaded
a down town shoe shop yesterday morn.
ing and said.
II see you claim to do invisible
patching. Can you put an invisible
patch on this shoe?"
eyes, SIR" replied the proprietor.
"Sure? l don't want it done unless
you can, because this is one of my swell
shoes and don't want it to show.''
IF don't put an invisible patch on
1t, l won't charge you anything for the
job"
"All right. Go ahead.''
The shoemaker took the shoe, and in
about fifteen minutes brought it back to
him neatly repaired.
"H'm" calculated the customer. IT
think the bargain was that if you
di:n't put an invisible patch on it you
wouldn't charge anything, wasn't it,"
"That's right"
"This is the patch, isn't it,"
eyes"
"Well, it's perfectly visible. What
you meant was, presume that you
could make the evidences of it's being a
patch invisible, but you ought to have
said so. A bargain bargain. Let this
be a lesson to you. Good NORM
"Hold on. I can fix that all right, !"
said the shoemaker.
He took the shoe again, ran sharp
knife under one edge of the patch, ap-
piled pair of sharp nippers. dexterously
ripped it off, threw it behind work
bench and handed the shoe back again.
"There," he said, "is your shoe, and
the patch, Il you'll notice, ism t visible
now. Let this be lesson to you. Good
NOR Oh, he's goneP' Chicago Trib-
uuo,
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

Little Dot dom like to stay in the
house like this. What makes it rain SO
hard!
Careful Mamma-So that the grass
can grow and the flowers come out,
dear?
"Does the angels send down all this
wet just for the grass and flowers?'
II suppose 500
"Well, what do they slosh it all over
everything for? There isn't any flowers
in the Streets. -
1t can't be- helped, l suppose
"P'raps they are servant angels and
used to washing windows. STRAND
Magazine.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
The Early Piano.

The earliest known mention Of TIE
pianoforto was i'll playbill dated May
1G, l1G7. Tho piece announced Was
"Ihe Beggar's Opera, with MIR. Beard
rs Captain Machcath, Mis-. Stephens as
Mrs. Peachum, Mr.. Shutter as teachum.
The principal attraction was given us,
"Miss Buckler will sing IL song from
Judith accompanied by ii new instru-
ment called pianoforto. - Pittsburg
DISPATCH.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

A good story Of President Kruger is
told i'll al article on mining and Poll
tics In Inc Iransvaal. " in i lie National
Review. Some Of the presidents young
relations applied to him fer Office. He
considered awhile and said, II can do
nothing, for tho high Offices of the state
arc in firm hands and for little clerk
ships you are too stupid.'
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Vulgar Shirt Sleeves.

In an article describing the women.
billiard room of the Waldorf Astoria
hotel tho London Globe says: eff man
should be SO bold as TO remove his coat,
au attendant instantly hands him a
lounge Jacket. All present shut their
eyes and de not open them again until
the ringing Of bell announces that the
shirt sleeves have been covered.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

Many of the fruits and vegetables
row eaten in England were almost un'
known to our forefathers. Not until
Henry Wills time were there either
raspberlies CT strawberries or cherries
grown in England, and we do not read
of the tu,nip, cauliflower and ounce
being Gus aied before the sixteenth
century o. ~ carrot before the seven
teenth century.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Orening His Eyes.

Jack (tendtrly to the little brother OF
his adored one)-Would you like to
know secret, Tommy:
Tommy-Should thinA l would.
blackwell, I'm in love with your
sister.
Tommy-Oh, that's no SECRET, liz,
family has talked about it every day
since Aunt Emma promised Nell that
she'd Lring about an introduction.
Nuggets.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

The title of colonel comes from
word almost the same in several Ian
guages, siguifying a column. The Colo
mel was so called because he led or COM
manded column.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Fields For Science,

"There are three fields in which
think hypnotism should be used"
"What are they?"
"Politics, football and bargain rush
es "-Chicago Record.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Awful.

German Professor lin his lecture on
water)--And then, gentlemen, do not
forget, if we had no water we could
never learn to swim-and how many
people would be drowned Vienna
Tremdenblatt.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

Hazel Weren't you awfully afraid
tho first tin G you crossed the Cctah.
Mute Woll-er-fur a time | did
feel Il Sol ut groundless apprehension.
New York Journal
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

The annual consumption Of paper used
in Annoy, CniA-., IS said to be nearly
$4,000, 600. most of it is OF local man
ufacture. The Chinese don like for.
eign made paper.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

The hair on tho heads of most OF the
hundreds of thousands of dolls eNhlblt-
cd i'll shop windows is made from Tue
hair of the Angora goat.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
~; lest Bank Note,

The Oldest European bank noto is
Swedish, t!a cd 1861; but the l.rjtish
museum, in London, bias Il Chinese note
three centuries cider.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

Tho mcdern Honeymoon tip origi-
mated in the days Of l,uyrgc Ii and speed.
lily came into general use.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

At the defense of Thermopyl;e the
shower Of Persian arrows was SO dense
1t cut off the light of the sun.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

relieved and permanently cured by Doau's
Ointment, the sovereign remedy for all tchi-
ness of the skin.
Cure that cough with Shioh's Cure, The
best Cough Cure. Relieves Group promptly
One million bottles sold last year. 40 doses
for 25cts Sold by Kendrick & Co.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
ifn Awov

If you want to quit tobacco using easily and
forever, he made well, strong, magnetic, fun
Of new life and vigor. take No-To-i'ac, the
wonder-worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ten pounds in ten days. over l0O.-
coo cured. Buy No-'ToBac from your own
druggist. who will guarantee Il cure. Booklet
and sample mailed free. Address Sterling
kennedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04

One pound of hfep's wool is capable
of producing one yard of cloth.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
Total given during I2mos. 1897. S40,8O0CQ
icy England S.ntcs

The Bicycles are tho ce ebrate Pierce, special
1897 Pattern MIRA by Geo i Pierce Co., OF pa ,
falo, Boston and New Y ork. Fitted with Hartford
Tires, First Glass NicIsle Lamn,, New Departure
Bell, Standard Cyclometcr. and Hunt Lace Saddle
The age-herald., 1898-01-12
Stay in Alabama.
money.

'We regret" says the Troy Messen- ger, 'tto see good citizens of this county breaking up, and going to Texas. There is no use in trying to flee from hard times; you will find them wherever you go. The only way out is hard work and economy" There ts deal of truth and sense tin these sentences of the Mes ssnger. The man who can make good living on a Texas farm, can make a good living on an Alabama farm; and he can find sn this state a greater variety of lands than he can find in Texas and at no higher prices. There is not in the vast spaces of Texas such differ ences of sdl as exist in Alabama. There is here a pine belt that cannot be matched in Texas; cotton belt that
The age-herald., 1898-01-12
BURG AR5 C,N'T FRY IT OFF.

A sash lock which will hold the sash either closed or open at any point from a half-inch opening to the full limit of safety is just being put on the market. For long time something of the kind has been needed and although several inventions of this sort have been attempted none of them was a success and none of them attained anything like the degree of perfection that this one has, It is secured to the window in such a manner that if any attempt be made to pry it off the strain is received against the side of the screws holding keeper to the upper stile, at the same time keeping the lock in it's correct position on the lower sash, thereby rendering entrance by such means impossible.
 So this lock should be extremely popu- lar with this timid woman who reads about all the burglaries and then makes hubby go round every night and examine the locks on the windows. Frequently she goes about after him, not satisfied that his in- vestigation has been thorough and she never neglects to look under the bed and peer into all the dark closets.
The age-herald., 1898-01-12
Commercial Failures Last Year.

Dun's Review puts the failures in Alabama last year at 149, as against 123 in 1896. The liabilities of the failures dn the state last year foot up s1,5S2.6 .67O; in 1896, they aggregated s949.454. The assets of last years failures is given at $749,300, or about 50 per cent. of the Ma Utilities. Nine of the states failures liabilities were sill. .25O; 40 were among traders, and their liabilities were s1,- All, APO. The number of failures in Georgia last year was 3S7. in Tennessee S0S, and in Mississippi 13e.
 The southern states show as a rule an increase in the number of failures, but in most of the southern states lia- bilfties in such eases were decreased. The slight inoIease in number in this state was largely due to the trade dis turbances consequent upon the spread and quarantines of the yellow fever epidemic, and to the low price of cot ton, which made collections slow and difficult in the labor months of the year.
 In the entire country failures were ii per cent less. The gains were large Ny In the sections of the west that had wheat to sell; but the last halt of the year was very encouraging in nearly ev- cry section of the country. Dun's Re view is dnclfned to consider the year as the best since 1892, arld on the whole the best ever definitely known. The last quarter of the year was its best quarter, and the average liabilities of trading failures fell in this quarter to s7,053, the best figures in twenty-three years. The failures among general storss clotfhng, drugs, books and miscellaneous. were smaller than they had been in four years.
 The south as whole. ounittinx Ar