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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
EN- Deshabille.

Deshabille can be impressive, as we
learn in a letter Of Charles Dickens to
the late James T. Fields, the American
publisher. Dickens wrote: II dreamed
that somebody was dead. 1t was a pri.
vate gentleman and a particular friend,
and was greatly overcome when the
news was broken to me (very delicately)
by a gentleman in a cooked hat, top
boots and a sheet. Nothing else. "Good
God l said, is he dead?' He is as
dead, sir, rejoined the gentleman, AS a
doornail. But we must all die, Mr..
Dickens, sooner or later, my deX sir.
'Ah,' I said, yes, to be sure. Very true.
But what did he die Off The gentleman
burst into a flood of tears and said in a
voice broken by emotion, He christen.
ed his youngest child, sir, with a toast.
ing fork"
Some sensitive men refuse to appear
IN deshabille on any terms. "There was
a lovable English clergyman, says
Mark Twain in "a Tramp Abroad"
"who did not get to table d'hote at all.
His breeches had turned up missing,
and without any equivalent. He said
he was not more particular than other
people, but he had noticed that a clergy
man at dinner without any breeches
was almost sure to excite remark"
The completest deshabille is obtain
able in the tropics. The late Henry
Drummond once wrote home from CEN
trail Africa that he had nothing on but
a helmet and three mosquitoes, Sydney
Smith, who was tho first man to pray
in August for the power to take off his
flesh and sit in his bones, described the
height Of bliss attainable by a Sierra
Leone native to be sitting in one-half
of a melon, with the other half on his
head, eating the pulp. -Cornhill Maya
zine.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Father to the Man.

The philanthropist had argued vehe'
mently for altruism as the only right
principle of conduct, and we were both
pretty cross when l at last declared that
egotism was the more natural and cited
children as examples. Then he smiled.
He has a houseful and his affection for
them is so consistent with his profess
sions that he could not help throwing
logic to the misanthropes by furnishing
this perfect example Of the truth of my
contention:
"The other night" he said, "my
baby was sick, so my wife brought him
into our bed He fell asleep very quicl
ly then, but | lay awake for an hour Or
more. Suddenly | felt the child turn,
start and sit up. Ii wasthe first time in
his life that he had experienced total
darkness, for in the nursery the gas is
kept dimly lighted all night. was curl
Gus to see what he would do. l felt him
throw himself about by quick, sharp
Jerks, looking first Il way, then the
other, trying to see something. There
was nothing left in existence for the
child, of course. The room had vanish
ed, was gone, papa, the earth
and the ~heavens-all had disappeared.
But the baby didn cry He sat perfect
ly still for a minute, then he sale
aloud, as if with complete self satisfac.
ton:
"'Baby all ght.'"-New Yorl
Commercial Advertiser.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Not Tickle.

The saving, 'Fickle as a weather.
cock, :" NICE received a striking refuta-
tiun in the experience of DR.. w. E.
Ginning. Tho famous Boston divine,
being IF a feeble constitution, was led
To 40 to extremes in protecting himself
acainst the cold, penetrating air OF the
winter in Boston. At such times moth
iug would induce him to go out Of the
house, even in a carriage, if the wind
was from the east.
\ friend, not having heard from DR..
Claiming for three weeks, n~otwithstand-
iug that the weather had been unusual
ly rild and agreeable, feared that he
might be i'll and called at his house to
inquire. He found Charming in his
library, the sun streaming through the
closed windows, and a blazing fire in
the crate. The room was almost suffo-
eating. The doctor himself seemed in
his usual health and spirits. Naturally
the visitor asked why he was not enjoy
ing the soft air and sunshine. Charming
shook his head and said: Impossible,
my friend. l dare not, and you know
never do, venture out of doors in an east
wind"
But the wind has been south for the
last three weeks" urged his friend.
You are greatly mistaken" rejoin'
ed the doctor. "Look at the weather
yane," and he pointed triumphantly te
the weathercock of a neighboring church
but that vane has not moved for the
last three weeks. 1t wants oiling," wal
the response.
The good doctor had been kept a pris
oner for three weeks by q rusty wealth
crcock.-Youth' Companion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
What Moved TennysOn.

When Tennyson was offered tho lau-
reateship, he took a whole day to con-
slider, and at last wrote two letters, one
accepting, one refusing, and determined
to make up his mind after a consulta'
ton with his friends at dinner, He said,
"In the end | accepted the honor be-
cause during dinner Venable told me
that if l became poet laureate l should
always, when l dined out, be offered
the liver wing of the fowl. The imme-
diate result of becoming poet laureate
was that poems and letters poured in,
and Tennyson writes; ~ get such
shoals of poems that l am almost GRAZ
ed with them. The 1000, 900 poets of
Great Britain deluge me daily with
poems. Truly the laureateship is no sin
ecure. If any good soul would by way
of diversion send me a tome OF prose!'
San Francisco Argonaut.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
The Alpine Good Night.

Among the lofty mountains and ele'
waited valleys of Switzerland the Alpine
horn has another use besides that of
sounding tie farfamed "Ranz des
Vaches,' or COW song, ah,t~ this is OF a
very solemn and impressive nature.
When the sun has set in the valley
and tie snowy SUBMITS OF the noun
tains CLEAN with golden light, the herds
man who dwells upon the highest hab'
liable SPOT takes his horn and pro-
pounces clearly and loudly through it,
as through a speaking trumpet. "Fraist
the Lord God" AS soon as the sound is
heard by the neighboring herdsmen
they issue from their huts, take their
Alpine horns and repeat the same words.
This frequently lasts a quarter OF an
hour, and the call resounds from all the
mountains and rocky cliffs around.
When silence again reigus, the herds
men kneel and pray with uncovered
heads. Meantime it has become quite
dark. "Good night!' at last calls the
highest herdsman through his horn.
The words resound from all the noun
tains, tho horns of the herdsmen ard
the cliffs, and the mountaineers then le-
tire to their dwellings. -Pittsburg Dis
match.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
SHE WON BEAUTIFULLY,
1T Cost Him the Better Part of a Cigar to
Learn Politcness.

1t Cost film the Better Part of a Cigar to
Learn Politcness. ,
They boarded an east bound Market
street car at Forty-first street. 1t was
after l O'Clock in the morning, and he
wanted to smoke, having probably just
dined or supped at a ball which was be.
ing given in the neighborhood. She
didn't want to smoke and she didn't
want to be separated from him.
"Come on inside the car" she plead
ed.
"No," he answered. ~ am going to
smoke. Go inside yourself, and when I
have finished my cigar l will join you"
But this didn't suit her.
eff you stay out here to smoke" she
retorted. "I'll stay right with you"
He looked at her a moment, and then
evidently concluded that she was bluff
Ing. Pulling out a big cigar, he lighted
it, and, settling himself comfortably
against the dashboard of the car, he be-
gan to pull away as if his life depended
upon it. Nothing daunted, she took a
place alongside OF him and calmly fold
ing her arms started up q lively con-
versation.
The spectacle was an odd one, and at
tracted the attention of every passenger
In the car as we'll as of those who go.
Oh at various corners. He tried to urge
her inside the car a number of times,
but she refused to 60. In this fashion
the two rode across the bridge and hall
way to city hall before he weakened.
The anticipated jeers Of the people he
knew would be on Market street in the
center of the city were too much fol
him, and, throwing away the biggest
end of his cigar, he sullenly said,
"Well, if you won't go inside without
me I suppose I'll have to trot along
Then he took a seat away up in the
front end, and she settled herself besids
him. Meanwhile the whole car smiled
audibly. -Philadelphia Inquirer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
A Curious Lion Story.

When lions were still numerous and
easily observed in southern Africa, they
were sometimes seer instructing Il an
other in voluntary gymnastics and prao-
ticing their leaps, making a bush play
the part of the absent game. Moifat
tells the story Of a hon, which had
missed a zebra by miscalculating the
distance, repeating the jump several
times for his own instruction. Two of
his comrades coming upon him while he
was engaged in the exercise, he led
them around the rock to show them how
matters stood, and then, returning to
the starting point, completed the lesson
by making q final leap. The animals
kept roaring during the whole OF the
curious scene, talking together as
the native who watched them said. by
the aid of individual training OF this
kind industrial animals become apter
as thew grow older; old birds, for IN
stance, constructing more artistic nests
than young ones, and little mammals
like mice becoming more adrolt win
AGO. Yet. however ancient In the lie OF
the species these acquisitions may be.
they have not the solidity OF prlmordlal
instincts and are lost rapidly II not
used.-M. 9. Letourneau IN Popular
Science Monthly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
One Trait of Yankee Inventions.

A French engineer who had been on
4 tour of inspection in the United STATES
was not impressed by the big things or
the country. IL shall report to my gov
e%rnluent," said he, "that the biggest
things in America are the little things.
The French people ara experts IN DO
nestle economy and live comfortably
by saving what average families in the
United States throw away. But Amer
leans are, OH the other hand, experts IN
industrial economy. They make money
Ivy saving wnstage in business and lose
rome of it by wastage in domestic econ
omy. The attention paid to small de-
tails in big works is amazing to me. l
have visited some establishments where
! believe that the profits are made not
IN tho manufacture proper, but III the
saving of materials and labor by close
attention to details that are with US I'M
considered trifles.
"For example, l saw a little grind
stone in operation at a big works auto
matically sharpening lathe and planer
touls. This machine costs probably as
much as 100 of our ordinary grindstones
cost, but | see that it automatically
Erinds all the tools for 300 high priced
mechanics, and it only works a few
hours each day. The skilled mechanics
in our country frequently stop their reg
ular work to grind their W tools, and
then they do it imperfectly. In the
United States tools are all accurately
ground to the best shape by the ma
chine, so that they do more and better
work on this account in a given time.
bylleve that that machine has brains
the brains of the inventor-and 1T has
no doubt revolutionized work OF this
kind in American machine shops. This
is but one case out of many that l havt
noted. "-luveution.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
A Native Australian Weather ProuheA.

Na''Ve Australian Weather Prophet.
'Warrigul," called Sergeant Dalton
10 the black tracker, "look out for a
high' dry spot for the camp tonight. MY
bunnlon and those black clouds up there
say It's going to rain soon."
The aborigine rolled over on his back.
and for several minutes he scanned the
somber banks above. Then he darted a
glance into the forest about. Dalton
watched him, for he knew that the eve
OF a weather prophet peered into the
elements.
The whole time the black lay on the
ground, with his arms under his head,
he never moved a muscle. His eyes roll.
cd about in his head like irresponsible
PUZZLED white marbles, covering the
whole space from the ground behind
him to the horizon in front and the
earth rim Of the black vault above him,
on each side. Then he slowly closed his
lids for a moment and rolled over on
his elbow. facing the sergeant.
mo rain, massa. Plenty dry spell
all along two months"
"How do you tell all this weather
business?" the sergeant asked, for he
knew by past experience that the weather
prediction of any true Australian tribes
man was more to be trusted than that
from any scientific meteorological bu-
reau. These people predict seasons OF
wind and rain with perfect accuracy.
"See gum leaf?" said Warrigul, point.
ing to the eucalyptus trees.
"Yes, plenty of them," assented Dial.
ton.
"S'posin it rain, leaf lay down.
S'posin it keep dry, leaf stand up. See,
all leaf stand up to look for water. Wa
ter long time off.
"Look Oh ground" continued the alb
original bushman. "Gum leaf dry, turr
up, crack loud. No rain. S'posin rair
soon, leaf drink in wet first; lay out
Plenty heavy dew all nights; plenty
long dry spell ahead. "-Outing.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
WHAT 1T COSTS TO SMOKE
A Library Which Materialized From Ia
boOed Five Cent Cigars.

A Library Which Materialized From Ia,
booed Five Cent Cigars.
Chow can you afford all these books?"
asked a young man, calling upon a
friend. II can't seem to find spare
change for even the leading magazines"
"Oh, that library is only my zone
cigar a day, " was the reply.
"What do you mean," inquired the
visitor.
"MeanP Just this: When you advised
ME to indulge in OIL occasional cigar
several years ago, l had been reading
about a young fellow who bought booko
with money that others would have
burned in cigars, and l thought | would
try to do the same. You may remember
that l said l should allow myself one
cigar a day?"
Eyes, l recall the conversation, but
don't quite see the connection"
"Well, l never smoked, but l Put by
the price Of a 5 cent cigar every clay,
and as the money accumulated ]
bought books-the very books you see.
"You don't mean to say that your
books cost no more than that! Why,
there are dollars worth Of Them"
"Yes, l know there are. l had si1
years more of my apprenticeship tc
serve when you advised me to be q
man. l put by the money, which, at
cents a day, amounted to $lS.25 a year,
or 500. so in six years. l keep those
books by themselves as a result of my
apprenticeship cigar money, and II
you'd done as l did you would by this
time have saved many, many more dol
lars than l have and would have beer
better off in health and self respect be-
sides. '-SuCCesS.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Thrifty George Curzon.

The Hon. George Curzon, who mar
ried beautiful Miss Letter, is decidedly
canny. He recently rented a country
mansion furnished, but without the
family plate, and SO was compelled to
nroyide candlesticks for the house. He
tried to exact from the landlords agent
a pledge that at the e%xpiratic~ of the
lease he would take these candlesticks
off his hands at two-thirds of what they
cost. The agent demurred at first, but
when he discovered that they were 10
in number, of %japanned tin and cost Az
cents each, he solemnly agreed to pay
Al for the lot when Curzon leaves.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Canary Birds.


1t a moderate estimate 400, OOO
change hands every year in the United
Kingdom alone, the value of them be-
Ing about 600, 900. OF the total mum
Der of canaries sold by British dealers
100, 900 at least are "made IN Ger
many, for it would seem that the very
air Of England is so enamored OF free
dom that, while it's native wild birds
are the finest singers in the world, Ger
man car.aries far outmatch English Ca
llarles for beauty and perslstency OF
song. | have often heard German cana
rlcs continue a single trill for a minute
and q quarter, and | have been told OF
ono whose trill lasted for two minutes
ana had at least 20 changes of note III
It, This bird was sold for $40. Chiefly
bred IN the Tyrol, round the Hartz
mountains and in Thuringia, by weav-
trs and shoomakers, the German birds
III" collected i'll August and September
~ tho dealers and begin to arrive III
England i'll October.
But few Of the very best birds como
10 England, and when they do it is gen
orally as birds of passage. In the earlier
part OF the season the usual retail price
IS from D to 10 shillings per bird, ac-
cofdlng to the quality of tho song, these
prices rising 80 per cent by the end OF
11e year. 1t is seldom that the finest
S9hsSter is thought to be worth more
man 80 shillings by the commercial
rnSiiNhman Consequently the very
hne nlrds are either bought by German
niiuNVeptrs or sent to the United States,
"ue'o lhry readily bring from $40 tt
io 'ach' Tho average price for thu
nlr's in Germany is 6 shillings pei
palr'-Good Words.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Bats and Where to Find Them.

Frogs are most plentiful on the
shores Of ponds and streams filled with
plant growth and in low moist places
in meadows. In searching for them in
grass wait till you see II jump, then
catch it in your hands. They are not so
easily got from the shores, as they
are apt to take to the water at the first
alarm.
Crabs are usually found under stones
along the shores of a stream or pond,
and in some localities in low moist
places in grass lands. Seize the crab
back of the pinchers and it cannot nip
you.
Dobsons arc only found under messy
stones in swift running waters. They
are of a dark gray color, havo many
legs, and when fully grown are about
three inches long. The head is shield
shaped and armed with good stout PIN
GERS, so handle the dobson as you would
a crab. The best way to get a supply OF
dobsons is to have some one hold one
edge of o fine meshed net on the bot
tom of the stream, while you turn over
the stones above the net with a hoe.
The dobsons, loosing their hold on the
bottom, will be carried by the current
into the net. Put frogs, crabs and dob
sons into a pail with plenty of grass and
some water. If you are to keep them fox
some time, change the water occasion
ally.
Grubs are excellent bait for trout ear
" in the season. They are found in par
TALLY decayed tree trunks, stumps ano
old timbers left in moist places. Cut
into the wood with an ak, and If you
find it full of holes of the size of a leao
pencil knock it to pieces and pick out
the grubs. Put them in a tin bait box
with some of the rotten wood you found
them in. -Harper's Round Table.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Cakes.

Americans will find that the Engllsn
frequently exhibit a distaste for sponge
cake and lady fingers. This is not sur
prising when it is known that they are
served with light refreshments at tuner
ais in all parts Of the British islands $
snd often are sold under the name or
funeral biscuits" In Yorkshire when
prevented from attending a funeral TO
which an invitation has been given a
memorial card is received with several
lady fingers folded in black edged paper
and fastened with black seals -
Orleans Times Democrat.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Curious Policies.

Accident insurance policies have tax
on many curious shapes, ranging from
the penny in the slot to the coupon ~
the weekly newspaper, but the ilmit
has been reached in London, where inc
purchaser of a book Of cigarette paper
is insured for $50 for a perlcd Oh ~
davs. The annual cost of this amount
Of insurance is about % ent a year
nrovided the holder of the novel poilcy
is not a cigarette fiend, The amount Oh
INSURANCE. is specifically set ASIDE ior
the ~defraying of funeral expenses III 'he
event of accidental death.-New A"iA
1rurpcl
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Flowers In History.

Flowers have always played a great
rsrt in the worlds history. They have
done so ever since the days of the Plan
tagenets, when a king took a sprig Of
yellow broom 'to live and to die with
nv name" The rose of England, the
lilies of France-what wild passions
and force conflicts have not these inno-
cent blossoms raised! And then the vio-
let! Surely it was the irony of fate that
woyo this emblem of humility into the
nroul dostinies of the French empire
4 forecast perhaps Of the tragedies to
lono. The Empress Eugene wore them
ON her bridal day; they fell thick and
fast on the prince imperial's pail. They
wcra laid on the last resting place of
England's beloved princess Mary"
sent with these words, Souvenir dune
tpulro amitie, from the Empress Eu-
genie herself.
A Latin poem of the sixteenth GEN.
tnry has a pretty legend of a violet
tAar. in physiological days, was a
maiden called Ianthis, one of Diana's
nynlphs. She attracted the attention of
Auollo, whose admiration she did not
return, and, flying from his pursuit,
she implored Diana to destroy the beau.
w which occasioned her SO much trou-
blc Diana granted her request aud
turned her face to a dull purple.
Luthis, however, soon regretted the
loss of her beauty and was pining away
with grief, when the goddess had pity
On her and changed her into a flower,
which still shrinks from Apollo (the
sum and hides her modest head in the
shade; hence perhaps the French "po-
vie, which often accompanies the vio-
let uuspd as a seal or ring ornamental
tic9l, IL faut me chercher. "-Gentle-
MMluNn.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
"A Good Law.

A law has Just been passed in France
forbidding any Il to give solid food 20
infants under a year old without the
written authority of a physician III
France, too, the long rubber Tubes 20
feeding bottles are forbidden under
heavy penalties. Everywhere people are
,rorned not to use them, the reason be-
Ing that it is impossible to Keep 'hem
n~ronerly steriliZed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Cluny museum is a pair of

In the Cluny museum is a pair OF
shoes made of yellow silk once belong
ing to the famous Marquise de Pompa-
dour, and are the identical pair she Is
depicted as wearing in the pastel por-
trait of her which hangs Ill the gallery
of the Louvre.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Original Sources.

Mrs. Dc style-Dear mel What a ioe
If society news you've got hold Of
oven to a full description of Miss ZIP
tops Paris trousseau' "nere ''o 'o0
Miss DE style-At the symphony con
mort New York Weekly.
Thinkers Live Long,
ct.t;stics as to the effect OF occupa-
zion OIL longevity concur TO snow tna'
men of thought are commonly long iN'
ers.-Baltimore Sun.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02

Mrs. Homer hear that all the
members Of your church choir resigned
Yesterday. What was the trouble:
Mrs. Churchly-Why, after singing
the first hymn tho minister arose anu
onored his Bible and chose for his text
Acts Xxx. ..And after the uproar haa
ceas sod. etc. -Chicago Record.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02

The green ants of Australia make
nests by bending leaves together and
uniting them with a kind of natural
glue. Hundreds have been seen on Il
leaf drawing it to the ground, while an
equal number waited to receive, hold
and fasteu it.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
life AWAY.

If YOU want to quit tobacco using easily aud
forever. he made well, strong, magnetic, full
of new life and vigor, take No-To-Bac, the
wonder-worker that makes weak men strollg.
MANY pain ten pounds in ten days. Over 1907
GOO cured. Buy No-To-Bac from your own
druggist. who will guarantee u cure. Booklet
and sample mailed free. Address Sterling
Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02
Maternal Trials.

eddie" cried the mother from the
hall below, whats all that noise up
stairs? It's shocking
ooh, it's these two dolls OF mine,
mamma. I'm going to put them right
70 bed and see if we can't have a little
neace. "-Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-02

Eczema in any part of the body is instantly
relieved and permanently cured by Deans
Ointment, the sovereign remedy for all itc.i-
ness of the skin.
cure that cough with shiloh's Cure, The
hest Cough Cure. Relieves Group promptly.
One million bottles sold last year. 40 doses
for 25cts. Sold by Kendrick g. Co.