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An Arctic Hotel.

Ihe most northern hotel in the world
is on the inhospitable shoro of Advent
pay, where it washes the west coast of
Spitzbergen. Tourist hythen (Tourist
noteD Is the name of the remote cstab.
hshment. Its season is necessarily short
extending from July 10 to Aug. is. but
~ gives hearty welcome to the few
Vehturesome travellers who have the te.
herity to seek its shelter. 1t has accom-.
modatlons for 80 guests. 1t is announc.
Gu ehat the Increase of travel to the gate
Oh the arctic regions has made the es.
'apilshment of a postoffice in the bote,
" necessary feature. The hotel is in an
approximate latitude of rs degrees ~
IN mlhutes,or 800 miles farther north than
iiammerfest, Probably better idea Of
i situation may be gained from the
that the late quarters of the
jackson Harmsworth expedition in
|, ranz-Josef Land were hardly more
nan 100 miles nearer the pole The
'uliulhs naturally is unpretentious in
pursuance pc being only / = stories high.
Y I'll u dlmlnutive porch at tho front
AZ matter of course it is built of
Sooo'-New York Tribune. u
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
Making a Bigger Dictionary,

Science is making the dictionary big
ger every day. A hundred years ago
nearly every common word now con.
hected with electricity was wholly un.
known. Steam and all the names now
applied to railroads, engines, gas the
telegraph, the telephone and hundred
ana one other important subjects never
nau been heard of-and they would
make small dictionary in themselves.
and now the single invention for throw.
ing moving pictures on screens, various-
~ known as the vitascope or kinetoscope
mas AIDED dozens of new words to the
language within the last year or two.
here Is list of the various names for
movement photography
Fhantoscope, criterioscope vitascope,
clhematograph, biograph, kinemato.
graph, wondorscopes animatoscope. vi.
tasraph' panoramograph, cosmoscope
aharlthmoscope, katoptikum, magni
scope zoeoptrotrope, phantasmagoria,
proJectoscope, variscope, cinograph, Gin.
nomonograph, hypnoscope, centograpb.
x ograph, electroscope, cinagraphoscope.
craboscope, vitaletiscope.
mutoscope, cinoscope
.anlmaioscope, theatograph, chronopho.
loeraphoscope photograph, kinetograph,
rayoscope' microscope, kinotiphone.
5hromotrope, pHenakistoscope, vene.
rope microscope, acknowledgement, vitop.
Icon, stlnnetiscope, vivrescope, diaram.
scope lobstorscope, corminograph, XII.
leoptoscope Chicago Record.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

"A curious fact is the tobacco plants
hablt of erecting its leaves at snndo,rn
anu dropping them at sunrise. OF conrso
IL IS only possible while the nlant ;s
lmmature-while the upper leaves are
hu U. ;ao!o thaN lwo-thirds Developed
IT, 1us ~ IS SO marked as to make wide
o o.nce III the looks of field at
evening and IL hours later. And the re-.
suies are so beneticent as to make il
seem g, the result of reason, for if the dew'
lali Is heavy it all runs down to the
stalk, trickles down to the root and
mus 1ortlfles it against the blazing SIM
Mnllo II the leaves remained In pendu'
ioos spread the moisture would eitbor
ulop from their points beyond reach ~
e1so evaporate in the morning sun
New York Commercial
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
TO BEGINNERS IN FICTION.
Good Advice For Those Who ATTEMPT to
Write Books.

Read up on United States history
you Will get some useful information
anyway-and see what you can do with
that Don take your scene from France
or Italy, where you have never been.
| Home is nearer and just as good. If
| you can light upon an idea which has
not been done to death, or situation
unhackneyed or unfamiliar, make the
most of it. New England has been 50
run upon that it affords material only
to a few experts. The middle states and
those between the Ohio and the Rock.
les, locally speaking are poor literary
held, but the south and far west are not
worked out yet. Avoid dialect; as a
main reliance its day is done. Avoid !
"hlfalutin, spread eagle and rproar.
ing styles; they are of the yet remoter
past Find out what your bent is, if you
have any, and what you have to say, if
anything; If not, seek other pursuits.
Remember that poor story or essay is
OF less value than peck Of inferior an.
pies, and that the author of bad novel
Is entitled to no more respect than
shoemaker or farmer who does not
his business. The pioneero
OF our literature may have done what
now seems poor work, but they knew
no better then and had nothing better
they were pioneers, and as such entitled
70 place IN history-but nobody is 60
ing to write the history of the multifa-
'lous literary efforts of our time that
'ome to nothing.
Whatever you do take pains with it.
Try at least to write good English.
earn to criticise and correct your work. 1
ut your best into every sentence. If
GU are too lazy and careless to do that,
etter 90 into trade or politics. 1t is r
asler to become congressman or mil. a
than a real author, and we fl
ave too many bad story telleys as it is W
-Llpplncott $ Magazine. "
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

The jack rabbit is a prairie institu.
tlon that gives the settlers dogs plenty
OF exercise. When the settler sees a ioci,
rabbit for the first time-starts him mn
suddenly on the prairies-he imapines
that by quick movement he can Law
his hands on him. The rabbit is awl;.
ward, appears to be lame in evory Joint
holds up one foot as though it panied
him and altogether creates the belief
that he is a dilapidated wreck of an nm.
galnly animate thing. The settler is
surprised that he cannot grab him. The
settlers dog also is confident that be
can quickly make an end of the rabbit
ne brlstles, runs leisurely toward tbo
rabbit doubles his speed, doubles if
again. triples that, quadruples tbo
whole, when, 10, the rabbit disappcars
Ihere Is some flying grass, a vanishing
streak OF light, twinkling of two
prodded feet extended rearward, and he
IS gone, The dog sits on his launches
una concludes that it was a dream and
hat he did not see rabbit at an
Christian Work.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14


SION conducting defense 81 on one coca
pressing wv" " ,rito cattle stealing and wa,
to ascertain u witness in cross examjnat I"'
c cnu ANIMALS at a certain tim away from
asked asked you tell they were bcasts, HG ~
I" because l could SEQ 'cm.n
bcast?" 't VII can You tell :,
anG T sai% ;, looked calmly at Sid ,,
from you" "' d. lar as | am
Loclwonn%% humorous letter to Tho ~.
should I ho protest., Protested that barr isales
RACES. " protected against such a,,t
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
THE LAST.

All, not the first love dearest, but the lasti
So? Who can tellD
The tides Of youth, dear heart, run fast, ru1
fast.
The buds upon the young tree shoot ant
swell
Reckless of frosts Well. Well!
Why should we dwell on folles that are pastf
For now, behold, the green and callow shoots
Of early spring
Are dry and withered 10 the very roots.
They We're loves first faint perfumed otSe-.
ing
Taking swift wing,
Leaving Il fragrant memory, but no fruits.
Let Us not speak of them with smiling scorn
They have made way
For the rich bloom and frutage later born.
Ana born Of spirit rather than of clay,
Making our day
Glad with the freshness Of perpetual morn.
E;ornal? Dear, let as believe it so,
And in our bliss
Let dull analysis and doubling go.
lnquostlonlng, while in rapturous kiss
Like thls-my sweet-and this
INC 1uiiness of celestial JOY We know!
Annie l.. Muzzey in New York Sun.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
Preco1umbian Books In America.

George Byron Gordon thei exp lorer,
contributes to The Century, an account
OF the discoveries in Copan under the
title of "The Mysterious City Of Hon
duras - Concerning the ancient race Of
Mayas Mr.. Gordon says:
Not only did traditions exist in the
minds OF the people, but many of the
old Indian families still preserved their
DOCKS, the remnants Of once extensive
Abrarles, IN which the history, tradi-
Ions and customs Of the people were re-
Iorded. All these books that the Span
ish priests could lay their hands upon
they burned. -Four only have come
down to us-priceloss relics that in
some unknown manner found their vav
INTO European libraries, where they Law
hidden until uncarthed by scholars of
recent years. The books of the Mayas
consisted Of long strips of paper made
from maguey fiber, and folded after the
manner OF screen SO as to form pages
about 8 by 5 inches. These were cover.
Ell with hleroglyphic characters, very
neatly drawn by hand, in brilliant col |
ors. Boards were fastened on the outside
pages, and the completed book looked |
Ike neat volume of large octave size,
The characters in which they are writ. !
ten are the same as those found upop
the stone tablets and monuments in the
ruined cities Of Palenquo and Copan.
This system Of writing which is en-
tlrely distinct from the picture writing
OF the Aztecs, was the exclusive posses.
sion OF the Mayas. 1t was highly de.
veloped system, and, as investigations
have shown, embraced number of pho
netlc elements. In this respect, as in
many others. tho Mayas were far in adj
vance OF any other American people. A
venerable but vague and elusive legend
hat has come down to us ascribes the
INVENTION of these characters to Itzam-
ia, the Maya Cadmus, a great hero god .
Who in the beginning of their history .
IS nation led the people from the ,
'ast across the sea, gave them laws and !,
uled over them for many years. y
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
ONCE THEY WE'RE MEDIUMS.
Now They Expiate Their Sins by Tossing
Balls of Blue Fire,

| va Abiue
Close by the Northwestern tracks at
Leavitt street is the home of the jug
Cling sisters. They were twin presti-
digitators in their days of life, SO runs
the tradition, and now they toss balls
of blue fire about as the juggler does
eggs, cannon balls and the like. Their
pet amusement is to stand on their
heads and toss the balls as if they were
| standing afoot. The force of gravity
seems to be reversed for their benefit,
for they "toss" the balls of fire down,
and the little flames fall" up All this
is set down just as James MacCourtney,
the Oldest settler in the ghborhood,
tells it. He said the other day:
Then broad windys over there on
the north side of the old building is the
place where the sisters comes to show
themselves. The year Of the Worlds
fair | counted up their performances, an
they come every Sc days. The reason
Ter that is somethin could never guess,
but some smart young chap here fig
gered ont that it was always in the
dark Of the moon. I've noticed since
that there never was no moonlight when
they got up there in the windys.
WHAT'S the cause of their hauntin
the old place? Why sir, the story's SO
Old there can't no truth nor lie be made
out on it. There's no man in these dig
gin longer'n be, an l ken the story
only by hearsay. so to speak. l heerd it
from my granddaddy, an he said he heerd
lt when he was a young man comm
acre. That mus "a ben in the thirties.
anyways he sed that the two sisters
vas persdiditaters. 1t seems like they
1--WE performance in the house, which
vas new then i'll course, al the pair of
hem agreed ter be locked up in box
het was to be sealed an fastened. an
men they was to get out without break
u the seals. Well, they was locked ND,
ut they couldn t get out, an purity soon t
hey foun themselves so short of breath
hey couldn't holler loud enough to be |
eerd. In course they was in room S
way from the other people, SOS the Q
)mmon folk couldn 1T see how the trick G
as turned. When they couldn t boiler, t.
ley tried rappin, an the others only il
fought they was a-workin out of the Il
TX an SO didn't pay attention. After il
hour or so the other peoples got nerv- II
Is an went in an opened the box, an a
ere was the two sisters, cold dead. p
ley buried 'em together in the box in el
G yard back of the house, an that's p
by they juggles the fire balls upside Fl
Wn like. '-Chicapo Chronicle re
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

The wind is strong and steady. an(
the boat glides faster and faster. Shar,
eXclamations Of pleasure testify that the
passengers are enjoying it. The speed
increases. Before lies a field smooth as
plate glass and level as a billiard table.
For two miles it extends without a
flaw. At its farther edge lies tre,uen-
dous crack filled with ground up ice
and heaving black water. The full DOW.
er OF the wind strikes the white wings
as the smoothest ice is reached, and the
craft darts away at tremendous pace.
raster, faster, she flies till she is tray
ellng faster than the wind that drives
her. The air seems to be full of electric
sparks; frosty haze blurs the view ey-
cry nearer is throbbing with delight at
the Wild, free speed of it ALL Before
one has had time to think the crack
seems to be rushing at the boat. A mo.
lnent OF intense anxiety, a catching of
hfoaths, a wild pumping of hearts, then
shrek Of excited joy. The good boat
uas 1loWn the gap as a hunter clears his
fence, has flung it behind her with
never a rap, and is tearing away over
mother good bit as though she had no
iced to touch anything moro solid than
he cold, sweet air.-Outing.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
Acquitted,

M, i am innocent" he protested,
The mob was sweepinp ti,s o,,,s,
aside. VIZ guards
II am innocent
blow of the sledge, and the pri,,.d
door OF the cell gave way. o. '''u
,o,,o am Innocent" he shrieked, the
rope about his neck; "before he,uo on0
innocentvH "eaVcn'
AN, at last they hear himl
YES, they exclaim, che mnst ho
h Innocent or the law would have saved
~, rassion had shriveled up and ,vanisb
ed at the touch of logic. -Dctroit IaaI'
nal. tioiI Jour-
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

Mrs. Firmly was working savagely
away with the hash knife when her
next door neighbor called.
"What in the world is that?'' asked
| the visitor.
THAT" with more vicious jabbing
than before, lis what is left of Firm
ly's camera. I'm destroying the last
vestige of it. have pulverized the
lenses, burned the frames and am now
chopping the rest Of the internal ma
chine into shreds. I'll show him, That
thing has cost US young fortune. lie
has bought every attachment and i'm
provement that has been placed on the
market. They filled a saratoga trunk
and there were plates enough to roof
greenhouse.
II might have become reconciled, but
he never took a picture that you could
recognize, and yet he was always at it.
Three of the children went down with
the Group because he would have us Gu
the front porch to be photographed. The
negatives looked as though some one
had swiped the glass with a whitewash |
brush loaded with lampblack. He had
us out in billiards., transforms and the
hottest weather just to experiment.
Every shot was dismal failure, but he
always had excuses and was just going
to produce something that would he
work Of art. He'd invite friends by the
score to have their pictures taken, and
rO,fh IF %
nothing ever came of it. I've argued
and pleaded and wept, but be has kept
buying and making failures. "
but won't he be very angry"
He can't get half as mad as am"
With an awful stab. eff he can ever
ind hide or hair of this camera when
IN through with it, he's welcome. If
10 buys another, I'll get divorce. -
Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

The word "negro" is not heard in
south Africa excepting as a term of on.
probrlum. Over and over again have
Alrlkander Englishmen stopped me
when speaking of Zulus, Basutos, Mata.
belle and SO on as negroes. "You in
America only know the blacks who
come over as slaves. Our blacks are NOT
to be confused with the material found
on the Guinea coast. "-"W White Mans
Africa" by Poultney Bigelow.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
10 the Ladies'

Rev p1H aor n . Cent Green U. s. ,u,ou.o1
each. Thd liaying Cards stamn .". ~ hm
of OH ph hnese stamps Were used on tno go ,'
rom Sa,E an ID 1872 stamps Se 1ef &
ing either So ol photographs without " irin-
ing the backs Sips IN or photographs bv ,,r,.
PhotogranIh,s' warn warm water. Look our "Dl
y~lrlaying Cards 9,ef Tor o. them. BE sure it
,lso Jhm ni SENT TO THE s'S Sl one w,'"t
FOR ou SIG an other kinds of Revenn r.N Den
sNDr 81, rRlGE LIST. CORRE:srH,,hy.IlI, '
'OREH1 toIIIIClTED. Address " FRFnlNn
end re Atn, Worcester. Mass "L hay h1I
WV : cent stamp for price list Ii.'S>'' DON '''>'
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
uNSPOKEN SYMPATHY.
Little Children who Were Remarkably
Careful Not to Hurt an Uncle's Feelings.

Little Children who Were Remarkably
Careful Not to Hurt an Uncle's Feelings.
He was a big, burly, good naturec
conductor on country railroad, and nc
had watched them with much Interest
as they got on the train. There were
two handsome, round faced. rosy cheek
ed bows and three sunny haired, pretty
little girls Of various sizes and ages A
grave, kind looking gentleman, EVIDENT
" their guardian. got III with them,
and the conductor attention was soon
caught by the fact that the apparently
eager conversation was carried on by
means of deaf and dumb alphabet the
gentleman joining in so pleasantly that
the conductor btamed on him with APP
prevail. Naturally kind hearted himself,
it pleased him to see this trait in others,
but his honest eyes were misty as he
thought Of his own noisy crowd OF
Youngsters at home and contrasted them
with this prim little company who
smiled and gesticulated, but made 10
sound.
1t was plain they were off on holi.
day jaunt, for they all had satchels and
Wore festive ego away" air, snd the
conductor, whose fancy played about |
them continually, settled it i'll his mind |
that they belonged to some asylum and
were going with their teacher for a va
cation trip. He couldn t help watching
them and nodding to them as be passed
through the car. They returned his
greeting in kind, being cheerful little
souls, and he began to look forward
with regret to the time of parting.
At length at one Of the rural stations
he gentleman kissed the young ones
all round ard got off the
rain. They leaned out Of the windows
md waved enthusiastic farewells as the
ar moved on. Then the biggest "lttle
'irl' took a brown paper lag from her
atchol and distributed crackers in even
hares. The conductor in passing smiled
nd nodded as usual as the little girl
ED ont the paper bag to him.
"Do have some" she said.
He started back in sheer amazoment
"What"' he exclaimed. "You can
ak, then--all Of you:"
"Of course" they cried in chorus
The conductor sank into the seat
cross the aisle. 81 thought you were =
eaf and dumb" he gasped.
ooh, how funny!" cried che Of the
'sy checked boys. "Why, that was
ncle Jack, poor fellow! He was born
lat way. We wouldn't talk while he
as with us; it might hurt his feelings,
III know. Hello, here's our station y,
ONE on, girls'' And the five trooped :,
1lsily out and waved their handker. =,
nets from the platform as the train y"
owed on. Belle Moses in st. Nicholas. .
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

If France or Germany wish to engage
in this fight with the Dons and come to
their assistance let them do 50 but we
promise in the name of seventy millions
of people that Uncle sam will teach
those lands ocro>s the sea that it is dan
eerous to step on hi, toes. There was
once man in Vermont who made Il for
tune by attending 10 his own business.
will France and Germany take example
from this man.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
KLONDIKE GOLD FIFInS
eof Nebraska. Incorporated,

ber 1 Of women and Young people to the Num-
Fled. Of ,Gt te aTf wanfe' at once to sell Cold
authority, bean, dulk'} new BOOK from hi-h
pnio'oSrHph containing also s'ne rr'r' ac.ual
If tnil lnN24 inches printed in six coors Vi
n,h le.ls AT about the country. mines o font,
nt !, the lIneXplored fields how to ,et ,hnna
and i ~ sens cheapy, everybody is ntsr .n,iei
senj o "oo .ie book for ready sale At stht
fit whin IGc ana receive by mail come ,e n a.,
work an, includes the large map and comne"ne
LIBERAL terms. '''o'e al once. We give
Address $. $. SCRANTON SEQ
- IubllShers. Hartford. Conn
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

BY all means this country should an
mex Hawaii, We have played politics
long enough over this question, and
should at once settle this matter before
some eagle-eyed country across the
water is in possession of these gate
ways to the Pacific.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

wn mufn,any's highest bridge is over tho
s m"tper'l'al at Mungsten, near Re, WV
h; mIi''' pack OF Elberfeld. 1t is 3Go saat
a n.sh ana l'630 feet long tho oou ICY
"n In having span of $50 feet M !, a.
only higher bridge in Eu,o r"o', Inc
s sd,r , ysladnot' 4o5 feet high, ' IN
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

Now the next thing for Us to do rs a
fighting nation is to catch old Weyler
and place the Butcher at the guns in
MORO castle. Then turn on the broad
sides of our big battle Ships.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

"A Boston newspaper complains that
the famous Bunker Hill monument.
which when first erected was the tallest
creation OF man in this country, has
now become quite insignificant in
helght. 1t is 920 feet high, or 327 feet
shorter than city hall tower in Phila.
delphia.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

No fleet ever sent out by a country in
time of war has been of so little service
to the country owning her as this child
inc Spanish fleet.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

+o al paragraph in Nebraska paner !,
49, " 'no erect that well known NAM ~, 40
'nao state has been "convictod ~ "n . Al
sohatlng a lawyer. If ,na,, VI per-
m rona 10 'ali on such charge man w
snfn or tho Rochester bar are not
S'io' ---Rochester Post Express, Vs. "'o Ao'
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
one Cause of Forest E,res

"A traveller who had occ,s;o, +
"n oiG'hlpment on ledge of rock in an
unproken forest asserts that be witnoss
W. 'ho peslhnlng of one of the most do
eeructlVe forest fires that ever ooo,,una,,
III tnat region. A dead tree of enorr,o W.
el1o olew over and lodged against on
o'ner tree, which it bent almost j., H.
. .bln' Oh a BOW. Tho fierce wind swovod
t tho Top OF the bent tree which sunno "s od
. sho 'runk OF its fallen neighbor II so
onahced that there was a snaco If so, 81
oiai Ieet where the fallen troo ,uaa
sinoo'h and rested on the other MS T,'a
4orce Oh the wind in sweenino tho han.
h trvJ DUCK s and forth soon ground the
t GarA from the trunk of the tree T The
nioaion caused by this GRINDING do
teIopoo a nigh degree of heat. ma tho
.ourlst' to his establishment sau t .l'e
w, wooo OF the dead tree burst into aa wv
no top was soon consumed and fa,1
scattering burning embcrs nno, IT, I'll
s so,'.os lor some distance around Tbonc
a a"nIoo 10 flame by the wind soon ono
~ e ,'. " 'orco hro that swept over m;1os
~. "4u"ole timber. Much bla,no haa
' peeh attached to campers and mn1;o; las
r rniaoiis VINO have, it is alleged Stan.s',
des;ro o' s through carelessness or for
'"m Tor wanton mischief Owno ,of 4.
. ,o 80 tracts of land would do we'll . y. W
,na G.oso watch of their forests drr;,''
,at "i'pr hoaVy windstorms which 49, 49,
,0' accompanied by heovy "io
c 81 pi' Ga might save thousands "
-edger 'oi' New York
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14
POOO,
nan ro,l ;,l Invested in this Com.
pahy VIII Return 10 for 'o"'

but at on eopnny enters into no chimerica .cb.
conveying in the heat a. 'ne Foundation of success
cess n, armald without which there "a T article
shares cam I h mo returns for your MONEY " no
companv,s ns "e procured either by mail ~ .,
and I. -'o' 'o4A fremont ST ram
investisaIinn ' ,nMi,, personal interviews and f
bic to '' ''onev and express orders raw.
GEORGE Z. LYTHGoIE P"!'
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-14

Inc crosses Oh the English royal
crowns were introduced by Richard iii
during his short and turbulent reign
lhe arches of the diadem were added Inv
Henry VII in 1885.