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Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Her Impressions of Angels.

Tho wife of a we'll known senator
took her little daughter, 4-year-old
damsel, to matinee once to see "Jack
and the Beanstalk." A week or so aft
erward she was discovered pirouetting
and lifting her petticoats before che
val glass Her father reproved her aud
told her it wasn't pretty way to do
"Why," said the child, II saw the
angels do it. "
1.-The angels!'' exclaimed her father.
"Why, where?''
"When mamma and went to heaven
that day." said the child.
The father explained that the fancied
heaven was only the theater The little
girls face fell.
"And WASH t they angels?" she asked.
"No," said the father; "they were
just girls. "
The child put ON an air of intense
disgust.
"Well, 's she said, II fink they ought
to be talked home and spanked, cause
they wasn't dressed any more than an
gels. "-Lewiston journal.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Fishing For Frogs.

To fish for frogs man needs Il broad,
flat bottomed, steady punt, "a cane pole,
with 20 feet of good line, three hooks
tied in bunch and a CON panion. 10
the three hooks is tied small piece OF
bright red flannel The cast is made, and
the lure is drawn slowly along the wa
ter. The frog rises within a yard CT 1T,
looks at it and says "Aha'' He ap-
proaches within six inches and says
"Ohor' Then he says Aaah!' and
grabs it. The next instant he swings in
air, hooked through the throat. lie is
lifted into the boat, grasped between the
left thumb and foreiinger, and the point
of the small blade of knife is pressed
down Just between his eyes. Sometimes
he sheds tears His struggles are stilled
In an instant. His hind legs are quickly
severed from his body and tossed into a
bucket filled with ice water. The re-
mainder of him is thrown overheard,
where it floats CHASTITY white, DobbinS
gently up ard down, revolving slowly
in small circles and accusing the Usher
man of murder. Chicago Iines-Her-
aid.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
"Wilkes and Liberty"

Wilkes boldly, offered himself as
candidate for the City, and on his reJec-
ton for the county of Middlesex. Inc
scenes of that election beggar descrlp-
ton and are too we'll known to need 1T.
One incident is too amusing to escape
repetition. The Austrian ambassador
the Graf Won Seilcrn, most solemn
and naughty of the representatives OF
solemn court, was dragged from his car
riage by the mob and 40" chalked ON
the sol,s of his boots. His constantly
reiterated demands for reparatlon'
which it was impossible to satisfy, only
made him the more ridiculous. wilkes
and Liberty" was the one topic OF the
day i'll letters and conversation. his
head was even adopted as a sign 1or
public houses, and he himself told the
story Of the old lady who said, There
he swings, everywhere but where no
ought to be. '-Cornhill Magazine
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Saffron.

Saffron would strike an ordinary OBJ
server as decidedly expensive at SO
shllines Fer pound until told that it is
composed Of the central small portions
only of the flowers Of a species of GRO
Gus, 20, coo Of which it takes to yield
the material fo1 one pound. The won
der then becomes that it is so cheap;
that it can pay to grow and gather it
at the price. AS a matter Of fact, it has
failed to pay the English grower-by
this retaining, in the name of his town
of Saffron W Walden, but hint of former
Importance in this particular direction,
French and Spanish soils being moro
suitable to the full growth of the flowers
and foreign labor cheaper in the work
Of picking. Its use in medicine has
practically died out, barring perhaps the
popular belief that, STEPPED in hot milk
or cider, it helps the eruption of measles
to fully appear
AS dye in crcaming curtains and to
give a rich appearance to cake it is still,
however, in general demand, for which
purpose it is we'll suited in being both
harmless and strong, one grain, COM
posed of the style and stigmas Of nine
flowers, being sufficient to give dis
tinct yellow tint to ten gallons of water.
Its high price, by the way, has led to a
peculiar form of adulteration, for, apart
from the crude and commonplace enc Of
busting with heavy powder, such as
gypsum, to give weight, the similar
portions Of other and commoner flowers
have been specially dyed and worked
thoroughly in among tho genuine ones.
Chambers Journal.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Cultured Tramps From Boston.

"Tramps in Boston are by far the
most intelligent and modest Of their
kind" said native of the baked bean
city, maybe because of their culture
(D. My experience with one of these
gentlemen Of leisure was quite funny.
One camo to our house and asked for
some cl'''', and while my mother
went toy, IL l thought he looked
hungry, sol ,.o hit him some breakfast.
He said to NE, i am sorry to put you
to all this trouble Then, mother ap-
pcaring it'll the clothes in a bunoie, he
said he did not like to carry clothes
through the streets exposed to view,
and when l wrapped them in an old
newspaper he was indignant and said
gentlemen never carried packages done
up i'll that style in Boston. "-~New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
The Treating Habit.

1t was Pope Telesl horus, who died
before tho year 100 A. d., who institut-
cd Christmas as festival, though for
some time it was irregularly held in
December, April and May. But for cen
turies before there had been a feast OF
Yule among the northern nations, whose
great enjoyment was i'll drinking the
wassail bowl or cup. Nothing gave
them SO much delight as indulgence in
"carousing ale,' especially at the sea-
son of short days, when fighting was
ended. 1t was likewise the custom at all
their feasts "for the master of the house
to fill large bowl or pitcher, to drink
ont of it first himself and then give to
him that sat next, and SO it went
around" This may have been the origin
of that popular American custom known
as creating" 1t is certain that upon
our Christian observance of this glorious
day have been ingrafted habits taken
from rude and barbarous people.-ot.
Louis Republic.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Rival Citizens.

Johnny's face was smeared with dirt
and tears, there was lump on his left
cheek, and one knee projected through
q Jagged rent in his trousers leg.
"Johnny, Johnny" exclaimed his
mother, "have you been fighting again:'
"Yep," he replied. ME all that boy
from New York had a scrap. He looks
worsn l do, too, you bet. -
you'll break my heart, you willful
bow! What were you fighting about?''
"About the Biography of Chicago. !
said it hadn't any bluffs, an he said 1T
was all bluff, an I chuggcd him. -
Chicago Tribune.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
rboucl,:s Eest Kept Unsaid.

".7obn," said Mrs. Younglove, 10
Won always tell me all your thoughts!'
"Well, nearly always" John replied
She drew back frightened and ex-
claimed: "Nearly always! on, John'
then YOU have some thoughts that you
don't tell me?"
eyes, dear" said be, attempting to
put an arm round her, there are soh'0
,hat I think it best not to tell you.
ooh, and thought you were So non
orablen' oa
"But, love-" tho fond husband crleo'
"you would not care to hear the Thoughts
l allude to. !" .:o,,u
"Then what arc tbey?" sho traglcaily
demanded. ,;,,
"Thoy are those he meekly sald u,
"tbat come to me when am shaving
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
A Typical Negro Camp Meeting.

There is perhaps no more favorable
rlace in which to study negro character
and manners than the camp meeting.
This time honored institution is no less
social than religious i'll its nature. 1t is
usually held in a partly cleared grove,
under the auspices of the local clergy.
Hither the colorod population of the
surrounding region flccks, coming on
foot, in carriages and wagons, in OK
carts and mule carts, on horseback and
mule back-in short, by every conceiv-
able mode of locomotion. Its dress is
rs varied as it's vehicles. Indeed the
negroes of the south are Of all people
the most cosmopolitan i'll the matter Of
dress Clothes. of every imaginable
STYLE, color and previous condition Of
,cryitudo" are pressed into use, so that
in this particular they present as great
a variety as the beggars in the nursery
rhyme.
As we approach the grove what a
medley of sounds breaks upon our hear
iuc-the neighing of horses, the below
iuc of cattle, the heehaw braying Of
mules, the laughter and screams OF chill
dren, and joined with these perfect
babel of human voices, the whole
forming discordant din such as no hui
man ear ever heard elsewhere! Enter
inc the grounds, we pass bands of chill
dren, climbing, tumbling, romping, like
SO many troops of monkeys; gawky
Young fellows awkwardly making love
TO dusky beauties; groups of brawny
men discussing abstruse points of the
oogy with as much zeal and more har-
mony, perhaps, than body of learned
divinity doctors. Here and there gos-
sipine company of old "uncles'' and
"aunties' may DO seen reviving the
mc.ories Of bygone days.-Chautau-
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

From Macaulay very large assort-
ment of bests, biggests and greatosts
might be culled; few will suffice.
civilian Pitt was the greatest master
of the whole art of parliamentary gov
eminent that has ever existed and the
most powerful subject in Europe be-
fore he was 20. "'The Task, incom-
parably the best poem that any Lnslish-
man then living had produced. - 1.-The
greatest work of Dryden was the last,
the 'Ode on st. Cecilia S Day. "
In the second series of "Ubiter Die
ia" we have two notable critical awards.
In the first Matthew Arnold is quoted,
saying that Emerson's essays are the
most valuable prose contribution to Eng
lish literature of the century.
Yet we remember that Archbishop
Wbately could not sufficiently ridicule
Emerson, and what the archbishop
Quoting from Bishop Copleston) called
"the magic lanthorn school. "
The other example, from Mr. Birrell,
touches Pope and Milton. "To say that
the Rape of the Lock is the best mock
heroic poem in the language is to say
nothing; to say that it is the best in
the world is to say moro than my read
ing warrants, but to say that it and
Paradise Regained' are the only two
faultless poems Of any length i'll English
is to say enough. y
Some readers will surely say more
than enough.
The mention of Pope recalls his IA
nous lines ON Bacon in the 'Lssay Oh
Man."
If parts allure thee, think how Bacon shind
The wisest, brightest, mcanost of mankind.
Gentleman S Magazine
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
The ApOthegms of Observation-Disclosures,


Make as many friends as ever you
can, for you never know in what con-
tingency man may be able to serve
you. Hide displeasure. 1 have often
had to seek the aid of people against
whom 1 was thoroughly i'll disposed.
and they, believing the contrary or at
least not being aware of this, have
served me most readily.
Unperceived beginnings often open
the way to great mischiefs or great sue
cess, therefore note everything and
weigh well even the most trifling cir
cumstance. On your doing or not do
ing what seems at the moment a mere
trifle often hang things of first impor-
lance, SO be sure to consider we'll.
Never hold future thing so certain,
however positively certain it may SEEM.
as not, if you can possibly do it without
upsetting your plan, to keep in reserve
some course to follow if the contrary
should turn up. l have often seen really
long headed men, when they have to
make up their minds about some weighty
business, set about it by considering two
or three cases that are most likely to
happen and come to decision on the
assumption that one of these cases is
sure to come. This is dangerous, for Of
ten and usually there arises some third
or fourth case which had been over
looked and which your decision will
not fit. You had much better, therefore,
keep your decision richly to what tho
actual necessity of Ito matter compels.
john Morley in Nineteenth Century.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Delicious Broiled Oysters.

Drain large, fat oysters, lay them out
ON a board and dry with soft cheese
cloth. Dust lightly with salt and cay
enne. Toast squares of bread. Arrange
them neatly on the platter Put the
oysters in an oyster broiler and broll
quickly over clear fire, broiling first
ON one side about three minutes and
then turning them on the other. Pour
inst a little warm water around the
edges of the toast, arrange three oysters
neatly OH each piece, put over a little
melted butter and serve at once.-Mrs.
s. 7. Rorer in Ladies' Home Journal.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Joys Of Suburban Life.

"Yes, p" sighed the suburban resident,
II thought ! had shaken off my hoodoo
until that last blow came. Now have
figured out that my wisest plan is to
just sit around the house and protect
such property as have left.
"When l went out there, it was with
longing to revive the pleasures of life
in country home, such as had made
my boyhood so happy. But my expert
ences were as dismal as my anticipa-
lions had been bright Chicken thieves
raided my hennery until the last Of my
choice Cochin Chinas had disappeared.
All the luscious fruit was plundered
from peach trees that I had watched
with jealous care for years. Even the
pigs that served me in the disposal of
garbage were surreptitiously seized to
grace the feast Of those who are without
the fear of the law before their eyes.
Not content with despoiling me of my
live stock and farm products, the night
marauders invaded my household.
awakened one morning to note the abb
sence of my entire wardrobe, shirts, col
lars and cuffs included. My watch, dia-
monds, collar buttons and loose change
had gone with the rest of the stuff.
Then | put in burglar alarms and slept
with one eye open.
''Just as l had become reconciled and
was feeling secure they induced me to
run for office. You know the rest.
spent $4,000 and didn't get place in
the race. They double crossed me- Now
I'm an Ishmaelite. l will neither give
nor ask quarter I've retired, and /
have the finest private collection of fire.
arms in this or any other country. -
Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Novel MensuratiOn.

One of the difficulties inc the way of
acquiring exact information i'll Georgia
courts is thus indicated by the Atlanta
Constitution:
elbow far was it," asked the lawyer
of the witness, "from your house to the
road where the difficulty occurred?''
"'Bout a acre en- half, sub. "
II mean how many yards!'
"Dey wuzn't any yards dere at all,
sub, exceptin of my yard, en- dat wuz
bout acre en- a half fun dc road!'
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

The other day south side teacher
was discoursil her pupils about the
evils of becoming addicted to slang,
when she paused and asked them to
rive her an example of slang phrase.
The school went into commissions when ii
youngster in knee pants yelled promptly
you re not so hot. There are other
babies on the pile.
The teacher did not cal for any more
EXAMPLES. Indianapolis Sentinel.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
How 1t Worked.

1T works this way" said the agent.
"When burglar tries to open the win
dow, this bell begins ringing and wakes
you up"
BELL rings and wakes mo up'' said
Pepper. And it will wake the baby
too. don't want it. Take it away. l
guess you don't know that kid of mine.
yellow Book.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Mrs. Smithcrleigh's Compensation.

Wasn't it awfully hard for you to
give yonr daughter up, Mrs. Smither-
leigh?'
ayes, it was hard to think of it, but
she's going to live in the east and
have always wanted to spend summer
down there so much. "-Chicago News.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

81 doan see no diiiunce 'twlx' DC
man 'at wuchs an de man at loafers. .
said Deacon johnson.
"Dey hain't no diffunce speshul' re.
plied Deacon Jackson, 'ceptin dat dey
calls do loaferin Teller 'kunnel' AT
lanta Journal.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Fliinsy.

Wickwire-Say, have ou-.. carrying
those | o US of yours until they are
almost worn out.
Mudge-Don't they make miserable
quality of paper Observation-Disclosures
Enquirer.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Man at His Word.

"Have a care, oh, my daughters,
saith the wise woman, chow thou tax
est ma at his word when he speaketh
concerning himself! He glories in MS
strength and vaunteth it before his fel.
lows and most of all before thee, bun
he would be handled as fragile piece
of bric-a -brac. '-Womankind.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

There arc about 1000 persons in
France who are set down as anarchists
and are under the constant watch OF the
police of the various European ooun-
tries.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
ALWAYS Worn.

sprocket-I've just Joined the Be
ginners' Cycle club.
Handlebar- What arc your colors?
Sprocket-- Black and blue.-Chicagt
Record.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

The volunteer lifeboat service OF Eng
land, established i'll 1924, has more IMAM
300 lifeboats on the shores of the king
dom and has been instrumental III saw
ing 60. 600 lives.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

relieved and permanently cured by Doan'S
Ointment the sovereign remedy for I'LL itchi-
ness of the skin.
Cure that cough with Shiloh'S Cure. The
best Cough Cure. Relieves Group promptly.
One million bottles sold last year. 40 doses
for 25cts. Sold bv Kendrick & Co.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
Iifn AwNV

If you want to quit tobacco using easily and
forever. he made well, strong, magnetic, full
of new life and vigor. take No-To-Bac, the
wonder-worker that makes weak men strong.
MANY gain ten pounds in ten days. Over 400,-
600 cured. Buy No-To-Bac from your own
druggist. who will guarantee cure. Booklet
and sample mailed free. Address Sterling
Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

Pockets in ladies' dresses first appear
cd in England during the reign OF Ed
ward ILL.,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-29
POLICE MADE a MISTAKE.
Arrested a Deputy Sheriff for Carry
ing a Revolver.

c. A. Carter, a deputy under Sheriff
Thomas Shufelton was arrested by Patrol
men Miller and White late Saturday night
on the charge of carrying concealed wea-
pons. Carter was arrested near the corner
of Michigan and New Jersey streets about
1870 o'clock. He was sent to the police sta
ton in the patrol wagon and arrived there
very much excited and in amiabe frame
of mind. He was indignant at the outrage
Gus manner in which he said he had been
treated.
According to the story related by Carter
he had been in the north part of the city
and was on his way home when he was
accosted by the police. He says the patrol
men were very rough with him and gave
him no chance to explain his business there
or tell who he was until after one Of them
had struck him and then he was too in
dignant to make explanations. He says that
Miller, after arresting him, began feeling
his pockets and when the patrolman came
across the revolver he grew very angry
and without the slightest provocation struck
the prisoner in the face with his open hand.
A crowd gathered about the policemen and
their prisoner while they were waiting for
the patrol wagon and according to the
statement of Carter, one of the police re-
marked to the crowd that he believed the
prisoner had been stealing something Car
ter is a member of Lodge IS, K. of p, and
wore a souvenir badge of the lodge when
arrested. Patrolman Miller is also a MEM
Der of Lodge S. Carter says the patrolmen
told him he was a disgrace to the order
whose badge he wore.
Patrolman Miller said last night thai he
realized mistake had been made, but felt
that Carter was as much to blame as either
he or his partner. I'VE had been given the
description of man who had been seen
in the vicinity of the Schergens house, on
New York street, which was burglarized
and fired, and consequently were looking
carefully for suspicious characters. We saw
this man Carter standing behind a tree, and,
as we passed, make efforts to keep the tree
between himself and us. We approached
him and asked where he lived. He said he
lived in the city and would for a long time
give no more definite information. He in
formed us that his name and business was
none of our business. We took I'm to the
light and then searched him. undng the re-
vover. Naturally we thought something
was wrong and to tell the truth / thought
until heard from the captain that we had
good man. / did not strike him. He
tried to make us believe that a No. Sc
lodge badge which he wore on the lapel
of his coat was sufficient proof of his good
character. I am myself a No. 56 man and
did not recognize Carter. How were we to
know that he was telling us the truth?
If we were in the habit of taking the word
of the prisoners in every case there would
be very few criminals caught. If he had
told US that he was a deputy sheriff or
given any good excuse for his actions and
the fact that he carried weapon, we would
not have molested him."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-29
SEARCH OF FOUR YEARS
MRS. GEORGE THALDORF FINALLY
FOUND HER ERRING HUSBAND.
She Had Him and His Companion,
Mrs. Eliza England, Arrest
ed i'm This City.

George Thaldorf and Mrs. Eliza England
were arrested together in this city Satur
day night at the instigation of Mrs. THAI
dorf, the deserted wife of the man in the
case Both parties were residents of Bay
City, Mich, four years ago, and Thaldorf
is the father Of several children.
Without any warning, and for no
apparent reason, he left his home
and left his family without any
means of support, and disappeared About
the same time Mrs. England left her home
in the Michigan town, and left no word as
suspected the truth, that the pair might
be found together, and began quiet search
for them. For four years they baffled her
efforts, but a few weeks ago she located
them in this city by some unknown means,
and soon started here, bringing her young
they were living together she notified the
police and their arrest resulted
The father met his baby boy, who had
almost forgotten him in the years of his alb
sence. and broke down. He begged his wife
for another chance to live a straight life,
make all of his life insurance read to his
children and then grant her legal separa
ton. He pleaded and promised everything,
but she justly felt that man almost forty
five years of age going wrong was beyond
repair and was firm. Finally. yesterday
afternoon, however, some sort of an agree
ment was arrived at, and when last seen the
little boy was seated contentedly upon his
fathers lap and the wife was by his side,
doing her best to comfort him.