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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-21

Why suffer with Corns when you
can have them removed without pain
by Mrs. S. NJ. YORK, II Elm St.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-21

I OST.-A chlld's ring, gold, with u ruby
l. 1t was lost Sunday between l.. j. Mead's
restaurant and the Commercial House. Leave
at TELEGRAM office.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-21
s--..----s------77-r-
Beat Him Down.

Two Irishmen were cleaning o win.
dow in tall building. To facilitate
their work they had stuck board out
of the window, and Pat stood OH the end
OF it which was outside and Mike on
the end inside to balance Suddenly
Pat shouted:
"Moike, I've dropped me sponge"
''Thot's all roight. I'll go down and
git it. -
When lie got to the street, he found
Pat in heap on the sidewalk and cx-
claimed:
''Well, we'll, how did yoz git down
here so quick, Pat? l ran all the way
down, but bedad yez how beaten NO."
No More Yellow Fever.
Washington, June 21--Todays offlcia,
dispatches regarding the yellow fever
situation continue favorable. There
have been no new cases reported since
the first discovery at McHenry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16
PRINTED ON THE OLYMPIA.
How Our Tars in Asia Received the News OF
the Maine's Destruction.
G1rom the Chicago Inter-OceanD

tr rom the CnlC1G0 lntef-ttCC2n.)
Springfield. Ohio. May 23.-Through
G. II. Burke of Cleveland, news was re-
ceiVcd here, today of an interesting
paper published at intervals on the
United States flagship Olympia Of the
Asiatic squadron. The paper just re-
ceived by Mr. Burke is called the
Bounding BilloW. and was printed al
Hong Kong on March 81. This is the
fourth number of the first volume, and
contains matters interesting in the eX-
treme.
At the time this paper was printe /
the sailors had just heard the news of
the blowing up of the Maine. The
front page of the paper contains an ac-
count of the Maine disaster. surround :
ed by deep black border The article
states that the United States had con-
elusive proof that the Maine was blown
up by an external explosion, and it is
hinted that serious International ccni-
plications may arise. A part of the
story is as follows:
Divers Were sent down to examine the
wreck, ana found indiSputable evidence
that the Maine, with her gallant crew.
was blown up by some foul fien1 whose
death Il thousand times over could never
atone for the loss of so many human
lives-shipmates. brothers, friends. all
hurled into eternity without a word of
warning; no chance for a farewell grasp
of the hand; sorrow and desolation
brought to hundreds of homes; gray
haired mothers bewailing the lives of
their sons; loving wives eagerly scanning
the papers, dreadng. yet hoping, and anX-
ious sweethearts waiting for the return
of their loved ones. Tis picture to make
the heart ache.
Volunteers for service are applying at
all military and naval stations. and, in
the face of this, jingoists and other i'm
beetles are crying about the spirit of '16
being dead. The spirit of 16 will remain
in the heart of every American as long
as our glorious banner floats. Patriots
all. when the tocsin sounds not a man
will fail in his duty, and our battle cry
shall be. Remember the Maine
Next follows an article describing the
Maine relief fund. THE response on this
station says the little paper was a
typical American one-generous and hu-
name. Thirteen hundred dollars in
United States gold was collected among
the crews of the olympia, Raleigh, Con-
cord and Petrel.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16
HOW SOLDIERS SIZE UP.
The Yankee Is the TalIest. The lap Is the
Shortest-Both Good Fighters.

CFrom the ST. Louis Globe -Democrat)
The Yankee is a much bigger man
that the Spaniard, and that il an inn
portant advantage for the American in
this war With all his pride of race
the naughty Don is q little fellow; in
stature he is least among the Europ-
cans. aVera ain% only 512 inches over
) feet. The soldiers who fights under
the stars and stripes averages ; feet
~ inches in his stocking feet, he
weighs - pounds more than the span
lard, and his chest girth is nearly > IN
chvs greater. These are points that
count
OF course, size is not everything in
soldier Never in history has il
counted for 50 little as it does today,
inasmuch as modern warfare is con
Quoted chiefly by machinery. battles
are fought at long ranges, and hand
to-hand encounters arc rare. The
Japanese are smaller than the Span
iards yet there are no fierccr fighters;
the American Indians. on the other
hand. are superior in stature T. the
Yankee. But, other things being equal.
the bigger man has an advantage. The
Yankee is the tallest of civilized men
in Europe only the Norwegian APP
proachcs him nearly in this respect,
and the Englishman is a full inch
shorter
During the present war much atten-
tion will be paid to the gathering of
statistics of all sorts relating to the
soldiers. This was done to some eX-
tent during the civil conflict, and some
of the most interesting facts noted had
to do with the varying stature of re-
cruitS from different parts OF the
country The biggest men came from
Kentucky. averaging a triile over
feet Sfa inches. Close behind was Kan
saS. With Minnesota. Missouri, Cali
fornia and Nevada following in the or
der given. The men from all these
states averaged about > feet inches.
Maine Illinois and Michigan fell two
tenths of an inch below this mark, and
next came Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Massachusetts and Connecticut We're
at the foot of the list. the volunteers
from the latter states averaging only
feet G15 inches. IL,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16
EXPENSES OF TOURISTS ABROAD.
The Total Estimated at S70O. 900. 900 Year
Men Made Rich by FOREIGNERS.
(New York SUM-


The amount of money expended by
tourists in Europe has, if official rec
ords abroad are to be accepted as au-
thentic, Increased enormously Of late
years There has been recently filed
with the Swiss minister of finance and
customs at Berne a detailed statement
or MOTEL receipts in that country, from
which it appears that the gross re-
ceipts Of Swiss hotels rose from s., 800
900 francs in 1880 to la ,333333, ,O00 in 1894
The entire annual expenses Of the
oWlss republic amount in a year to be-
tween SO,000,000 and 90,000,000 francs
the budget for this year is given
the latter figure), and it would seem
therefore, very much as if the hotels
of Switzerland take in in year more
than the government itself does. The
SWISS figures are not the only ones
furnished in Europe recently on this
point. A French record shows that
every year there are 270,0 900 foreigners
who pass from a fortnight to a whole
winter on the Riviera. Every person
is supposed to eXpend on an average
1000 francs, or $500, in the country. In
otileI NoTuS, the IoIelSN NlSltOfS spend
in the country every winter the sum
of $4,000. 600 The English are put down
as contributing one-third Of this
amount; the French themselves con-
tribute another third; Germans, Bel
gianS. Dutch, Russians, and Americans
contribute the remainder. From being
poor country when it was annexed
to France, in 1860, Nice has become one
of the richest departments of the re-
public
Some figures recently complied of the
revenues to hotels from tourists in
Paris show the average number of for
eign visitors to be $4,000. 1t is GUS
tomary to estimate at 10 francs. or ST.
n day the hotel bills of strangers in
Paris. Estimating at So day each
the hotel bills of 60, 600 tourists, and at
about as much more their other out
lays, it is to be seen that tourists in
Paris can be put down for an eXpen-
diture of nearly $250,000 day.
The total sum expended by tourists
in Europe in a year is probably not
very far from 800, 900 900, and a very
portion of this comes from
the pockets, the purses and the bank
erS' balances Of Americans. who are
proverbially the most liberal among
travellers. Russians come second,
I}razlianS third
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

safe in saying that the users Of prunt
juice are in majority.
There are several New York firm.
engaged in the manufacture Of prunc
juice while others import ii from F,u-
rope. The basis If all the better
brands Of prune juice is a light f-r-
mentei Wine, to which are added 4 DER
tain proportion Of sugar syrup anI
prune extract. with sufficient high
proof spirit 70 bring the mixture up ~
the desired alcoholic strength. ana col
orjng matter to give it the proper
shade Some manufacturers also use
certain chemicals, regarding the prop
critics and effects of which they main
tain a profound secrecy. each clc,mins
for the article which they produce a
superiority over all others.
However. the object Of all is the
same, viz, TO supply a blending wine
which Will, With the least possible re-
duciton in the proof, give to new whis-
Keys the bouquet Of aged goods"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16
pRUNE JUICE USED IN WHlSKEy.
1t Makes New Liquor Taste as it 1t Had Beer
MeIIowed by Age.
(New York SUM

If one looks over the advertisements
in the newspapers devoted to the inter
ests of the liquor trade. his curiosity
is likely to be aroused by seeing many
advertisements of prune juice for sale.
AS prune juice is not among the. things
which the barroom offers to its pat
rons, either as a beverage by itself or
as a component part of rickeys, cock
tails or other mixed drinks, the person
of inquiring mind is naturally led to
wonder why it is advertised and what
part it plays in the preparation of al
coholic beverages. An explanation OF
the uses of prune juice was recently
printed in the Liquor Trades Journal.
It says:
The object of using prune jnice in
blending whiskeys is to remove the un-
pleasant smell which is characteristic
Of new liquors, to take off what may
be termed the rough edge, and to pro-
duce by artificial means the ripe. mel
low flavor which otherwise comes only
With age. 1t is an undeniable fact that
a good prune juice Will transform q
rough, new Whiskey into a smooth, pal
atable liquor, while it would puzzle
even an expert to decide that its mel
lowness had not been acquired by age.
NATURALLY any material which pro-
duces such results is a valuable aid to
blenders, and consequently there IS a
vast quantity of it used annually,
though there are many who prefer 20
use malaga, sherry, peach extracts, or
some other compound, but one feels
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16
Your Health.

Salt should be placed in the water in
which mating is washed.
The door Of onions may be removed
hN eating q spris of parsley
Powdered chalk and orris root is one
OF the best dentrfices known.
\ strong solution of borax. arp,ial
twice day, will cure ringworms.
A leading physician says that pep
per is deadly poison to the system
\ spraned ankle kept in hot water
for tWenty-four hours will soon heal.
A drop Of oil Of cloves on piece of
cotton applied to the tooth will cure
toothache.
A little spirits of camphor put in the
water viii prevent the face from look
ing greasy in hot weather.
More cases Of consumption appear
among necdlemakers ana tile makers
than among any other class of labor
crs.
The well-beaten white Of an egg.
slightly sWcetened and favored With a
few drops Of vanilla. is good for chill
dren With irritable stomachs.
In baking gluten bread for diahetic
patients. who require an excess Of al
bumen. the White of an egg is often
added to the batter With excellent re-
suits.
y medical authority on the virtues
Of various kinds of foods declares that
the herring gives the muscles elias
tipifNr hn S..r |,
vigor and is not flesh forming.
1t is said that rustics who live on a
bread-and milk diet nearly ALWAYS
have thick hair to an advanced age.
while people who lunch and dine on
meat rarely have thick hair after
twenty three.
Night blindness is a peculiar affec-
ton of the eye in which the patient
sees very well during the day, but be-
comes blind as night approaches 1t
is mostly met with in warm climates.
and usually gives way to mild treat
menL
A difficulty of administering medi-
cine to small children is overcome by
Prof. Alsnel. who affirms that mix
tuit ol cuudl parts Oh soap ll0lment
and aloes will act as a cathartic when
rubbed in small quantity upon the alb
dcmen.
The average person trims off the
thirty part Of an inch from
each finger nail week. or about an
inch and half every year. The aver
age human life all over the world is
forty years There are 1905 600
people in the world, who therefore,
waste, on an average, 2S, 400 miles of
finger nail in a generation.
The nervous system, says Prof. w.
II. Thomson, has a greater store Of re-
serve vitality than all the other bodily
systems together, and is the only tex
ture that does not lose weight in death
by starvation or other cause. It is the
last to grow old. AS to the mind. it
need not grow old at all, provided it
be supplied with the mighty stimulus
called interest, by which it will grow
steadily, even while bone and sinew are
wasting through age.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

Mayor Harrison of Chicago. has sus-
pended the rule requiring citizens to
secure a permit from the city council
before stringing flag across the
street. This, it is limited, destroys a
fiourishins aldermanic industry, as
Chicago has been and continues patri-
otic. and every such permit has nettej
some of the aldermen from 81 to s.
each.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

Mrs. William H. Hook of Oshkosh
has applied for a widows pension of ST.
a month. Her husband was mustered
in as private on Friday. May 13. be-
came i'll on Saturday and died on Sun
day at Camp Harvey of stomach
trouble. This is the first pension APP
plication of the present war.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

The women of Boston have asked the
municipal authorities to modify the
law against wearing hats in the
theatres. They propose small. 10"
hat, with no projections. and have sub
mittod models to the city council
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

China had drawn the largest check
on the Bank of England of which the
bank has any record in settlement OF
the Japanese indemnity. 1t was for
II. .0oS .S57 pounds 16 shillngs and 9
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

Mrs. p Nj. Io.,Ier returned to this
city, Tuesday evening. after passing
several weeks in Boston, with her
daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

The railroad commissioners were at
the State House. Wednesday, They
VIII hold a hearing today at Auburn
on the petition of the Lewiston, BruhS-
wick and Bath Street Railroad for APP
proval Of an extension of their line to
Sabattus.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

Paper artificial teeth are now mad;
in Germany. They are said to be no
brittle. to retain their color and to bt
lighter than china teeth, and they i
not melt in the mouth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

The authorities of Vienna have de-
creed that if the owners of 1853 specl-
fled houses will replace them with ne"
structures they will be guaranteed a
release from the payment OF taxes iot
Is wears This offer has been made Ia
encourage the removal of tumble-doWh
buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

Major Atwood Spauldins of Caribou
was at the aljutant generals office.
Wednesday getting his belonsings,that
he left while he was on duty at the
Office.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16
A TRAINED NURSE IN JAPAN.
Miss Fraser's,. Experience in the Kioto
Training School.

The first and only successful training
school for nurses in Japan was the one
established in connection with the Dos
hisha hospital in Kioto. AS was stated
| IN the Sun the other day the Doshisha
colleges hospital, and training school
We're started and kept going by American
money. Two or three years ago, how
ever, the japanese seemed to think that
they could run things themselves. They
made such a point of this that all of the
american professors physicians, and
teachers resigned. At present the Japan
ese are indeed running things to suit
themselves. At any rate, they are not
running them TO suit the American board
OF foreign missions. The Japs have con-
Guided to ,kirsuto kyo no Kamban, =
which, being Interpreted. means that they
are gong to take down the Christian
sign. The board has consequently writ
ten to them and demanded the return of
some large gifts of money. which We're
made with the understanding that the
Christian sign was going TO stay up.
Among those who resigned two years
ago was Miss Fraser, Bellevue gradu-
ate. who was in charge OF the Kioto
training school for five years. When she
left Japan Miss Fraser returned to Amer
lca ana Is now engaged in hospital work
in this city
As rule said Miss Fraser to a Sun
| reporter, the japanese women make
very good nurses. They are light and
quick OF foot and very deft with their fin-
gers. Before our school was opened
twelve Years ago, there were no trained
nurses in Japan. There were Old wo-
men, who took care of sick people and
there were men nurses, of the same de-
gree OF ability for the male patients in
the hospitals.
In the ten years during which we
Americans had charge OF the Kioto
school we had seventy graduates. At
iifSt 1t was not easy to get a good class
of women. The Japanese looked upon
nursing as a menal form of labor and
the educated women felt that they were
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

Ex-Governor Henry Il. Cleaves pass
ed through this city, Wednesday morn
land
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

Verne Aidrich of Norway, was IN the
city, on business. Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

y new oak case of the same pattern
as The others in the State assessors'
Office, has been placed in the office.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-16

Adjutant General Richards has is
sued the following general orders re-
garding the recruiting stations recent
ly established in the State:
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

and should be resorted to only when no
other course is possible in justice and
self respect"
Russell O}ep.. Conn.,. q member OF
the ways and means committee: "The
tresidaafs message Transmitting the
report and evidence of.the Maine board
Of inquiry was calm and dispassionate.
behtting the gravity of the subject.
Congress and the country ought TO re-
ceive this message Of the president and
the report as the forerunner of some
decisive action, delayed for only two
reasons-Flrst, to exhaust every effort
TO preserve peace with honor 10 our
relves and justice TO Cuba, and second
10 prepare most effectively for war"
Air. Hartman (Silver. Non); THE
message Of the president. together with
Us mechanical reception by both houses
and the administration representatives
in the senate. was no surprise to any
enc who knows what influences dictate
the actions Of both the Spanish and
American governments. The message
simply confirms what every one knows
that the president, In his every act, IS
responsive to the wishes of the Spanish
bondholders and the so called business
NAAhhA NfAa hA the COUNTY MNNNAf WNAAA.
interpreted, means the moneyed inter
ests and gold gamblers of the world
Mr.. Bromwell ORep., o.: "The find
ing of the naval court fixes conclusively
the responsibility for the explosion
upon the Spanish authorities. No pri-
vate individual could have procured or
used such a mine AS the report refers
70 without the knowledge. at least. and
probably the connlvance Of the Spanish
| officials at Havana. / believe In hold
ing Spain strictly accountable for the
loss Of our vessel and the murder Of our
men,"
Mir. Mcclure Dem.. CALI: "The evil
dent purpose Of the presidents message
is TO relegate the Maine incident 20 a
subordinate place and to diplomatic ad
| iustment.'
Thomas NJ Jett (Dem., uls): "The
/ message of the president was along the
/ lines he has thus far been following.
! that IS, he IS apparently wanting more
| time. and # viii give the Spanish gov
eminent a further opportunity TO ami
hilate the Cubans and prepare for war
Mr.. Heatwole CRep.. MiRn), a mem
Der Of the foreign affairs committee
said the message and report would hnv,
to be considered by his committee. anl
he did not think II proper for him e
! express an opinion IN advance.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep.. O.) said he haS
no comment to make on the message.
Mr.. Livingstone (Dem.. Ga) 9TH
message reads like an apology"
Mr.. McCleary CBep, Minn): THE re
port IL not full enough 10 warrant on
in stating a final opinion"
Evening journal., 1898-03-29

indication that America Is inclined 20
suffer such mediation nor on what
basis"
The Vossische Zehung says; The
most dangerous IS the second demand
namely. under the cloak Of humani-
tarlanism TO aim direct interference in
Cuba. The Washington government Ia
that goes beyond the limits. Spain can
make concessions without humiliation
and loss OF dignity, but II America in
elsts upon these demands swords Will
Ny out OF their seabbards."
The Tagebiatt remarks. "The Ameri-
can jingoes underrate the injuries such
war win bring upon America"
The Boersen Courier says. with an
earnest desire that an understanding
may be reached. often without media
ton. diplomatic circles still count this
us being the best solution so long as
neither one or the other has taken the
lrremediable step"
The Berliner Post, In It's comments,
says, President Mckinley will doubt
less do everything TO avert war, but
popular sentiment may decide 70 the
contrary"
Evening journal., 1898-03-29
A CALL ON THE RESERVES.
Jersey Citizen Sailors Have Been ordered
into Immediate service.


Into Immediate Service.
NEW YORK. March 29.-The first call
by the federal government for the serv-
Ices Of citizen sailors was made yester-
day when Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy Roosevelt notified GovernorNoor-
heos of New Jersey that the depart
ment desired the services Of a part of
the naval reserve OF the state for i'm
mediate duties. Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt indicated that detail Of men
from the battalion of the east was de-
sired
The duty was to transfer the monitor
Montauk from the League Island navy
yard to Portland. Ne. at which port
she ls to not as guard boat Governor
Voorhees, transmitted the order to Ad-
jutant General strylScr, who sent the
following order by telegraph 70 Conn
mander Washington Irving at Eliza
beth.
Commander Washington Irving, bat
TALON OF the east. naval reserve. viii
at once detail from his battalion OFF,
GERS and 30 men FOR duty IN connection
with the bringing of the United States
monitor Montaus from The League ls-
land navy yard. Philadelphia, 20 Port
land Me. in accordance with instruc-
tions received from tho navy depart
ment. Warrington He win make inns
mediate report OF this detail TO this Of
Ace"
The battalion IS a seagolng one and
/ twice took the old ship Portsmouth on
cruises without aid from the regular
sailora Last summer they took the
/ old ship out through Long Island sound
and down the Atlantic coast % Lewes
/ Del. from which port they sailed hei
home. All the guns and equipments OF
the Newark division Of the battallor
have been shipped from Newark to Ho
bolSen and placed on board the Ports
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