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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
When patai Sin l.a.

IhG following lines were @ritten Gin French hy Adelina Patti in response to a request that she would describe briefly her feelings while singing: T have never been able to take pfoper account Of my feelings during those few moments. I know that on the day of the performance I am nervous and agitated, and as the time draws nearer and nearer 1 suffer more and more from stage fright. When the mo- Rent arrives for me to leave my room and go before the foetlights, my whole being is dominated by 9 sensation or sbjeet terror. My feelings while I am actually singing defy analysis; theJ differ according to the role, the num- be7 of artists around me, ete.-they are so varied that I simply can not de- scribe them. I should be obliged to enter into all the many details which, petty as they may be. at times impress Gs very strongly. When all goes we'll I experience a something which car- ries me away a1d l forget where l am. ]" New York Telegram.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
Waited fer One Cent Change.

never felt so cheap in all my life,' said Short. "as l did one day in de- partment store bought a book for 99 cents and while I was waiting for t young woman, whose good opinion valued, came up and we began to talk. The book was wrapped up and handed 10 me by the gift at the counter and after a short while che young woman asked: Are you waiting fer yous changer. replied that w&s, but, in fact, hadn't been thinking of it. wanted to talk to her and made thai an excuse for staying. After the usua: delay, when it had passed entirely out of my mind the girl at the book coun. fer stepped up and said: Heres your change, sir. And she held bright hew cent in her open hand so that the other girl saw it. felt chill at once and just because it appeared to the young woman that had beer waiting all that time fer G cent. got a reputation for elosefstedness that ts stlll stieEiGS to nc. ss-Pittsbarg News
 The Changing Geysers,
 1t is said that the recent visitors to fhe Yellowstone Park have discovered that the famous geysers there are gradually subsiding. One newspaper believes that if their force continues to diminish in the degree in which st has diminished ia the last four years, the geysers vii probably become ex- tinct within a decade. This is what these recent visitors claim to have dis covered: That Roaring Mountain, although still circulating steam, no longer roars, and therefore. no longer deserves its name; that Black Growler. sn Norris Basin, is in a feeble state. Rnd that Fou1.tain Geyser, in tie Low CT Basin, and tue Splendid and Bee- aive Geyser, in the Upper Basin, are practically dead. Ne have seen To ayIs <<.enee to prove that these reports ara not true. Certainly no one could de- rive any benefit from their deceitful manufacture
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
CErT.Js IS ECCENTRIC.
AS Is Proved by Some Recent DoinEs
 of Actors.

or AcEoTss
 The ancient wearers Of the sock and buskin had many draw backs to con. tend against. The strollers who sol emnly performed their parts on the insecure boards of a cart must have felt at times that they were leaving altogether too much to the imagina- tion of the open-mouthed auditors. Yet we have no reason to believe that they ever cut short a tragedy because of these unpleasant restrictions, nor that they rudely drove away ir the midst of mutilated comedy. It re- mains for the later-day actor, with his wealth of realistic surroundings, to flare up over trifes and bare his quivering nerves before a presumably sympathetic audience. Miss Julia Arthur stops her performance and de- nounces the murmur of a ehattering box party. Actor Richard Mansfield throws up his hands in disgust and rings down the curtain because of a sputtering steam pipe Perhaps he felt at the moment very much as the oldtime actor did when greatly an- noyed by the crying of an infant child Breaking off abruptly, he advanced to the footlights and graveIy observed: Unless the play stops, the child can not go on." MT. Mansfield, however said nothing-at least, nothing audi ble to the audience. He taeitly con, fessed his unwillingness to match the ordinary vocal pipes against the va pory sort, and rang down the curtain. Genius has always borne a reputation for eeeentrieity, but only in later years has it burst through the en- rironments of time, and place, and professional obligation, and domi- eated it's chosen field. The musical genius Warbles or thrums at 8ill; the actor treads the boards at will. Per- haps this independence of action will mark the other professions tn time. Genius has become, in a measure, a petty autocrat, and as long as there are serri1e necRs for it to pirouette upon, it may be expected to show stiI; further proofs Of unpleasant eccen# tricity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
 value cA CoFnstatka

Cornstalks continue to increase n value. They yield eel1ulose, worth s40o a ton. for stopping holes in battleships, for fine cardboard and paper, the best foundation for dynamite. patent cat Gle food and superior glue. But 1t Is said that 25o.OoO 900 tons of corn stalks will go to waste every year. in England.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15

An exchange says: Limberger cheese laid away in cupboards will drive away ants No doubt of it.; it will drive a dog out of q tau yard; it will drive spike through 8 brick wall; it will drive tramp away from meal et yietaals; it viii drive a mule through barbed wire fence; it will drive herd of cattle over a precipice; it will drive a negro away from a henroost, or a man into in sanltY who stays five minutes within ten feet of its unsavorY presence. Yes sir, it will drive away "aun Is, ]" and also "uncles, aud if we had any cousins that It wouldu'e drive away we'd be tempted to disinhefit them Aud vet some men will sit up and eat the stuff and profess to like it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
How little $ man missed.

HOW NtITe IS man mIssed. He dies today, his friends gather about his corpse, show their grief and ex- press words of eaiegy. Ia a few weeks at best eyes are dried and the dead is comparatively forgotten. Business moves on just as though he had never been How brief is life and how brief is man remem bered. So passes away the glory of the world.-Ex.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
Worshipine the Tearfnf Onion.

The onion was worshiped by the an,
 eient Egyptians. The cauli9ower is g patrician among vegetables and waa taken from it's Cyprus home to Italy and England in the reign of Elizabeth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
A Case of Female rmpersorSeion.

A remarkable case of female im- eersonation has (according to Paris eorrespondent) just been discovered. A Brittany peasant girl calling herself Alma Feryac, was engaged as a ser want by N. Lefebvre, 8 shopkeeper in tie Saint Lambert district. She declar- ed that sine had sold her hair to bar ber at AIorIaix to pay her fare to Paris. The young servant appeared honest and industrious, but eventually Ma, dame Lefebvre, who was frightened at her strange behavior, informed her husband. It then turned out that the pseudo bonne was a lad Of seventeen who had escaped from prison, and had donned female garb to escape detec- ton. He had betrayed himself by failing n love with his mistress.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15

aafetsd at the 2ost-ofiee at Pine lyufl rk., as second-elass mail ufattef.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15
vaIus of Birds.

A Fseneh naturalist asserts that if the world should become birdless man would not inhabit 1t after nine years, in spite of all the sprays and poisons that could be manufactured for the destruction of insects. The insects ard slugs would simply eat up our orchards aud crops.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-15

ar.t. se, EXCAVATIONS DuE N ADVANCE
 seGTHou7 ExGEt ZION.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-12-14
A Fact Worth Money.

The potato has always been called a
potash crop because the composition
shows high per cent of this element.
1t follows that manufacturers of fer
tilizers formerly made the brands for
potatoes very strong in this element.
The amount of phosphoric acid in the
potato is small. A fertilizer correspond
ing to the composition of the potato
would have: Nitrogen. Al per cent ;
phosphoric acid 2, and potash 10 It
was found necessary to increase the
phosphoric acid, but they chung to the
potash for all soils, aud 4-8-10 ferti-
lizer became standard one.
Naturally, continues Alva Agee in
National Stockman and Farmer, took
for granted that potash must be used
for potatoes, and yet the costly COM
plete fertilizer was not profitable with
me- But our Ohio station, conducting
original Investigations, stated that it
was finding phosphoric acid the con-
trolling element for potatoes This
seemed queer Potash for potatoes was
an old and accepted theory. The sta.
ton found increase Of crop by use of
the other elements, but phosphoric acid
seemed to be the dominant one. Some
of us had come to the conclusion that
we could not get returns from fertilizers
on potatoes, bat here was fact new to
us, and experience has shown that a
good dressing of rich rock, adding but
one element and that not costly, would
pay in seasonsble years in our soil.
Others over the state have learned that
this element alone or iI q mixed fer
tilizer in which it is the leader pays
best. do not assert that this is true
of oil OHIO soils, far from it possibly,
hut it is true Of a sufficient portion to
make the fact worth lot of money
have been looking over tables Civ
ing composition of potato fertilizers"
or the general market, and it is evident
that in other States potato growers are
now demanding more phosphoric acid
and less potash in their fertilizers for
this crop One soil needs more potash
than another-no rule applies to all
but it has certainly been worth while to
many Of us to learn that so called
potash crop" may need fertilizer that
is largely composed Of another element
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-12-14
Agricultural.
Borers In Trees.

Many orchards have suffered heavy
and unnecessary loss during the last
summer from the attacks of borers.
Many farmers do not notice that there
is anything wrong with the trees until
the leaves turn yellow and begin to fall
in midsummer. After this stage has
been reached there is little hope for the
tree and it dies before frost. A glance
at the tree will be sufficient to see that
the bark on the trunk is dead and black
in irregular spots and lines. Just be-
meath the dead bark is the borer's bur-
row filed with worm dust. The borer
is too familiar to require description -
He works up and down the side Of the
tree and finally burrows to the center
When two or three borers get into the
same tree the trunk is girdled and the
tree killed. In many cases the borer
works on only one side of the tree.
II large spot of bark is killed, the
bark and wood begins to rot and are soon
filled with mushroom growth. This
mushroom breaks through the bark Of
the tree and develops the fruitinz por-
ton on the outside Of the trunk. The
fruit part is white and resembles that
which is seen on rotten logs. If the tree
dies the rot is then supposed to be the
cause of its death. The rot may hasten
the death of the tree, but tree that is
sound and free from blemishes is very
seldom if ever attacked by this rot.
The best thing to do is to keep the
tree free from borers and other injuries
The land should be kept free from grass
and weeds and we'll cultivated. Good,
clean cultivation is worth more than all
the washes and dressings that can be
applied to prevent borers A good wash,
however, is often worth many times what
it costs to apply and will do much TO-
ward preventing the attacks of borers
ard other insects. A one pound can of
concentrated lye dissolved in two or three
gallons Of water makes very good tree
wash. Another good wash can be made
of one. half pint Of pine tar, one-half
pint Of carbolic acid, aud two gallons Of
soft soap. These washes can be easily
applied with an old whitewssh brush or
a swab made of old rags tied on the end
of a stick These washes should be ap.
piled two or three times to the trunk and
large limbs during the spring and early
summer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-12-14
Weeds Rob the Soil of Moisture.

There is probably nothing. except
irrigation, that will do so much to help
crop resist droughts as frequent but
shallow cultivation This cultivation
prevents a great waste Of moisture by
destroying the weeds as well as check
ing evaporation. although some farmers
would not believe this to be the case.
Some believe that weeds are detri-
ment to the farmer only by increasing
the labor Of harvesting crops and in
using up the plant food that would
otherwise be taken up by the cultivated
plants.
This is all true, but there is another
way in which the weeds are detrimental,
and that is by using the water or mois.
ture 10 the soil which is always needed
by the growing crop, aud this is espe.
cially true during dry seasons
The farmer who keeps his land free
from weeds is. so to speak. putting bar
rels upon barrels Of water upon bis land,
and it is done with q great deal les,
labor than il the water were applied d.
rectly
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-12-14

A wonderful demand for American
dried fruits is springiug up 10 the coun-
tries Of Europe-peaches. pears, prunes,
cherries. These dried fruits are sold
cheap. are Of the best quality aud are
not discrim mated against by tariff regu-
lations. A great market is thus open
lug for the surplus orchard products oil
this country
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-12-14

Celery grows best on low, rich, peaty
soil. While the best soil is found in low
situations it is not meant that water
must stand on it, To that end drainage
often converts worthless bits Of land into
an ideal celery garden. Open bitches
will answer, and not very Close together,
for peaty soil is porous and therefore is
drained easily.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-12-14

Give fresh and clean water to the fowls
several times day, aud especially let
the first drink 10 the morning be clean
water. Water standing over night or
for part of the day is liable to be foil
of dust, poison aud parasites. These
are not good for chickens, says the
Farmers Voice
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-12-14
LanSburgh &Bro.
Washington's FavOrite Store.
A Magnificent Showing of Spring
Suits, Skirts, Jackets, and
Silk Waists.
- The NEWEST of the NEW STYLES.>
- The NEWEST of the NEW STYLES -

They all the snap of the French NODES combined the
American arrangement wide the selection of
fabric combinations which this noted The
lnsbugb Bros be admired material and
workmanship nothing of low prices. The Spring business for
the opens with every facility particular and dis
eliminating buyer for wide selection reliable restricted STYLES
Forty years honest protection you dealings place us
tonably first in the minds oil he public
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24
Hendricks White Pine Balsam and Tar
Thr Charm Of "Lost River"

There has no theatrical performance
been presented in New York this win
ter that has met with SO few unfavor'
able criticisms as has Joseph Arthurs
captivating ana really beautiful pro-
ductton of "Lost River" which has
packed the Fourteenth Street Thea
tire from it's opening In September to
the present time, and will probably so
continue up to its close. II could run
there until spring, and to the same
marvellous business, were 1t not for the
fact that all the time first contracted
for has been exhausted.
1t is one of those plays that holds
and thrills an audience from the first
rise of the curtain until the final fall,
and there is not y moment Of time
when the entire audience is not either
convulsed with laughter, thrilled with
the spectacle presented, or respond
ing to sympathy felt for some Of the
characters. Scores upon scores of peo-
pie have visited the theatre the sec.
ond and third times, impelled as much
ny desire to witness the enthusiasm
II the audience as to see a second per-
'ormance of the show.
Barre Opera House. Dec. %. Tick
ets 60 on sale Wednesday at W. f.
Morse S store.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24
Resolutions.

The following resolutions were
adopted at regular meeting Of
Hiawatha Lodge, No. 20, I. 0. o f.,
,eld Dec. -, 1900:
lnasmuch as our Heavenly Father
las seen tit to remove rom our midst
Brother Murdo Nicholson, and that
e has taken from lodge and society,
most earnest and jealous member
nd from the public AOod citizen;
BE it resolved that the members of
1iawatha Lodge, No. 20, l. 0. o. F.,
me and all, as an expression Of their
aspect, extend to his bereaved moth.
,r and relatives. their most heartfelt
sympathy;
Resolved, that we recommend that
he chartt of our lodge be draped for
period of sixty days and the resolu-
ions be spread upon the records Of
the lodge book and copy be sent to
his mother.
&. F. SMITH,
NJ M. GoRDON, Com.
ALEX MCCAsKILL,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

There has been great deal Of crit.
icism hurled at Edward Cudahy, the
millionaire pork packer Of Omaha, be-
cause he SO quickly complied with the
demands of his sons abductors in ex.
changing the required s25, 900 for his
stolen boy. The outlaws were appar-
emily SO successful that they and 9th.
ers of their kind may be encouraged
to further crimes of the same nature.
Whatever has been said, however,
must in justice be retracted now, for
the prompt action Of Mr.. Cudahy in
the offering Of $25, 600 more for the
of the bandits will prob
ably result 10 teaching them that it
is not SO easy" after all to beard the
lion in bis den or to arouse an army of
human bloodhounds to hunt them
down.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24
WOLCOTT.

Saturday evening, Dec Is, was the
occasion Of a very pleasant gathering
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Brown, it being their 10th wedding
anniversary. Mr. Brown and wife
mad gone to spend the evening with a
neighbor when about SO friends and
neighbors took possession Of their
home and sent for the worthy couple.
1t was a surprise in every way. The
guests were served with cake and
coffee. After an evenings enjoyment
long to be remembered the party
broke up, wishing the host and host
ess many happy returns OF the day.
Rev, G. G. Jenkins, with few pleas
ant remarks, presented them with a
beautiful clock and generous sum of
money.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Green of
Barre are spending the holidays with
their daughter, Mrs. w. w. Cate.
Mrs. Mary E. Langley of Manches-
ter, N. H., IL the guest Of her sister,
Mrs Albert Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis are now
plt asantly settled In their new home.
We are glad to-have them with us.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24
ROXBURY.

Ralph Densmoor is at home from
Dartmouth.
Edith Chase is assisting in the store
Of M. H Rice at Montpelier during
the holidays.
There will be Christmas exercises at
the Congregational church. this even
lag.
L. l. Bean is at home i'll.
Mrs. Myra Taylor OF Burlington is
visiting her brother, M f. Bagley.
MO. Sp lding is again at Stanwix
Hall after several days vacation.
Rev Charles Waffle is to spend his
vacation in town.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

The citizens ia mass meeting at
Chicago get so excited that they ad.
vocate burning at the stake as a pun.
ishment for the multitude Of highway.
men now operating there. The press
becomes shocked at this and call, out
to them to remember the "good name
Of the town." They must have an
awful good memory to be able to COM
ply with that request.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

This is an age of progress. A Lon
don syndicate has just been formed
for the establishment of a second
Monte Carlo on ship to be anchored
off the coast. How nice this will b {
for the poor s,ilor who has lost his al
at the gaming table! He Can quietly
step out into the other world at any
IN oment without going to the expense
of the poison or cartridge that has
made Monte Carlo famous.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24
BARRE, VI, DECEMBER %, 1900

The bankruptcy law is a matter
which requires the attention Of the
citizens of Vermont far more than
Those outside Of the legal profession,
or those who take pains to investigate
have any idea Ct. Its intent is no.
BILE one for it relieves the poor and
the distressed, but it's present opera.
tion proves it to be a haven Of refuge
for every dead beat in the country,
who is shrewd enough to become a
debtor. The smallest loophole is usu.
ally sufficient to attract the attention
Of this class of people, but where an
opportunity stands as an open door
before them, they are sure to take ad.
vantage Of it, while their creditors re.
main outside. 1t is a common occur
renee for the professional swindler to
run up large account with those who
are inconsiderate enough to trust him
and with the deliberate intention of
taking refuge later under the bank
ruptcy law. Attorneys and civil of.
ticers will testify that it is becoming
almost useless to bring a civil suit for
the recovery Of money justly due, all
on account Of the growing abuse of
this necessary institution. We do not
take it upon ourselves to suggest a
remedy, but the evil is apparent and
iG rests with those who are learned in
the law to wipe it out, while at the
same time it is for the laymen to see
to it that it's advantageous points are
still retained.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

Pillow Covers, Babies Knit Jacket,
Cut Work at Veale & Knights.
Dec. 26
Lace Table Covers, Drapery Silks,
French Flannels, Table Linen and
Napkins at Veale & Knights.
Dec. 20
No present is more acceptable for
Christmas than a fancy box of our
home made chocolates and bonbons
Barre Candy Kitchen. days
G.. l. jackson & Co., are selling the
Sturtevant n Larrabee sleigh the best
in town, Depot Square. tt
Get your Candy Canes and Baskets
1t #. M. Waterman's. WIS
Candy Novelties for the Christmas
Grade at +. M. Waterman's, Hale
CLOCK. WIS
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24
A Letter Of Correction.

Orange, Vt. Dec. Fl.
Editor TELEGRAM-Dear Sir: In
your issue of Dec 10, In regard to the
deer that died near Nelson's Mill in
Orange, your correspondent was in
error when he said that l said shot
at buck in the summer. l shot at
deer on the 22d of October last. /
do not shoot deer during the closed
season. OSCAR PEAKE.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

Burglars In Des Moines, Iowa, re.
Gently entered a mans house and
stole diamond ring from the owners
finger while he slept. Dollars to
doughnuts that man had big head
the next morning that was not caused
by the loss Of bis jewel.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

Ralph Densmoor is at home from
DArtmOuth
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

Uncle Sam has been so successful
thus far In taking care Of his own
dead beat debtors that he ought to es-
tablish a national collection agency.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

The postofflce clerks and mail car.
riers are the only ones who do not
enjoy Christmas. Someone must al.
ways suffer for the happiness of 9th.
err.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

The Standard OH Company is con.
templating the invasion Of Europe.
Better lock the doors and put out the
lights over there.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-24

The city government has taken
hand at putting sand on the side
walks.