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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-02
COnsOIRtory.

One day Bunsen sat with another shin
ing light of Heidelberg university.
who, like him, had had the highest hon
ors bestowed upon him that could be
gained in a scientific career. Bunsen
was cool and taciturn, while his col
league never ceased to chatter Of his
financial losses suffered through the
great fall in Turkish bonds. Bunsen
remained silent while the other went
on to console himself in this wise:
81 can get a certain amount Of con-
ISOLATION for my bad investments out Of
the fact that the great Helmholtz him.
self Invested pretty heavily in Turkish
bonds and has lost Il lot of money too"
Then. at last, Bunsen broke the ST.
lcncc with the laconic words II didn't
think IIelmholtz was so big fool
San Francisco Argonaut.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-02
IMPROVED SELF FEEDER.

IMPROVED SELF FEEDER.
B. II. wanted one to hold 300 pounds of
corn. 1t would be difficult to plan one
that small: this one pictured holds 6nn
pounds. use inch plank. First make
the floor or bottom, IS inches long and
&c inches wide. Take four planks three
feet long and seven inches wide and
make partitions (A) for the trough;
these are three inches wide at the bot
tom and beveled up to fit flaring side
of trough. The troughs are four
inches wide on bottom and the
plank OBJ is eight inches wide. A
space of two inches at the bottom of
the box CO., allows the corn to come
through into troughs. The ends (D)
are 40 inches long. The dotted lines
(E) show the slanting floor. The box
is broken out at +, to show grain in.
side,-Ohio Farmer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-02
NnuIdn,t Dnre To.

Mrs. Pecli--I believe that every one
Of the writer's of these articles making
fun OF married life Is single man. l
don't suppose that one of them was
ever married.
Henry N-n-no, dear. He wouldn't
be writing jokes about it if he was.--
Ruffal 10 Commercial
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-02
nv CADY'S GOWN.


Ny lady's gown Is gray and soft, Y
So like her eyes
That from its silken folds there comes
A hint OF paradise.
hold it close against my heart
My lady's gown.
The while she hummed a little song
] saw her lay
This bit Of lace around her throat;
Dear eyes of gray
30 serious in fashioning
My lady's gown.
Ny lady's gown Is folded now;
The knot OF blue
Upon her breast is passing sweet
With lavender and rue;
1t brings me dreams Of bygone days.
My lady's gown.
Today see the little gown
With trimming eyes,
For out beneath the grass grown hill
My lady lies,
And with despairing sobs kiss
Ny lady's gown.
Myrtle Reed In Munsey'A
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-02
ANOTHER SELF FEEDER.
To Build One Does Not Require So
Very Much Skill Nor a Heavy
Outlay of Money.

The cut shows the device in use by
William o. Day, Delaware county, Ind.
This shows space for three head, but it
can be made any size desired. His are
eight feet long, making room for 1G
calves or sheep, eight OH each side. j.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-02

UeWttt's Little Early RlScrs.
The famous little pills.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20

The New York Tribune" expresses
naive surprise that the trust leaders in
Congress should have allowed the Porto
Rican Tariff and Government bill to be
come a law without the insertion Of some
provision limiting the power of the EXecu-
tive Council in the matter Of franchises.
The Tribune" says:
..As matters stand the Governor and Council
will have unrestricted power to grant all fran
Chises. with present compensation or without any
subject 20 the taxing power Of the local govern
meut OF under s;ipulations virtually deprlVng
tho Government of that power, 1t seems marve-
lOus that Statesmen in Congress were willing TO
turn over to a probably temporary government
power 60 vast and Threading in lis influence
over the future prosperity Of the island Gov
eruCr Ailu is one whom the country trusts, bui
it is not IN 1he least probable that ne viii find
q Council composed Of men who have lived under
Spanish methods and regulations fully competent
at the outset TO uphold him in a progressive and
consistent policy for the benefit Of the people.
The President would undoubtedly be able 10y the
private expression Of his wish 20 prevent the
granting 70 any particular franchise on excessively
liberal terms But bis attention cannot be CON
stautly fixed upon such details. and the Governor
now appointed MAY 40 any time be removed by
death Powers ~ such far-reaching sort cannot
with wisdom be- left entirely dependent upon the
health or the personal watclfulness Of one man.
Neither the statesmen in charge of the
Payne-Foraker measure, nor the Admin
istration and the people behind it, were
oblivious Of the matter which causes con-
cern 10 the Tribune" Indeed. the entire
combination would have been disappointed
and enrdged If the Executive Council had
been hampered in authority in the smallest
degree. The matter OF franchises is the
milk in the Anthem cocoanut. It was 10
give certain foreordained individuals and
corporations a chance to exploit the is
land without much cost to themselves that
the Council was given its plenary power.
The idea that any supplementary legisla-
tion changing the law in that respect
would be allowed, is altogether too wild
for serious discussion.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
senior Rivera Writes an Infnmmn-
tory Open Letter.

HAVANA. April 19.-Ruis Rivera, the
Porto Rican. now Secretary Of Agriculture.
and who, as Civil Governor Of the province
Of Havana, was dismissed from office by
General Brooke. has written a letter for
general circulation. which will doubles S
lead to his dismissal from his present post
He urges all the political parties to unite
and ask the United States as soon as The
municipal elections are completed TO Pro-
coed to hold general elect ons for delegates
to a convention to form a constitution for
an independent sovereign Republic. these
elections to be held not later than JauU-
AIRY, 1901 Within that year the United
States is to recognize the Government thus
formed as sovereign and competent to
make treaties Of friendship and commerce,
completing the whole transformation priOr
to December. 1901.
Senior Rivera's alleged purpose in writ
ing such a letter is to reconcile all TIE
parties to one policy. He, with others #
his ilk. does not believe in the sincerity
of the Democratic Unions desire foT indie
pendence, and he says il they do not agree
with his plan it will be proof OF their in
sincerity. That party will not agree be
cause their leaders are not disposed to
force any such issue on the Unitcd state.
They have faith in the American Admin
second place they do not want TO insist On
terms which they cannot and do 10, won't
10 enforce in case the United States sh9u 4
not keep any promise that might be mad '.
1t is not expected, even by Senior Rivera
himself proba ably, that the United states
will agree to such a suggestion. He knows
that il is impossible to set a time limit
when the Cubans will be prepared 10 take
the reins, and until that time the inter-
veners cannot leave. His proposition vii
merely lead to unrest. 1t serves to bring
him before the eyes of the public in such
a manner that it is incouceivable that
General Wood Will be able to retain bim
as one Of his councillors.
Senior Esteyez, Secretary OF Justice, s
another member Of the Cabinet who is 10
leave, but ne will retire Of his own az
cord and with honor. When he entered
the Cabinet it was on condition that he
could resign in May He has, however,
consented TO remain until June lie will
be succeeded by Senior Barreiro, Secr5ra.y
Of Education, a new man being calcl in
TO fill the latter post
TOday's "Gaceta Oficial" publishes n
order governing the elections. The date
for the election is June 16. The "Gac5 Ia"
also publishes the census data sen. from
Washington. Instructions to the civil gov
ernors, alcaldes. and supervisors OF cleo
tons dummy ballots, and other 1ata 5nd
explanations rendering it possible 70 Gil
the election without hitch. will be dis
tributed all over the island immediately.
The transport ingalls,, with Mr. Rubens
aboard, viii leave tomorrow for the Orisute
to distribute this literature. All tde al
caldes have been called to the seapCr.
towns to get it,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20

be hopelessly without point or meaning
but SO. always. was he. The interesting
thing is that il represents a brave and
early" protest against the determination
Of great people TO get his taste out Of
their mouths. The lamented Bill Nye'
once said that he hoped the day would
come when the English joke would be
stuffed so as to appear just as it did in
life-for the benefit of posterity. The
Cleveland epistle to the Brooklynites
accomIlishcs a similar thing for him.
There never was but one other individual
like the embalmed prophet Of Princeton,
and his name was Pecksuin. In form and
feature they were not unlike. In literary
style they were Siamese twins. Neither
could suffer by comparison with the other.
OF the two. perhaps Pecisnin was the
more consistent. virtuous and lovable char
acter, hut that consideration is negligible.
To show how readily the English proto-
type might have written state papers on
.'inuocuous desuetude" if he had been in
that station Of life. and contrariwise how
easily Cleveland might have been Pecksnin
without wrenehing q muscle. We viii quote
one OF the most famous utterances of the
latter, and let il go at that:
'Tus process oi di2r tiou. as , have been In-
formed ly anatomical friends, Is one ~ tho most
woudariu. woi.. If uatarc. ] do u0i SNOW how
10 Hay Dc with utH-:-. hut it is great suIstar
tou 20 me Co know. when roglIiUg on my hum
bic fare. that Z am putting IA motion the most
beautiful machinery with which we have any -
gIaiuyanat ! really feel al such times as % !
were doing ID public service. When have Woand
myself un, II ] may employ such term, and
know that } avn going, J iecl that 10 the lesson
afforded by the WORKS within mel am d hengiaC-
tor 20 my kind
So. doubtless. feels the great reincar-
mated Krishna Cleveland. He is satisfied
that he is wound up and going, and that
the occasion should be one OF national
thanksgiving But il is not.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20

FRIDAY. APRIL 20. 1900.


So far as the President personally is con
cerned. we have not shadow Of doubt
that he is completely sincere in asking
Congress to continue the present govern
ment. or parts of it. in Porto Rico until he
can perfect his arrangements for the new
regime. In the absence Of legislation, the
Payne Foraker law would have TO 60 into
effect on the First Of May. and that would
not allow the necessary time in which to
pick out and appoint the Executive Council.
In making this statement We do not wish
TO be understood as saying that the ap-
poiutees have not been selected by the va
rious interests they will represent. The
trouble is thai some Of them might not
stand much chance Of confirmation by the
Senate. and it is desirable that the whole
slate should 60 through After the Presi-
Dental election, il is believed that the
Administration viii have little and perhaps
no trouble in securing the endorsement Of
the Senate for anything done during the
recess.
Even If the reverse should happen. but
small harm could result Practically all Of
he really valuable franchises in Porto Rico
have been arranged for already. and, with
anything like loyal and Industrious work,
the Executive Council ought to be able to
make an approximately clean sweep Of ev-
erything in sight within six weeks after
landing. The people who are TO be the
benefcisries Of the exploitation have long
had matters Of a preliminary character
carefully perfected. What little examina-
ton Of applications may be INDUCED in TO
save appearances will be largely perfume
tory The pie is cut and labeled now.
Nothing remains but to hand il around. If
Congress is to adjourn by the middle Of
June. there is no reason why the Porto
Sican Offices should be filed before that
dine. There is too much at stake. perhaps,
TO risk the confirmation Of nominees. Haste
is frequently a frst-class thing TO make
slowly.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20
barbara Frietche.

The controversy concerning the facts in
the story Of Barbara Frietchie" has again
been stirred up by the popularity Of the
play Of that name A letter from Whittier
has lately been published stating that he
believed the incident Of the poem to be
true at the time when il was given TO the
public. The letter is as follows:
..Dar Friend. first heard Of Barbara
Fnctchie 10y q letter from Mrs. southWorth OF
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woman: that Size had a { Mon flag in her pos
session and that -le drove ne rrtti s9,ai'F- rom
b.- e,e1 if I ms mistaken on -ame Of the de-
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20
COPPER IN ALASKA.
Wonderfully Rich Deposits i'm the
Tanana District.


Tannna District.
Deputy Consul Adams writes the State
Department from Dawson City February
2S. 1900 that the Tanana district just
north by east Of Prince William Sound,
Alaska. is receiving considerable attention
on account of the wonderful richness of
its copper deposits. Prospectors report
the finding of huge masses of nearly pure
copper from hundreds to thousands OF
pounds in weight. scattered over the
country A number of expeditions leave
Dawson City next month for that district
in the interest Of companies already
formed. The close proximity of the section
to Prince William Sound and the local
abundance Of timber and water ensure
the most favorable conditions for its de-
velOpment.
Business in Dawson this season has been
very quiet without. however, any great
change in prices The burnt district is
again covered with buildings. mostly of
one story only. and not as substantial in
character as those destroyed. which ind-
Gates that there is doubt in the minds Of
the property owners as to what will be
the condition of business affairs next sum
mer after the exodus to Nome takes place.
Notwithstanding the difficulties and dan
gers attending the trip of from 200 to 1,40O
miles over snow and ice in the most in
clement season of the year. no less than
700 people left Dawson for Nome between
December 4. 1899 and March !. 1900, and
thousands more are getting ready TO leave
in the spring by the first boats Tor the
new FL Dorado Most encouraging reports
have been received from Nome.
This winter has proven so far the cold
est on record, ranging from Il TO 50 de-
grees below zero.
The output for the season is estimated
at from $40. 000. 900 to $25. 600 900, or about
double that of year ago, which large in
crease is due chiefly to improved methods
of working the mines.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20
JOINED THE BoER ARMY.
Report Concerning the Chicago AM
buInnce Corps Confirmed.

Adelbert s. Hay United States Consul
at Pretoria. has informed the State De
Dartment by telegraph that members of
the ambulance corps sent from Chicago and
other places by American sympathizers
with the Beers TO attend the Boer sick
and wounded. have taken up arms against
the British. The State Department viii
probably complain to the Transvaal Gov
eminent against permitting these Ameri-
can citizens to serve in the Boer army on
the ground that they were permitted to
leave the United States with the under
stauGine that they were 10 serve as ueu-
trails in humane work.
No compliant on the subject has been
received by the State Department from the
British Government Portugal is Involved
also as The party was permitted TO pro-
coed overland from Lourenco Marques to
Pretoria. Miss Clara Barton the head of
the Eed Cross Society has taken al in
terest in the work OF sending neutral
volunteers to South Africa for hospital
service and il IS said that knowledge of
her cooperation in the arrangements for
providing an American ambulance corps
caused the Portuguese Government TO
waive objection to the transit of the
Americans through the Delagoa Bay ter
ritOry
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20

The English actress known as Mrs
! Langtry has been making a long anc
rather vicious protest against the disfavol
with which America has received her OF
/ her present tour. She seems to be undo
| cided whether the alleged prosecutions Of
/ the public is due to her play. to The
"Sapho" agitation. TO animosity against
/ the English nation or simply to the general
/ fckleness Of the American nature. At any
late she is very much disguised. panied
and surprised that she fails TO re Give the
I attention which was hers during her for
mer visit to the United states.
The truth Of the matter is this: When
Mrs. Langtry came over here seve al
years ago she appeared in The character OF
a celebrated English beauty. whose charms
had captivated the Prince Of Wales. \
play had been built around her in that
character, and all that She had 10 do was
to walk gracefully through it and a-lo n
people to look at her and see whether she
was really as beautiful as had been said.
{ They did so. They came, not 10 see an
! actress, but a woman, and their motiF e
was curiosity. Neither then nor at any
other time has Mrs. Langtry proved tat
she can act but that was not required Of
her.
Now. after several intermediate visits.
she comes back with play which is filthy.
The plot is risque, the dialogue generally
pointless. and the whole thing exactly
what it is advertised to be, a 20 trayal of
London degenerates. There are only TWO
motives which would lead the average
American to go to see play with such a
subject One is morbid curiosity in the
study of an unwholesome phase Of human
nature. The other is the expectation of
seeing some good acting. The American
public had seen Mrs. Langtry on her pre-
vious visits, and satisfied its curiosity with
regard to her. It also knew what her abil-
tiles were in the acting line. A bad pay
will sometimes draw audiences OF iutelli-
gent people because Of its cleveruess, but
this play was not particularly clever; and
uHwhOlesomeness generally has to he di--
guised by some kind Of spice or flavor ing
before it will seem attractive. In this
case there was no such condimeut
Mrs. Langtry's idea that the public is hos
tile to her because Of her nationality is, Of
course. absurdIy erroneous..rIt is based on
the fact that nobody bowed down and wor-
SHIPPED when she recited, in Khaki COS
tune, Kipling's Absent Minded Beggar,
for the benefit Of British soldiers who are
fighting the Beers. The fact is that the
American public is not half so much in
terested in Tommy Atkins as in its own
troops in the Philippines. and all the
money that can be spared for the relief
of suffering soldiers should obviously go
TO them.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20
MONEY FOR PORTO RICO.
The Substitution of American for
Spanish Currency.


Arrangements have been completed BY
the Treasury Department for the substi-
tuition Of American currency for Porto
Rican money. The work is to be done IN
der he Porto Bican bill recently passed by
Congress. which provides for the retire
ment Of the Porto Rican peso and all other
metal money on the island. James A. Sam
PIE, one Of the chiefs Of division Of Treas
urer Roberts Office and W p. Watson, an
expert financier and accountant of New
York, have been selected to go to Porto
Rico to make the change.
The exchange will be made largely
through the banking and business institu-
tons OF the island and it is probable that
the bulk Of Porto Rican money will go out
of circulation within few months. About
100000 Of American money viii be re
CURED to take up all the minor money in
Porto Rico The first shipment Of Amer
lean money will be transported to the ISL
ands between now and May l. Mr.. Sample
and Mr. Watson will 20 the last Of this
week or the first of next.
The amount Of each kind Of money to be
sent from the United States by the first
shipment is as follows: Minor coin, $4,000;
subsidiary silver 10000, silver certih-
Gates. $500 600; gold coin. S165 eco, making
a total of $500 goo
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20
CARNEGIE MAY CONTROL.
Rumor That Chairman Gates Ha.
Left the Wire Trust.

CHICAGO. April ia rumor was cir
eulated on change today that John W.
Gates had resigned as Chairman Of the
American Steel and Wire Company. and
that Carnegie has secured control OF the
wire trust The report lacked confrma-
ton and was not credited Wire certia-
Gates closed at advances from yesterdays
low figures.
Directors Of the American Steel and
Wire Company are proceeding 20 New
York to attend the special meeting which
has been called for tomorrow. Al the Of
fees Of the Wire Trust. it was stated that
John W Gates had called the meeting Of
the directors. IL is limited that a PROPOSE
tic-l 70 retire a block OF the preferred
stock a move which the stockholders au-
thorized at the annual meeting. will be
considered. officers OF the company who
are IN harmony vita Mr., Gates predict
mat within week the preferred issue will
be selling at So
PRESIDENT Lambert left Joliet for New
fork last night There is a rumor that he
VIII consult with the Seiigmans OF New
York, and that In the directors meeting
he will be found arrayed with the seIig.
mans in the eight which the latter will
make to drive Gates from the control az
the property.
The Evening Post" in a late edition.
prints a story to the effect that Repre-
sentative William Lorimer lost SIC0. eco In
the recent squeeze in American Steel and
Wire. and that numerous other Chicago
politicians who are attached to Lorimer
politically and in a business way were
caught on the wrong side Of the market.
Inc Post says that John W Gates is
not nearly so popular with Cook County
Republican politicians today as he was
two weeks ago. The reason. briefly stated
Is that many Of the machine followers. act
ing on a stock market tip which emanated
from Gates, invested in Wire common and
Wire preferred and were in up to their
necks when the trust magnate took the
pear side Of the market and began to pound
the stock down. According to reliable in
formation, when the stock market closed
today, Representative Lorimer was on the
wrong side Of the market TO the extent OF
100000. DR.. Jameson Republican ma
tional committeeman, is said 10 be another
victim Of the Gates squeeze.