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Punishment Fitted Crime.

Rough and harsh as he was Nicholas
l., car of Russia, had mesEure of
chlvalry in his disposition. While
driving through the streets of St.
Petersburg on one occasion he caught
sight of an officer, of his household in
the act of upsetting an old beggar
woman, whose hands were raised in a
prayer for aims. The official was
quite unmindfuls of the august witness
of his act, and was rather pleased
when, Q few hours later, he was sum-
moned to the imperial presence. Mich
olas soon undeceived him. and in the
presence of dozen courtiers cut him
to the quick with his indignant re-
proof. Enough" said Nicholas, final
"; you viii walk up and down that
corridor all night, and every time you
tn turn yon will ray, in : loud voice: L
ans puppy 3 am ! puppy
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THE ART OF IRONING.
How to Smooth Out Delicate Fabrics
Such as Linen Napery, without
Sprinkling Them.

AhAo 10 AoC UuC OlO"1dSnlOllcu moCQs
cd of not ironing them at all, or of
folding them and putting weights
upon them. It is real ironing, and it
looks we'll when done. Sometimes it
happens that the ironing might be
done, but the sprinkling has been
overlooked: in this case wet sponge
and press nearly dry; take the. gar
ment to be ironed, a dress skirt, sup
posedly, rather particular one, per-
haps. Rub over with the sponge, a
small piece at a time. iron it. and re-
peat until entirely done. You will
find that clothes ironed in this way
will look very smooth and nice, often
nicer than as though they had been
sprinkled, for. unless this is done
evenly and the clothes folded some
time, they will not iron smooth: The
sponge process: ENSURES a smooth and
even surface il the irons are hot.
This is an excellent method to use
in case of delicately colored materials,
which one fears may "run" if left
sprinkled some time. The immediate
ironing prevents such disaster, for
the garments do not need to lie damp.
It is well-nigh impossible to iron ta-
BILE linen and such things smooth
when once thoroughly dried; there
are countless fine wrinkles dried il,
that it takes skillful laundress to
press out. The sponging process acts
like magic upon these. Indeed, it is
safe and easy for the general ironing
and often superior for all starched
things. These often lose their stiff
ness from lying damp, but with the
sponge method all the stiffness is re-
tanned and a gloss and smoothness
not found in other ways.-Ladies'
World.
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great wreath at his. head. I guess 1
can spare lot of them to Little
Benjie! I shall have him all to my
self-Leah's got spell of rheumat ism.
If 'twarn't for that, couldn't 20 ct
ALL
She experienced fierce joy, and the
sound of it was in her voice. She was
glad that Little Benjie's mother was
sick. Across the yard there was no
glimmer of light. Little Benjie's
mother sat in the dark. too, and
| unused. A faint remnant Of daylight
kissed her wan face gently saE It van
ished.
HE was such little mite of boy,
Benjie was, when I put him into
pants," her thoughts kept on, with
relentless cruelty, land I sent him
over to Diantha's tc show 'em to her.
When he came back, all his little
pockets were full O. goodies. I can
see just how he looked, struttin'
acrost the yard, takin' long steps like
man. And I can hear how Diantha
laughed. She couldn't have been
much fonder of Little Benjie-she al
ways called him Little Benjie-if he'd
have been her own boy. But after
ward-afterward, when he laid still
and cold, in his blue clothes, she for
got she'd ever loved him. She forgot
then. If he'd been her own boy,
would she have forgot? Would she
have kept away from him then be-
cause of little foolish quarrel?"
In the bitterness of her soul, Leah
Swallow flung out her arms and cried
out sharply. The rough motion tor
tured her pain-racked body, but she
| scarcely felt it. -. -.
"Benjie! Benjic::'"' she moaned.
"Benjie-mother's boy, why didn't I
hold you back? I need you so. Why
did I let you go? Weren't there other
boys enough? Weren't there boys
whose mothers had other boys at
home? And you were all I had, Ben
jie! We thought it was so fine, dear
the soldier clothes and the sound o.
the band playin' the Red, White and
Blue and, the glory of settin' Cuba
free. thought it was fine, too, but
now-oh, Benjie, my little brave SOL
der Benjie!''
The kind mantle of the dark shut
in the poor little mother, with her
grief.
The Goth of May was raw an6. wet,
but the morning of the 3Oth .dawned
clear. The world. washed clean of it's
stains, shook off its raindrops, like
jewels, in the sun. A choir of little
birds sang high, sweet song-the
"Star Spangled Banner" was tin
the apple orchard, and the little boys.
trudging by, whistled war tunes. The
Day of Remembrance found no one
forgetting. The old, old graves, and
the new ones-so terribly newt
awaited their flags and flowers, side
by side. g.. y..e,
Diantha Berry cut of her pink
blossoms early before the sun touched
them and laid them, one by one, in
the: little basket Benjie had liked.
She cut with unstinted hand, choos-
ing the fullest ones and the most per
feet. One--two-three she counted
them aloud, as the scissors shipped
through their slender stems. She had
made up her mind to give little Benjie
is Of the beautiful clusters. vBenjie
had put on long pants when he was
I15-oddly enough, that got into her
thoughts when she cut the fifteenth
flower on. Then she cut another,
smiling whimsically Little sBenjie
had gone away to the high school
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The Paris Salon,

! For this years salon, though each
artist is limited to one painting, 3,2se
pictures have been sent in, exclusive
Of those which are hors concours, a
much larger number than last year
when everyone could submit two pic
lures to the jury. At the very outset
n. BENJAMIN Constant quarreled with
the rest of the jury and withdrew from
the salon. rs 4 B .; s
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FOR LITTLE
%'BEN,JlE%.
Decoration Story:

eight-thirty-nine!' Diantha Berry
cried, delightedly. The level rays of
the late afternoon sunshine sifted
through the close branches of the
great tree geranium and made m &C.
centric tracery in lines of light on
her plain face. The splendid plant
stood head and shoulders above her,
and it's topmost leaves swept the
whitewashed, ceiling. Its clusters of
rosy pink petals peeped out blushing-
ly, all over it.
Across harrow space of yard little
Leah Swallow put on her glasses and
tried to count the blossoms, too. Her
pale, lean face was wistful with long,
ing. On her own window-sill pot of
stunted cactus grew.
1t was late May, and the tiny village
"band'' down the street little way
waspracticing the ''Star spangled Ban
ner" ambitiously. It was hired to go
to little distant town to play on
Memorial day. Thare was only one
soldiers grave At home, and the peo-
pie had never made any observance
of the day there. It was of that one
soldiers grave that little Leah Swal-
low was thinking-and Diantha Ber-
ry, across the yard. But it was Leah
who was crying.
By and by the great tree 1aranium's
petting ended; Diantha went back to
her sewing at the other window.
Il declare, believe can smell lini-
ment," she said, aloud. "Leah's got
another of her spells of rheumatism,
I guess. She uses dreadful smelly
liniment, and the winds this way. I
can smell it as sure as I live"
A sudden memory made her grim
features relax into smile. She was
thinking how Leah used to say-when
they were bits, knee-high-that she
could smell Mis- Job Daggett's boiled
dinner round two corners. Her talent
for smelling had developed early.
The band struck up the Red, White
and Blue, ''and the faint rhythm of the
music set Diantha Berry's feet tap
ping. Across the strip of brown
grass, it sent Leah Swallows head
down into her open hands.
Not that can't. let 'em play
that!" she sobbed, desolately, "That
was Benjie's tune. It don't seem as
if anybody else Lad any right to it.
but Benjie. He used to sing it when
he wasn't but q spcck of knee-high
boy and played soldier Then, after
ward, when-when it wasn't play, he
marched to that tune away from me.
Why do they keep on playin' it?
Don't they know it rnkes me see
Benjie right before me now. with his
soldier things on-the hapdsomest
boy that marched away? AMI. then
%, why don't they remember? Why
don't they remember that 3enjic
never marched back to me again ?''ss
The tree geranium was well along
in years, as geraniums grow old, and
its history was infinitely told in Dian
tha's diary. just the number Of
4 blossoms it had had last year land
the year before was set down there
4 with auxiliary remarks.
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Where Girls Do the Courtins.

l. The Coroadas of Brazil have no mar
rage ceremony. The sutton simply
presents to the brides parents fruits
or game as token that &c agrees to
provide for the necessities of his wife.
Among the Garrows of Bengal the
counting is left entirely to the girl.
She Wooes and wins her husbaSd, fixes
the day Of the. wedding and invites
a1 the guests. When the, feast is over
the guests will carry the bride to the
river ands give her q decking. The
bridegroom makes pretense. of hid
ing, but is soon found and is, served
in the same manner. Then his parents
set up 9 prolonged bowling and de-
clare that they cannot part with their
bon, but, all the same, cock and hen
san sacrificed and the pair are legally
man and wife. a., 49,, Il. II s:,@.@t
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seem to guard the silent battle lines;
Ger all the land, from sea to sea, the gar
lands softly fall
On those who sleep upon the plain or on
the mountain wall:
The gentle ringdove softly %cooes Where
once the grass was red,
And tears and blossoms mingle DER the
Nations sacred dead.
For them no more the stirring fight, for
them no chargers Neigh.
The blades they drew where Death was
king a Nation wreathes to-day;
The bushes in Virginia's wales wave Der
them fair and free,
And seraphs guard their bivouac from At
lanta to the sea:
A common country hastes to pay its trib-
ute fair of flow'rs,
For May for them her treasures yields
from all her fragrant bow'rs,
The Southland and the Northland meet be-
side the crystal rill
Beneath the flag that Won the day on grim
San Juan's Hill.
Columbia's heart beats fast to-day DER
every silent line
AS she mingles the palmetto with the
branches of the pine;
She looks and in a vision sees a marching
line of gray
And on each flank dash of blue, and then
she turns away;
'My chldren!" cries Columbia. "See! In
bonds of love they come,
hear again their martial tread. hear the
muff1ed drum;
No North! No South! One Union meath
the flag that made us free,
They crown their hero comrades sleeping
now 'twixt sea and sea-"
The ocean sings requiem to the lands i'm
mortal brave,
The rose of peace blooms sweetly upon
every sacred grave:
They fought and died beneath our flag
from Sacramento's pines
To where the war-cloud lowered DER Ma
nila's battle lines;
They sleep the soldiers dreamless sleep
where clear the rivers run
mighty seas of sun:
The blue-bird trills her matchless lays
from out the lannon's mouth
Which guarded grimly long ago the gate
way of the South.
In peace they rest this holy day-Colum-
bag gallant dead,
For them again the banners wave, for
them the tear is shed;
Their campfres burn no longer on the
mountain and the plain,
But where they sleep beneath the flag the
blossoms fall like rain;
To them the Nations boundless love goes
out from shore to shore,
They fought the fight, they kept the faith;
they're ours forevermore;
A grateful Nation bows her head beneath
the skies of May,
And Columbia strews her garlands on her
own Memorial Day.
II. c. Harbaugh, in Ledger Monthly.
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Evldently, Come to5 ),

More than e, 900 Italians have landed
at New York during the month Of
April. We are pleased to be able to re.
port, says the Chicago TmeslHcrald
that comparatively few Of them
brought hand organs or were accom-
panied by monkeys. .s=.
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Burxlars Downl5s a Pe 81. !.

Z When 9 burglar wants to break into
aPeruvian house he takes q sponge and
. bucket Of water and moistens the
walls, which are covered with only q
thin coating Of mud, which easily dis
solves upon the application Of moist
n,ro esE*25 T.
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DIANTEIA BERRY SAT MUSING.

The way the morning sunshine had
played with his brass buttons-how
Mainly she saw that! Was it the daz-
Il: of it in her eyes that made them
water? Diantha Berry was old-if 60
years is old-and lonely and grim.
There had been few shadows-or sun
fnshes-in her life. Little Benjie had
been more to her than, in her heart,
she would confess. He had been to her
almost what her own son might have
been. -. ,,- !,
Sac sat back in her chair now, rock
ing fiercely, and remembered many
things. Little Benjie was in them all.
They filed before her mind in steady,
relentless succession-the time when
Little Benjie put on his first bits of
trousers and stumped across the yard
to show her the pockets in them-the
time when he first went to school and
she tucked a pair of his beloved straw
berry tarts, unnoticed, into his lunch
basket, for surprise-and the time
Diantha Berry drew in her breath
sharply, with the pain, of remember
ing--the time when, in his brave SOL
der clothes, he marched away to war,
to the tune of the RED, White and
Blue" That memory hurt her. She
wondered, in dull misery, if mothers
could feel worse than that. If Little
Benjie's mother-but she would not
finish that thought out. Her thin
lips clenched. What had she to do
with Little Benjie's mother? It was
only Little Benjie that mattered to
her. T.,
''But I'D pity her-I'd do that, if
'twarn't for the way she treated me
when they brought home Benjie's body.
I'd have forgot all the rest then
wasn't ready to? Wasn't the first
one to give in? Do you suppose I'd
have let miserable little quarrel
STAN between us then, when Little Ben
jie lay dead in the house,. But Leah
felt different. She wouldn't make up
even then-then! If 'twarn't for that.
I'D pity her, settin' acrost there, all
alone. I'd be sorry for the mother O.
Little Benjie. I'd 60 acrost and see how
her rheumatism was, and I'd run down
the street where the bands practicin'
and make. 'em stop goin' over that tune
of Little Benjie's. I'll tell 'em to have
pity-it hurts his mother so to hear
it. But now
She turned the pages of the diary
in her hand, searching for something.
1t was not thereof course not! 1t
was in the next little book further
along in the rom. She took it down and
found the page she wanted. 49,; :
. ''They brought little Benjie home,
dead, to-day. Little Benjie dead!
saw 'em take the box out of the hearse
and carry it in to Leah-poor Leah!
My heart is achin' for her, She's feelin'
the way would have if they'd brought
my boy home to me dead, wearin' his
worn-out soldier clothes. know how
Leah feels-poor Leah! I'm goin'
acrost to comfort her-I'ves got to,
can't help it. You wouldn't expect a
quarrel to hold good when L;ttle Ben
jie was layin' dead?" !: =
The next days entry was short
enough. Hurt pride and sensitiveness
lnrked between the lines of It.
Il couldn't make up my mind to 60,
unlimited; and SO I KEEP waitin' for
Leah to- send acrost for me. I made
certain she would, but when she
didn't, even thenI couldn't: give ii
up. I was ID sorry for Leah, and
my heart was 10 sore to look at Lit
- 4. = = ,rEf5 50.
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Let Memorial Day be hallowed:
And the parent, widow, child.
As they gather where are resting
5 What to them death has despoiled.
Feel that With them IT'S beiittinK
ri Thus to spend the. time apart, sEf3I
With the dead, who lie around them,
And the sorrows Of the heart.
II. n. Thompson. sss:s.
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1Ioles And Bats On see.

Despite popular belief, moles and
bats are not blind Moles' eyes are
minute in order to save pain when bur-
rowing under the earth. .z= $50
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LITERARY O r,nsan,e.f..

. What is library, pa 4"
i: !" 4 library, Jimmy, is what man;
has when he gets together an awful
lot Of books that he never has time
to read. !" Chicago Record. s., 1850 7l.7.s
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AortaAtx. .sfntsRau6[1

The mortality III Rome has been re-
duced within few years from 25sper
1000 70 Is per 900. I.
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(oLUM BIK IS |
MEMo Day!

HERE stately trees
beneath the sun
t. h ctr emerald
j. foliage spread
And the rivers seek
the ocean. sleep
COlumbia's hero
- dead;
Nobugle blastawa
them now, no war
cry shakes the
pines.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01

The Henpecked Husband-Is my wife
going out. Mary?
"Yes. sir
EDO you know II am going with
her?"-Tit-Bits
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01

"Why. it's old Diogenes," said Skin
ms, as the ancient philosopher, lighted
lantern in hand, plodded slowly down
the street.
Hello, Diog," cried Patroclus in BAN
tering tones. Found that honest man
get?"
The sage stared up at them.
Honest mani" he grumbled. I'm
aot looking for an honest man. I gave
chat up long ago."
And he turned to hobble away.
Then what are you looking for?"
'ried young Herclius.
Diogenes paused.
I'm looking for hired girl" he
growled; ours left yesterday" -Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01

"Jack Higgins heart is in the right
place"
"What makes you think so. dear?"
'Why he gave it to me last night
Harper's Weekly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
Literary Difficulties.

"she has been talking about writing
a novel for years." said one woman.
yes" answered the other. But 1
don't think she'll get it completed. She
has followed the plan of those authors
who study their personal acquaint-
ances for types of character"
isn't the method good one?''
"Not in her case. When her husband
refuses her anything she wants to put
him in as the villain, and when he does
as she wishes she wants TO make him
the hero. It keeps her continually re-
writing the first chapter. "-Washing-
ton Star.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
UNIQUE BAKING CONTEST

For the Ladies or particulars daily papers, LIST prize Barrel Flour
VIM Barclay I'd Washing
Aver Sd prize $3.50 Silver Fruit DISH
4th prize prize
tie, by Phelps Bros
Dancing
the refreshments
ground system
Special train will be Wells River r. r.
games leaving Dodges at 630p m.
X. 4 BRUCE, VIM. BARCLAY, f. T. CUTLER
Admission, Boys
MORRISON, President +. MERCHANT,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
Caledonian Rules to Govern.

exciting Clerks
Ball Contest between the Smiths Meadow William
Scott: and Wells & Lamson, Capt. Ed. Williams.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01

HON j. c. CHASE, Havehl
Questions p m. Other speakers will be present
and list of prizes Games
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
SUMMER RESORTS
HlchcATE SPRINGS

The ideal summer resort. Mineral springs
that make remarkable cures. Best fishing,
boating, hunting, etc.
Nice cottages on the lake shore, furnished or
unfinished, to rent to camping parties, Also
tenting grounds to let on ''Ship Yard Bay."
the most beautiful camping place In the world.
Board by the day or week at the Point
House, Park View Cottage or Franklin House.
MIX, bread, etc. for sale to campers at reason.
able rates: Safe boats to let by the day or
week. Write.
j.. L. Scott, highgate Springs, W
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
Fairmount Park.

This vast and noble pleasure
ground in Philadelphia. Pa, includes
nearly 1900 a:res, and is generally
conceded to be the largest park in
Europe or America. The Centennial
exhibition was held there in 1876.
The River Schuylkill and the Wissa.
hickon creek traverses this park,
which, in national capabilities and the
among the finest in the world. DE.
troit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
MOther's ScOrn.

Johnny" said Mrs. Fish to her finny
offspring, "you must not bite the hook
that little boy has just dropped into the
water"
"Why note" asked the small fish,
with that inquisitiveness so prevalent
among children.
"Why note" said his mother, with
whitening scorn; "because it would be
cruel to rob the little boy of his last
Y. World.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
One or the Other.

"Clementine, that man likes mo q
good deal, or else he doesn't like me
at all"
''IIow do you know, Josephine?"
'Why, | never can make him mad"
Chicago Record.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01

SOUTH BARRE.
Tho town schools viii open Monday
Sent. lo'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-28
Liquor Dealers.
p. McCracken, Bro. & Co.,


aROCERs AND LIQUOR DEALERs.
Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PUBL RYK
and BOURBON WHlSKIE5, from the fol-
lowing we'll known distilleries: Graft 4 %.
of Ohio: Boone County Distilling Co., OF
Kentucky Monticello DiBtillery, OF Mary.
land, and W. r. Gray, Of Pennaylvania.
Agents for BefgneT Engl Lager Beer
They also offer Stapleand Fancy Groceries
Agricultural implements, Beeda, 6uano, ana
Cement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-28
IOWA NAMES ROOSEVELT.
Nominated by Col. Young, who Was
with Him ia Cuba.


with Him ia Cuba.
AS the name Of Alabama was called
on the roll of states for the nomina-
ton Of candidates for vice president
tho announcement was made by the
chairman OF the delegation that Ala
bama would yield 10 Iowa.
Chairman Lodge then recognized
Col. LATE Young. one Of the Iowa dele
eates-at-large. and editor Of the Des
Moines Capital Robust and vigorous
In his physique and in his mentality.
Col. Young swung down the main
aisle 10 the platform 10 do that which
"A single orator never before did in a
Republican national conyentiOn-with-
draw one strong and magnetic man as
a candidate and present the name OF
another for the second Office in the gift
OF the American people lie with
drew The name u Dolliver and offered
that Of Roosevelt Col. Young was in
Cuba at the time Roosevelt led his
gallant rough riders up San Juan hill.
The demonstration which followed
the announcement by Col. Young Of
Governor Roosevelt as the candidate
of the young men OF the country, who
represented their desires and their am
billions and embodied their patriotism
and Americanism, was not second to
that accorded the presidents name.
The vast assemblage sprang 10 its
feet and state emblems, pampas plumes
and hats and handkerchiefs filed the
air. The band in the main gallery be-
gan % play "There'll be a Hot Time In
the Old Town Tonight" and to the In
spring strains TIE delegates began
marching around the hall. filing past
Governor Roosevelt as he sat in the
New York delegation and extending
to him their congratulations.