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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

Americans visiting London for the
first time are more than likely to hail
hanson the day they arrive and start
promptly to see the row. Half the
books, stories, newspaper articles, etc.
treating of English life make promi-
nent mention OF this the smartest
driveway in the world London So
ciety circles largely about Hyde park.
and naturally enough tourists regard
1t as good starting place from which
to study British manners and peoples.
Imagine, then, the Indignation and
the disgust of pair of pretty girls. ac-
cust0med to traverse home drives in
any fashion they like, warned back
from Hyde park entrance by Il
six foot arm of the law No tips, no
remonstrance, no pleading. has the
slightest effect upon the stern bobby"
who simply orders cabhy to depart
and tells his fares TO get more cor
rect equipage If they desire to take
part in the row parade.
1t Is livery or nothing, and if the
visitor continues to long for glimpse
of the Hyde park show she must have
boots and breaches to drive her. there
by having at least the scmblance of a
private establishment. No admittance
Is the standing rule for the ostensible
cab.-Boston Globe.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

nails It was necessary to rub them
over with a compound Of wax and soot
and then to hold them SO that the sun
light fell fully on them. ..-
Then on the horny transparent sub.
stance certain signs and characters
were supposed to appear from which
the future could be interpreted.
Persons having certain kinds Of nails
were credited with the possession OF
certain characteristics. Thus n man
with red and spotted nails was suppos'
ed to have a hot temper, while pale,
lead colored nails were considered to
denote a melancholy temperament.
Narrow nails were supposed to be-
tray ambition and q quarrelsOme ma
ture, while round shaped nails were
the distinguishing marks of lovers Of
knowledge and people Of liberal senti'
ment.
Conceited narrow minded and OBJ
stinate folk were supposed to have
small nails, indolent people fieshy and
those of gentle, retiring nature broad
nails,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17
The Word Quiz.

The word quiz has remarkable
origin attributed to it. One night when
the performance at Drury Lane was
finished the celebrated Quin, many OF
whose jokes are still remembered, Of
fered to bet young nobleman 5000
that next morning word would be In
universal use which had never been
heard before. The nobleman accepted
the wager and left the theater. Then
Quin summoned all the "supers," who
happened to be very numerous, and
gave each large piece Of chalk. He
told them to 60 to the leading thor
oughfares Of London and write at in.
tervals on the flags the word quiz.
GUMS orders were faithfully carried
out, and on the following morning, of
course. people We're astonished-the
word was in everybody's mouth. The
great actor with little difficulty made
his claim to the nobleman's bank note,
while bequeathing new word to the
language,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

ed In her eyes; then they grew s0mber
again. "Ah, me, but why will you not
understand? ! was about to tell you-
to ask you-bnt now u Is too late.
Maria sanctissima! Look! There! Out
there beneath the trees ia some one
lurking. And 1t Is Felipe! He has seen
all, perhaps heard all or enough to
compromise me. And ] can never ex.
plain. lie will never believe. 60, go.
go"'
went. The eyes were dimmed by
trnrs now, and their depths were not
quite objectionable, so | eXtricated
myself. | bowed, as haughtily as
could under the circumstances, and
retreated.
And 1t was Felipe, out there under
the cypress trees, for as | got abreast
him he told me so In II loud voice. II
am Felipe!" he shouted and with one
hand humping his breast.
"Ah," said L; glad to meet you. But
you are Felipe what"
"Senor Don Felipe Maria Pomberoso
Garlandoso, at your service, sir"
Glad to meet you," | again rejoIn.
ed. But | did not advance to shake
him by the hand, because in his right
he held II long and evil looking knife
II am going to kill you" he yelled.
working himself into quite respect.
able fury. II might have stabbed you
when you were at the window con.
vcrsng with my fiancee, for | was just
around the corner. But forbore, sir,
l forbore"
$50 see. And you did wrong. How
ever, let lis argue the question. Why
are you SO anxious to Stay mc:''
"Why? Dlablo! Did not hear with
my own ears"
He did not tell me what he heard.
but leaped savagely toward me.
HALT" | shouted. stop right
thcre..' A shrill cry issued from the
window as pulled revolver out of
my pocket and held it in line with Don
Felipe's heart. But the young man
halted in his tracks, with glittering
knife appraised. Coward" he Kissed.
"Well, no matter" said. II care
more for my life than for your opinion.
Throw away that knife. Now tell me
what 1t was you heard that incensed
you so. Perhaps can explain it
away"
"Never! You have robbed me of my
sweetheart You said, and she assent
ed, that there was-there was some
thing between you! Carambaw That
was true, and could not deny it. But
a bright thought struck me. LET us
go to the senorita and ask her." | sug.
gested. Perhaps, | thought. she will
show way out Of the scrape. And
she did.
Something between usf" She was
now all radiant, for she had made a
dupe of me and a fool Of Felipe. "Of
course, stupid! There was. and Is. as
you see, this wall, two feet thick. and
grated windoww-Pictorial Review.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17
How He Keen. Them Out.

A barber thus explains how he keeps
undesirable customers out Of his shop
IF an outsider comes into my shot,
and I find him undesirable, get rid
OF him speedily. If he pays his check
with quarter or over, give him II
cents more change than is coming to
him. That generally keeps him away
as GROWERS are usually mean men, and
they stay away for fear Of being asked
for the overchange. If the mean man
just merely pays for his shave. the
next time he comes in | ask him II
did not overpay him in making change
In such way that he gets mad and
stays away. These are the methods
with which | keep the Objectionable
element out of my shop. and they
work every time."-New York Trib-
une
Varying Effects OF Accidents.
"Years ago." said a Maine man, II
was standing beside gun at state
muster at Augusta when a salute to
the governor, who had just come on
the field, was being fired. The cannon
""'N" vas cA NV oit idSiilotlCu hllIti,
and it was prematurely discharged
with the result that the index finger Of
the right hand of the man ramming
the load home was blown off. The
shock, together with the Judgment Of
flying particles of powder had the eff
feet Of driving the blood back from, the
the injured man calmly examined his
mangled hand, but when the blood did
come back 1t came with rush and
fairly dubbed out in a torrent. The
mans calmness left him as ii by magic
at the sight of the blood, and, with Il
loud scream, he keeled over in n dead
faint.
"They used to tell story of two men
who were working on opposite sides of
buZzSaW. The attention of one be
coming momentarify distracted, he ran
his finger against the saw, and the
severed piece dropped on the other
side, where his partner was working
That worthy picked it up and. with the
casual remark. Bill. you've dropped
something handed it back to its own
er. Bill didn't faint. but ii Is only ow,
ing to the superior burst of speed de-
veloped by his partner that he is not
doing time for homicide. New York
Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

| Of sight. Even now, have no doubt
some one is watching you, here at my
window, so close to me. can see my
aunt's eyes now peeplng at us through
the jalousies, and rs for Felipe, why
he will be mad with jealousyW
"But what will they do to you" de
mandel.
"Do? 10 me? Nothing. They will
not dare. But you-are you afraidY
Il do not know why ! should be; dc
your"
Eyes"
"Well, then, do not tell me, for If you
do
"What"
ooh, my brain might be filed with
visions Of outraged relatives demand
ing satisfaction, of Toledo blades WELD
ed by practiced hands,"of myself lying
wounded, PROSTATE, and all for Il bret
moments taste Of transitory bliss"
The black eyes dlated, the red lips
parted, showing pearly teeth, from be-
tween which she breathed crisp ex-
clamation: "Dlos! But that is what
should have said. Beware of Felipe.
my cousin. He Is indeed practiced
with the Toledo; he could cut you to
pieces"
"Bother Cousin Felipe and his Tole-
do! can care for him, If he doesn't
sneak up behind and stick me in the
back with Spanish cuchillo. But why
'bewareY"
"Why? Ay de mi! told you to 90
long minutes past. Why did you not?"
'There was but one reason-your-
self"
"Then"-she leaned forward and
whispered, her breath upon my cheek
"there shall be no reason; I will with
draw it," She thrust forth her hand,
white. slender, jeweled and allowed
me to touch the tips of her fingers
with my own. The trace Of q smile
fickered across her face, but in her
eyes was n suggestion Of troubled
thoughts.
''There is something between u.s."
murmured "You do not deny it?
mo, | cannot" she replied, but yet
1t is something that will serve to keep
us forever apart. Adios. Go noww
"Do not send me away" pleaded.
And with half glance over my shoul.
der'I added, "On the other side Of tho
grove, at the window Of the house near
the foot Of the hill I have often seen a
young man standing, clinging to the
bars for hours and conyersing with g
young woman within"
Yes, true" she admitted, with
pretty shake of her head and flash of
the fan as at an imaginary enemy.
"But he is her lover. Our customs
sanction his presence there, because
because he has declared his Intentions
He Is her novio, you see"
"'Then let me be yours" exclaimed,
rushing headlong to whatever fate was
to be mine; "at least for the time be-
ing. Cannot we play at love? can
still sigh like a furnace can say
soft nothings"
"Oh, no, no, mol That would not be
right"
'"Then there is that namcless some
thiEs between us, as you admitted"
"Something. yes" she reioned but
not nameless!' A sparkle of fun gleam-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

Gwen Moses tell de sun ter STAN
stilr'- began the old deacon
dat warn't Moses" interjected a
brother in the amen corncd; dat wuz
Joshua"
III ! said" continued the deacon,
"w'en Joshua tell de sum
'Hoh didn't say dat at all.' said the
brother who had corrected him. "IIit
WIZ me dat said hit. Hit wuz me dat
tuck yoh up to hit.'
The deacon's patience was exhaust
ed. lie folded his brass trimmed spec
tacles, laid them carefully on the table
before him, walked over to the amen
corner. took the objecting brother by
both arms from behind and. with the
swish of cyclone, swept him forward
toward the door. landing him precipi
lately in outer darkness.
"Ez l WIZ sayin fob dis little Incl
dent occurred" he continued. wen
Moses tOle Joshua ter tell de sun ter
stan still'-
Some of the older, learned brethren
moved uneasily in their seats. They
looked as If they wanted to correct him,
but they did not. They let it 60 at that.
Atlanta Constitution.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

workmanship Of the couple the Off
Ger offered the Louisville. girl ciga-
rette, and upon her refusing it he said:
"Why, l thought all the girls in the
United States smoked"
$50 we do" replied the girl. ''but
never cigarettes, only pipes. If you will
get that pipe off the mantelpiece in the
next room l shall be charmed to smoke
with YOU"
Not suspecting the Joke she was play.
ing OH him. the officer brought the pipe
and filled it, and it was not until he
saw the wry faces his friend made in
attempting to carry out the joke that
he appreciated the situation. He was
continually telling the American in a
tone Of surprise that she was just like
the girls at home in England, and her
rejoinder was:
Lieutenant, don't you think lady
is lady the world oyer?"-Louisville
Courier-JOurnal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

His Mistake as to American Girls.
A Louisville girl who was recently in
Germany met young English officer
who was in the same city and. in fact.
in the same house with her for two
months. studying German fer his pro-
motion. Like most Europeans, he had
the usual absurd ideas about the girls
of this country, who. in the minds of
the nntravelcd foreigner, are rather
hoyden creatures, who smoke and have
other masculine traits.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17
SOMETHING
BETWEEN US
How O Spanish Girls Presence Of
Mind Saved Trouble.

Am too bold? Have ! presumed
too much!"
"Oh, no; l fancy not-f0r an Anerl
can, stranger. And yet the mere
presence of man at my window and
at this hour is compromising.
"But no one has seen me. The grove
is as silent as at midnight"
"Ah, yes" she sighed 1T Is always
silent--only the whispering Of the
wind in the branches, only the wall of
the storm through the limbs or bird
voice. but no human sound comes to
my ears. All day long sit here and
sometimes all the night, while my
heart goes out. out, and long for
wings to fly away after it,"
But would you fly with me?"
She regarded me Il moment curiously,
silently, with what seemed to me a
melting tenderness in her melancholy
eyes, the levelcd glances shooting
straight at me over the tips Of her fan.
At last:
"You are stranger in Spainw
The voice was low. but clear and
vibrant. The question might imply re-
proof or pardon, perhaps both, for
what woman does not delight to infict
the one that she may bestow the other?
Eyes, Il comparative stranger but
have lived here long enough to like
your people, and love your language"
"Only the language? Have you found
nothing else to commendY'
Indeed, yes; the climate, the
churches, the glorious ruins"
"But the climate is from God; the
ruins were left us by the Moors. What
what do you think Of the ladies?"
"Alas, have met so few. Like your
self. they are SO closely immured in
their inaccessible dwellings that
know less of them than l could wish.
But from the gllmpses ! have caught,
from the fair faces have seen, l have
concluded that it is well for me do
not know them better"
"Ah, then you must be woman
Halter. My aunt has told ME that the
Americans are cold and Indifferent.
She has been in Cuba"
"Not so, lady; not SO. They are more
truly lovers of your sex than perhaps
the most impassioned of your country
men. But those cruel walls, these iron
bars--these barriers to freedom-be-
hind which you are imprisoned appall
us. In America women are free"
at is quite different here" she sigh
ed again. eve are never trusted out
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

however, tney managed to make ev-
erything disappear, and then Fulton.
turning to Tesla. asked him If there
was anything else he would like.
you're out with me, you know, and
whatever you want just order it."
Tesla locked vaguely around for a
minute. as If making up his mind, and
then hesitatingly said, mir. Fulton. If
you don't mind would like another
stc;ik."-San Francisco Argonaut.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

In days when superstition was more
prevalent than it is now the shape and
appearance Of the finger nails were
considered to have reference to ones
destiny.
10 learn the message of the finger
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17
rhE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES,

The night has thousand eyes
And the day but one,
Yet the light OF the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has thousand eyes
And the heart but one,
Yet the light Of a whole life dies
When love is done.
r. W. Bourdillon.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17

Wednesday March fire the upper stories of Granite
caused damage stock of Clothing by water and
goods will Strengthened placed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-29

color except a white, of delicacy
and purity unearthly. We did not
see it 90 | don't think the crowd on
the capitol drew breath during that
exquisite 80 seconds. 1t was dream
| think none of them will forget.
During the eclipse, the suns rays
being cut off, it became so cool that
moisture condensed and dew was
formed.
Another peculiar effect OF the
eclipse was seen in the shadow under
the trees As the light filtered
through the leaves Il series of tiny
overlapping disks could be seen on
the ground. each an image OF the
sun. And interesting fact connected
with these circles is that they are
larger in proportion to tie height OF
the tree. the diameter being increased
about one inch for every ten feet.
Right after the eclipse the shadow
is exactly OF the same character, with
its horns turned in the opposite direc-
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-29
A DISTINGUISHED DIVINE.
Rev. DR.. Tompkins to Address St. Augustine
School.

The commencement address of St.
Augustine SSchool will be delivered
on Wednesday by Rev. Floyd w.
Tompkins. d. d., rector of the church
of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia
Rev. DR.. Tompllins is one of the
most distinguished divines Of the
Episcopal Church in the country
and succeeded the Rt. Rev. DR.. Nc
Vicar, Bishop Coadjutor, of Rhode Is
land at Holy Trinity.
He is much in demand as speaker
an dhas frequently delivered addresses
at the annual meetings of ST. An
drew's Brotherhood in various parts
Of the country.
Before going to Philadelphia DR..
Tompkins was rector of St. James
Church. Chicago, and Grace Church.
Providence. Il. L., respectively.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-29
SEEN FROM THE CAPITOL DOME.
Lieut.. Round Talks of What He Saw From His
Old Signal Station.

Lieutenant Round occupied t'he
dome of the capitol during the eclipse
and made card sketches of totality.
Mr.. Round mounted his United
States signal telescope and hosted
his signal flag early in the day.
At o'clock he took his flag and
using the general service code. waved
the citizens of Raleigh Good Morn
ing" and Il better morning no one
could have asked.
At 1:3S he waved First Contact"
just as the beams Of the sun were re-
lighting the world.
At 9 a. ~. he signaled the fol
lowing: TO the Good People of
Raleigh and North Carolina Thirty
five Years After-Peace on Earth
Good Will to Mem
At 10: 10 Il. m. he waved Last Con
tact" and then Good B,ye.'
He then closed his station with due
signal ceremony, took down his flag
and glasses. and adjourned for thirty
five years more.
Later speaking Of the eclipse Lieu
etnant Round said:
THE view from the top of the dome
even i'm the terrible times of the war
was at once quieting and inspiring.
But today with its earthly and heaV-
emily accomplishments, it was th2 most
glorious sight this side the new Je-
rusalem. The effect of the fading
lights on the buildings of varied hue.
on the people crowding the house
tops, on the fields checkered with
different crops, on the green grass
lands, and on the billOwy forests that
roll away as far as the eye can reach
IN every directions: and all constantly
and silently changing under our gaze:
all this gave an impression of power
that was calculated to fill us with
awe. But when the sun hid his face
and before we knew it. the corona
beamed forth so kindly and sereneIy
on the'world. and those sIvery feath-
cry wings of light stretched out on
either side. | could easily imagine to
myself an angel Of infinite love be-
hind that round black shield
Il had rather expected to be
startled to see some red and fiery dis
plays. some heavenly fireworks. some
thing sudden and overpowering.
"On the contrary. from beginning
TO ending my eye could see no change
even when the moon blotted out the
sun. | could detect none.
While we looked the angelic wings
were there and that brilliant little
star glittercd before them. ] remem-
Der nothing red or yellow or any other
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-29
RALEIGH UNDER THE SHADOW
Total Eclipse of the Sun Seen Here Under
Most Favorable Circumstances
THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT

green fields. stretching beneath us in
wide eXpanse and some great river
winding its way ever the fields like
a silver ribbon, then suddenly a dark
cloud swept past the sun, and the
ohostlv shadows on the ground rush
ed over the field and river and noun
tain So it was with this total-eclipse.
but the shadow of the moon travels
over the earth with far greater We
locity. and the ensuing darkness is
far more intense.
AS the dark shadow of the moon
steals over the face of the sun the
distant landscape grows DINNER and
DINNER on the horizon, with an ashy
paleness. and weird. dim light
bathes the universe, till at last, like
the rushing of many waters. the moon
sweeps over the entire sun and en-
shrouds the earth in pail of dark
ness. y strange terrible darkness
advancing almost like a wall. swift
as imagination, terrible as DOOM"
The immensely of Nature and the ON
impotence of the Divine is never quite
so awful as now. Strong. indeed,
must be the nerves of him who does
not culver as this blue black shadow
engulfs him.
At such time one remembers that
all science teaches that the candle
of the sun is burning down and so
far as we can see, must at last reach
the socket Then viii begin a total
eclipse which will have no end.
Dies lila
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
AS the skv has changed from blue
to gray. then to a dull purple and
dusky black, a death-like trance has
fallen upon the earth. Men seem
like trees walking in the dim, weird
light and the sense of nushed eNpec-
fancy deepens with the darkness.
All the world might be dead and
cold and burned to ashes
just before the moment of totally
when the corona is almost hover
ing in ght-suddenly right around
the moon. shoots out into the sur
rounding darkness. there appears
tongues of fire. many thousands of
miles in length.
In Yesterdays eclipse they pointed
from the southwest to the northeast;
Il silvery soft unearthly light with
radiant streamers. The streamers to
the southwest were very long and
luminous and fiared out, while those
to the northeast came to something
of a point.
Then comes the supreme moment
when the corona bursts forth in all
it's glory. 1t can only be seen, never
described. Bright ethereal waves of
white surrounded the sun ust outside
the Irid red, and stretched into the
sky. Around the outer corona appeared
white streamers of light. radiating
from different parts of the corona and
reaching far out into space.
At the moment of tOtality. as II by
the touch of magician's wand, the
sky was lighted in one instant by IL
bright star (Mercury) near the dark
ened sun. while hanging near the
horizon like Il fairy lamp. was Nenhs.
Then. when the precious minute of
totalitV is over and the sun appears
with yet more sudden swiftness
than he disappeared, the stars are eN-
tinguished by the same magician's
touch. the corona vanishes before
ones gaze, and the red flames shrink
into the disk of the fiery orb.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-29
At Baptist University.

This evening at the Chapel of the Bap-
fist Female University, DR.. j. d. Haw-
thorne, of Atlanta, will lecture on Ora
tors and Oratory"
Those who hear this lecture will enjoy
a treat DR.. Hawthorn is himself one
of the most graceful and polished orators
of the South. and is in an unusual degree
qualified to speak on this subject.
The lecture is given under the auspices
of the Womans Missionary Society of
the First Baptist church. Tickets on
sale at Hicks drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-29
Chamber of Commerce.

There will be a special meeting of the
Chamber at the Mayors office at II
noon, Tuesday, May 29th. Matters of i'm
portance require consideration for short
time. Members please take notice and
be present.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-29
Concert Postponed.

VIII you kindly give notice to our
friends that in order to relieve our
music faculty, some of whom are I'M
fortunately i'll. we have recalled the
invitation to the concert this (Tues-
day. evening. The program for com
mencement will be carried out, and
the invitation OF our friends is cor
daily renewed to enjoy with us the
happy occasion. Thanking you for
this couretsN.
r. ID. BRATTON.