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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
New York Coffee and Sugar

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Coee-Spot Rio dull; No invoice, 5ss; mild, quiet; Cor dova. 8@11h.
 Sugar-Raw. easy; fair refining, 31e; centrifugal 96 test, 4 1-16; molasses sugar, 3A; refined sugar, quiet. ts
 The coffee market began steady in tone with prices unchanged to points higher. with little further change. There was little in news at hand to influence the room contingent either way, while orders from abroad were disposed to go chiefly to the bear side. Liberal receipts in the crop country and featureless market ad- vices from abroad served to check invest ment buying. The market closed steady with prices 5 points lower to points higher Room selling caused the late de- cline. Total sales, $500 bags; September, 4s5; October. 4SS949O; December. 5.1o: March. 5.35; May. 5.45d5.50; July 5.65.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
St Louis Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15.-Flour-Quiet and steady: new red winter patents. $3550 S,70; extra fancy and straight. $3.15q3.S5; clear, $2 70d2.
 Whiskey-Steady at $130
 Dry salted meats-Boxed easier; extra shorts, $S.25; clear ribs, $50; clear sides, SS.70
 Bacon-Boxed easier; extra shorts, $9.121a; clear ribs, $950; clear sides S. 621h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
Money and Exchange.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Money on call closed steady at 2i4a2la per cent; last loan at 21a per cent. 4
 Prime mercantile paper, Aza5 per cent:
 Sterling exchange weak with actual business in banekrs bills at 4ST1a@4.S7as for demand and at 4.S5@4S51s for sixty days; posted rates. 4S6Q4.S61s and 4.SS1a @4.S9.
 Commercial bills, 4S41ad4S5.
 Bar silver. 5S1s; Mexican dollars, 45.
 State bonds, strong; Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON. Aug 15.-Today's state ment of the treasury balances, exclusive of ne gold reserve, shows: Availab ble
 N WASHINGTON. Aug. ln.-tiovernmtnt receipts today $l,694, 59O; expenditures, s. 1J0000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
In 1he Financial World

yards. but the tone of the market there after was easy under the influence of surrounding weakness. September pork closed 25c lower at 90; September lard a shade down at s. 721h. and September ribs 5I71 down at S911kdS.
 The leading futures ranged as folows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
ARTICIES

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady; very moderate demand. Wheat-No. ? red. 72A@721a. Corn-No. yellow. 5S.
 No. 2 oats, 365sd37; No. ? white, 3Sh G39; No. white, 3S4639.
 Mess pork. per bbl., $14914.25. Lard. per 100 lbs., s. 70GS. 72k. Short rib sides Qoose), $7.s0ds.05. Dry salted shoulders (hoxed), .7Ad1h. Short clear sides (boxed), S40@S.50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
New Orleans Sugar and Molasses.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 15-Sugar- Quiet; centrifugal yellow, 41s@4ss; seconds 2sd35s
 Molasses-Quiet; centrifugal, 5@14.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
Cincinnati Provisions.

c1NCINNATI. Aug. 15.-Flour-Stea Lard-Firm at $6.55. Bulk meate-Firm at SS,S7lz. Bacon-Firm at $9.3712. Whiskey-Firm on basis of $l.So. Suaar-Ouiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST.
Provisions.

Provisions. corn-white, 7S: mixed, 7e. SaIt-Liverpool, H sack: Virginia, 6Sc: Michigan, 250-pound barrels, N75. Butter-Jersey, 20d26c: Tennessee coun- try. 15c.
 Oats-white. 41c; mixed, 4sc. Syrup-Fancy. 40c; reboiled, BOG. Lard-Tierces, 9hc. Flour-Patent. H.25 per barrel; straight, ss.75.
 sugar-Granulated, 5&; Y. C.. 5A; cut loaf, 6h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
we yesterdays closing figures.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug 15.-Cotton- Firm: sales, 500; ordinary, 13-16; good ordinary. 61a; low middling : 5-16; mid ding, s l-16; good middling, S1-16; mid ding fair, Ills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
Naval Stores.

SAVANNAH, Aug. i5-Turpentine-Firm at S3a; receipts, 1,065; exports, 125.
 Rosin-Firm; receipts, 4,162; exports, l. $50; no sales; A, B. c, $1; D, $1.O5: E, $1. 10: M. s2.2O; N. s265; window glass 8; water white S3 30
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

WILMINGTON. Aug. 15.-Turpentine- Nothing doing; receipts. 15 casks.
 Crude turpentine. s1d2; receipts, 73. Tar-Steady at $1,35: receipts. 252.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

Country Products. Eggs-Per dox., lie Chickens-Grown. s25e63 per doz. Syrup-Country, l0Q45c per gal Dried Apples-Peeled. 1oc; unpeeled, eH10c. Evaporated Apples-sc. Lemons-Choice. $; fancy. $595.2s per bcx Potatoee-New, $.S5 bushel Onions 10 bushel. Hay-Johnson grass in bales, s10a12 per ten. E Cabbage-$sso per crate Cheese-Full cream. 12ikc; selected l31kc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

CHARLESON, Aug 15.-Turpentine- Dull; nothing doing: quotations omitted. Rosin-Firm and unchanged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

Chicvago Tribune.
 Maud-How do you like our new clergy man?
 Mabel-He's splendid. I haven't heard him preach yet, but he golfs beautifully.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
At Auditorium.
He Suited Her.

auyI sig vaudeville show-a great success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16
Woodware.

Woodware. Half Bushelss+Irpnrkound per doz., g 5o Peck Measuresf Ira& -bound. per doz., t225. g. 75: brass. red cedar, S. We'll Buckets-s3.D. Tuhs-Painted, in nests, t3.1. .75d2.50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

OrugS. Camphor--s25z9s7i4c per pound.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

Hides, Wool, Etc. Hides-Green salted. 5G5hc: dry flint, lie: dry salted, Sc. Beeswax-24c per pound. Shearing-10G20c each. wool-Ciear. unwashed, 15G16c: clear washed. D625c; bury, sQ10c; bury, washed 1Sd20c. Jute Bagging-2 lbs, S7sc; 1% lbs, S% Gsa4c.
 nrnOG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-16

Hardware. Nails-Cut. s2.60: wire, sass Axes-$5. .50Q6.50. Barbed Wire-3h. Cotton Cards-A50. Hollow Ware-Country. Sc. Chain TraceS-$3G5 per dog. Bellows--$4.50G10. Arrow Ties-45 lbs, H.45.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-12-21

I'm Ell mofnento de la partida de
Fabriclo con su ito para Nueva
York, la hermana de Renato empe
zaba interesarse, como sabemos,
por ell joven Pablo de Langesis;
aquel chsqle de veinticinco mil
frances, destinados la adquisicion
de uu aderezo, habfa impresionado
Ell corsz6n de Matilde.
Digsmos de paso que, en- ell dfa y
hora cunvenidos, Renato Sc habfa
presentado dar su hermana ell
importe del ch6que, y no tsrdaremos
en- Saber 81 habfa hechO efectivo su
valor y en- que condolences.
Matilde, al saber que Fabricio
partfa para America, exhal6 un
Suspiro de algeria.
Aunque habfa conclufdo con el,
la presencia del joven en- Paris lie
molestaba y crefa que, una veg
lejos, estaba en- mas lfbertad para
entregarSe uE nuevo amor.
Matilde era una mUchacha mas
pervertida en- apariencia que en-
realidad. Una educaci6n defectuo-
sa, bajo ell puDto de vista moral,
los malos consoles de su hermano,
los males ejemplos que tenfa de
sontinuo 4 Ia vista y ese deseo del
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-12-21

1ujo, tan natural en- les pocos afics,
habfan hecho de ella una mujer
eutretenida, pero que no carecfa
de ciertas delicsdezss de coraz6n
completamente ajenas de las mu-
jeres de esta clase.
En- e1 momentO en- que pasab8n
los hechos de que somos fieles "a
rradores, Matilde llegaba q los
veinticuatro sf1cs, y esta edad
no habfa couocido ain el amor: no
habfa conocido mas que su imper-
fecto remedo, ell cspricho.
Pablo de Langeais habia operado
una yerdadera metamorfosis en- ell
Amino de Matilde; habfa sido un
nlevo Pygmalion animando la es.
tatua de GalAtea.
Por primera vez Mstilde sentfa
y comprendfa la fldelidad y los
celoS.
Pablo de Langeais Sc sentfa anna.
do y era tan dichoso como ell heroe
de la obra de Dumas. hijo, pensan-
do rehabilitar por ell amor d una
nueva Dana de lds Canaels Is, q otra
Margarita Gautier.
Impopfase Ia obligation de adj
vinar todos los caprichos de Matil-
de para sstisfscerlos; pero Ia her.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-12-21

era Ia primera vez que ell joven la
deJaba por tan largo tempo, y en-
cuanto vi0 alejarse Ell carruaie sin
tiose acometida de una vaga iris.
teza.
Reclinada en- IN sill6n, tom6 uua
novela que gozaba de cierta cele-
bridad, y a las pocas paginas solt6
ell libro, exclamando:
Este libro es monotone como
la lluvia.
Sc engaf1aba: Ell libro no era mo-
notono; lie hacfa monotone la sole
dad que contr.staba su alma.
AcOstum brada hacia COS sema-
mas a Ia presencia constante de
Pablo, lie parecfa desierta la casa.
Sc levant6, di6 una vuelta por ell
jardfn, Sc aburri0 tambien; volvi6
al salon trat3 de dormir, Y. Ell
vista de que no 10 consegufa, sabi6
su cuarto y EN- pezo q revolver
ca]ones que n habfa alberto desde
sn mudanza. Tropezaudo con IN
cofrecito de plata cincelada, hizo
jugsr la cerradura la llave mi.
croscopica abrio ell cofreeito.
HsOS Ccu USHIa papelSS C0u1 1nd1-
dos y atestignaudo por sa desorden
que hablan sidO encerrados ALI a
la casuslidad.
He aquf una ocupaci6n !. sc
diJo Matilde. Q liza enmedio de
estos retacilios de papel encontrare
algo fnteresante
F'ue ssntarse cerca de una ven
tana, colcc6 Ell cofrecillo entire sus
rooilias y empsz6 examinar uno
pnr uno los papeles que cootenfa,
para desgarrar quemar los que no
lie pareciesen dignos de guardarse.
Matilde lego algunos, que estru-
10 cen ademan de enojo, diciendo:
-lAl fuego estos odiosos recuer-
dos! iOjala pndiera, como a ellos.
entregar q las llamas un pasado
que me da horrorl
Sin EN- mhargo. no Sc Ievant6 al
punto para poner en- ejecuct6n 81
proyecto, J sigui6 examinando sus
paPsles: alif estaba sn partida de
haut'smo. varias facturas psgadas,
J de pronto Sc flo en- IN biilets
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-12-21
BfBt1OrECA DE ella DEMoCRAcIA.

mana de RenatO los tenfa menos
que nunca, porque habfa encontra-
do va placeres mas fntimos que ell
de lucir un tren 8 estrenar un
vestido.-
La existencia retirada al lado
del ser querid0 parecfale ell ideal
de la dicha.. Pablo participaba
de sus gustos y lie habfa comprado
en- Neuilly uEa casa encantadora
con su gran jardfn, su parque con
gigantescos arboles, junto al bou-
levard del Sena, muy cerca de la
possession del seflor Delarivi6re.
Matilde jgnoraba esta circuns-
tancia.
Pablo y Matilde pasaban una
Verdadera luna de miel en- aquel
oasis, sin que tuvieran mas que dos
mujeres q su servicio, porque ell
seflor de LaDgeais habfa dejado sus
criados en- la casa de Paris
Matilde no recibfa visitas; unica-
fnente al barcncito Pascual de Lan-
dilly y & su amiga Adela Civrac.
Renato Saba d6nde viva su her.
mana, pero no sc cuidaba de ir a
vsrla, y debcmos f1adir que ella
no IL echaba de menos.
El bar6n, esencialmente imita
dor. como toda persona vacfa de
sentido, encontraba adorable aaue
liza existencia. y dccfa:
-iUna caboau g su anaorl lEsto
ri que tiene relSeuel FL af1o prtximo
Adela mia. compare per aquf un
palomar donde albergarnos, 10 que
sera de IN gusto dplastador.
La idea del palomar agradaba
Ade!a, siempre que Sc comprase eu
su nombre; pero Sc hubiera pasado
muy bien sin ell pslomo.
La maf1ana en- que Ell doctor
Rittner Sc habfa propuesto en- bus
car la habitaci6n de Matilde, esta
habfa tenido a su mesa a Pascual
y a Adela.
Despues del almuerzo, one fn6
en extreme animado, ell sef1or de
Langeais teDfa que b scer eu PARIS,
, parti6 con sus dos convidados.
La joven Sc qued6 sola.
Desde 81 instalaci6n en- Nenilly,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-30
lay, June |, Will Positively be the Last Day.
Incorporation.

THE Lucky Dime Oil Co. is incor-
! porated for $3.50, 600, but only
$50. 900 of this amount has been
offered for sale for development pur-
poses at 10 cents per share. The in
corporators are so confident that their
lands are surely oil lands that they
reserve the remaining 5000, 600 for
themselves The money derived from
the sale of the $50, 600 treasury stock
is to be used solely for the purpose OF
drilling for oil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-30
SPECIAL NOTICE.

LUCKY DIME OIL COMPANY, and
the local fiscal the balance before June 3d.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-30
Lands.

The Lucky Lime Oil Co. S lands so
surround the big gushers that no
matter which way oil veins run we
are bound to catch them.
The value Of the oil from the Lucas
well is estimated to be S3j, 600 per
day, or twelve millions per year.
The Lucky Dime Co. has land
enough for ninety-two wells.
The worlds greatest fortunes have
been made in oil. John ID. Rookie
feller when a poor man invested his
first savings in oil stock. See him
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-30

Ht strongest point Of the lucky
Dime Oil Co. is the responsible
men that back it. The Lucky Dine
Oil Co. numbers among its officers
and directors the most reliable and
reputable business men of Galveston,
and includes the Honorable Walter
c. Jones, mayor of the city of Gal
weston.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
~ 10 ; ss's: c.
T'.C.,nIO
49,

Any work that sh' aid not prove sat.
isfactory will be at. nded to free of
charge any time with years.
We are making a speciality of gold
crowns and bridge work; the most
beautiful, painless and durable of all
dental work known to the profession.
Our name alone will be a guarantee
that your work will be of the best. We
have a specialist in each department
Best operators. best gold workmen
and extractors of teeth; in fact all the
staff are inventors of modern dentis-
try. re will tell you in advance ex-
actIy what your Work will cost by free
examination. Give US call and You
will find we do exactly as We adver-
tise.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05


worth as his attorney. His release is
foregone conclusion, as the offense
itself is now outlawed.
Various Court Notes.
J. w. Cathcart, Deputy Attorney
General, will leave this afternoon for
Lihue, Kauai, to conduct the Terri
tory's cases at the Fifth Circuit Court
term, which opens tomorrow.
Chew Man has filed an inventory of
the estate of zee Chew Fan with a val
uation of S744S The largest item is
third interest in the stock-in-trade
of Wing Chew Lung GO. valued at
1888.
A. B. Forbes by his attorney, Lyle
A. Dickey, discontinues his suit for
debt against Jas. W. Rowell with o.
G. Traphagen as garnishee.
Robertson & Wilder have file1 the
demurrer of Her Majesty Liliuokalani
and John H. Wilson, defendants. to
the bill of complaint of the Territory
of Hawaii plaintiff. The cause given
is that plaintiff has not stated such
cause as does or ought to entitle it
to any such relief as is sought and
prayed for It is bill, for injunction
against the removal of sand from Wal
kiki beach. an interlocutory injunc-
ton against defendants being now in
force.
In the ejectment case of James D.
Lewis and eight others against Oahu
Lumber & Building Co. and four otn-
ers, NJ Dollinger., one OF the defend
ep,c nv hic ATTORNEY w W Thayer
answers the complaint with general
denial of all of its allegations.
Another Lawyer.
E. l. Towt, a native of Kansas City,
Missouri, aged 80 years, has been ad-
mitted as an attorney before Chief
Justice Frear. His personal recon-
mendations come from F. E Thomp-
son and Gardner K Wilder OF the bar.
John D. Paris, senator, and A R. Row
at. veterinary surgeon. He holds IL
censes to practice in Missouri and
Virginia
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
News Of the Town

i
Naksi was arrested last night 10
running che "a game.
Joe Maczrio is held at police head
quarters for Investigation
C. ". ScheiEer has been zppointes
postmaster OF Hseia, Oahu
Drop in and meet your friends a
the St Gernznia Blizzard Pzrlorsl
The S. S. Nariposa sails for San
Francisco this afternoon al pm
There we're 20 births. az marriages
and 81 deaths reported in Honolulu for
February.
! Deputy United States Marshal e r
Hendry is able 10 be aoout again after
q brief siege with the grip
The ladies OF the Methodist church
will give a KIondike social at the
Methodist parsonage this evening
/ What with cars leaving the irons
and baking teams the tramways roll
ing stock played all kinds of freaks
with passengers yesterday.
Theo. Richards. Rev. J. Leadingham.
and Messrs- d. "A, H NJ Poepoe and
kalama are still holding meetings at
kaahumanu church in Wailuku-
The Hawaiian Medical Association
met Saturday night. and adjourned out
of respect TO the memory of DR.. Dodd
and W. A HenshaIl, lost in the Rio de
Janeiro.
j. NJ. Dowsett bought the Maunalei
property on Maui at sheriffs sale for
s10, 900. which was $4,000 less than the
amount Of the execution II was sold
in one lot
Framed portraits of Mckinley and
Roosevelt were presented to the
rotary Hendry of the Republican Cen
trail committee
The volunteer bicycle conveys to
street cars have been resumed and
that in the most crowded thorough
fares. to the great danger Of others be-
sides the brainless cads indulging in
the sport
Persons desiring offices in the new
Mcintyre building in course of con-
struction at the corner of Fort and
King streets may apply in advance to
E. F. Bishop at c. Brewer & Co.'s,
Queen street.
There seems to be great scarcity
of vacant cottages in the city at the
present time, but persons requiring
such property will find it to their ad
vantage to consult Mcclellan, Pond &
Co.'S ad on page four of this issue.
Moses kealoha. an old resident of
Honuaula, Maui, and a memJer of the
Hawaiian bar for 33 years, died at his
home, Ulupalakua, last Monday from
injuries received in being thrown from
a horse Kealoha was district magis-
trate for Honuaula about 25 years,
when he was removed by Mr.. Dole in
1893 for mot being in accord with the
Provisional Government.
If Mr.. Pain or his drivers cannot
stop the nuisance of small boys cling
ing to street car steps, obstructing and
tending to trip up passengers getting
on and of, the police ought to take a
hand at the duty A passenger COM
PEELED to ride on the rear platform
nearly had his elbow fractured the
other day by an urchin putting on the
brake and releasing it suddenly.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
Friend 10 Friend.

George W Watt. of South Gardiner
Me-. says: Il have had the worst
cough. cold. chills and grip and have
taken lots of trash of no account but
profit to the vendor. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy is the only thing that
has done any good whatever have
used one bottle of ii and the chills
cold and grip have all left me- l con
graduate the manufacturers OF an
honest medicine" For sale BY Ben
son. Smith & Co. General Agents fol
the Territory OF Hawaii
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
New York Dental
ParIors.
Room =, Elite Building. Hotel Street
THE DENTAL SPECIALISTS.


Teeth extracted and filed absolutely
without pain By our late scientific
methods No sleep producing agents
or cocaine These are the only dental
perlors in Honolulu that have the pat
ent appliances and ingredients to ex-
tract, iii and apply gold crowns and
porcelain crowns, undetectable from
natural teeth. and warranted for ten
years. without the least particle Of
pain. Gold crowns and teeth without
plates. gold Filings and all other den
tai work done painlessly and by spe-
cialists-
Gold crowns IS; full set teeth, SIS;
bridge work. IS; gold filling, 81 up; sill.
yer filings, SOC.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
pAeteer,eh tAe R,b,.

Have ron had 4 photo taken OF baby
That's the question every mother ID in
serested in Baby is baby only once in a
lifetime and what parozt does not cherish
the memory of his happy. care-free ways:
Then perhaps unkind fate has some
thing sinister in store for him. who
knows.
Have 4 photo Of baby By Ill means
and don't put il on
King BrosL make specially OF child
photography at their new stndio, 1i0
Hotel street.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
BORN.

RICHARDS-In Hilo, Hawaii, on Tues
day. February IL. 1901. to the wife
of z. E. Richards, daughter.
vIDA-In this city. -Aarch 4. 1901, to
the wife of H. C. Vida, SON
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05

worth as his attorney His release is
foregone conclusion, as the offense
itself is now outlawed.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
BIG PLANTATIONS LOCK HORNS

[Continued from Sixth Pase.l
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-05
SATURDAY
....MARCH IS, is0i....
At l2 O'clock Noon
the following valuable prop
erty, situated in the bust
ness portion of Honolulu !:

LOT A-Property between Hotel and
Beretania streets, having a frontage
of 108 feet on Fort street, III feet
running through to Union street and
1S4.3 feet on Union street. Contains
2S,621 square feet. This property is
now occupied by the Wright Car
riage Co. and severa. stores.
LOT B-Adjoins Lot A on Union
street, having full frontage of SOS
feet on Union street, 14.6 feet on
Hotel street, 81 feet rear boundary
and depth of 70.2 feet. Property
adjoins King Bros store on Hotel
street and contains 1924 square feet.
LOT C-Property on the corner of
Nuuanu and Beretania streets
known as Queen Emma Hall prop
erty. Frontage of 1876 feet on Bere-
tania street, 205.5 leet on Nuuanu
street, 203.7 feet on Chaplain street,
Pip feet on rear boundary. Con
tains 1888 square feet.
TERMS: one-haif cash, balance on
mortgage at 6 per cent.
Attention of investors is called to
this offering of the finest store and
business property offered for sale in
this city. For further particulars ap
ply to
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-01
An insult Well Handled.

You can always trust the American
woman to take care Of herself The
friends of girl who lives in Eight
eenth street are telling these days of
an adventure which befell her one aft
ernoon within the fortnight. She was
standing, this Eighteenth street girl, at
the corner of + and Eleventh streets
waiting for a girl friend. A very dap
per young man, stranger doubtless In
the town--for most Washingtonians are
too we'll aware of the girls social emf
nence to venture. on any impertinence
to her-stepped up. bowed and said
airily:
waiting for somehody?"
The girl turned to look at him.
"Gucss you've forgotten me-" he
went on with growing familiarity. 81
saw you at Il dinner last week"
The girl looked at him steadily for a
moment.
"Oh. remember now" she said sit
was at Colonel Blanks. You are Colo
mel Blanks butler. Of course. No.
don't know of anybody who wants a
butler. Have you tried the employ
ment agencies"
And then. slowly and calmly, she
walked Washington Post.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-01

One of the most remarkable cases Of
longevity on record was that Of an
Englishmau. born In 1883, whose deli
cate appearance made all the doctors
give him up when he was In the era
die. His chest was so narrow, says
the report, that he seemed to have
difficulty In breathing. Well, this
young moribund, condemned by the
doctors to die In short order, died In
1851 at the age Of 100. He saw the
reign Of ten kings.
Secundi Hango. consul Of Venice at
Smyrna, measured only 81 ccntimeters
around the chest, and one of his lungs
was diseased. Nevertheless he lived
to the age Of lis years. He was mar
ried five times and had 40 children.
When he was 100 years old, he got his
wisdom teeth. When he was 40. his
hair turned black again. At 1l2 his
eyebrows and his beard turned black.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-01
Proved His Theory.

The late Hall Mc.Allister some years
ago entertained a visiting scientist at
ton with the Pacific. and during the
evening, particularly foggy one.
made some whimsical remark convey.
ing the idea that fog was an excellent
conductor of sound.
The scientist took exception to this
novel theory and asked Mr.. McAllister
on what it was based.
ION phenomena which. we have all
observed" returned the ready jurist.
ION an evening like this we hear the
fog horn quite distinctly, but when
there is no fog we cannot hear it at
all."-San Francisco Argonaut.