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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13
HOW EXPRESSES DROP MEN.

-ussom that 10 q Drain on the Rail.
road Crew.
While coming from Chicago last
week." said prominent business man
OF this city, II noticed a peculiar rail.
road custom which interested me con.
siderably. happened to be In the last
car OF the limited when the train stop-
ped In desOlate spot between stations.
Inc rear brakeman, Of course, dropped
on and went down the track with a 6as
to warn any train that might be fol-
lowing US. In a moment or two we
started up again, but minus the brake
man. wondered at this, but was still
more surprised later on to see the same
thing repeated when we were Obliged
to stop ON account Of threaAeeeA hot
Hox. Upon inquiry 1 found that this
was the custom on fast trains. Some
times, II we have lots Of time said the
conductor, we whistle for the men Ia
COME In. but in most cases we leave
them to be picked up by the next train.
or to walk to the nearest station
But isn't that rather hard on the
menr asked. oh. it's part Of the
business he replied. I have known
Of cases where men dropped on in this
way were frozen to death or waylaid
oy tramps, but the railroads have to
make the time, and that's why its
done. have seen trains running with
only conductor aboard them. at timea.
because the rest Of the crew had been
left behind In just this way.'"-Nev
York Mail and Express.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13
Expressing His Disgust.

Probably most writer's of serial
stories are familiar with the sensation
Of receiving letters of commendat ton
or disapproval from interested readers
who are following up the stories as
they appear in their regular weekly or
monthly installments. Occasionally
some curious person asks for private in
formation as to what the outcome Is
to be. while others offer suggestions as
TO the disposition to be made of the
villain, or express fear that the au-
thor intends to marry the hero to the
wrong woman.
The writer Of serial story in one of
the popular magazines few years ago
received the following letter from an
indignant reader. The names are
changed for obvious reasons:
Dear Sir: l take the liberty Of tell
ing you that regard your Simeon
Stacy now running through the Bank
Magazine, as a little the thinnest novel
1 have ever read. Furthermore, me
principal character in the story, 10
whom you give the title role. SO IN
speak, is SO thoroughly detestable =
man that have taken the .1>-lt effect
i've means in my power to sacw my
contempt for him by chang,os my
name-which happened to be the same
as his--to something as unlike :. -
possible. Yours truly,
"ANDREW JACOBSON.
"(Formeriy Simeon Stacy"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13
How She Cot ID.

A little girl who had been told not to
ask TOR anything to eat at . neighbor's
came home with face very suggest.
i've Of lunching. When asked b. hcs
mother why she had asked for some.
thing, she said:
"But mamma, I didn't asl, Mrs. q.
I just looked at her and sair: Can't
you see how hungry am New
York Truth. $40
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13
unavoidable.

It has been settled to the satisfaction
Of the agricultural experts Of the gov.
eminent that spiders do not produces
silk Of commercial value. Large silk.
spinning spiders are found in the palm
trees Of Venezuela. Some Of the spi.
ders produce white silk and others yell
low silk. and this silk has been made
into handkerchiefs, but silk produced
In this way cannot be made valuable
commercially, because of the trouble
some necessity of keeping the spiders
separated to prevent their devourin1
each other. Their food being insects
this also involves considerable difficult,
In supplying them. Attempts to util
lie the silk of Madagascar spider o.
the same species some years ago result
ed in the discovery that the product
was more expensive than ordinary silk.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13
Heating in Uruguay.

Few houses in Uruguay are provided
with stoves for heating purposes. No
chimneys or fireplaces are provided. a.
q rule. one house recently built at cost
Of $4,000 having for it's OILY chimney
q stovepipe from the kitchen.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13
Besjukovschtschina.

The State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, in
Russia. is probably the only place In
the world that is run entirely by wom-
en-. This state is made up Of seven vii.
lagos, each presided over by q Mayor
ess, the whole under the superintend-
ence Of lady named Easchka, who
acts as President There are women
magistrates, women preachers, women
policemen-in fact, every capacity in
the state Ii filled by women. The roads
are made by women. and women sell
milk and deliver letters. II you want
to bring an action against your neigh
Dor in this state You 60 to woman
lawyer: and II there 10 anything In
your house to be stolen. then Z bur
glar Of the weaker sex steals 1t. No
place Of any Importance 10 filed BY .
man.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13
On the Triggers Pail.

HERE Is always

HERE Is always
trouble of one
sort or another
when q woman
NEEDLES W | t b
t b o 9 g t hin 6 8
which do not
concern her sex.
Obviously, car
bines were none
Of Miss Mivart's
concern. II she
felt that she had
to play with fire.
arms she should
have kept to Flo
bert rifles. Moth
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13

When woman says, In excuse fos
her fowefiess garden, that she doCsart
'.understand'' the care u howess. Il
means dat che doesn't want ~ Wsgk
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13

There 10 nothing % stale as an old
story, yet half Of them are com
menced: "You have probably heard It
but" etc.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13

A lusband waiting for his wife 1t .
trgain sale = about the cheapest thing
8'auAt
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13

When Z woman announces that she
In coming ON . visit 1t 10 necessary Ton
one member Of the family 70 say q
she depot to msst ~ trains ~ o loaoe
three days.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13
Mid Climates tho Rest,

More people over 100 years old arc
found in mild climates than in the
higher attitudes.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-13

Some men celebrate every day, about
nothing.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

In former times persons guilty OF
grievous ard notorious ~offenses were
required to make open confession and,
further, to make satisfaction for the
scandal given by their bad example by
doing penance publicly in a white sheet
in their parish church. The sheet was
used to show clearly to every one
which was the offender.
The last time that public penance
was done in an English church was
on Sunday evening, July 80, 1882, when
a mar named Hartree, in the church of
All Saints, East Clevedon, made an
open confession Of immortality and
promised to perform the penance thus
imposed on him by the vicar.
No white sheet was used on this &C.
casion. The last case in which one
was used appears to have been one In
st. Bridget's church, Chester. in 1851.
But on that occasion the penance was
not public, the church door being
locked.
In the previous year, however. pub
lie penance in a white sheet was done
in a country church in Essex, and a
similar thing occurred in Ditton church
near Cambridge in 1S49.-Stray Stories.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
The Ruling Passion.

The clergyman had finished, and the
organ was pealing forth the sonorOus
rapture Of the Mendelssohn march.
lone moment, George" said the ra-
diant bride. and facing the audience
she raised her eXquisitely bound.
though somewhat bulky. prayer book
in her daintily gloved hands and point
ed it directly at the brilliant audience.
There was "A sharp click.
".All right. George said the bride;
come along"
And as they marched down the aisle
she showed him that the supposed
prayer book wasn't a prayer book at
all. 1t was a camera.
Its my own idea. George" she
whispered. "Clever, isn't it:'-Clavc-
land Plain Dealer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
Two Reasons,

"You mustn't play with Mr.. Borum's
hat. Bobby" said a young lady who
was entertaining a caller to her small
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
WHERE COLORs COME FROM
Africa Has . Bird Whose Plumage
VIII Not "Wash."

Will Not wash"
"The man who devotes his life to the
study Of color in all its remarkable
phases occasionally comes across some
queer facts" recently said the senior
partner Of a well known firm of artists
color men. 1.-THE printing Of a newspa.
per color supplement sets thousands OF
unsupported toilers in motion. The nat.
ural earth Of Sienna and Umbria, in 1t.
ally, produces the raw colors, and the
same material fused the familiar burnt
sienna and burnt umber.' Turkey red
comes from the Indian madden plant.
'Carmine' and the lakes are squeezed
cochineal. 'Sepia' is, of course, taken
from the cuttleish. 'Gamboge' Is the
yellow sap Of a Siamese tree. Ultra.
marine is, or should be, made from the
priceless lapis lazuli. while 'prussian
blue which was stumbled upon by ac-
cident. is the burnt product of horses
hoofs and impure potassium carbonate.
India ink is made in China. blue
black Is the charcoal of the vine stalk
and blister is made from ordinary
wood ashes.
"As you are probably aware, the dis
tlnguishing feature of india ink is its
refusal to run when subsequently COW
cred with tinted washes. 1t is what the
diapers call a fast color, and for this
reason is exclusively employed by en-.
gineers, craftsmen and others.
"Most persons imagine that all nat.
ural colors, such as those of birds
plumage, are fast This Is erroneous.
The we'll known African touraco (plan.
tain eater) ia a case in point. If this
bird is caught in a shower Of rain, the
brilliant crimson found In his plumage
will rum leaving the erstwhile GRIM
son feathers a species Of dirty white,
Notwithstanding that his green feath-
ers will remain perfectly fast Inquiry
into this curious running trait reveals
a marvellous provision Of nature. A
careful analysis of the crimson feath-
ers shows that the brilliant coloring is
due to the presence of a large quantity
CT copper."-Fiber and Fabric.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
The Head Hunters.

In Tupuselei. in New Guinea. the
houses are built on piles in the open
ocean a good distance from the shore.
The object of this is to protect the i'll
habitants against sudden attacks OF
the kindly head hunters. who always
are on the lookout for victims, whose
heads they need in their business.
Other villages in this happy land are
perched up in all but inaccessible e
for the same weighty reason.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

II have been suffering from Dyspepsia for
able after trying all preparations and
physicians to get any relief. After tax
ing one bottle Of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure I
found relief and am now in better health
than / have been for twenty years. l can
not praise Kodol Dyspepsia Cure too
highly" thus writes Mrs. G. w. Roberts.
North Creek. Ark.
Rickert & Wells. Barre, Wilcox & Gillette,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

"VVhy mustn't l." asked the young
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

Dew tits Little Early Risers search the
remote TART, OF the bowels and remove
the impurities speedily with no discom-
fort. They are famous for their efficacy.
Easy to take. never grippe.
Rickert & Wells. Barre, Wilcox 4 Gillette,
Moretown, W. E. Poole. East Barre. Vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

Now l win TRUST no more,
Old King Credits kicked the bua1nA
! might have wealth galore. tAxh
II Others hadn't took 1t.
Now | owe the people
And the people owe me,
All would be we'll
II people do as they agree,
So III pay the people
When the people pay me.
J. 7. CALLA6HAN BARRE MsEEM&
New Bread, Rolls and Buns fresh every asks
Cakes, Cookies and Confectionery. ssxstSj
and Weddings supplied. 5IS341 North BsE5a ii.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
Traced Dack to Eden

Mr.. Dash-I have discovered the reA-
son why most women like ribbons.
Mrs. Dash-Why?
Mr.. Dash-Because the first woman
was O rib-un herself.-Syracuse Her
aid.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
MONTPELIER
mi E I RIVER n. NJ.
TIMETABLE.

TIM E.TABL Es
Corrected 10 Oct. 8, 1900, trains letvs Eayge
as follows: Going East, Sundays sxcsptsf.
1880 AM.
Connects at Wells River with Accora.ek.asr
ton Train North, and with Mail Train ssgsA
over Pa. sumpsic Division Boston h MskH3
r. r. Also connects with Accommodates
Train North via. White Mountain DivisAaA.
and with Mail Train South, which AaA
through train service rom Wells Rsver -
Boston, Wis. Plymouth, Concord, Manchestas,
Nashua and Lowell, arriving in Boston u
4.30 P. M,
Connects st Wells River with Express NH
Mail Train North over Passumpsic DtyissgkA
B. & NJ. r. R. 500 Line Express to 81. psrt
and Minneapolis. Western Express for Chs.
cage and Night Express for Pacific Comm
points via. c. P. Ky. Through Sleeping Cara
Wells River to St. Paul, Montreal to Chteaseeass
daily except Saturdays, Montreal to Paahks
nesday. Connects with Mail train for Ia0sa,
Littleton, Whitefeld, Fabyans, L,nesssseA
Groveton and Berlin. Also connects wtA
Express Train for Boston via. PlymcuuAa
arriving In Boston at 500 P. M. THROUGH
Psrlor Car Wells River to Boston.
8.1b p. NJ.
Connects at Wells River with Trstn NCexA
over Passumpsic Division r. & M. R. II. isf
all stations between Wells River and Lynn
donviile. with Accommodation South fr sh.
stations between Wells River and WhHH
River Junction and with Accommodates
Train over White Mountain Division =. d
N. R. r., for Lisbon, Littleton,i Whits6a23
and Lancaster.
TRAINS WEST.
Leave Wells River, $50, 1905 "A. M.,'3.Ae
P. M.
Arrive Barre 1905, 11.55 A. NJ, $50 P. IT
SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE
Leave Montpelier, $50, 9.45, 11.O A. H..
$50, $50, SIS p. n.
$50, 4.O6, $50 P, N.
Leave Barre 7,$0, 1920 A, NJ, IAN, aay,
40, b.35 P. NJ.
Arrive at Montpelier, 7.45, 1888, A. Il.
100, $50, $50, $50 P. N.
". A. STOWELL, General Manager.
F, W, STANYAN. Superintendent,
+, W, MORSE, GenN PAS. Agent
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
Central Vermont RaNWaa
TIMETABLE

Central Vermont RAILWAY
Timetable
Corrected to March u, 1901
trains leave Barre Daily, except Sunsash
as follows:
GOING SOUTH
$40 A. M.-MAIL For Boston Via LUnde
or Fitchburg: New York via Springfield an0
all New England points. Parlor car to Ar~r
ton via Lowell.
1901 P. x.-FAST EXPRESS For puseaA
via Lowell New York via Springfield AAA
via New London. Buffet parlor car to ~.
ton.
$40 r. x.-LOCAL PASSENGER ~
and Windsor.
HOO p. x.-NIGHT EXPRESS. Lea~s
Barre week days only, but leaves Mooa4A-
iier 1885 A. n. daily, Including Sundays, In
Boston via Lowell or Fitchburg and for IN
York via Springfield. Pullman sleepinxWA
to Boston via Lowell and to Springfield
GOING NORTH
$50 A. x.-PASSENGER For BurliuEaMh
st. Adams. Montreal and Richford. CsaA
uects at Essex Junction with express for -
points on Rutland Railroad.
sos P. ~ NAIL For Burlington, RxDA
land, Cambridge Junction, St. Adams BeEA
treal Rouses Point and O~gdensburg. Pnz2R
car to Montreal.
$40 P. u. EXPRESS For BurlingtnA
St. Adams and Montreal. Pullman sleeF&E9
car, Montpelier Junction to Chicago withcaA
change. Due Chicago 6.k P. N. next nigga
Suburban Service
TRAINS TO MONTPELIER. Leave Barre al
$50 A. NJ, 1901, sos, $40, 11.00 r. =.
TRAINS TO BARRE. Leave Montpelier AN
8.15, 1880 A. NJ, 1855, $50 and 6.9C h.A
WMIamstoWn Trains
Leave Barre 100, 4.3O p. n. Due Wllltaxn1.
town, 1855, $40 ?. n.
leave Williamstown, 7.SO A. NJ, 2.SO Z. =
Due Barre, sos a. NJ, 800 P. u.
r. 8. LOGAN, s. W. QUINN INt9H
Vice-Pres & Gen. Maug. Ger. Pass. Akt
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

because you might break it," re-
piled his sister, land, besides, he VIII
want it shortly. "-Chicago News.
Daily camera., 1901-08-13
NIGHT AMONG WHARF CATS
when Darkness Comes There Is Much
Noise and Many Battles Along
the Water Front.

1t is astonishing how many outcasts
of the feline family inhabit the
wharves bordering on the harbor basin
of Baltimore, says the Sun of that city.
Along every line of docks on the wa
ter front band of cats, both large and
small, have a.doptcd the surroundings
as their homes, and nightly come forth
to wage war upon the venturesome
tom of an adjoining elan who has i'm
prudently ventured into the enemy's
| country.
The cats rarely venture from their
lairs during daylight, but at nightfall,
when traffic is suspended, the water
fronts are alive with the fitting forms
and the air is resonant with the voicing
of their seemingly numerous troubles.
Men whose business takes them
along the water front at night tell
many stories of feline battles. One of
the most characteristic is of two cats
approaching q rat, each unknown to
the other. and springing upon 1t at the
same time. The rat escapes and the
cats fight until one falls dead and the
other limps away.
Another story illustrates the adept
ness of eats in water. The overturning
of loose board throws three kittens
and their parents into the dock. The
mother swims To safety with one kit,
ten on her back and another in her
mouth. The father follows with the
third Kitten in his mouth.
Daily camera., 1901-08-13

quitting the Office of secretary Of
state before the promulgntion of the
associations bill he would avoid
quarreling with the French govern
ment. lie would assure himself of
the sympathy of America, which has
two cardinals; of England, which has
two, and of Russia, which has none,
but is powerful"
For several years Cardinal Ram
polla has been accused Of laying his
plans to secure the succession as
the sovereign pontiif Even when be-
cause of his lack of age (he was born
in lsi3) he could scarcely hope to
present himself as candidate he
was accused, principally by German
and Austrian cardinals, for he is an
open enemy OF the triple alliance, of
attempting to induce the Italians in
the sacred college to favor one of his
colleagues. When, however, Mt Sc
cret consistory two years ago II new
cardinals were created, only two of
whom were not Italians, thus max
ing the Italians number IS. as against
80 foreigners, there was little doubt
in the Catholic world that Rampolla
had himself in view for the success
sion. In certain quarters, it is true,
he was declared to be still too young.
and il was said that he would not
have himself proposed. but that the
estimable and somewhat unimpor-
tant Cardinal Ii Pietro would be the
''papabile" of the group of ministc-
rialists, while, in the event of this
selection. Rampolla would still con-
tinue in his office of secretary OF
state.
Rampolln is not only said to be IA
vored by majority of Italian prel-
ates: those of the romance countries
are also believed to favor him. espe-
cially the French, because of his at.
ti,ude toward the natural enemy of
the support of the American car
dinals.
Persons who hive had to deal with
vatican diplomacy have declared that
in the ar, of statecraft Rampolla was
not even surpassed by the famous
secretary of state of Plus TX, al.
though his field Of visible action is
much smaller. Patience, tenacity and
a genius for qmck execution are said
to be his chief characteristics. As is
stated in the foregoing dispatch, he
is a Sicilian by birth, and. like many
Sicilians. he is philosopher and
deep thinker.
As state secretary Cardinal Ram
pol lives in the vatican. His person
ality is said to be charming; his voice
Is particularly soft and insinua,ing.
In Rome, when he appears in public.
he exerts a curious influence upon
those near by; no Roman crowd has
ever been known to insult him to his
face. and he has the reputation of
never denying an audience to anyone.
Ii is a somewhat curious fact that of
the many descriptions that have been
written of his manner, discourse and
general expression, hardly any two
are alike.
Daily camera., 1901-08-13
SAMOA WITHOUT MINERALS.
Wild stories of Gold-BearinG Sands
Denied by Committeeman
OsbOrn.

Consul General Osborne at Samoa
writes to the state department, says a
Washington report:
There have been so many letters of
inquiry sent to this Office concerning
the discovery of gold and other pre-
cious metals in these islands that feel
1t my duty TO report upon the subject.
United States papers have published
statements in regard to the gold-bear-
ing sands Of Samoa, and it appears that
many people have paid for expenses of
development. etc. l have from time to
time made Investigations, and if there
are minerals-either gold. silver, mica,
nickel, zinc, tin, or any other-in these
islands, have been unable to find them
or to find any person who has any
knowledge OF the fact. If there is any
gold mining company of Apia' las re-
ported in United States papers), the
records do not disclose the fact, and
the officials have no information upon
the subject. No steamers, schooners
or other vessels are engaged in trans
porting sands or ores to Sydney, or to
San Francisco, or elsewhere; no such
persons as those named as constitut-
ing the 'goid-mining company are
known here, and, in my judgment, a ire
mendous swindle is being perpetrated
and the public ought to know the
facts"
Daily camera., 1901-08-13
victoria'. Indinn Attendants.

The late queens Indian attendants
have been retired on pensions, says
Truth, and several of them have al
ready returned to their native land.
The departure of these oriental
menials from England will not be re-
gretted by anyone about the court,
as they gave an enormous deal of
trouble, and, being regarded as priv.
LEGGED persons, they were excessive
ly arrogant and insolent to the Brit
ish domestics, most of whom both
feared and detested them. They
were a constant source of worry, fuss
and anxiety. The queens munshi--
Hatiz Abdul Karin--who has been a
powerful parsonage at court for the
last Is years or so, is also going back
to India with pension. The munshi
and his wife had charming cottage
on the Frogmore demesne, and n
house was built for them a few years
ago in the Balmoral grounds.
Daily camera., 1901-08-13

and attorney general of Ohio during
Gov. McKinley's administration, from
1892 to 1896. In 1897 he was appoint
ed solicitor general of the United
States.
Mr.. Richards is an ardent republic
an and from his youth has taken an
active interest in politics. His public
services have been many and valua'
BILE. While state senator he drafted
laws which enabled the state to in.
crease Its revenues by taxes upon for
eign corporations, telegraph, tele-
phone and express companies, and
upon street railroads, electric light
gas, water, pipe line and similar cor
porations of quasi-public nature.
This was distinct departure in
Ohio's tax laws, and Mr.. Richards sue
cessfully defended it in the highest
courts, state and federal. He also
defended and sustained the compul-
sorry education law of Ohio in the su-
preme court.
He has argued most Of the impor-
tant cases submitted to the courts
during the present administration, in
cluding that of the so-called Porto
Rican cases in the supreme court. In
some of these battles he has met ex-
Senator Edmunds, ex-Secretary Car.
Isle and many others, and all the
honors have not been with these
great legal lumiparies,
Mr.. Richards was married in 1890 to
Anna Willard Steece, and has two
children, boy and girl.
Daily camera., 1901-08-13

balloon, he says, is the safest of air
ships. He has travelled over the sur
face of almost all of continental Eu-
rope. He made one voyage from
Prague TO the Baltic, and in another
he sailed with his balloon from
Lcipsic TO Russia. In 1893 while at
Marseilles he took up Victor Hugo
in n balloon and the two were car
ried out for some distance over the
open sea. The daring navigator has
made nearly 1000 ascents and has
been patronized by all the crowned
heads OF Europe. He has breast
full of decorations given him for his
courage by more than half the mon
archs of Europe. He has founded
schools of aeros;atics, exhibited at
numerous cxpositions aud is proha-
bly, the most successful aeronaut In
the world. He is now in his forty
second year.