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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
Wouldn't Be Fooled Again.

A shepherd once, to prove the quick
ness of his dog, which was lying be-
fore the fire in the house where we
were talking. said to me in the NJ ddle
Of a sentence concerning something
else, I'm thinking. sir, the COW Is In
the potatoes"
Though he purposely laid no stress
on these words and said them in a
quiet. unconcerned tone of voice, the
dog. who appeared to BE- asleep. imme-
dately jumped up and, Ieaping through
the open window, scrambled up to the
turf roof of the house. from which he
could see the potato field. He then,
not seeing the COW there. ran and look
ed into the barn where she was and,
finding that all was right, came back
to the house.
After short time the shepherd said
the same words again, and the dog re-
peated his lookout. but on the false
alarm being the third time given the
dog got up and. wagging his tall. look
ed his master in the face with so COM
ical an expression of Interrogation that
he could not help laughing aloud at
him. on which. with slight growl. he
laid himself down in his warm corner
with an offended air. as II determined
cot to be made fool Of again.--Ex'
change.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
The House Problem In Paris.

The housing problem is one that for
years has lain heavily on those with
small incomes in Paris.
Every day the French capital be.
comes more and more impossible as q
residence for poor people and, while
handsome houses grow more numerous
reasonable lodgings become scarcer.
The poor no longer find 1t easy to Sc
cure apartments at modest rental In
the city unless they are willing to be
confined in barTacklike tenements on
the sixth or even seventh story or shut
Off in a courtyard where they get very
little daylight and hardly ever see the
sun
The workingman has therefore been
obliged to migrate to the outskirts OF
the city, and whole suburbs, like La
Villetta on one side OF Paris and Gre
nellie on the other side are now i1hab
tied exclusively by industrial colonies
Every exhibition in Paris has
brought 4 rise in rents all around, and
today the landlords dues are higher
than ever. Less accommodation Is
available in Paris for a given rental
than in London. and the sanitary CON
ditions are generally inferior.
The better housing Of the working
classes. however, is now beginning
to attract the attention of reformers
and when the extension of the city
eventually takes place perhaps some
Improvement. will he effected.-Paris
Cor. London Mail.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25

1.-THE instant Of DEATH" says The In
dian Lancet, is vague and indefinite
expression when viewed from the point
Of physiology. An animal or plant
cannot be considered dead until 1t has
reached that period in disintegration
where 1t is impossible to revive life.
Some Psychologists still further restrict
the definition to that point In decay
where every cell in the body OF an AMI
NAL or plant has ceased to contain or
consist of living protoplasm-in other
words. each cell must have lost be-
yond recall its life powers.
Probably one Of the most striking ex-
amples Of instantaneous death was
that Of the person who accidentally fell
into a large vat Of boiling caustic pot
ash, which at once consumed the entire
body. leaving only the metallic plates
from the heels Of his shoes and few
buttons from the clothing as remains.
Death from electric shocks also border
on the instantaneous process. 1t has
been found that living cells taken from
the body can be preserved In a normal
state for long time and then have life
processes revived II they are properly
treated.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25

shaking a photograph of James Har-
per was the most startling experience
Of my life" says George G. lockwood.
the New York photographer. I'm the
year 1869 it transpired that no good
picture existed Of the four Harper
brothers, and 1t was determined that
they should sit to the same photogra-
pher and have uniform series of pic
lures made. A very successful photo
graph Of Fletcher brought them all.
James Harper was the second to sit
for me, and as he was passing out of
the door of my studio he saw a por-
trait Of Rev. DR.. Muhlenburgh, the
founder of st. Luke's hospital. We en-.
tered into n brief discussion Of the
mighty results Of the well and wisely
directed efforts Of one man as illus
trated In the establishment of this
benefcent institution. He said, II
anything should happen to me, be-
lieve l should like to be taken to st.
Luke's hospital, for there organized,
practiced skill would perhaps be para
mount to even the tender care and love
one gets at home
His words We're prophetic. After
declining his warm invitation for me
to ride with him he left the gallery, I
think, near o'clock in the afternoon.
About o'clock gentleman rushed
into the reception room and asked,
Was James Harper here todayT
Yes Did he sit for photograph?
Yes, and here is the negative-a superb
one.' Thank God! He was thrown
from his carriage this afternoon and
now lies dying in st. Luke's hospital "
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
He Knew.

They met in front Of the Read House.
One was fat and black, with a wonder
full eXpanse of mouth and a voice like
a couple of fog horns. The other was
black and lean and weazened.
Said the fat black to the lean black
"Why doan' you graduate me, Brud,
der Johnsing?"
"Whut fer l graduate your" said
Brudder Johnsing.
"Whut fer you graduate me! Why,
man. kase l done mar'd de Wilder
jeff SON"
"You is-you dun mar'd de Wilder
Jeff'son?" sQueaked out the lean one.
81 sho' Is dun mar'd dat lady," saio
the fat one, with an air Of great salts.
faction.
den l does graduate you wifi my
whole heart; sho does"
The two separated. when the lean
one turned to knot Of white gentle
men who had been interested and
amused auditors of the conversation
and remarked:
"Yas, l graduate him! Haw. haw
haw! He, he! | sho' does. He's dc
wus emmy has, an l cert'inly 'gratu
lates. Why. boss" he said contiden
TALLY, singing out one Of the specta
tors, II wus mar'd to dat oman fer a
year myself. Vas. sho' do 'gratulate
dat man. And he moved off toward
Market street, chuckling and muttering
to himself.-Chattanoo News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25

and rubbed his skinny hands together
and looked at the ground at his feet,
and I took In every detail as clearly
as you see this print before you.
Was I frightened? Strangely enough,
was not. Perhaps this was because
/ had never seen the old man when
living. He looked so real before me
that never thought of spooks or
ghosts. i simply believed that his
dying had been mistake-that he had
gone away instead of dying. was no
more In fear Of him than of the trees
about me. | wondered a bit how he
could have approached me SO closely
without my having heard him. for the
snow had frosty crust to it, but there
he was, and it was not long before
said to him:
did you come out here to see my
father!"
Old John did not look about. though
he continued to rub his hands. l re.
peated the question in louder voice,
but the result was the same. looked
to see II he had an AK or gun, but
nothing was In sight. So far as could
tell. he had not yet seen me. and. feel
ing a bit embarrassed over the situa.
ton, l rose up and moved over to make
my presence known. | had started to
repeat my question, and my eyes were
full on him, when he dissolved. He
faded out Of my eyes as wet finger
mark fades from school slate, and
found myself looking at snow cover.
ed log. l looked for his tracks, but
there was none. looked for the spot
where he had sat. but the snow had not
been disturbed in the slightest. l did
away. 1t was sunshiny day, and l
thought the glare on the snow had In
some way played me trick. l had
the tree down and the road cleared
when father returned, and when ! told
him Of my strange visitor l expected
to be laughed at. Indeed, laughed as
told it, but father didn't. He began
to question me very closely, and by
the time he had loaded the sled could
see that he took the matter seriously.
When we were ready to 60. he asked
me to point out the exact spot where
old John had sat. This was easy
enough to know, as my own tracks
were there In the snow. The snow on
the log was piled up and frozen hard,
but father soon cleared 1t of with the
Ak. Then be pounded on the log. found
1t hollow and cut into it. He had hard.
~ struck 20 blows when there came a
sound to show that the ak had struck
something besides wood. and FIVE min.
utes later we had old Parker's missing
gold out of the hollow log. 1t was In
two tin boxes. and there were many
papers with 1t to clear up the mystery
Of his life and assist the heirs in set.
thing up the estate. They were gener-
GUS to me In settlement. and 1t was
part Of the legal records Of the county
that ! saw ghost at 2 o'clock In the
afternoon Of a bright day and recover.
ed the treasure because Of 1t.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
-
DOsed Her With Cold Water.

zone autumn in Naples | was sud-
denly and seriously seized with Sc
we're cold" says a society woman. i
couldn't but be frightened. away Oil
there In a strange land from my own
doctor, and my husband was more
frightened than l was. BY tle advice
of the hotel proprietor, however, We
did not call in the resident American
physician of the place. There always
is one, you know, but his cher USE
I've observed, seems to be in Mr. How
ellis and Mr.. James international nov
els, where he acts as splehlid Ion 10
the foreign lover Of tie heroine ny IAN
Ing in love with h1 himself too Out
always being rejected.
"No foreign hotel proprietor was ever
known to recommend Il resident Amer
lean physician. Our NeapolIian nest
sent out for regulation 'dottore' WIZ
prescribed no more stringent c"ufS" 81
treatment than drinking rs mUth wa,
ter as possible: not n penny N'I-"' ..
medicine simply kept pIlrl4'F ~
pure cold water and glass upon VIil
table at my side. and about every 10
minutes | quafIed good, long ora, t.
That cold was scattered like l'"-lo
After the first day | should S'Hi'eN
have known had been on the n'I"r''
of one. Here at home III N'"'' NJ"
whenever | want TO scatter tNF'"''"
t., Af,A.
ed cold promptly follow the P''s'i =
ton of my Neapolitan 'dot'oF' anu
dose myself with pure cold water
New York Sun.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
Farm For Sale

A farm OF 200 acres, on West Hill. stu
ated two miles from WILLIAMSBURG: in a
good state of cultivation. Cuts 40 tons
of hay. Two houses, two barns and shop
all in comfortable condition, running
water to house and barns. and has nevar
been known to fail. Divided into about
so acres woodland the remainder 10 pasture
and moving. Nice young orchard and
sugar orchard of 800 trees. Also for sale,
about 10 tons Of straw. and sugar tools
Between 30 and 40 good springs on the
property. School house sixty rods from
residence. As smooth land as any in this
vicinity. Excellent facilities for trout
pond. Farm and sugar tools for $1,000.
j. w. BACON,
Williamstown. Vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
Old Parker'S Ghost
BY m. Quad.
copYRiaHT, 1900, ~ Q. ,. Lswn.


That I really and truly saw a ghost
on certain occasion is a matter Of le-
gal record, and l believe It is the only
ghost ever legally known to a commu.
nifty.
was boy of II when the family
emigrated from Ohio to Michigan and
settled In a town Of 1900 people. There
had just died a citizen named John
Parker, who was always referred to as
old Parker. He was one of the pic.
neers Of the town, and his eccentrici-
ties had greatly retarded its growth.
No one ever learned where he came
from or anything about his private
life. He came alone. lived alone and
died alone. He was a queer looking
little old man. stoop shouldered, Of
shambling gait, and there were days
when he refused to speak to any one.
He bought 200 town lots and then re-
fused to sell or lease. He built saw
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25


mill. and the first lumber turned out
was wanted for the erection Of a
church. Because the old man was ask
ed to make discount In price Ia favor
Of the Lord. as It were, he shut down
the mill, boarded up doors and win
dows. and the saws never turned again.
He bought two stores and five or six
houses and shut them up. and he
bought every improvement for the BEN
eft Of the town. On the other hand.
he lent men money at low rate OF In.
terest to make improvements, encour-
aged people to settle there and built
the first schoolhouse entirely at his
own expense.
While owning Eve or six comforta.
bile houses. which were empty. old
Parker lived alone in miserable shan
ty and cooked and washed and mend.
ed for himself. No one was ever per-
mitted to enter his house, and he never
entered the home of any one else.
There were a few men with whom be
would converse. but he did not give
them his confidence. There was no
mourning in Red Oak when 1t became
known one morning that old Parker
had been found dead in his shanty.
The feeling was rather one of relief
and .congratulation. 1t was soon ascer-
tanned that his affairs were in mud
die. He tad left no will. and the pa.
pers in the hands of his lawyers did
thn In nf
sions. 1t was hardly fortnight be.
fore a brother and sister turned up,
each claiming the estate. and through
them 1t was learned that the old man
must have been possessed OF at least
$4,000 In gold when he died. OF this
sum only about 5000 could be found.
The town was turned upside down
over the affair. aud 1t had got into
court when we moved into the village.
That was In midwinter. As boy. !
could not understand or interest my.
self in the legal complications Of the
case, but the fact that old Parker had
hidden a big lot of gold somewhere
appealed to me very strongly. The
sawmill and all his houses were search
ed. but no trace could be found.
1t was generally believed that he had
buried 1t. but until the snow melted no
effort could be made to find the cache.
On the 14th day Of March. with SIX
inches Of snow still on the ground. l
went with my father into the woods
after a load of wood. We had yoke
of oxen and a sled. and when the first
load was hcaped up my father drove
off with 1t and left me behind to cut
down a dead ash and clear road
around a bit of q swamp.
After he was out Of sight sat down
on q log to watch a rabbit hopping
about may have spent Eve min.
utes watching the animal when
slight noise at my right startled me.
and | looked around to dnd old John
Parker sitting within ten feet of me.
He had been described so often that
there could be no mistake. 1t was the
little old man with the stoop shout.
ders. the long hair. the seedy gar
ments, the catskin cap be wore every
day In the year. He had dry hacking
cough: he had bushy gray eyebrows;
he had missing teeth. He sat there
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
A RattIesnnke Trap.


Rattlesnakes We're the most danger
GUS wild animals with which the early
settlers of New Jersey had to contend.
They were very numerous, and their
bite. if not treated properly at once,
was generally fatal. In ''Stories From
American History" f. r. Stockton
cites an incident which gives an idea
Of the abundance of rattlers in the new
colony:
In quarry from which the work
men were engaged III getting out stone
for the foundations of Princeton col
lege a wide crack in the rocks was dis.
covered which led downward to u large
cavity, and in this cave were found
about 90 bushels of rattlesnake bones.
There was no reason to believe that
this was a snake cemetery, to which
the creatures retired when they sup
posed they were approaching the end
Of their days, but 1t was, without
doubt, great rattlesnake trap.
The narrow, winding passage lead
ing to it must have been very tract
i've to snake seeking retired quarters
III which to take Its long winter nap.
Although the cave at the bottom Of the
great crack was easy enough to get
into, it was so arranged that it was
difficult, ii not impossible. for snake
to get out Of, especially in the spring,
when these creatures are very thin
and weak, having been nourished all
winter by their own fat.
Thus year after year the rattlesnakes
must have gone down into that cavity
without knowing that they could never
get out again.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
The nonresident proprietors of thu

The nonresident proprietors of the
town of Barre, in the County Of Washing
ton, are hereby notified that the taxes as
sessed by said town within the two years
next preceding this date, remain either in
whole or in part unpaid. on the following
described land in said town, to-wit, about
one-fourth acre of land of of the first di-
vision range three, lot three, drawn to the
original right Of John Newton, and now
standing in the name Of Ferguson Rennie
with the water rights Herewith connected;
and so much of said land will be sold at
public auction. at the dwelling house of
Alvah B. Hutchins in said town Of Barre,
on the 10th day of March, A. D, 1901, at
nine o'clock in the forenoon,as shall be
requisite to discharge said taxes with
costs unless previously paid
Dated at Barre. in the County of WASH
iugton, this 9Th day of February, A. d.
1901.
A. B. Hutchins.
First Constable and
Collector Of Town Taxes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
To ha Prepared

For war is the surest way for this nation
to maintain peace. That is the opinion
Of the wisest statesmen. 1t Is equally
true that to be prepared for spring Is
the best way to avoid the peculiar dan
gers of the season. This is a lesson null
titudes are learning, and at this time.
when the blood is sure to be loaded with
impurities and to be weak and sluggish
the millions begin to take Hoods Sara
parila, which .purifles, enriches and vital
Ices the blood. expels all disease germs
creates a good app etita, gives strength
In a healthy condition. preventing pneu-
monia. fevers. and other dangerous d.
seases which are liable to attack q weak.
ened system,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
STORM IN THE SUMMER.

Storm In the summers mighty funny thing,
Like womans temper when It takes q fling;
Comes Of q sudden, and you don't know why;
You start In guessing, and it's all gone by;
Swish and sweep, and It's in full blast;
You catch your breath, and it's flown clear past;
Thunder and lightning and sulphur in the air.
And the very next minute the sun shines fairi
And it's Just this way that the truth 10 shown
Why sweet Dame Nature is Z woman known;
She can nurse her wrath through q mighty long
truce,
But 1t breaks for keeps when 1t does break loosei
And she storms like tyrant and makes things
TIL its easy to believe that it's kingdom come,
And all Of sudden there's mercy In her eye,
And she laughs and dimples, and the storms gone
by!
Ripley d. Saunders In st. Louis Republic.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
viii Boom His BUSINESS.

s. Laval. merchant. OF Dallas, Tex
writes 81 thought would have to give
up business. after two years of suffering
from general debility b. ought on by over.
work and long hours, but four bottles OF
Electric Bitters gave M new life ] can
like working all the time, It's the best
medicine on EARTH" It's a wonderful
tonic and health builder for tired, weak,
sickly and rundown people. Try it.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Only SOC at the
Parior Drug Store. DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
Prof. Avery ; *:'' 1:T s ss
his home
office on Keith Av, F idav
md Saturday of ca, h week.
Telephone Connections
Genital Vermont Railway

DIRECTED to January %, 100

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on.
$40 n-1.OtAI. PASSENGER f,
Nurthield Randolph. White River Iunctl']
nd Windsor.
II 90 p Nj NIGHT EAPRENS l-eaH
4ar1e week days only bul leaves M"ntp,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
FARM FOR SALE.

Known as the Chandler Burnham farm,
on Whitcher Hill, in the town of Cabot,
one and one-half mile from Cabot upper
village, creamery. churches. stores and
high school. District School thirty rods
from house. The farm consists of 125
acres or more of land divided into pastur e
and tillage. There are 1000 sugar trees,
one-half Of which have not been tapped.
plenty of spruce and hemlock to keep
fruit trees. The farm is in high state of
cultivation. Running water at house and
barn. Buildings are conf ortable and
ready fer occupancy. The farm will be
sold to include evaporation, sugar tools
and other implements now on hand.
Terms one-half cash balance on mortgage.
Possession given as soon as papers are
drawn and recorded. For further infor-
nation apply to
George Wooster,
MsvShfjeld, VI
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
$500 REWARD

We viii pay the above reward for any case q
Indigestion. consti patton Or costiveness '' "
cannot cure with Liverita, the Up-To Date
iittle LIVER PHI, when the directions are st.ict
and never fail to give satisfaction. CSC boxes
contain 100 Pills, 100 boxes contain 10 Pills, 50
boxes contain Is Pills. Beware Of substitution
ana q limitations; Sent BY mail Stamps taken,
Jackson StA. Chicago. Ill Sold bS
For SAFE by kendsIck 4 Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25
Rucklen'9 Ayntca SaIve

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t surpasses any other salve. 10.
ton, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns
Burns Boils, Sores, Felons. Ulcers, Tet.
ter, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, ChappeC
Hands, Skin Eruptions; Infallible for Piles
Cure guaranteed. Only Csc at the ParloI
Drug Store DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-25

A powerful engine cannot be run with
a weak boiler. and we cant keep up the
strain of an active life with a weak
stomach; neither can we stop the human
machine to make repairs. If the stomach
cannot digest enough food to keep the
body strong, such preparation as Kodol
what you eat and simply can't help hut
do you good. Kendrick 4 Co., Barre,
Wilcox & Gillette Moretown. Vt.