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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27
IEMPOR fl R !.

| Tramp-Madame have youse enny hot turkey? Mrs. Snub-No sir, have not! Tramp-Very well, madame. I will wait till youse heats it.-Boston Post. School board inspector-Who Is it | that sits idly by doing nothing while everybody else Is working? Bobby-The teacher.-Glasgow Even ing Times.
 You say he has the face of one who gets there? don't see anything about it to admire"
 Neither do I. But you must admit that it's a regular automobile face. - Chicago Record-Herald.
 What is this negro problem that so many people are writing about?"
 T don't know" "Then you have a decided advantage over the writers who think they know and don't ."-Cleveand Plain Dealer. Tom-Have smoke, old man?
 Jack-Thanks. Don't care if I do. Tom-You'l find that Is something like a cigar. Jack (after few puffs)-By George, there is slight resemblance What is it?-Tid- Bits.
 Tt seems impossible to break into society" moaned the parvenu This Is the fourth time I have been operated on for appendicitis, and the only in- vitation l have received Is one to call and settle with the surgeon. "-Balti- more American.
 "Dlogenes was a great man." said the contemplative person, land yet he had no use for money. He was con- tent to confine his possessions to a sin gle tub''
 Well" answered Senator Sorghum, "a tub might have been all right in those days. but what man wants now is bar'l Washington Star.
 You admire your grandfather very much, don't you my little man?"
 "Yes," answered the youth.
 You think he could do things that no one else could, don't you?"
 T know he could He used to punish father whenever he felt like it"- Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27
From the Tutkey's Point of viey,

turkey sat on topmost limb
 or the very tallest tree. And, roasting high, indulged himself Ill this sollloquy:- Perhaps this thing of giving thanks Is what it ought to be, But am here to say 1t does
 Not look that way to me. 'They send a proclamation forth To say that thanks are due For all the blessings they have had, From every point Of view. Some are but blessings In disguise And so disguised, gadzooksl The very sharpest eyes on earth Can't tell them by their looks. "Wbile not a few that come their way For which they feel they must express Their lasting gratitude. "They say the whole world ought to take One day, at least, to show Its heartfelt thankfulness, because Such streams of blessings flow. And when they've published 1t abroad For all the world to see, By Jupiter, they grab an axe
 And make break for me! 'I, who have never done a thing To any living man; F. And ask no more than that they let Me do the best l can. 1T fail to see wher< I come in With all those things that bless, And why I am in my way
 A form of thankfulness. "And as to giving thanks myself Well, really, l don't see Why I should give single thank. Would you, If you were nc
 William J. Hampton,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

south as Cape Lookout. It was their practice on stormy nights to decoy pass
 ing crafts by means of lantern swing
 ing from the neck of an old nag which | they led up and down the beach, Thus
 vessels were stranded off Kitty Hawk
 and Nag's Head and plundered, after
 the crews and passengers had been slain with hangers or compelled to walk the
 Dlank.'"
 l have learned from Dr. Palmer that
 the banding and the treacherous and
 lnurderous practice of these bankers"
 were well known along the coast, from the Chesapeake capes to Hatteras, in the first quarter of the century, and that as late as 1S47 in Accomac and Northampton counties, on the eastern shore of Virginia, two old men, retired mariners, were pointed out to him as former bankers" and wreckers 1812- 14O they were regarded askance and with a certain unneighborly mystery. A well-known and highly respected physician of North Carolina. Dr. Poole (whose narrative was published) found in cabin near the coast a woman, old, ignorant, and superstitious whom he attended in protracted illness. She was the widow first of one and then of another "banker,' On the wall of her cabin hung an oil painting. unframed, the we'll executed portrait of lady whose resemblance to an authentic portrait of Theodosia Burr impressed Dr. Poole and brought him again and again to curious study of 1t. To his question, How did she come by it?" the woman explained that when she was yet but a slip of a girl and was sweethearting with young banker he brought her that picture, ladys silk dress, and an ornament of wax flowers, such as at that time were found in many homes of "the quality as decoration for the mantelpiece. Her lover explained (and she believed his story) that he had found them on a pilot boat abandoned and drifting, not a soul on board, and everything remaining as the people had left it." His mates stripped the vessel and he had chosen these things for his share to give to her. Tt was the time of the war with the English" she said. The picture passed into the possession of Dr Poole. Photographs of 1t were sub mitted to the scrutiny of surviving members of the Burr and Edwards connection. by several of whom it was identified as a portrait of Theodosia. The story as related by Dr. Poole, who by all who knew him would be accepted as a judlcious and trustworthy chro- nicler, seems to be striking redec-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27
4 CHICAGO FAILUR E.

Chicago Is big city, and 1t has many successes of which to boast. But 1t cannot boast of the success of the teacher pension system which has been in operation in it's public schools. Ow- ing to the withdrawal of a large num- Der of the teachers the annuities have been scaled down until they are only about 60 per cent. of what was at first promised. At the start this pension system was supposed to give the best paid teachers retiring pension of $500 year. A year ago these figures were cut to s450 year, and now reduction has been made to $40 year. Of course each cut influences more teachers to withdraw from the agreement, and 1t is expected that before long the pen sion fund will be thing of the past. The worst feature of the matter is that those teachers who have contributed the most will receive the least. The young teachers who entered the scheme
 
 when it was first started have steadily paid their share into the fund, and have practically lost their money, for it Is admitted that the fund will be exhaust ed before their turn comes to draw a pension. On the other hand, those few teachers who were retired shortly after the establishment of the fund have proflted materially by their small in vestment, which has brought them much more than they paid in.
 Business is business, even in pension and insurance schemes, and it does not seem to be easy to run such schemes on any other than a. business basis
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27
FATE OF THEoDosIA ALsToN.
Evidence That Aaron Burr's Daughter Was Murdered by Coast Pirates

Evidence That Aaron Burr's Daughter
 Was Murdered by Coast Pirates. | The talk of an Aaron Burr revival
 again arouses interest in the mysterious | fate of Theodosia, Burr's fair and bril- liant daughter. The uncertainty about | her death forms one of those curious lapses of history which are rich in humor, but seemingly lacking in authenticated fact.
 | It is noticeable that the author of
 the recent, novel "Blennerhassett," in dealing with the fate of Theodosa, drifts with the current of popular be- | lief which for many years has set strongly toward the theory that the | tragedy which plays so conspicuous a part in the romance of American his tory was the work of wreckers-"pi
 rates" he calls them; bankers" as the Carolina coast folk knew them. It is to be noted that 'the foundering of the Patriot in storm off Cape Hatteras" was but the convenient conclusion of that time, in the absence of all other evidence. That consummatfon was simply taken for granted" and passed current for nearly half a century, un
 challenged on the one hand and un- supported on the other; there was
 never a glimner of proof behind it, The occasional sparks of actual dis closure (from Burr's despair to this romance of "Blennerhassett") have
 shown the way to a different con- clusion.
 We know that Burr was warned by many good people of the Carolina coast, denZens of the country near the banks" that the Patriot had fallen a prey to wreckers the amphibious pi- rates of those waters. We know that Burr, with characteristic fatalism, re- fused to consider the omen, and that even Parton, in the absence of that knowledge which has since taken form and voice in 2 succession of recorded facts, repudiated the insstent story of certain newspapers in Burr's time as "groundless and fanciful"
 When Dr. Palmer's striking poem of "Theodosia Burr" as we find it in the little volume of ballads and lyrics en- titled "For Charlies Sake'' first appeared in the Century magazine in 1895, it was preceded by an explanatory note which constituted it's argument" According to Dr. Palmer's contention, "the circumstantial evidence seems conclusive that the Patriot fell into the hands of bankers These were wreckers and pirates who infested the long sandy bars that fence the coast outside of Currituck. Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and stretch as far
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27
PROHIBITION TN KANSAS.

Secretary Stephens, of the Kansas Kansas State Temperance Union, has been looking into the enforcement of the States prohibition law, and interesting. He finds that in 4S per cent. of 192 of the largest towns of the State the law is strictly enforced. This list of towns includes every town of the State with population of five hundred or over except five It Is well known that the more simplfed the life of a community is the more general is the en- forcement of the law. The strength of the prohibitory law. therefore, lies in the rural districts and In the smaller towns. It is In the cities the law is openly violated if anywhere. Tn IS per cent of the 192 towns and cities there is open and notorious defiance of the law or more or less general evasion of it. In IA cities and towns the law is either strictly or very largely en- forced, the general trend of sentiment being in favor of law enforcement, so that these places may be classed with the law and order towns of the State. One half of the 192 towns and cities under consideration strictly regard the law. In those places where there is not a strict enforcement, there is in most cases a very general observance of the law, and the entire situation is such as to afford a large measure of satisfac-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

ton to the advocates of the prohibitory system.
 Awhile ago, when Sister Nation was prancing about with her big hatchet, there didn't appear to be much prohi- bition in Kansas, It is cheering to know that the situation there is better than it looked to her.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

< A number of automobile lorries are E b4ing made in Brussels for use in the Congo Free State. Each of them will
 dc the work of sixty native carriers
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

Thie is 1901, but because beautiful \ young white woman, in Sir Walter Be- |eant's serial story. is forced to marry negro. the leading literary weekly of Rfhe South announces the discontinu ance of the publication of the story.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

Mayor Hart, again the Republican nominee for mayor of Boston, has been 31ominated seven times for that office.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

She's such matter-of- fact, business like young woman that I'm surprised she married him. He's not very rich" .'No; but he's very old, and he car ries a big life insurance. Chicago Pest
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27
OHl YES!

OH YES!
 This week our stock of Beef, Veal, Lamb. Poultry, Provisions and Groceries will ba the most complete ever assembled under one roof outside of New York, and Prices will be very low.
 FOR YOUR THANKSGIVING SUPPLIES You will find no larger or finer assortment of Turkey, Geese, Chickens and Ducks In. the state, and we guarantee\you lares berger & Sons, 1, 2, 3 Central Markef, Cons gress Ave. 94 George St. Telephone No. 12o
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

In the circuit court of Chicago Dennis .;F Goo Is suing Edith Goo for divorce.
 Here's your chance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

tion of the picture presented in the poem.-Arthur c. Mack, in the New York Times Saturday Review.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

The house of representatives at Washington has been fixed up In fine shape since 1t was last used. The old desks are replaced by solid mahogany ones of rich design, arranged in the time honored semi-circles, but the desks in the rear are elevated several feet higher than ever before, so giving more of the amphitheater effect. Each member has his handsome mahogany chair, working on ball bearings, in place of the old plain, cane-backed and cane seated chair. The dark red car- spet has been changed for one of vivid green with yellow figures. Tn the gal lery, too, the old benches have given place to opera chairs, which are num- sbered, and so can be reserved upon spe- cial occasions. The members lobby at the rear of the chamber has been newly decorated, and lounging chairs have been placed here and there, with tables for writing, and luxurious sofas. Many committee ee-rooms have been splendidly furnished.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27
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 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

Mme. Nordica says that rag-time Is
 only an exaggeration of the syncopa- sf1on movement. "Its flavor is distinct s1y American. Exaggeration is a natur- \ ef American trait. That's what makes our American wit so much funnier
 than those of anywhere else. It is
 cultivation of a sense of the ridicu- fIouH It is true that am singing a negro melody. l sing it as an encore. sand 1t has made the biggest kind of a ahit."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

"A remarkable skill has been intro
 duced into the German army, and is re- Ceiving the close attention of the British War Office. By the introduction of a
 cartridge composed of amorphous phos-
 ph0rus into an ordinary charge of er1okeless powder, thick white smoke Is
 omitted when the shell bursts, thus showing the gunners, even at the great
 est distance, how close the projectile
 has gone to the enemy's position, By
 Increasing the proportion of this chem ical operation, which will not lessen the
 bursting effect, 1t has been found pos sssibie to deposit in front of an enemy's gposition thick bank of white smoke, which for many seconds will altogether ubliterate his view of the field.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

N The Montreal board of health has
 Taken a most decided stand against Schild insurance, and will recommend H HttGts.ir1 the future no insurance be al flowed on 8 child's life until it is at
 least ten years of age. They came to < this decision from the rapid increase in Infant mortality in Montreal It was
 shown that many infants were insured, and in some cases these were neglected
 when i'll in order that the parents might
 collect on the policies. It is reported
 that the Montreal statistics are so con-
 elusive that it is probable the Canadian
 parliament will forbid child insurance
 entirely. ,,a,4RA
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-27

M A visitor in an idiot asylum not far < from New York. according to a cur- iSrei1t story. asked an attendant how the
 nianagement knew when an inmate was " seiii11ciently restored to sanity to be 4discharged, That's easy enough" was
 the reply. ''We take them all into a
 yard where there are several troughs,
 turn on the taps and give them buck sets to bail out the water and empty the
 troughs- Many of 'em keeps bailng away while the taps keeps running, but them as isn't idiots stops the taps"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26

Electric baths have been used by DR..
Armitage, an English physician, in the
treatment of chronic lead poisoning,
and in 40 severe cases 81 were bene-
flied, some being completely cured.
The rapid Improvement is attributed
to the change of the lead salts in the
body into new and insoluble COM
pounds.
The apparatus used consisted of a
large porcelain bathtub-carefully in
er' tied and provided with large car
hon nnea,..ve electrode at the foot and
q small movable carbon positive eiec-
trodc-and battery Of 100 large Le-
clanche cells, connected in threes.
The treatment began with the use of
81 to 100 cells, but at the close only "a
to 60 were needed. The patient was
immersed for Is or 20 minutes in the
water An the tub, and the current was
regulated by his sensations, the best
results being obtained when the skin
was Redeemed without causing actual
min
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26
HON ER Fits.

Rollin Forbes had narrow escape
this morning from death at the ma
chine shop Of Lane and Daily on Burn
hams meadow. He was oiling some
machinery and was stepping across a
swiftly revolving shaft when a set
screw, caught the leg of his trousers
and the clothing was stripped from
him up to his waist in an instant. A
bad CASH two and one.half by one and
one. half inches, was cut in his leg.
DR.. Camp dressed the wound. Had
not Mr.. Forbes, with rare presence OF
mind, caught at projecting plank as
he was seized by the shaft he would
probably have been whirled around
several times and perhaps killed.
W.. A. Martin of Ogdensburg, NY.
has taken his place as the heas clerk
in the dry goods department of the
Combination Cash store.
At the meeting of the school COM
missioners held last evening settle
ment was made to contractor C.. L..
Bugbee for the new ward S school
house upon terms satisfactory to both
parties. sSchool will therefore, be
begun ia the new building Monday.
1t is understood that Architect +. 4.
Walker refused 80 allow Mr.. Bugbee
S679 claimed to he his due. The mat.
ter was left out tc a board OF the three
arbitratorS who decided that Mr.. Bug
bee should have all the amount claim
ed with the exception Of $50. A SET
Element was made upon this basis.
The many friends of Deacon @. s.
Wallace will be sorry to hear that he
is confined to the house by illness. 1t
is.hoped that he will soon be out
again.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26
' FLOWER AND TREE.
kuy a plant in bloom.

Never huy a plant in bloom.
Never water plants in flower from
above.
, In planting out an orchard do not
plant more than can be mhnured and
cared for well
: "A yard OF lawn always looks barren
without some choice ornamental trees
and shrubs. On this account every
lawn should contain few choice speci-
mems OF these ornamental trees.
Scale insects on pants such as the
oleanders, the fragrant olive, roses,
etc, are among the most difficult pests
to overcome. A mixture Of white helle-
bore powder with dissolved soap rub
bed In is good remedy.
Keeping oil young trees carefully
Staked leads to the formation Of clean,
straight stems. These in their tErn are
conducive to the growth Of large,
healthy, fruitful heals, One stout
stake should be placed by each tree
when it is planted.
Crocus must be p!aptel in October
to insure spring blooms. 1t makes a
fine appearance it thicl1y planted upon
a lawn. Make .clt wiki a spade
three or four inche1 deep L the sod,
tuck in couple Of blllDs and press TIE
sod back into place with the foot
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26
The "Extra Horse"

A lover of horses recently noticed a
custom in France which lie thinks
ought to be adopted in this country,
On every street in France which has
steep grade there is stationed an EEK
ira horse The law compels draymen
and others to make use of this horse
until the summit of the hill is reached,
and there is a heavy fine for refusing
to hire the extra horse at a small fixed
rate. Placards by the roadside indi-
cate the point where the extra horse
should be taken on and also where h2
may be dispensed with.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26
I:nhida of ae1ls.

The habits of seals nse very interest
ing. The very young seal Is .nelplesS
in the water until he Is taught by his
mother to swim. She takes hisn into
the water daily on her tin and dumps
him in, and when he gets tired OF
floundering about Places him on he,.
fin again and returns to her camp.
When the young seals are well grown.
they suddenly disappear with their
mothers and the bull seals. No on~
knows where they 60, and their return
is equally as sudden as their departure.
The bulls are the first II put in an ap-
pearnnce at the cAIEping ground
When they arrive, they commence at
once to prepare camp for their mates.
which they stake off, end for which
they fight until they die. In the mean
time the female seals remain quite a
distance from land, floating lazily on
the water and seemingly having q good
time.
The Literary Eo,>. in H" ,,,ar,,, n y,
4Scribh..ccf sent in a poem v ~
entitled why DO I Liver .
The Editor-What did you do with IL Z"
The Literary Editor - Returned "
with an inclosed slip saying, Because
Won mailed this instead of bringing 1t
y."--Indianapolis News.
keerinE T1owers Fresh.
With the chrysanthemum season al
hand lovers of the flower will be glao
to know that the Japanese have way
of keeping them fresh for long time
They burn the ends Of the stems will
bit of flaming wood-not a match. al
the fumes of the sulphur would injur'
the flowers.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26
Evolution.

"Hc boasts very proudly that he's q
self made man.
Il thought it was his money thas
made him."
But, theI: it was that machine b
Invented thai made his money"
"Ah. The: he's really a 'machin"
made man. ~ Philadelphia Press
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26
! GOOD lNVESTWE \
FOR SMALL OR LARGE AMOU Mt :
UPWARD, INVESTED WITHOUT
ANY EFFORT ON YOUR PART
lmn1e date Profits
Payable Weekly

No speculation or gamble, but from
legitimate business. Bankers, mef'
chants, professional men. and all per-
sons interested in mo ley making win
small capital are jolmg US. Filst'clasS
references in any part Of the Unltea
States. For particulars address Il. j.
Arnold & Co., NintG and Pine StTertS
St. Louis, Mo.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26
ScElLAMGcUs.

Free r. R. tip to our n c: Mine
all expenses paid both w.ys. Particu'
lars, Southern Gold Mine. ZIG Wac
ingtoa Street, B4ston.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26

TO RENT---A six room Cottage on Pear
street Apply to Williala Howard 45 Mer-
chant street W. II
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26

WANTED--Bv a competent young lSdy
" tn the best of references a position doing
Homework in a good family Inquire at ths
l. Office 1872 If =
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-26

To- RENT---House OFF, rooms at No,E2
Kirk st near Aver City. water Barn sheds
etc s NJ SEAVER WiiliasnstoWn 1870 Cd