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SLEEP, BLESSED SLEEP.

Sleep, blessed sleep. with soothing. soft
caress,
Whose gentle touch doth benefit and bless
The restless mortals tired of work and
play,
Which cap with WEAKNESS the toilsome
day.
Deaths loved twin brother, calm and help
full sleep,
Soother of sorrow for the ones who weep.
How kindly are his ministrations made,
By dreams which lead to many a quiet
Where murmuring waters sing the soul
to rest
In realms devoted to the truly blest:
Who thus transported from the daytime
ills
Go without effort where this angel wills.
Beneath his touch the pauper dreams of
wealth,
The Invalid of full and boundless health,
The disappointed student OF success,
The friendless of devoted helpfu!ness
Received from those wEo in his waking
hour
But emphasize their selfish use of power.
So sleep for all these toilers doth suffice,
His hand leads on through many a para
disc
Where all things hoped for but delayed
are lOuuu
In lands of calm, where earth is holy
ground,
Where small Ills vanish, and rude skies
that stormed
By sleeps soft magic are to peace trans
formed.
And when at last all those who toll and
weep
Are called by Death unto that longer sleep
Which hath no waking at the touch of
morn,
They shall obey, not as do souls forlorn,
But as those who, acquaint with journeys
brief,
Accept the longer one with glad relief;
For they who sleep with calmly huttering
breath
Are but probationers of kindly Death,
And they who fold white hands and no
more weep
Are crowned with rest in an eternal sleep.
l. EDGAR JONES.
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tLrned toward the future, the eter.
nal. 1t was already so near to one of
them that the other vision was made
real. \ few more partings, a few
more meetings and the world would
be left behind. Until then they So
laced each other with those fond at
tentions which usually accompany
the days of cOurtship. How much a
little served that devoted pair,
and what compensations came
into their lives only those
know who love through all suf-
fering and in every misfortune. The
least trifes made the day bright; they
arranged and rearranged their two
rooms, each time with some new device
TO make them more fresh and attractive
or more comfortable and convenient.
There was an air of refinement which
fingers long and is latest to be lost in
the home of those who have known
better days. They made a few flowers
bought of the street vender, half alive
live a week by careful nursing; and
then the green leaves, if by chance
there were any, would be kept fresh
even longer. The table was spread as
neSly as if they had nothing else to
think of. 1t is true, there were no dain-
ties to place upon it, only the simplest
fare care and economy could plan and
select. The rent of the rooms exhaust
ed the larger portion of their resources.
Then there were medicines and the
occasional visit of physician to be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-14
THE LAST GIFT
BY John Albee.
TT WAS nothing-only a few april
Observation-Disclosures

TT WAS nothing-only a few april
l cots on common plate-that Am
brose Martin gave his wife one late
summer evening, but it was his dear
est gift to her, and to purchase them
he went out of their little apartments
for the last time. He had been sick
for two years-"the happiest years of
my life" he often SAID In them he
had learned to know and love his
wife more than ever before. In health
and prosperity neither was aware
of the depth of the smooth stream
of their lives. But when ill-health
began to weaken his strength and at
length deprive him of his position
and one by one of all his resources,
so that he was compelled to move
from cheap to cheaper rooms, a great
light of love began to illumine his
life. 1t drew the husband and wife
closer together. Although unused to
labor, the wife now became the
breadwinner. Having arranged ev-
erything for his comfort during the
day, she departed for her labors.
Here, with a heavy heart, she went
through the duties of the day, for
she was constantly haunted by the
fear that at any time she might re-
turn and find her husband dead He
was in that critical stage of his dis
ease when this was likely to happen.
Her heart almost ceased beating
when, punctually at four o'clock in
the afternoon, she opened the door
of their rooms.
Hitherto she had found him in his
accustomed place, propped upon
lounge, a small table by his side, on
which were few books, a musical
score and a photograph of his wife.
He had been an organist; music was
his passion; in it he lived and found
the intellectual and spiritual food of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-14
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

You went right in bodily, did your"
"Yes, after looking in And you
started ahead, and asked the old man
for his daughter" well. no, I didn't"
why not?" He wasn't there
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Husband returning from his first
ascent in a balloon Just think of it.
Alice. assembled $4,000 feet in the air"
Young Wife-'And you brought back
nothing for me!"-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
They Don't Speak Now.-Ida-"I
want to have some pictures taken.
Can you recommend photographer"
Ada-"Flashem! I've heard that he
has way of making the homeliest
look absolutely handsome. ''-Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin.
Blackburn-"Judge Snyder made a
rule some time ago that all women
should remove their hats in his court,
but l see that the order is not en-
forced" Whitehead-"No;t the wom-
en- folks appealed to the judges wife,
and she rendered a dissenting opinion"
Denver News.
Mrs. Greene-"That was a fine ar
ticle your husband wrote about The
Smoke Nuisance Mr.. Greene says it
is the best thing that has appeared on
the subject" Mrs. Gray-"Yes? /
suppose it ought to be. My husband
smoked no less than ten cigars while
writing it."-Boston Transcript.
Explained -O'Hoolahan-"Oi hear it
took Riley's funeral half an hour to
pass given pint. Plat is given
pint anyway" "Whoy.
a saloon is a given pint, fer instance"
O'Hoolahan-"Oh! saloon. is it?
Bgorrah, it's a wonder they liver got
past it at all. at all!'-Brooklyn Eagle
A Decentralization You re-
member what a miserable memory
used to have? Well. Dr. Bolus gave me a
prescription that has done me a world
of good" Smith-"Something to take
before meals. was it?" Jones-"Well.
l don't recall just what the directions
were. but it's splendid cure. "-Phil-
adelphia Press.
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ing. nor even admitting. that his case
lutely to have found substitute for
his hands in working with the brush,
mixing the colors skillfully and lay
ing them on deftly.
In past times Mr.. Hiles has made
no reference to his lack of arms when
offering his work for exhibition, and
hanging committees have not been
aware of his misfortune. He simply
stands on the merits of his work
happily excellent ground for him to
stand on-and asks no odds. He is
a jolly young man, who has paying
engagements for his products, not
the least lucrative of which are de-
signs for patterns in wall papers and
carpets.
AS an encouraging example of what
may be accomplished by man of de-
termination, industry and pluck in
the face of obstacles, Mr.. Hiles gives
to the world much that is as valuable
as his artistic genius. The young fell
lows with all their limbs and faculties
who idle listlessly about because they
don't know what to do" may here
find a lesson which ought to set them
speedily TO work.
Mr.. Hiles' work is now carried on in
little alcove in the south nave of
the Crystal Palace, London, where he
is surrounded by sketches, designs
and artistic drawings, all products
of his own art. He works as long
every day as the light lasts and then
betakes himself to exercise, for he is
handsome and an athlete.
In the array of productions by him
self and the other artists working
here, Mr.. Hiles' work stands out by
reason of a certain breeziness or at
mosphere which is not altogether lost
even in the reproduction, as the
sketches accompanying this article
will show. His best effects, where
tints have been employed, have been
secured by the use of water colors
1t is doubtful whether he will ever
excel in oil, the heavy pressure of
that sort of work being perhaps too
HluCl III OiiC lHpcIlSu 10 secure
results by such means as Mr.. Hiles
is forced to adopt.
Mr.. Hiles has several other accom-
plishments not generally set down
in behalf of an armleSs man. For
instance, he is an expert swimmer,
which fact seems almost as strange
as does his remarkable gift of art
He is a regular and slillful whist
player, but in this requires the as
sistance of another person to cut,
shuttle and deal the cards. In his
walks he wears a large military cape,
under which the physical defect is
not noticeable, and anyone meeting
him casually in the street and not
knowing who he is would as little
suspect that he had lost his arms as
he would that he is one of the ris-
ing young artists OF England. who
works with his brush between hir
teeth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-14
APPRENTICE AND MASTER,
A Pprenticeships Were an Important
Institution In France During Four
Ieenth Century.


apprenticeship was an important
Institution of France in the thir-
teenth and fourteenth centuries. and
was regulated with the utmost care,
as will be seen by the following ac-
count of AN Idler in Old France"
By the rules of the book the master
was held responsible for his appren-
tice; and under a wise and kindly
roof, the lad who was learning to be
a master workman and a ruler in his
little world might lead a happy and
profitable life.
Often he did so, and when the day
came that he might claim his free
dom he chose to remain the paid
servant, friend and fellow worker of
the master who had sheltered him
from boyhood and taught him all
his craft, rather than to seek a for
tune less assured elsewhere.
During the years of his apprentice
ship the patron, or master, was to
feed, clothe and shelter him. in the
homely wording of the clockmaker's
rule, to cherish him beneath his
roof, at his board, and by his
hearth" Nay, it was strictly enioin-
ed upon the master to treat his APP
prentice las his own son." and in
some trades he was hidden to remem-
Der that his responsibility did not
end on the threshold of the work
shop, that the soul and morals of
the little stranger had claims on his
solicitude.
In day when the streets of Paris
were more or less dangerous after
dark for everybody, the master was
instructed to be careful on what
errand he dispatched the youngster;
and the pastry-cook, whose apprent-
ices were often sent to cry cakes and
creams upon the public ways, were
continually warned to prevent the
lads from falling among evil com
pany.
1t seems certain that, as far as the
Middle Ages are concerned, the rules,
precepts and admonitions were not
only framed with good sense and
care, but were very rigidly enforced
upon all masters who had youths and
lads in their employ.
High and low in the society of that
day the rod and birch were flourish
ed with small discrimination and less
nicely; and if the tutors of little
princes had leave to whip them
freely, apprentices could not expect
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-14
PETER THE WILD BOY.
tie was Caught In Tree in German
Forest in 1925 and Taken
to England.

Peter, the Wild Boy, who was
brought to England, was found in
1925, in the woods of Hamelin. %
miles from Hanover, walking on his
hands and feet, climbing up trees
like a squirrel, and feeding upon
grass and moss of trees.
Being presented to the king while
at dinner, his majesty made him
taste of all the dishes that were
served up at the table, and, in order
to bring him by degrees to human
diet, commanded that he should have
such provisions as he might like
best. He was at that time judged
to be about II or 10 years old.
Afterward he made his escape into
the same woods, but was again
caught on tree, which was obliged
to be first sawed down.
He was brought to England in
April, 1926, and again introduced into
the presence of his majesty and
many of the nobility. He could not
speak, and scarce seemed to have anv
idea of things.
However, it was observed that he
took most notice of his majesty, and
of the princess, giving him her glove,
which he tried to put on his own
hand, and seemed much pleased, as
he was with gold watch which was
held to tick at his ear.
At first he appeared uneasy to
wear any clothes and he couId NOT
be brought to lie upon a bed, but
sat in a corner of the room: whence
it is conjectured that he used to sleep
on tree for security against wild
beasts. However, he walked upright,
and even sat for his picture.
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his being. His chief comfort now was
in reading music, realizing as far as
his enfeebled powers allowed him it's
tone and its meanings. For a long
time past he had heard no music.
save the street organs, whose tangled
strains too often reminded him of
his own broken and miserable for
tune. At four o'clock in the after
noon this mood and all other melan-
choly reflections passed away, and
the meeting of the husband and wife
was like that of long parted lovers,
when joy is mingled with tears, and
the remainder of the day they were
happy; they forgot their distress and
he approaching doom. All the or
inist's passion for his art was now
Dncentrated into a sublime and puri-
I'd affection. They spoke not of this
life, which held so little ami so
brief a good for them, but their
thoughts and their conversation were
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-14

In Boston L encountered a parrot
one day.
Polly wants cracker!" l OBJ
served, thinking nothing.
Your language is extremely an
omalous!" replied the bird, severely.
'Polly is colonial, while cracker, in
the sense of biscuit. is distinctly post
bellum. Moreover, l am not consci-
GUS of wanting a cracker. l wouldn't
mind plate of pork-and, however,
The fowls scholarly dignity was
what impressed me particularly.-De-
troit Journal.
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Difficulty Easy to Overcome.

But are you able to support a
wife," asked the old gentleman.
WELL" replied the youth, "you
know it is said that two can live al
most as cheaply as one in such cir
cumstances."
'Ge-es; I've heard that stated" adj
mitted the old gentleman. doubtfully.
80 it occurred to me-" went on the
youth, cheerfully, that you would
not begrudge the slight extra cost
that will be entailed as a result of
this addition to your family. '-Chi-
cago Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-14

Sir David Gill, royal astronomer at
the Cape of Good Hope, has recently
announced the result of new and
very accurate determination of the
parallax of Sirius, the brightest star,
now visible in the southeast early
every evening. Its light, travelling at
the rate of 1S6,330 miles per second,
requires more than eight and one
half years to reach the earth. If the
light of the star were to be extin-
guished now-this instant-it would
continue to shine on for eight and a
half years more. Then, and not till
then, would it disappear.-Science.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-14
JOHN LITTLEJOHN'S SONS AND LIT
TIE CLITTLE LITTLEJOHN, DOC
LITTLE LITTLEJOHN AND
JOHN LITTLE)
Told the Time by Taste

A strange clock was made during
the last century for a French noble.
man. The dial was horizontal, and the
figures. being hollow. were filled with
different sweets of spices. Thus run.
ming his finger along the hand, by tast.
in. the owner could tell the hour with
out light
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-14

A fat patron of the drama in New
York found all of the chairs uncom-
fortably small. Accordingly he
agreed with the manager of his
favorite theater to engage two seats
for the Saturday matinee regularly.
This proposition was accepted and
the money has been regularly paid
ever since. One large chair was pro-
vided near the stage in place of two
seats of the regular size As the
lessee, as he might be called, is usu-
ally to be found in his seat at every
matinee, the arrangement has prov
ed ofitable.-Chicago Record.
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MUCH OF LITTLE.
A Queer Sign That May BE Seen Not
Many Miles from Lon
don.

The stranger in any city half a hum
dred years old, if he knew anything
of the city's history, would learn
from many of the signs that the sec
ond and third generations had sue
ceeded to the business of father and
grandfather. 1t is especially true of
New York. The New York Times men
tions some peculiar signs, and re-
lates the following, which we take
to be true, although we do not vouch
for it:
A Londoner, who had strolled about
the streets of the city with New
Yorker who called his attention to
some of the signs of sons, agreed
that in this respect New York was
very like London, but in neither city
was there any such sign as he saw
in one of the old Engnsh towns few
hours run from the worlds metropo-
lis. The sign reads:
JOHN LITTLEJOHN'S SONS AND LIT
TIE UITTLE LITTLEJOHN, DOC
LITTLE LITTLEJOHN AND
JOHN LITTLE).
ACCORDING TO Ine LOnuOner, the nrSI
Littlejohn and Little were partners.
the former gave his first son his
partner family name, and Little gave
his boy his partners Christian name.
Littlejohn's second son was named,
for his mothers family, Doolittle.
The three sons succeeded to their IA
TIERS business, hence the sign is en-
tirely correct, and the Londoner was
right in saying that the successors
had no intention of being funny"
when they had their sign written as
it aDDearS
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to cUnne off too lightly at a masters
hand.
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1t has troubled
not do houewo
could
dollars
of
of Snatve
trouble
feel Ito e.
etabe Compound
anything
they will follow be
Gratefully South Hot
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provided for. So. one by one, the trifies
which had constituted their Injuries
were curtailed. The last thing to be
given up was fresh fruit, almost the
only article for which the invalid re-
famed n ra1icb
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-26
Continued From Page /.

American, built with American mon
ey and by American ~orkmen anC
American brains, and now it will be
There is no doubt Great Britain viii
eventua ly. be the greatest bene
ticiary end will have NJ reason to re-
pent the sensible course she adopted
during the recent negotiations,
Questions regarding the rumors Of d
possible English steel trust Mr.. Car
negie laughingly declared that he was
now O + of business and did not know
or cafe anything more about it.
with the exception Of the Nicar-
aguan matter" he declared, II have
really nothing to say. | expect TO re-
main in America until May"
Mr.. Carnegies Scottish edu alton
trust is progressing to Lis satisfac-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie.
Lord Paunceforte and Lady Paunce-
forte sail for New York from South
ampton today on board the American
line steamer st. Louis.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-26
tyre Of IN Sc mes in "ver
Mwns" - laid ia the Old Town
~ Barre. Dor't miss it at
esp eva House tonight.
..NxsLEADING MEMORY

& Edisoi: - rlere was COmmun,
Hss Vptl from L. A. ,varill i n reueuJ
RxsoI. Your con- temporary relating
~ 3Sa shooting of Some duckS in
sh5lh affair the undersigned are al
4sMl TO have had some come cton
NV, the sa d Mr.. Averill is tried
ssE nne comrade and we would
xsnD event be guilty of casting any
MR Hion upon lis well known verdc-
M, INT any man is subject Ito de-
as2sye or misleading memory and to
Axs We attribute the fact chat the
tSa& shooting story was absolutely
nRsXect.
Signed,
HARRY A. MCNEIL,
HARRY W. WHITCOMB,
GEORGE BRALEY.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-26

First Congregational church Rev.
+. A. Poole, pastor. Morning Wor-
snip at TO- 30. Evening worship at
conducted by the pastor.
Mrs. Eleanor Mason Of Plain field has
returned from her annual visit to Bos-
ton and vicinity.
At the Methodist church tomorrow
services as follows: 10 a. m. meeting
for prayer: TO- 80 Il. m. public worship,
subject of sermon, "a Vision of the
Eternal King; II m. Bible S;hool;
5.45 p. m. Epworth League meeting;
I o'clock. Subject Of sermon, "What
the Bible Says About the Future Des-
tiny of the Finally Impenitent."
The production of Clyde Fitch 5
masterpiece with all the grand seen.
cry, costumes, AID effects as presented
in New York, will undoubtedly be one
Of the seasons most noted theatrical
events. 1t is sincerely to be hoped,
therefore, that the subscription will
be sufficiently large to warrant Mana
ger Lapoint's bril- ging this celebrated
attraction here.
Prof. Avery and family will move
Monday from the rooms they now &C.
cupy on Elm street to their tenement
in the Buzzell block.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-26
CITY NEWS

The Barre Civic Federation of Wo-
man S Clubs will hold it's annual bust
ness meeting at the Vincitia Club
rooms on Wednesday, Oct. 80, at
O'Clock p. m. Ola J. Rogers, Sec.
In the Presbyterian church tomor-
row Mr.. Mitchell will preach both
morning and evening. The members
of the session will meet in the reading
room at 1915 a. m.
Mrs. NJ. D. Lamb returned last
night from Boston.
R. w. Richardson left yesterday for
Eigln. M!nn.
Dan Skinner returned last night
from Boston.
Dr.. l.. D. Martin went to Middle
sex last night.
Mrs. E. O. Holmes has returned
from sit in Northtleld.
w. w. Anderson and wife have re.
TUNED from Boston. A cousin re.
turned with them.
lIlc DUSUl u uldil WdS uu lIOuI duu d
half late last night.
At o'clock this evening there will
be meeting OF the reunion commit
tee in the reading room OF the Presby
terian church. All members are re-
quested to be present.
At the Baptist church tomorrow the
pastor will preach in the morning on
'Tn,: DIVINE Fatherhood," and
in the evening on 1.-The Man and the
Book" Strangers and those having
no church home in the city will find a
cordial welcome.
The Glover Club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. E. w. Cummings
on Jefferson street.
The ladies of the Civic Federation
wish to thank all those who took Fart
in the presentation Of Uncle Tom s
Cabin.
Watch the news items of next week
for the information concerning the
bazaar to be held at Miles hall
Nov. 4th 5th and 9Th.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-26
The best play Of the Sea
son is vermont" at the
Opera House tonight.
MARKS A HISTORIC SPOT

Yonkers, N. Y, Oct. PIN COM
memoration OF the departure Of
George Washington from his head
quarters on Valentines Hill for White
Plains, where he fought the ..memora.
BILE battle Of White Plains, the patri.
otto societies Of Yonkers today un-
yelled a monument facing the site OF
the house where Washington lived
while in this neighborhood. The orr
ginal doorstep Of the old home was
used as base for the monument. The
unwilling exercises were attended by a
large delegation OF the members of
the different patriotic societi in
New York and We leicester county
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-26
Continued from Page 1

town is ina quandary as to what to do
with the safe for they do not dare
to touch it, so the post office has been
moved. The safe is in the opera
house block which is the principal
block in town.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-26
Co see "vevmont" at Opera
hou 90 tonight.
POET Is DYING.

Berlin, Oct. Wilhelm Jordon
the poet is dying at Frankfurt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-26
BARRY & BADGER,
Morse Block,
Connected bv Telephone
CHARGED WITH MAN.
SLAUGHTER

1sw Haven, Conn, October, 20
n 4aart this morning thu case Of
Envy Mcdonald Sedley, charged
v Ill bre acn of the peace IN causing
lAss beath OF Edward Q. Corrigan by
,xsstmg him from A luLch cart was
~ w ned unit Monday. A warrant
7~Sagi ing Sedley vita manslaughter
EH read y for >erv ce.