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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-27
WEBSTERVILLE.

George Youngson, who has just ar
rived from Montreal, was ia town
yesterday visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jed Blow, Who have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Levi Pelkey, for the past week, re-
turned yesterday to their home In
Shelburne.
Mrs, Napoleon Amidy visited friends
In Barre yesterday.
Capt. G. A Bond Of Montpelier is
town today pr speeding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Drinkwine OF
Sciota, N. Y, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Duby for a few days.
Miss Jennie Mas6eld Of Berlin is ia
town, the guest Of Miss Agnes and
Grace Pratt for q few days.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-27
VERMONT PATENTS

Washington, d. 9, March 27.-PA.
tents issued to residents Of Vermont.
Reported specially for The Evening
TELEGRAM by R. W. Bishop, Patent
Attorney, Washington, C.
sos, 926. Adhesive. w. A. Hall,
Bello VS. Falls.
695,927. Casein solution. W. A.
Hall, Bellows Falls.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-27
the WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Friday; warmer
tonight; fresh southwest winds.
The Greatest Thief

this world Has ever produced is pro-
crastination, and he Is still at large.
DO not let him rob you Of this oppor-
tunity, to insure.
National Life insurance Co. of Yer.
mont (Mut ual) ORGA NlZED in 1850
:. S. Ball ard, General Agent, N. B
Ballard, Local Agent, Rooms 2 and 3
Miles Block, Barre, Vermont.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-27
RHODES FUNERAL

Cape Town, March 27.-The Cape
government gives Rhodes q state
funeral Wednesday. 1t has been de.
cided that Jameson will accompany
Rhodes body to Matapao Hills for
final interment.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-27

BISHOP EYRE DEAD
Glasgow, Scotland, Mar. 97.-The
Most Reverend Charles Eyre, Roman
Catholic bishop Of Scotland. is dead.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-27
Latest Edition.

THE TELEGRAM HAS A PROVEN
PAID CIRCULATION MORE THAN
TWICE THAT OF ANY OTHER
PAPER PUBLISHED IN BARRE.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
MAIL CARRIERS CAR FARE.
Companies Are Paid a Lump Sum by
the Government.

Companies Are Paid a Lump Sum by
the Government.
Most people who spend $25 a year
for car fare consider that they are con.
tributing literally toward the dividends
of the company" remarked a postal
clerk. but Uncle Sam spends nearly
$250,000 a year for the transportation
of carriers in street cars In the different
free delivery cities.
For instance. including substitutes,
there are 2I5 carriers in Washington.
You may have observed that carriers,
when riding on the surface roads, do
not pay fares either with tickets or in
cash. The free delivery system allots
the Washington city postotiice an an
nual allowance of 1000 to be used ex.
clusively for the car fare of letter car
riers. The postmaster is authorized to
make contract with the companies to
transport all carriers while ON duty for
n lump sum, which he does. The car
rier must have his pouch with him.
which is sign manual to the conduct
or that he is on duty, the mere wear
ing of his uniform being insufficient.
This rule obtains In some cities,
while in Others special tickets are sold
at special rates TO be used only by car
riers, or the cash is handed direct to
the carrier for a certain number Of
daily trips. depending upon the prac-
tiee. Thus, while Washington receives
$1,000. Chicago gets $4,000 for letter
carriers car fare because of its large
territorial extent and distance between
stations on the prairie. oftentimes ne
cessitating a double fare by the car
rier. Boston is allowed $13.500 and
New York and Philadelphia about $10,-
GOO each. Few people know that the
government expends such large sum
yearly for such trivial cause."-
Washington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31

Mrs. Kate Taylor, graduated nurse Of
prominence, gives her experience with Pc
runa in an open letter. Her position in So
ciety and professional standing combine to
give special prominence to her uttefances.
CHICAGO, ILL, 427 Monroe St.
~ "As far as have observed Peru
ma is the finest tonic any man or
woman can use who is weak from the
after effects of any serious illness.
81 have seen it used in number of
convalescent cases, and have seen sew
eral other tonics used, but 1 found
that those who used Peruna had the
quickest relief.
Peruna seems to restore vitality, increase
bodily vigor and renew health and strength
in wonderfully short time" = MRS.
KATE TAYLOR.
In view of the great multitude of
women suffering from some form of
female disease and yet unable to find
any cure, DR.. Hartman, the renowned
specialist ON female catarrhal dis
eases, has announced his willingness
to direct the treatment of as many
cases as make application to him dur
ing the summer months, without
charge. Address The Peruna Medi-
cine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
BABY'S HORSE IS A ROOSTER.

Dogs and cats have been employed to
draw baby carriages, but using a roos-
ter for such purpose Is a new Idea.
o. J. Plomeson, of Luyerne, Iowa, has
n flock of Cochin China fowls, among
them rooster that is n giant in the
feathered kingdom. On account of his
size and breed he is pet In the family,
and has become very tame.
Plomeson conceived the plan of train
ing him to draw the baby carriage In
which his daughter takes her exercise
in the air. He made a light harness.
fastened il to the bird and after a few
weeks taught him to pull the vehicle
along the dooryard path without diff
Guilty.
The little one, of course, cannot drive,
but her sister sometimes gets into the
carriage and guides the feathered
horse about the yard.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
The TIGER Was Grateful.

1t takes a special sort of man to train
wild anlmals-one who, in addition to
his mysterious power of control, the
influence of which is unexplainablc,
has n full knowledge of the animals
traits and nature. Frank c. Bostock
contributes a paper to Frank Leslle's
Monthly on the Brute in Captivity"
In which he discusses n few principles
OF the interesting profession of animal
trimming.
If were to lay down a basic prin-
clple, he writes. should say, just as
my father did to me the first time he
ever gave me a whip and lion, First
OF all, warm up to him. Treat him
with frank common sense and kindly
hand. Learn from his habits what ma
ture has taught him and then follow
nature
Once a very fierce old tigress which
he had In London had nearly killed my
brother. and her keepers were afraid
of her. 1t happened that she ran bit
of bone into her paw and had a sorry
time of 1t. | undertook to remove 1t,
and by the use of cords and little
patience | succeeded.
Ii took four men to help me. When
we were about halfway through the
operation, she got the Idea of what we
were trying to do for her, and a more
doclle patient no surgeon ever had.
The next day put poutice ON that
paw.
After that till the day of her death
l could enter the cage at any time with
out receiving from her any sign except
one of pleasure
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
, so ?" he was asked.
Bananas by the Million.

How largely the toothsome banana
and the festive cocoanut enter into the
diet of the American people may be
judged by the fact that the United
Fruit Company alone, during the past
year, distributed In the United States
and Canada, approximately, no less
than seventeen million and a half
punches of bananas and thirteen mill
lion and half cocoanuts, In addition
to other tropical fruits, says Leslie's
Weekly. Sixty ocean going steamers
were engaged exclusively in the ba-
mana trade. Estimating not over one
hundred good bananas to a bunch.
these figures show an average con-
sumption of more than twenty bananas
each for every man, woman and child
In the United States, and few mill
lion extra for good boys and girls. But
an attempt TO divide up the cocoanuts
per capita will probably get us into
trouble, for. while the bulk is enormous
It means only one cocoanut to every
half dozen persons, enough for all,
perhaps, II the division were made on
strictly equitable principles.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
LOOK LIKE FLATlRoNs.
Curious Stone Implements of Our
AbOrlIines Puzzle Scientists.

Among thousands of curious objects
of utility. weapons. etc. of the races
TINT peopled North America in prehis
torlc times that one sees in the cases
and cabinets in the Smithsonian insti-
fulton are some five or more curiously
wrought stone objects from mounds IL
Tennessee bearing such a close re-
semblance TO modern fiatirons that
many people have thought that such
might have been their use among their
prehistoric makers, although it would
be hard to imagine what the primitive
aborigines of this continent had to
iron
The shape and appearance of these
objects in every way correspond with
modern flatiron, handle and all, and
thus far scientific men have been un-
able to discover what they were used
for. 1t is, however, just little slngu-
lar that wrought stones, similar TO the
ones from the Tennessee mounds. have
been found In Peru among the tombs Of
the Incas and at the metropolis of An
con. The old Spanish writer's. men
who accompanied Pizzaro in the con-
quest of that country, state that the
ancient Peruvians, who were great
builders, used these wrought stones, or
so called flatirons, as trowels in plas-
tering walls with mortar.
The objects found in one of the Ten
nessee mounds are the only ones that
were ever found in the United States
and the only way to account for their
presence in that locality is to suppose
that in pref Columbian times a great
deal Of Peruvian material reached
countries far to the north of the 18TH
mus by means of intertribal trade
Washington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
BLIND SPOT IN THE EYE.
Phenomenon Not Discovered Till the
Time of Charles II.

Phenomenon Not Discovered Till the
Time of Charles II.
If | wrote an article about the eye
and said nothing about the blind spot
which Is where the optic nerve comes
through into the retina, about one
tenth of an inch nearer the nose than
the center, suppose my readers would
go to the box Office and demand their
money back.
Just to be different from other peo-
pie, though, | will not print q cross
mark here and dot over there and tell
you how to look at 1t so that the dot will
disappear. | could make a big round
spot more than three-quarters of an
inch in diameter realize that 1t was
only Mortal Mind and had no real enti-
ty. but won't. know better scheme
Close your fists with your thumbs out
side and held against each other. Ex-
tend your arms. Shut your left eye
and look fixedly with your right eye
at your left thumb. Separate your
inches apart the right thumb will go
out of business temporarily for its pic
ture will fall ON the blind spot.
Now, here's the curious part of It..
Though men have tried all sorts of ex-
periments on themselves for unknown
thousands of years. this phenomenon
was not discovered until the time of
Charles III. of England. The blind spot
leaves no hole In the picture of the
outside world, but there being no stim-
ulatlon on that spot, there is not con-
seriousness of lack, but lack of con-
seriousness. "-Ainslee's Magazine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
Sufferer Settles for Fire.

Fire Chief Dutton, Of Washington,
was seated in his office a few days ago
when he received a report of fire.
The blaze had been disastrous one and
the chief was naturally interested in
the matter of Its origin.
Does the report state that an over
heated stove caused the fire?" he in
qured.
II think 1t Does" he was Informed.
ITS pretty good thing for the own
er of the property that he lives In the
United States" added the chief. land
not In one of the foreign countries. If
he lived In Germany, for instance. the
fire would prove rather expensive for
him."
why SOP" he was asked.
"He would have to pay the expense
of the run made by the fire depart
ment," the chief explained. says the
Washington Star, land unless he paid
the money the amount would be charg-
ed as lien against his property. Such
is the law In several countries. The
law holds to account In this way all
persons whose carelessness or neglI-
gence causes work for the fire depart
ment"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
THE KING SNAKE,
1e Is the Deadly Eneiay of Every
Poisonous Reptile.


Poisonous Reptile.
OF all kiod provisions of nature per.
haps the MANNER in which snakes are
brought into the world is the most re
marlable. As rule all harmless
snakes are Matched from eggs. arriy-
Ing in patches of from thirty to eighty.
The poisonous snakes, on the other
hand. are born In filters of from seven
to eleven In number. There are ex-
ceptions to the rule, of course, but
they are few and unlmportant. for.
though the deadly king cobra lays her
eggs to be Matched by the sun. they
are few in number. unlike the colonies
deposited by the harmless snakes.
Chief among the enemies of the
snakes are the reptiles themselves.
Cannibalism is general among the crea-
lures. the smaller snake serving as
food TO the larger one. But chief of all
snakes that hunt their own kind for
the pleasure of slaughter is the long,
slender king snake, constructor by
habit and n fash In his movements.
Among all reptiles the king snake
alone may truly be said to be the
friend Of man. He is found through
out the whole south, where the RATHER
and moccasin abound, summing himself
and preying for slaughter. Picked up
by human hand. the reptile seems
pleased with the touch. He makes
no effort TO escape, but twines about
his eaptor's arm and makes himself
comfortable.
To the rattlesnake and to every 9th.
err dangerous snake. large or small.
the king snake is a terror. The poison
of RATHER has no more effect on him
than so much moonshine. Instructive
ly the RATHER knows his match and at
sight of king snake tries to escape.
If possible. IL fight the king snake re-
lies wholly upon his incredible speed
IL the movements of an ordinary snake
seem quick to the human eye, the
movements Of king snake would
seem instantaneous. In twinkle the
long. lank fellow has wound himself
about the throat of an antagonist and,
his sinewy coils closing about the 9th.
er's throat. chokes the wind out OF
him.-New York Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
woman. Uneven Shoulders.

"Have you" said one woman to an
other in the course of walk through
the shopping district, noticed how
crooked women are getting to be? Look
ut some of the women who pass us, and
see If the right shoulder is not almost
Invariably lower than the other" The
other woman looked, and lol 1t was so.
1T is the natural result of always
having a train to hold up" said the first
woman. "Why will women cling to
such unreasonable fashions? A train
is graceful only when allowed to sweep
the ground, and we cannot let 1t do tnat
in the dirty street. consequently we are
everlastlngly clutchlng 1t to keep 1t
from the pavement, and the position
this necessitates is so constantly as
sumed that the right shoulder is be-
coming lower than the other. If the
thing continues the boosted carriage of
the American girl will soon be an emp
ty boast indeed. The only remedy for
the present, the only hope for the FIJI.
ture, Is to leave Off trailing skirts and
90 to n gymnasium. There. under the
direction of competent teacher, one
who knows how to cure just such de
fects, train, and never stop until you
are straight agaln.-New York sun.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
The DIngnosis.

There are things that only doctor
can successfully accomplish. and
there are other things which the ply
siclan may safely relegate to compe-
tent assistant
Il understand the doctor has just
been TO see your husband, Mrs. Nc
Carthy." said Mr.. McCarthy's employ
er. HAS he made a diagnosisi"
For moment Mrs. Mccarthy was
submerged In sea of doubt, but she
rose triumphant.
No. SORT" she said confidently, "he
left it TO me. him saying | was well
able to DO it, sorr. It's to be made
wild linseed on a shtout muslin, SORT"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31

curiously enough. that article row
considered almost Indispensable. the
table napkin. was first used only by
children and was adopted 10y elder
die of the fifteenth century. In ETH
quettc books of an earlier date than
this among other sage pieces of advice
for children are instructions about wip-
ing their fingers aud lips with their
napkins.
II seems that the tablecloth was long
enough to reach the floor and served
the grown people in place of napkins.
When they did begin TO use napkins.
they placed them Grst on the shoulder
then on the left arm and finally tied
them about the neck.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
The wedding GIFT.

1t is a golden rule to send wedding
gift in good time, the first to arrive be-
Ing much more appreciated than that
which is one of the many pouring in
from all quarters during the last week.
BY adhering to this rule one will be
saved the annoyance of hearing that
the saltcellars are charming-the third
set already received.
\ month before the wedding day is
not too carly 10 send the present. which
should lie accompanied by visiting
card.
The package should be addressed to
the bride. If one Is intimate with the
happy couple. and to the brides house,
addressed to the bridegroom. if it is he
with whom one is best acquainted.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
RESURRECTION PLANTS.
Some Come to Life and others onI,
Seem TO Do So.

Some Come to Life and others Only
Seem to Do So.
There are plants which, when dried
and apparently dead, take on the form
Of life again when they are soaked in
water There are two kinds of revival
one real, the other apparent. A writer
in La Science Illustree says that return
to life, either in a complete form or in
part, Is quite frequent in the vegetable
world, where the influence and dryness
is more marked than among animals.
One naturalist has taken fine raisins,
Of the variety known as Imperial
Malaga, and planted the stem In moist
earth. This stem, four inches long, in
three months had shoot of three add.
tlonal inches.
The plant best known for It's renew.
Ing property Is the Rose of Jericho
This Is not really rose at all, but be-
longs to the Crueiferae or mustard fam
lily; and its little white flowers recall
those of the shepherds purse" so COM
man along country roadsides.
1t grows In the sandy deserts of Ara
bla, Egypt and Syria When the plant
becomes dry its stems curl up, draw
together, and form rounded knot The
wind easily uproots the thing and car
rles 1t away, but If 1t Is deposited In
damp spot 1t apparently comes to life
1t was once thought that 1t absorbed
water from the soil. took root and be-
gan TO grow again. In reality, how
ever, this never happens. The Rose
of Jericho Is lifeless from the moment
when 1t is uprooted. 1t is simply a
dead plant which has changed from
the absorption of water.
The dried plant furnishes a very In
teresting change when 1t is plunged
Into water. In an hour 1t doubles In
size, the stems begin TO rise and the
capsules take on a pinkish tinge. 1t
seems TO be reviying, but this is vain
show. 1t Is among those plants in
which the resurrection is apparent, not
real
The movements OF such plants are
really like those of the scales on a pine
cone. which open or draw together as
the air is more or less dry.
Real resurrection, however, Is seen
among certain ferns and MOSES.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
Hoods y0rSdp0riHd
and Pills

Which thoroughly cleanse the blood,
expelling all humors and building up
the whole system. They cure
Hoods sarsaparllia permanently cured J. G.
Hines Franks Ill, Of eczema, from which be
had suffered for some time md Miss Alyina
wolter, Box 2l2, Algona, Wis Of pimples on
her face and back aud chafed skin on her body
by which she had been greatly troubled
There are moro testimonials in favor of Hoods
than can BE- published
Hoods Sarsaparllla promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
Tricks of the Trade.

If you find maple twigs and frag-
ments of leaves in your maple" strip,
you may feel pretty sure that ii is an
imitation or has been adulterated. Peo-
pie who make the pure article sent 1t to
market clean. The best butter does not
have hair in 1t to prove that 1t was
made from cows milk. Strained honey
with bits of comb in 1t is subject to the
same suspicion. Tomato figs with fig
leaf on top of the box is another in
stance.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31

holds out the helping hand to you, and
will advise you without money and
without price. Mrs. Pinkham's labora-
tory is at Lynn, Mass. Write letter
there telling all your symptoms and
get the benefit Of the greatest expert
ence in treating female Ills.
81 was suffering to such an extent
from ovarian trouble that my physi-
clan thought an operation would be
necessary.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound having been recommended to
me, decided to try it. After using
several bottles l found that l was
cured. My entire system was toned
up, and l suffered no more with my
ovaries. "-MRs. ANNA ASTON, Troy, Mo.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
PANAMA ROUTE SAVES TIME.
One.Third as Long to Pass Through II
rs Through the Nicaragua.

US tht
The time required for passing
through translsthman canal Is an
important feature of the problem; ii
is affected by the length. by the num-
Der of locks. by the number of curves
and by the sharpness of the curvature,
for In general, II is not feasible to run
Il ship on a curve In a narrow channel
with the same speed as on a straight
course, unless, indeed the curvature Is
very slight
depth of water under the keel of the
ship. 1t is well known that the same
power applied to ship In deep water
of unlimited width will produce much
higher rate of movement than the same
power applied to the same ship in
restricted waterway, especially when
the draught of the ship Is but little less
than the depth of the water.
These considerations all have their
bearing upon the dimensions of a ship
canal, and they have probably never
before received such careful consldera-
ton In connection with the designing
of waterway al by the isthmian canal
commission. The effect of the depth
and width of the canal on the time of
passage by either route was determined
with as great a degree of accuracy as
the data ut the command of engineers
at the present time will permit. Equal
ly careful consideration was given to
the effect of curvature and to the time
of passing through the locks on each
line, the latter including the delay of
slowing on approaching the lock and of
increasing the speed after passing II,
the time of opening and closing the
gates and the time of emptying or fill
ing the locks.
The computations based upon all
these elements of the question indicate
that what may be called an average
ship will require thlrty-three hours for
passing through the Nicaragua canal
and twelve hours for the Panama ca
nal. 1t is thus seen, says a writer in
Scribner's, that the time of passage
through the Panama canal will not
much exceed one-third of the time re-
qulred by the Nicaragua route.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-31
Took the Second Mnn.

One evening recently a well to do
bachelor volunteered to teach a spright
He quite overlooked the possibilities Of
the game.
There, now; it's still your move" he
exclaimed to the lady shortly after the
game had commenced. You have TAX
EN- only one man. and you are bound to
take another"
Thanks for your advice" said the
widow sweetly. Suppose | take you,
them
She did subsequently.