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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-10
LARGEST RUG IN AMERICA.
Made In Berlin For New York Cham
her OF Commerce.


her OF Commerce.
One Of the features Of the new build
Ing of the chamber Of commerce In
New York that has attracted great at
tention 10 the enormous rug upon the
marble floor Of the large assembly
room. This rug is hand tufted Berlin
80 feet 8 by 81 feet 8 and weighs 2,75O
pounds, says the New York Times. The
rug IL the largest and handsomest car
vt woven in one piece which has ever
been brought to the United States. and
Il u 70 heavy that 1t took ffty men to
carry It into the Chamber Of Commerce
building.
It was hand woven in Germany, and
III enormous size precluded its being
shipped In the hold Of the stea mship
which brought It to the United States,
and It was therefore placed on the
deck, packed in a specially made zinc
lined case. The total weight Of the
package was more than three tons.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-10
A, P, ABBOTT & co


Walter Busse states that In east Az
rica practically all the excretion Of
gum is provoked by ants They perfor-
ate the bark Of the acacia In order to
lay their eggs in the wood. The soft
wood acacias generally show few
wounds Of this kind. but those Of the
hardwood species IRE riddled with
them, each perforation being marked
with a globule Of gum. The ant makes
no use Of the gum. 1t Is only an OBJ
struction to her work. since 1t stops up
the galleries she hollsws eat. Another
species Of ant. however, sometimes at
tacks the exuded gum before 1t has BE-.
come completely hardened and gives II
discoloration.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

sometimes by phosphorescent secre-
tions which cover the bodies, some
times by clearly localized organs Fig
ure 2 is a photograph OF a poulpe
caught in the Antarctic Ocean at a
depth of 1900 metres, and which was
photographed on the Valdivla imme-
diately after its capture, when Its lum-
inous organs still shone. The latter
are twenty-four In number, some form
ing a crown around the eyes. while
others are placed on the yentral face
and on the arms, the light varying
from fiery red to pure white. Each
light consists of small cup covered
with a black pigment and recovered
with a transparent lens.
Among the fish the ceratldes carry
before the head a long stem sur
mounted by a luminous organ, The
species which we represent Gig. l. No.
81 was caught by the Valdlvia at 1900
metres of depth before Dar-es-Salam.
The pedicules, a species OF Hat fish
who live on the mud at the bottom
of the sea, carry on the snOut bllobed
organ, sessile and sometimes pedicu-
lated, which probably serves to produce
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

huahua, Terrazas has ten mammoth
ranches upon which are constantly em-
ployed fully 10000 men. These
ranches cover large portions Of the dis
tricts Of lturbide, Galeana. Bravos and
Guerreo. Fully 100000 acres Of his es-
tate are under cultivation.
Every twelve months there is mar
keted from these ranches between lOO,-
600 and 150.OOO head Of cattle. which
average in price between $50 and $40
per head, and fully half as many sheep
and horses.
The value OF the TerraZas estate is
estimated all the way between $780,
100000 and S3O0,0O0,O00, Mexican
money; Don Luis is undoubtedly the
richest man in the State Of chihuahua
aud among the richest Of the Republic.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
THE ANCIENT coPTlc FAITH.
Egypt Now the Center Of This Form
of Worship.

of Worship.
In Westminster abbey, after the
coronation of King Edward, silver
yotiye cross was left by the Abys-
sinian envoy, Ras Makonnen. II rep
rasepts the faith of the Coptic church,
the most debased in Christendom.
Egypt Is the center Of this faith, the
patriarch of Alexandria, as he is
called, living at Cairo. Not even the
priests understand the language OF
the services, essentially the same as
that used by the Pharaohs, with a
mixture of the tongue OF Homer. In
its ritual is found an admixture OF
ancient Egyptian and Jewish cere-
monial together with that of primitive
Christianity. Here ordination is con-
ferred not by the laying on of hands,
but by breathing and the universal
kiss Is interchanged among the con
gregalion. Children may act as dea-
cons and may receive the sacrament
bread dipped IN wine. In Abyssinia
the Jewish and Egyptian ritual is car
rled still further to excess, The ark
is the center Of worship, which in
cludes dancing. The Jewish Sabbath
is observed. Distinction Is drawn be-
tween clean and unclean animals.
Polygamy also has fingered on. So
extreme Is their belief In external
rites to wash away sin that the great
est festival OF the year amounts to
an annual baptism OF the whole ma
tion. They have even canonized
PLATE because he washed his hands
and said. Il am innocent OF the blood
Of this lust MRp"
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
their time at their farm near Newport

their time at their farm near Newport,
and both are very fond of driving.
Reginald, the third son, is barely out
Of college, though he Is engaged to be
married to Miss Cathleen Nelson. The
wedding viii probably take place In
the fall or early winter, in New York,
Mr. Reginald Vanderbilt does not fol.
low any especial sport, and has not
cared much for society, though be and
bis fiancee have been driving u good
deal this summer.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
Flexible Metal Hose.

A flexible metal hose is made at
Phorzheim. Germany, by rolling up a
metal band like screw thread, the
joints being made tight by cord OF
rubber on asbestos. The material Is
galvanized steel or phosphor bronze.
The hose is very flexible. Its tendency
to untwst when roughly handled is
overcome by making 1t double, with op'
posite wlndings. 1t Is intended for
mining purposes, is eight inches In dia.
meter and will stand pressure Of 200
atmOsDheres,
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
"cAPE soYs" AND THEIR WAYS.
Nervous Passengers Would Not En-.
Joy Their Style Of Drivlnu.

joy Their Style of Driving.
In South Africa the mail carts con.
vey passengers for long distances. The
drivers of these vehicles are usually
Cape Boys men Of mixed parentage,
Hottentots, Griqua Koranna, with
dash of the white man superadded.
They are first rate drivers and man.
age their teams of six, eight and even
ten horses with extraordinary skill
and deXterity. Another colored boy
sits alongside the driver, welding an
enormously long whip, which instru.
ment he manages as deftly as a first
rate fiy-fisher does his rod and cast
ing line. Nevertheless, these Cape
boys are reckless folk much addicted
to drink and inordinately vain Of their
performances as Jehus. II is the fash.
ion with them to start away from and
make the approach to the village inns
or batting places, where they make
their halts, at hard gallop. In this
way, owing to the drivers drinking
habits and the ordinary risks of bad
roads, accidents often happen, the
cart and its passengers are occasion
ally turned over and broken bones
result. The cart itself Is two-wheel-
ed tented carriage having two or
three seats placed one behind the
other. the passengers invariably look.
ing toward the horses. Baggage ana
mails are strapped on behind, or, II
regular coach is used, upon the topa
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

his own cornfeld in Cape May County,
n. j. There is a fully developed ear
which stands upright in cup formed
by eight nubbin-llke growths. All
spring from the same stalk and the
grains are as perfect on the upshoots
constituting the cup as on the big ear
itself. The sketch gives a good idea
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

these beings always surprise us by the
slngularity of their forms, but in an
equal degree with the fauna of the
surface that of the depths is adapted
to the conditions of Its life.
With the animals of great depths
the atrophy Of the eyes is rather ex-
ceptional Most frequently these or.
gans are preserved and are even Of
very great dimensions, In certain cases
the eye losing its spherical form and
becoming cylindrical. This bizarre dis
position is observed among the cephalo.
podes gathered by the Valdivla at the
south of the Cape of Good Hope. Gig.
/, No. 2) The same expedition dis
covered n certain number Of fish pre-
sentlng a similar arrangement, one Of
them Gig. /, No. u, which came from
the Gulf of Guinea and the Indian
Ocean, not belonging to any known
group. With other fish, the cylindri.
cal eyes did not look forward, but di.
rectly above. and finally there were
found fish whose eyes are carried /
lOhB pCuuhSiSS, anu WIN vi '"Ah SUPP
lides there is at the top of the skull an
organ covered with a transparent cor
nea, and which Is none other than a
third (parletaD eye.
The complexity of these visual or
gans proves that even in great marine
depths there is still light, it being fur
nished by innumerable phosphorescept
animals, protozoa, hydraires, worms,
crustaceans, and fish flashing a light
through the depths of the ocean which
serves to guide them or to attract prey.
These flashes of light are produced
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

amply demonstrated. His chief recrea
ton IS yachting His wife is one Of
the most brilliant Of social leaders and
they have two children.
Alfred. the second Vanderbilt son
who inherited the bulk Of his fathers
fortune, goes in for a quiet country
life. He and his wife spend much Of
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
The King Of
All the Cattle Kings.
BY S. Glen AadrUs.
.sr,.s, 3. ,.sll ,.l ~, " gss,.s 4.

kLV ZING of an cattle kings Of
* The world The largest
v single land owner ON the
{, American continent and
the most modest simple hearted mil
lionaire in Christendom."
This is what one ol the best known
bankers in the Republic OF Mexico
said TO me when I asked him to pre-
sent me to Don Luis Vcwazas, OF The
city OF Ch.huahun The statement. l
learned later. came very near being
literally true. \ man who owns in fee
simple 100000 acres cf the finest
grazing land in Mexico ana whose
brand marks more than 100000 head
of cattle. half as many sheep and sew.
eral hundred thousand horses. can be
called the king of cattle kings without
stretching a point When this same
man can read his title clear to between
20,000,OO0 and 300OO.O00 acres of land
all told, his right to distinction as be-
ing the largest individual land owner
on the American continent Is not in
danger OF being seriously questioned.
Furthermore, when he resides in a
home so severely plain and unassum-
ing that the passer by would not dignity
1t by a second glance, and shuns soci-
ETY. and pomp and show and nOtOriety
as eargerly as many American mil
llOnalres seek them, you will agree
that he is possibly the most modest
and simple hearted millionaire in ali
Chrstendom.
IN various parts Of the State Of Chi.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

light and which should be placed he
side that Of the ceratldes
From these examples 1t is seen that
illumination at the bottom of the seas
Is assured by the inhabitants them.
selves. and that the sense Of sight Il
exercised by them.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
Bunkoed Again.

II don't think much Of this mu.
scum" said Jinks. why, they aln't
got no skull Of Napoleon Bonaparte,
and the one was in, up to New York,
has two. baltimore American.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
Contrast Between
Two Brothers . /.

There IS quite contrast between the
Vanderbilt brothers. Cornelius has
become a practical railroad man, and
his inventions for tho Improvement Of
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
Punished For showing Mercy.

Lieutenant Perezel has been expelled
from an Austrian hussar regiment be.
cause he did not use his sword on >
laborer who struck him.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
LIFE IN THE
DEPTHS OF The OCEAN.

DTHE animals who live in the
depths Of the ocean, th0t is
to say under pressure OF
many hundreds OF atm0S.
pheres, in medium whprc the solar
rays can never penetrate are sub
mitted to particular conditions. Thus
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

of the looks Of the phenomenal
growth.
Any how, it's a curiosity. One can
imagine what gay old time King
Powhatan or King Philip would have
had after finding such specimen Of
maize.
This is a great country.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

locomotive machinery are said to be
valuable. He is serlous-minded
young man, whose pluck has been
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
QUEER CORN. THIS.

New Jersey Joke Perpetrated by Dame
Nature Herself.
Isaac w. Pepper has sent to the
Philadelphia Record a curiosity in
corn. The freak ear was pulled In
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

If one good turn deserves another
how about the bad onesI
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

il man had no curiosity private deI
tective Offices would shut up Du1
ress.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

The octopus shown in the photo.
graph, reproduced from the Strand
Magazine, was killed by two swim
mers 1t attacked on the coast Of West.
ern Australia. II was found to measure
ten feet across. and even when dying
its large tentacles held to any object
within reach
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

ZlNG of all cattle kings Of
eA The world, HE largest
v single land owner ON the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26
A TAX ON INDUSTRY.

The papers are full of statements that
the railroads are preparing to raise the
freight rates, either directly or indirectly
by changes in classification or other
Juggling In order to pay dividends on
their watered stock this is necessary,
though the reason they give the public is
the small increase some road are making
in the wages of employees. The Inter
State Commerce Commission ought to be
given power to prevent this contem-
plated tax on the business of the coun-
try. The North Carolina Corporation
Commission ought also to look into the
rates on goods shipped wholly within
the State and prevent the contemplated
raise.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26
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ders amounting to $500
and over. We ask you to
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26
Among the Railroads.

The capital stock of the Tennessee
creased from $4,000 to $500, 600. This
road runs from Newport, Tenn. to Wa
terville, N. c., only a few miles from
WaynesVille. What does it mean? II
doubtless means that some other people
are behind the move than the lumber
into North Carolina. They have served
their purpose with the road as it nov
exists, and the increase of stock to $500.
900 means that it is to be extended many
miles beyond its present terminus.
The question is, will it be a connection
by Way of Asheville with the recently
surveyed Hickory Nut Gap road, which
is projection of the Seaboard Air Line
or does it propose to follow the ole
North Carolina and Western survey and
go on to GreenvilIe and there connect
with the Seaboard Air Line?
In view of the renewed activity in
behalf of the Hickory Nut Gap Railway
and the indications that it is to be pur-
sued with more vigor, the chances p
pear to be more favorable to that con
nection.
If it were possible for the SeaDoarf
Air Line to purchase the Knoxville ano
Bristol Railway, which runs from Nor
ristown to Corryton, 1t would have an
other important and direct line towards
and within only few miles of the Goa
Creek coal ficlds.-Knoxville Sentinel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26

Folks who have been abusing Hill
because, as alleged, ne prevented the
nomination of either Judge Peckham OF
Judge Parker for Governor of New
York, fearing they might interfere with
Hills Presidential ambitions, have been
effectually silenced Eoth these judicial
officers have published statements show
ing that Hill did everything he coal
at different times to get one of them to
accept the nomination.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26
Death of Mrs. Sidney Hunt.
Especial to News and observer)

oxford, N. c.. Nov. 25.-Mrs Sidney
Hunt died Monday night in Norfolk at
the Protestant Hospital where she was
carried few days ago. Mrs. Hunt was
the daughter of Major Gordon, formerly
of Georgia. but for many years a resi-
dent of this place.
Mrs. Hunt leaves a husband and three
little children. also her aged father and
by all she will be sadly missed. she was
leader of the choir OF the Eplscopal
church, and her voice was mghly cul-
tured and remarkably sweet
The remains will be brought to Ok
ford for interment Wednesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26
:BRIpGEwATER AND WIFE" Go. -.
The Jury in the Case of Gus Jenkins Declare
Him Not Guilty
.iaI 70 News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Asheville, N. c., Nov. 25.-The magnetic
healer, H. H. BCdgewater, has left for
narts unknown. He was accompanied
nv the would-be Mrs. Bridgewater. They
refused to disclose any information as
IN their future whereabouts.
The jury in the case of Gus Jenkins,
alias Reedy Herndon, charged with rape
returned a verdict OF mot guilty after
a deliberation of seven hours. AS Jen-
l,ins is wanted in Lincolnton for horse
stealing. he was not released but remand
ed to Jail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26

Mr.. W. w. Fleming, Democratic chair =
man of Graham county, who is Justly
nroud of the Democratic victory in that
county writes that the Democratic mem
her from Graham is T. A. Morphe#.
Graham went Democratic in both the
state and county election.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26

Mr.. G. w. Maslin is to be president
|of the new First National Bank of
Waynesville, which will soon open with
s25, 900 capital
Fred and John oliver. of Charlotte.
have organized a 100000 company at
Portsmouth, Va. The plant they are
building will be confined to the delinting.
crushing and refining of cotton seed
corporated at Washington, N. c., has
SIC, 900 capital with the privilege of in
creasing to 100000 The incorporators
are W. f. Swindell, w. A. Blount H. B..
Bonner.
Greensboro, N. c., Nov. 25.-Mr. w. A.
Fries, who is superintendent of con-
struction for the cotton mills and mill
village which the Dukes are building near
Dunn, says that the new mill will prob
ably commence operation inside of six
months. 1t is a 80, 900 spindle mill for
the manufacture of denims. Mr. Fries
superintendent the construction of the
mill village at Proximity.
The r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
are making frequent heavy shipments
these days. They recently shipped a solid
car load of Schnapps tobacco to Hagan,
Ratcliff & Co., Huntington, West Vir-
ginia, and two car loads to the Southern
| Tobacco Company, Limited. New Orleans,
La, and one car load to the Louis Bear
Company, Pensacola, Fla, making five
car loads shipped by this firm in one
weeks time-Winston Journal.
Washington, n. c.. Nov. 25.-Dr. Will
| liam A. Blount will erect handsome two
or three story store with a fifty-two
| foot front on Main street early next
spring. Paul Bros, on an adjoining lot
are to put up a handsome barre II
| is stated that the building now occupied
| by w. Scott Frizzle will give way to a
large brick building. S. r. Fowle &
Son have just completed the brick work
on a large three-story store with a
hundred foot front. The Memorial Hos
ptal is being put up rapidly AS mat
| ter of interest it might be stated that
there are contracts out now for $110,0
| worth of good buildings to go up in the
early spring.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26

John G. Carlisle is to help annul the
Virginia Constitution and restore the
ballot to the negroes. If the thing has
to be done, Carlisle ought to let the
Julius Caesar Burrows crowd do it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26

The negro, who was discovered I'M
conscious on a freight train at Newton,
vgas takenato tie Statesville Hospital.
1t is supposed that his head was stIuch
By the overhead bride at newton
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26


Lumber Company, crossing the Suffolk
and Carolina road at Centre Hill, was
worse than at first reported. Mr.. Chas.
w. Bowen was badly though not danger
ously hurt. He has a broken collar
bone and a crushed leg.
The train was going down-grade at
high speed 1t was on curve. The en-
CINE was one recently acquired from
Bowen & Street, of Norfolk and Suffolk.
c. w. Bowen, a brother of one of the
firm. was on the locomotive making a
test, The piece had not been working
we'll because of a defect or klnk in a
rail the engine jumped the track. Ihere
were four persons on the engine. The
fireman was killed. He was scalded TO
death. The colored fireman stuck to his
most When the train plowed along the
ties he kept his place and was almost
boiled alive by hot water and steam.
Yet when the havoc had been wrought
he, with his skin falling off In patches
and dying then, though he did not Know
it, got up from the place or death ana
walked over to where Bowen was nj
toned and asked him whether ne was
hurt. Then he fell dead. The fireman
home was in Virginia Bowen was
caught beneath one of the ties Which
had been pried from its bed ana could
not extricate himself. His margin was
narrow. The tender of the engine rolled
on toward him as he lay there prisoner,
and it seemed as though he were DOOM
ed. Just before the tender reached
Bowen's PROSTATE form it turned over
and stopped, just a few feet away inc
engineer of the train, Cameron, jumped
but was somewhat hurt The brakeman
Jumped, too, when he saw what was
happeninG.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26

The negro Sellust, who shot another
negro at Spencer, Rowan county, OF
Monday, got speedy justice. He wa:
sent to court Tuesday, tried "Wednesday
and taken to the penitentiary Friday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26

President Palma wires that the riots
in Cuba are not anti-American. 1t is a
truly American strike. The Cubans are
learning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26
A MORNING TONIC.
(Victor Hugo.)

Cheerfulness is like money we'll ex-
pended in charity; the more we dispense
it, the greater our possessions.