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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15

Elaborate preparations are being
made at Geneva to commemorate the
three hundredth anniversary of the
most interesting and picturesque Incl
dent In the history Of that city, says
the Westminster Gazette. This is the
escalade, or attempt Of the Duke Of
Savoy on a dark night in 1902 to take
the town treacherously by storm,
though he was ostensibly at peace
with the inhabitants at the time. Many
Of his men had actually scaled the
walls when a cannon shot fired from
a tower at an outlying angle shot
away every one Of the ladders, cut
ting off the retreat Of the assailants
and preventing any re-enforcements
from reaching them. They were then
overpowered, and their heads in due
course were cut of to decorate the
ramparts. The broken ladders used
IN the venture are still preserved.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Auafrnlia,a Stony Desert.

The great stony desert Of north Aus
tralia was discovered by Captain Sturt,
an Australian explorer, in 1S45-46. 1t
is north of the river Darling and Ia
about 300 miles long and 100 broad,
consisting of sandy dunes or ridges.
Its want OF trees. except along the
creeks, gives the country sterile ap-
pearance. These ridges were probably
formed by the joint effect Of winds and
q gradually retiring sea.
According to Captain Sturt, these
waters were gradually lost by evapora-
ton or carried to some undiscovered
sea. The only vegetation growing scan
tily. are prickly acacias in full bloom,
all Of stunted growth. Water is scarce
except in the creeks which are shelter
ed, and this is generally brackish.
Few travellers care to traverse this in
hospita bic desert.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
The T. B. Cate Real Estate Agency,
ROOM s, BOLSTER BLOCK, BARRE
Accomnodating the Captala.


One Of the sea captains In the en-.
ploy Of Stephen Girard had a rural
Yankees fondness for whiting with
his jackknifs and on one trip sue.
ceeded In getting away with a large
part of the rail, although, feeling that
he was not without the artistic sense,
he really regarded the rail as greatly
improved in appearance. When the
vessel came to Philadelphia, Girard
went aboard, made q general inspec.
zion In the captains absence and as he
WAS about to return to shore asked
one Of the seamen who had been cut.
ting the ra& The seaman told him
the captain and then, afraid his telling
might have unpleasant consequences
were the captain to learn Of 1t in q
roundabout way, informed that o@cial
Of the interview with Girard. Tho
captain was In terror Of reprimand
but, hearing nothing from his employ
er, supposed the incident closed. As
he was about weighing anchor ready to
leave port dray loaded with shingles
drove down to the wharf, and the driv.
er hailed the vessel
There must be some mistaken shout
ed the captain. Our bill Of lading
doesn't mention shingles"
This is where they belong" sung
back the driver. "Mr Girard himself
told me to deliver them. He said they
are for the captain to whittle!"-Phila-
delphia Times.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15


In singing bis own songs Moore al
teSed the arrangement of the airs and
sang the 6rst part Of each verse twice
over at the beginning instead Of as /;
refrain at the end. In that glorlo'
song of his. "Oh. the Light Entranc
ing" M0ore's own singing of It was q
matchless treat. With head appraised
he seemed almost to revel In the fresh
morning light as he gazed on the
sight enhancing" and his eye spar.
tiled as "files arrayed with helm and
blade" seemed to pass before him
while deeper feeling awoLe rs the
passion of the song came upon him.
His voice, one Of infinite meditation
but of small compass, rose clear and
thrilling to its highest pitch as be
sang:
Go ask yon despot whether
His armed bands could bring such
hands
And hearts as ours together.
His song was an inspired recitative,
and he seemed to improvise as he ran
his fingers over the notes, and as the
tide Of thought came over him 1t was
poured forth In harmonious cadences
of exquisite variety. Had he been tied
to a chair, with the added doom of a
prosy companion, he would have ex-
ploded and gone of like rocket or a
bottle Of sparkling champagne.-West-
minister Review.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
The Cat Nature.

The cats spirit Of independence is
the most distinct characteristic of her
nature. AS Nine de Cuisine rightly
said, the cats great difference from
and, according to her sentiments, ST.
periority to, the dog lie in her calm
insistence on selection which invari-
ably accompanies her apparent docil-
ity. To the dog proprietorship is nps-
tership; he knows his home, and he
recognizes without question the man
who has paid for, feeds, and on occa-
sion kicks him with all the easy famil-
iarity Of ownership. He follows that
man undoubting and unnoticed, CRATE
full for a word, even thankful for an
oath.
But the cat is creature Of very
different stamp. She will not even
stoop to conquer, nor be tempted out
of her nature by offers of reward. She
absolutely declines instruction.; nay,
even persuasion is lost upon her for
any permanent effect it may be de-
signed to have. You may be the legal
possessor of a cat, but you cannot
govern her affections .---...--.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15

Some vSiy olA Pren1aeaatio1s.
"Laylock," the pronunciation Of lilac
once very common. has now almost
entirely passed away. It is hardly
likely to be found In dictionaries or
giossaries except such as profess to
give provincial variations Of spelling.
Sixty years ago, however, 1t was by no
means a provtncialism Or a mark of the
uneducated. we'll remember that
Walter Savage Lander always spoke
Of "laylocks," as did my own mother
and most people of that generation. 1t
belonged to the age, now almost en-
tirely passed away, which called Rome
Room" gold "goold." st. james "St.
Jeames." with other variations Of
sound now deemed vulgar, / have
heard my father say that George ~
always spoke Of my loyal city Of
Lunnon." while "obleeged" and cow.
cumber" were heard from the most
refined mouths.
l can distinctly remember on tina first
Sunday In Advent. 1925, hearing the
officiating clergyman at st. Mary
Woolnoth give out generously when
reading the first lesson like lodge IN
garden of cowcumbers," and my
dear old rector, julius Charles Hare.
twenty years later adopted the same
pronunciation. saying at table.
"Obleege by passing the cowcumber."
"Vilets," as a dissyllable for violets,
was equally common among people Of
good education.-Notes and Queries.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Ministers' Maids.

Are you minister's wife," was 9
query encountered so frequently by a
young matron in search Of maid that
she scented a story.
"Why this mania to live under the
droppings Of the sanctuary" inquired
the matron or words to that effect.
Then it appeared that the minister's
family Is considered most desirable
place because Of the opportunities for
witness fees In wedding cases. There
are few bridegrooms who come with
out a witness to be married who will
not bestow a generous tip upon the
girl who furnishes this small but nee
essary feature of the ceremony.-New
York Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Sucking POisonous Wounds.

Among all people the sucking Of the
most effective remedy of immediate
application for snake bites. In Africa
cupping instrument is employed In
emergencies of the kind to draw out
the poisoned blood. The ancients fol-
lowed the same methods, and when
Cato made his famous expedition
through the serpent infested African
deserts he employed many savage
snake charmers, called "psylli," to fol-
low the army. They performed many
mysterious rites over men who were
bitten, but the efficacy of their treat
ment appears to have consisted in suck
ing the wounds.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
A Lucky Escape.

An elephant hunt on the Muar river
ts described in the Straits Times Of
Singapore. The beast turned hunter,
and the man, fleeing, caught his foot in
a rattan creeper and fell. He dis
charged his rifle, however, and that
fortunately frightened the animal
away. The Times continues: ut is
not every man who has the good luck
when pursued by an elephant to be
crossing swamp. so that when the
animal has carefully kneaded his pros
trate foe and passed along thinking
him completely pulverized the said
man should come up smiling behind
the elephant none the worse for his
massage treatment. This actually hap
pened to a we'll known man In the
Straits Settlements"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
NAVYS WAR GAME.
Interesting Details OF the Maneuvers
Next Winter.

Next Winter.
In the navy maneuvers that are to
take place in the Caribbean next De-
tember all the squadrons in the Allan
tic ocean will be united IN one big deet
ur 'er Admiral Dewey, says q Wash
lngton special dispatch to the New
York World. 1t is estimated that near
y 100000 will be required for the
powder and proJectiles and special sup
plies that will be needed for this ex-
bediton.
Twelve barges for carrying coal are
being built at Pensacola especially for
these maneuvers. 1t is the intention Of
Admiral Dewey to take out his fleet
and cut of all communication with the
shore during the whole period Of the
ovolutions. Golfers, hospital ships, re-
pair ships, tank steamers and every
thing needed for long cruise will be
taken along, as 1t Is the purpose to SIM
ulate desperate war condition that
will show what the feet could do if
necessary to carry on a campaign In
the Pacific or in the south Atlantic
when it would not be feasible to send
vessels to Key West for coal and sup
plies.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
A Unique Home.

In Sweden and Norway there are
several homes for spinsters. One OF
these at least Is as attractive as 1t Is
unique 1t Is monument to the mem.
DRY of an exceedingly wealthy OLD
man, who. dying more than 200 years
ago, left the major part of his fortune
to the old maids among his descend
ants. A superb home was built, fur
nished and managed by salaried trus-
tees. 1t fourished and has continued.
Any unmarried woman who can prove
blood relationship to the founder OF
the institution Is entitled to admission
to the home. She Is given suit Of
rooms, a servant. private meals and Is
subject to no rules save such as ordi-
nary good behavior demands.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15

The Courier de Paris relates that q
party of men, sitting In front of q
boulevard cafe, were recently ap-
preached by man who had a clarinet
In his hand and who said: Gentlemen,
excuse me. l have to make my living,
but l suppose you would rather give
me a sou not to hear me-" They took
the hint He repeated this perform
ance several times till one day one Of
the men said he felt like hearing q
tune and asked him to play. II am sor-
~" said the man with the clarinet,
"but cannot play note"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
The Magnetic Power Of Our
Prices Al lays Attracts.

cottage on George street, rooms besides bath room
Closets ana halls finished in the wood cemened cear 10,
90 IT 'front.' 100 deep; for $12 Price S145O small
payment down, balance e4sy
Gotta on Center street, rooms hard pLe oors ood
cellar come TED with sewer let 60 it, front Is IT, deep
rents f"r Sl2 per month Price $145O. Will trade for
other l4oIcrty.
Tenement house on Foster street, rents for $27 per
month and is in good repair Will sell for $225O This paws
m re than IA per cen, on the investment.
Cottage house rooms Circle street, rents tor $12
per month. Price $500.
Tenement house Silver street, rents for $22 per
month and is in good pair. Price $240O.
Cottage, 5 rooms, barn two stables lot 60 1906 Extra
lot % y lO6 Located Elm street extension All
goes for $3.50.
Store tenement, house, earn and laid is leased
tor three years tor $500 year Will sell for $780, Taxes
$780, water This will net better than - per cent
Grocery stock with without the real estate Stock
will invoice between $4,000 and $4,000 Will sell whole or
ha interest This sold for fault of business the owr
er having other business and attend both. Will
trade for ren;lr property, timber lot or farm.
Farm $50 acres in Mortified 3 miles from the village
Will cut so tons hay besides orher crops Prizes 1880
AT EAST BARRE. Building lot with cellar ard UNI
derpinnmg all in. $780, Also one for S1l5.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Music's Power,

Grimes--Yes, I'm fond of music.
There's Zimmerman, for instance
Brady-You don't call his horn blow
ing music?
Grimes-It has been very enjoyable
to me. l got Zimmerman to keep at it
night and day, and the result was that
l bought the house next door for a
thousand dollars less than the man
who lived in it asked week or two
before. Boston Transcript.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
The Dead Sen.

The daily average Of 6,5OO,OO0 tons
of water is received into the Dead sea
from the Jordan. There is no outlet,
and the level is kept down by evapora-
ton only, which is very rapid because
Of the intense heat, the dry atmosphere
and the dry winds which are con-
stantly blowing down from the gorgeS
between the mountains.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Not Work to Preach.

A minister who used to preach In
Somervile had a little boy. A few
days before his father left the city to
60 to his new parish one Of his neigh
bors said to the little boy, 80 your
father Is going to work in New Bed
ford, is he?"
The little boy looked up, wondering.
"Oh, no." he said, "only PREACH
Trained Motherhood.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Would Give Him a LeesOn.

A reporter who is the Ilther Of a
year old youpgster met his pastor on
Sunday afternoon
"Why weren't you at church this
morning." was the first question of
the spiritual adviser.
II had to stop at home and mind the
baby. Our nurse is ILL
That's no excuse" said the pastor.
ut isn't? Well, next Sunday I'll
bring him to church with me and see
how you like it."
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Two Sinners.

at is very wrong to tell a falsehOOd,'
said his mother to little Jimmie. who
had caught him in one.
"Then we're both otful sinners, amt
we, maw?" quered Jimmie.
Both. What do you mean?"
"Why, you told Missus Smith yester
day that you hoped she'd call again,
an after she wuz gone you said you
wished she'd never come again. Ohio
State Journal
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Very Irritating.

"Once in awhile, even now" remark
ed the caller you hear of some Eng
lishman who says our Revolutionary
war was the most causelcss rebellion
in history Isn't is irritatng?"
"Decidedly So" responded the Boston
young woman. "lf thing is cause
less. how can it be any more cause
less ?'-C hicagO Tribune
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
ApprOpriate.

The professor of painting has just
entered the classroom, where smoking
Is strictly prohibited. Here he finds
an art student holding in his hand a
newly filled cherry wood pipe.
Professor Gronically)-What queer
paint brush you have got there. What
are you going to do with it?
Student - oh, I'm going to make
clouds with it!
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Good RcNAOn.

81 wonder" began the man with the
investigating mania, what makes ba-
bes cry?"
"Probably," butted in the practical
fellow, contemplation of some of the
things they're in danger of being like
when they grow up,"-Naltimore News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
4 Money SAVER.

But you are taking considerable
risk in letting your young men owe
two or three weeks board"
Yes, there is some risk" answered
the boarding house keeper. But then,
you see, they worry over it so that
they lose their appettes, so | save
money in the long rum
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15

When we deserve IT, W. cont mind
abuse. IT makes us careful. i'ut the
trouble is we never agree with our
critics as to when We deserve tt.-Atch-
lson Globe.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
Novel Campaign Scheme.

Ohio Prohibitionists intend to intro
duce the drama into their campaign.
They plan to hire tent and com
pany Of actors to present "Ten Nights
In q Darroom" to audiences all over
the state.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15

Young HuSband-My dear Mclnn,e,
must say that this pudding tastes
very bad.
Wife--All imagination. dear; it says
in the cookery book that ii tastes ex-
cellent!
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
The Whole Thing.

"BiXby. seems to illiMk he's the whole
thing as an expert authority on sport
ing matters"
Yes; he appears to rrgairl himself
as pretty nearly BIG cuou4h to wear
golf links to fastcn his shirt culfs.'-
Cleveland Pain Dealer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15

She-IIe was desperately in love
with her. Why, he sent her costly
flowers and presents nearly every day
for two years.
Heidi he finally win her?
She-No; he earned her.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15

"Jelgc," said the colorod prisoner, "is
| expected ter tell de huth!'
'Oi' course you are"
"Well, then, DIES go ahead en- sentence
NE fust."-A Atlanta Constitution
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-06

Murmnrs
all
Nathan Cobwebs morning Pshaw was sure ne
drive Alves instea
cousins
Johnnie
Still quite horses
middle
sight saying sagey:
about match his namesake this
he's named
on
all
/" ever
a race"
Hes wonde-no mistake" say onlookes
breath And here he now Huh He's
havi Sally Simpson"
flying
behind
breahe on the
a shrewdeyed kindly The lips
he speaks word low
reaching his
which joined with speed make the horse which does
hunders in
the hafa length to the
not
n an utn m n race avav o the hack stec and again set sail
Cobwebs wheein the
worldfamous Eecionee
ground with himself
like bulldog till fifty yards from the wire then the the white
staneike leans forward swies his whip
oerCobwets has lost though by narrow margin
gossip
still seeing
neck desperate
finish How the big gallant chestnut sn His motion
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-06
blue Of lake and Sky. waving n1s .,

blue OF lake ana Sky, WAVING 019 c9p
to her.
At sheboygan her aunt met her and
chided her for being careless about
the money. In her heart Helen won,
dered IL she had lost or gained.
The summer days passed swiftly,
but when .-lone, she thought of her
hero, and sometimes Of Tom, who
would have been quite wretched had
he known how he suffered by com.
parison, and how slender his chances
were becoming.
But on Sunday he came in holiday
attire, and drove up after dinner with,
as he said. the best single rig he
could get at the livery to take Helen
driving. They drove to the falls along
the pretty lower road, each feeling
the constraint of an important ques-
tion to be decided.
Tom, being more nervous. talked
more. Funny thing at little sta
tion down the road" he began. I'VE
stopped for water, and there was such
crowd that l got out to see what
was up. They had just caught
murderer, man who killed his wife
AAS " W. - AAAi~ oA5 ASAAo"t a NObCSC
man, they said 1t seems she was
much older than he and not his sort
but anyway, he'd married her, anc
she'd nagged him ever since, and fin
ally she said something about his
mother, and he struck her.-she fel
against something, and died latel
from the effects. Meanwhile he got
away. Last week the detectives got
trace OF him here, but it's only the
last few days he's been seen pokins
about the bushes near the track, and
early yesterday morning he came into
town to post letter. They tracked
him into the woods. where he'd been
hiding, but he eluded them and put
out into the lake in canoe. A little
way out the boat struck sunken
spar and sank. He knew how to swim
but they think he was hurt by the
spar, for after few strokes he went
down. They brought him back into
the village, dead and there wasn't a
thing in his pockets but a withered
rose. He had not at all a bad face,
but it's queer what a man will do
when he's reused isn't it,"
But Helen was silent and looking
into her pale face Tom exclaimed in
CONSERVATION, why did l tell you
about the horrible thing. We have
happier things to talk about, and"
He drew her to him unresisting as
he whispered "You have not forgot
ten, dear, that you are to give me my
answer to-day? What is it?''
Very low it came, Yes"
The next morning the postman
brought Helen an envelope in which
were two rain-washed tive-dollar bills
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-06

Helen Harvey was to spend her va
cation at her aunt's cottage in She
boygan. where the wash of old Lake
Michigan should take the place in her
ears of the buzz of department
store.
She was full of anticipation as she
sat in the northbound train. Two whole
weeks to be out of doors and free.
and Tom was coming up by Sun
day.
Dear old Tom. She thought of
Decoration Day. when he had told her
his dream of fitting up little fiat
and making a home for her, some
day.
She had given him no answer as
yet, but had promised to decide be-
fore Sunday
He was her kind friend, but like
many other young girls she still
waited for the hero of her dreams.
and started out on her little outing
with all kinds Of delightful possibili-
ties in her mind OF meeting the un-
known.
Meanwhile Tom stood behind the
counter and measured of laces, and
ate cheap lunches that he might buy
n box OF Allegretti's for Sunday even
ing.
more looking out at the dense
woods through which they were
passing. Suddenly she was minded
to look at her purse and see
If her trunk check and the two crisp
f1vedollar bills which she had bought
for return fare and extra expense
were safe.
The check had slipped out of sight,
and in searching for it she held the
bills between her fingers
The train turned a sharp curve just
then, and a strong current of air
swept the car. Instantly the money
fluttered from her fingers and out Of
the oPen window.
Passengers and trainmen were kind
and sympathetic, and the conductor
gave her stop over check at the next
station, that she might walk back and
look for the money and come on by
q later train.
She remembered that it was just at
the curve, and the conductor said it
was about two miles back, SO she had
some hope of finding it.
But the tears would come as she
thought of the precious money, so
hard to earn and so hard to save, and
of how she must write home tor
more.
In spite of her trouble she was in
fuenced by pure air and beauty of the
scene TO stop to pick some wild roses
for her belt.
But as she neared the curve She
became absorbed in her search; so
absorbed, indeed, that she did not no.
tice a gathering storm until it burst
upon her.
The only thing to do was to push
through the underbrush and seek
shelter in the dense woods Among
the pines 1t was almost dry. and her
footsteps were noiseless on the carpet
OF needles
A little way in she stopped startled
for she had come upon habitation,
shelter made Of boughs against a rock,