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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
YOUNG RAVENS.
Queer Story OF the Changing Colos
Of the Newborn Birds,

have not learning enough to know
whether in the earliest times ravens
were accounted "unlucky." If so, why
were they chosen from among all the
birds Of the afr for the merciful er-
rand Of carrying bread to Elijah In the
wilderness? Did they steal it? They
are given to theft. Also in the written
word we are assured that God hear
eth the young ravens when they cry
out upto him" And nothing Of this
is said Of doves or Of any other white
or heavenly kind of bird. An expIa-
nation is given In the Egyptian COM
mentary on st. Luke in the Coptic
script by Epiphanius, a. d. 36S-4Ol.
The passage Is certainly very curious,
and l an permitted to transcribe 1t
here: "Why, then, did the evangelist
mention no name among the birds ex-
cept ravens only? Because the hen
raven, having laid her eggs and
Matched her young, is wont to fly
away and leave them on account Of
the hue Of their color, for when
Matched they are red In appearance.
Then the Nourisher of all creation
sends to them little swarm of in
sects, putting it by their nest, and
thus the little ravens are fed until
the color Of their body is, as it were.
dyed and becomes black. But after
seven days the old ravens return, and,
seeing that the bodies Of their young
have become perfectly like their own,
henceforward they take to them and
bring them food Of their own &C.
cord"
1t Is for naturalists to ascertain
whether or no this strange account
Of the young ravens holds good In our
day.-Cornhill Magazine.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Got q Bargain.

Years ago, before the corrupt prac.
ices act, when a Scottish parliamen-
tary candidate was canvassing hts con-
stituency he called at the house Of an
aged couple. Finding the old woman
alone. he entered into conversation and
asked her to use her influence in get.
ting her husband to vote for him.
While they were conversing the would
be NJ. P noticed kitten playing about
on the floor and offered rs for 1t. The
bargain was struck. and on leaving he
again expressed the hope that she
would secure her husbands vote for
him.
"Weel. SIR" answered the woman,
las said afore, Johns a man o. bis
ain mind and just does what stricks
his ain noodle, but at ony rate, sir.
you've gotten real cheap kitten, for
yer opponent was In nae farer game
than yesterday, an he gied me f1O for
its brither. Answers.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
The EnxliHh Crown Ruby.

The ruby Of the English crown Is
famous in popular estimation, but-his-
tory apart-what does the connoisseur
say as to its value? asks the London
Chronicle. Is it ruby or is it only a
fine and large spinel? Some people
call spinel spinel ruby. but a spinel
Is not ruby. The stone last named.
when it is of more than three and a
half carats in weight and fawless all
through, is more precious than a per-
feet diamond OF the same size. When
1t is considerably larger. its value Is
not to be estimated and may be any
thing. according to the passion of the
collector. But the spinel. much less
hard crystal. even when it reaches the
weight of four carats, Is valued at
malt the worth of a four carat dia-
mond. There are famods royal rubies.
but that which flames In the royal
crown is, according to common rumor
among experts. the lowlier spinel.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Bees and Ants.

Bees will place their honeycombs In
any place regularly or iregularly
shaped, and when they come to corners
and angles they seem to stop and con-
slider. Then they vary the shape Of the
cell. so that the space is exactly filed.
1t could not be done more satisfactorily
II the whole thing had been worked
out ON paper beforehand. Ants make
hard and smooth roads and drive tun-
nels compared to which mans efforts
In making such things are Insignificant
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Easy Sailing.

VisitOr-I would like to get you to
teach me to sail boat.
Boatman-Sail boat? Why, it's easy
as swimmin'. Jest grasp the main sheet
with one hand an the tiller with the
other, an If flaw strikes ease up or
bring 'er to an loose the halyards, but
look out fer the gaff an boom or the
hull thing'll be In the water an ye'il
be upset: but il the wind is steady y'r
all right, onless y'r too slow In luffin'
cause then yen be upset sure. Jump
right in an try it; but, remember, what
ever We do, don't jibe!"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Golf In Old Dutch Picture.

By the seventeenth century golf II
Holland had become almost entirely q
winter game. The Dutch painters OF
the period seem to have found pc
culiar fascination in winter scenes
with their clear. bright atmosphere and
the moving clouds Of figures in their
various occupations of sledging. skat
ing or golf. As might be expected,
many a golfing scene is. to be found
in pictures BY Van de Vtlde, Van der
Neer. Avercamp, Van Goyen and 9th.
ers Of their school. Several drawings
Of this period showing single figures
or small groups give perhaps better
idea Of the golf of the time.-Connois-
Seur,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
AMOY's oRAVEYARDs.
The City ana the Cemeteries Are
Hopelessly Intermingled.


The city Of Annoy Is on an island OF
the same name. For upward Of 1000
years 1t has been al important trading
place. The population Of the island
Is estimated at over 100000, and 1t has
been said that there are something like
100000 dead bodies packed In its soil.
For many centuries the hillsides Of the
city have been used as burying
ground. Now the city and the Gene
terry are hopelessly mixed. The graves
touch one another at every point and
/ form q solid white surface of rock,
brick. porcelain and cement, covering
more than 100000 square feet Near
one Of the josshouses 10000 bodies are
buried vertically to save space. They
stand on plot Of ground Of as many
feet square.
The wells from which the city draws
its water supply are shallow and are
sunk on the edge Of graveyards and
even among the tombs themselves.
The water is muddy and is colored by
the perpetual turning up Of the soil.
1t has no sewers, and the streets vary
from two feet to six feet in width.
No wheeled vehicle can use them
Here and there Is an open place or
plaza dug out so as to be huge re-
ccptacle into which the streets dis
charge their refuse. Filth abounds,
and its twin sister, disease, flourishcs
The atmosphere is laden with noXious
smells, and the burial of the dead goes
on at an alarming rate.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11

The amount Of energy expended in
coughing is very considerable. Indeed
one Of the patient statisticians for
which Germany is renowned has cal
culated that patient who coughs once
every quarter of an hour for ten hours
expends energy equivalent to $50 units
Of heat, which may be translated as
equivalent to the nourishment con-
tanned in three eggs or two glasses Of
milk. In normal respiration the air Ia
expelled from the chest at the rate Of
four feet per second, whereas in VIC
lent coughing it may attain velocity
Of 300 feet.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Wet Clothing and Lixhtninx.

II the clothing is wet, lightning may
pass over 1t as a good conductor with
out harm1ng the body. On the other
hand. persons may be killed without
harm being done to the clothing. In
stripped naked by lightning. The COW
erings OF the feet are liable to be Sc
riously injured. because it is here that
the lightning meets the greatest re-
sistance in leaving the body.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Trih

There is no such thing in life as a
trife; every event and action, how
ever unimportant seemingly. has root
below and branch above which
twist and turn into some other root
and branch, making part Of the great
substance ON and In which we live.
Its presence and absence both affect
the entire mass Of which it forms a
part.-Exchange.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
COnviderRte,

Paterfamilias-See here! What does
this means The parlor clock is stop
ped. Mr.. Nicefellow was here last
night, as usual, wasn't he?
Daughter-Yes. pa, and I told him
what you said about the cost OF coal
and gas in the parlor every night, and
we began to wonder how we could
economize for you, and finally Mr.
Nicefellow decided that we could at
least stop the clock and save wear and
tear on the works, you know.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Her Vocation.

Professor" said Miss Skylight, II
want you to suggest a course in life
for me. I have thought Of Journal
ISM
what are your natural inclina-
tions?'
"Oh. my soul yearns and throbs aud
pulsates with an ambition to give the
world life work that shall be marvel
GUS in its scope and weirdly enhancing
in the vastness of its structural beau
ty!"
"Woman, you're born to be a mil
liner"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Asking Too Much.

Some people," remarked the drug
gist to his clerk, ''are frightfully IN
reasonable"
lis the man who Just left an exam
pleT"
Eyes. He wanted me to give him
something to cure cold"
'"That's very simple"
Eyes, but be wanted me to give him
q guarantee that the medicine wouldn't
make him feel worse than the cold
d1d."-Washington Star.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Counting ON 1t.

Wife of Eminent Philanthropist-1fy
gave that poor man only 10 cents.
Eminent Philanthropist-I know 1t,
Amanda. 1t will be $40 when it gets
into the anecdote column. - Chicago
Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11

"But why" asked the man who al
ways wants to know-''why do you call
that little Jump you make from tower
into the water a leap for lifeT' They
tell me it is not at all dangerous"
"Well." replied the ''artist," don't
/ make me livin' by it?"-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11

do you think that dog is worth the
money you are paying for tag?"
mo, subj" answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley, but you's got to go to some
expense foh de sake of social standin',
ism you?"-Washington Star.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
He Was Not,

Gentlemen. you wouldn't take me
to be a member of a millionaire's fam
lily, would you?" inquired the young
man.
Cranky, we would not"
"Neither would the millionaire. I
asked him last night"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11

Belle-He has money, you know.
Emma-Yes, appreciata that fact.
but how am l to live happily with II
man who is my inferior:
Don't let him know it.'-l.ifc.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Self Taught.

The Mother-Now, Elsie, did I teach
you to throw your clothes on the floor
In that disreputable way?
Elsie-No. mamma; learned myself.
Puck.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
No Diversion.

Nervous mployer-Thomas, wish
you wouldn't whistle at your work.
Office Boy--I amt working, sir; I'm
only just whistling. - Boston Tran
script.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
They Don't Sneak Now.

Kitty-Fred called me dream last
evening.
Bertha-HOw funny. 1t Was Olly
last week Fred was telling me W nat
awful dreams he hau.--BostUn Tran
script.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Wrong Proportions.

HE offered her his hand and for.
tune"
did she accept?"
"No; the first was too large and the
second too small!'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Revenge.

The Brlde-There's only one thing
needed to complete our happiness.
The Groom-What Is that, dearest?
The Bride-I do wish my first hus-
band and your first wife would meet
and get married.-Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11

There is so much competition in the
world that the man who makes good
living should be hero with his wom-
an folks.-Atchison Globe.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11

The lights in the theater set the men
a good example; they seldom go out be-
tween the acts.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-11
Or. David Keunedy's Magic Eye Save ,oe al Di.s

All druggists sell Dr. David Kennedys Favorite Remedy
so CENT SIZE and the regular bottles.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-04

A man can not raise from a chair
without bending forward or putting
his feet under the chair or outside of it..
Many man viii back himself TO
give another al start Of fifty yards IN a
race of 100, providing the man having
the start hops all the way, But no run
nrr. however swift, can give that
amount of start to- an ordinary man.
For the frs, five yards they go at'prac'
tically the same pace. Therefore the
runner to go ninety-tive yards while
the hopper goes forty give would have
to run more than twice as fast, and it
would be a weak man who could not
hop forty-fve yards IA pace equal to
twenty seconds for 100 yards, and that
would mean the runner would have TO
beat all previous records,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-04

With patience. gentleness anu 'u AVN.
IL. without force a man has sncces'' un'
Trained n common cat to retrieve h''
education began by leading him up ~
all game that had been killed WHICH, .S
was followed By the cal SecN'"- ''.
u,mo himself. Next he was taught
stay close by his master, at hrS' pF'c'i
ed IN his shoulder, He was tlleh 'ausN
NAT to fear the sound Of gun Wl'ep
the gun was fired, a common pan was
thrown forward by the master ANA
fine cat soon found out the rol'hoc''on
between the report of the gun ana ~,
trinving A dead bird was aIter"dfd
substituted for the ball. being at hrst
thrown from the hand ana later Oh
drained from the branch Of distant
free. and the ont 5 education IN retf'e''
ins was completed He retrieyes per-
fectly. points sometimes ana IN geheF"i
conducts himself like hunting dog -
Forest and St.aan1.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-04
MONOCLE FAD REVIVED.
Single Eyeglass Habit IL Coming In
Again In London.

Again In London.
A London Express representative has
discovered the interesting fact that the
monOcle Is slowly coming back again
Not since the days Of Major Pendcnnis
and the Iron Duke, whom the old sol.
der tried to copy. has there been any.
thing like the vogue which is now set
ting in in single eyeglasses.
Some who claim to know trace the
origin of the new fashion to the fact
that officers serving in South Africa
have found them very serviceable; 9th
ers put them down to Il revival at OK.
ford and Cambridge.
At the establishment of Messrs. Ross
Of Bond street, who for years have sup,
piled the elite with monoclcs, the re
porter was informed that the new
craze has been in progress for some
time. 1t is an undoubted fact that
there is a growing demand for par,
ticular type of eyeglass manufactured
in America which is peculirly adapted
to sensitive eyesight.
To question whether the wearing
of the single eyeglass was not SO much
a necessity as a foppish fad the re.
porter received the reply that of 100
men wearing monocles there would be
perhaps about twenty wearing plain
nonmagnifying glasses window pane
purely for ornament. The rest would
require the use Of the monocle to help
the defective sight Of one or the other
eve,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-04
NEW MILFORD'S FRIGHT.
Giant Skyrocket Caused Religious
Ones to Pray In the Streets.

Ones to Pray In the Streets.
Several thousand inhabitants Of New
Milford, near Winsted, Conn, on the
berkshire division of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad,
were startled the other night by an ex-
plosi3n somewhere to skywari of the
town, says the N.,w York Times. The
sound WAS terrific, they say, and the
sidewalks trembled People rushed
out of doors. and some Of them declare
that they thought the day of judgment
was at hand. They kneIt in the streets
and began to pray.
AS the terrible sound came there was
a bright flash about 200 yards from
the earth. directly overhead. A little
later the streets were choked with peo
pie, gaping at the heavens and wonder
ing what was the cause of the noise.
1t was finally concluded by many that
a meteorite had exploded over the
town. Some Of the more religious citi
Zens. however, persisted in believing
that the strange blast was intended as
a warning that the life of the world
was about to end. That no fragments
or trace of meteOrite could be found
was used by them as an argument that
they were right in their conclusions.
A. l.. Conkley, who conducts music
store, solved the mystery late the next
afternoon by saying that he set off a
giant skyrocket, which caused the ex
citement. The rocket had been left
over from the last Fourth of July, and
his family thought fitting to celebrate
with it happy Christmas.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-04

.I;Ssrs often fall on ,, sn0 helong to
ships mile: 10, out s s 't the Gf s s%s
species les, ' S silk 50 light that odncs n0 the
''f the ait: when ,s tss ''sE'' q
n l%sdes spins her floating "e''
she sails. un,ders thoroughly W.
Not "h' how 10 make the ,v w,' 10 ro
Them but III. tn Injurious s" effect Of n nrneS
s t'nrm ' A spider has bee" "t ne r' net
s'o anIrr to the bottom OF ,o n'' and 40
niece 'ee Of stick three inches f. ' from being
t , as a pencil TO save" '''
blown a1 AWAY crs,,ures besides the s ''stsr
know a the u'1 in the upper Thames a@n
s ,.l,nnor. itself by a cable OF ,D ,' and
manufacture to water '''
there hangs SafelE' ,os tire water
Wy v1,nou y warm day comes wv, Nv, hac,,
W Il ii "a TO the top. turns on his pack s"a,
ond nses the wind or curf'h' w use
a a, '' nT.ewnere. Many creatures , "T,
boou The Norwegian 'e.' w. IL, to
. oo"D advantage of a doatns l's a !"
laNF ,, ' y s,rram, A squirrel has o' 81.
secp 70 DO the same th'hs' '''
tail as. a sail. nr,-ds n
THE common English gna' D| va. hrh.
noat ont Of her eggs and uses ar p ~, >,
Via, , 70 float IT. You may push ''i'' w., 49,,
craft under water with your nD-t'' ',,,e
- win rise, to the surface again III "ic''
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-04
Tubes For Birmin n h a n,

A powerf IL London syndicate, it is
stated, Is to apply to parliament next
session for powers to construct a com.
plete system Of underground tubes fo1
Birmingham. The name of Mr.. Yerkes
Is mentioned in connection with the
scheme. says the London Express. The
money necessary for the undertaking lie
reported to have been guaranteed al.
ready, and Messrs. Milward 4 Co, OF
Birmingham have been instructed In
the matter. Experts state that an eff.
fective system would cost at least e..
100000. In few weeks surveyors will
be sent down to plan works and sta.
tions. The system proposed Is on the
same lines az the London "twopenny
tube"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-04
Wealthy Englishman's Plan For
America to Teach Britons.
WILL PAY ALL THE EXPENSES.


to the United States to study Our
Methods of Education and Busi-
ness - Considers American Boys
Brighter Than English.
Alfred Moscly, IN Englishman who
made a huge fortune In the South AT.
rican diamond fields, Is going to spend
part of it in a peculiar fashion, writes
| a staff correspondent of the New York
Press from London. He has spent a
good deal of time travelling in America
and has become impressed so greatly
with American methods OF business
and of commercial education that he
purposes to send part Of England to
school to the United States, paying
the expenses out of his own pocket.
The first batch of pupils will be a
members OF parliament, the heads of
some Of the biggest business houses, a
few labor leaders and representatives
Of the leading universities.
Mr. MOse,y has been in consultation
for some tiL.e with leading representa-
tives of British commercial interests
and educational institutions, and the
other day his plan was Endorsed by Il
meeting presided over by Lord Reay,
chairman of the London school board,
and including Sir Joshua Fitch, chief
inspector of training colleges; Sidney
Webb and Dr. W. Garnett. chairman
and secretary respectively Of the tech
meal education board of the London
county council.
Il have Travelled practically in all
parts Of the United States" said Mr..
MoseIy, land everything have seen
assures me that America is getting far
ahead Of US. In my stay in America
l was struck by the fact that the boy
you meet on the streets there is bright.
err and better Informed than the boy
you meet in England. A brighter boy
will grow into Il brighter man.
81 realize of course that America il
only Oh account of her wonderful! natu-
raj resources is bound to be mighty
commercial nation in the future. but |
think there is room for Great Britain.
too, and the decision | draw from the
advantage America is gaining so stead
lily is that Great Britain must move on
American Lines. that our red tape. ira
ditiOn and vested interests ought as far
as possible to be put on one side and
that this country should step out with
the spirit OF the age. which is--prog-
reSS.
II believe that the fault lies some
where in our educational system.
cannot put my finger on the weak spot
however, FOR ! don't pretend to be an
educationist Our mining in South AT
RIGA practically was Il failure Until
American engineers made our gold.
fields the success that they are. 1t is
English money, but American brains.
I'VE expect that the commission will
leave here just after the house Of COM
mons rises in August Of next year SO as
to suit the legislators who will be OF
the party as well as to arrive on the
schools. Thence the commissioners will
visit the United States, where they will
stay in all the principal cities They
will inquire not only into education, but
into all American methods Of com.
merce and industry. The commission
will be absent from here probably
about four months"