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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-16

Lace as garnture is still In favor
but more In the form of beautiful half
Jokes at the edge of the low neck OF
as oddly arranged Insertions. If a high
bodice Is desired, one Of the prcttiest
Paquin models of cream white French
batiste Is filed out to the throat with
embroidered, unlined chiffon complet-
ed by transparent collar OF rich lace
matching the girdle and pointed bands
Of the elbow sleeves.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-16
Trying Situation.

Miss Amateur-Can't you give me a
part with more speaking in it2
Theatrical Manager-For what rea-
son?
Miss Amateur-Well, before going on
the stage ! belonged to wOmans de-
batting club. and not having a chance
to say much goes very i'll with me-
Ohio State journal
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-16
slider lDr. David RI elpedy's +
vOritc Remedy the superior
Them nil"

Or. DAVID KENNEDY'S CHERRY BAL SAM best
Colds, Coughs, Consumption. 7sc. SOC. 81
All drug ISL sell Df. DaVld Il
nedy's Favorite Remedy in the nj
SO CENT SIZE and the regular 81
size boftles
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-16
SPORTING NOTES.

John Anderson, the Worcester boy, is
playing grand ball for the st. Louis
Americans.
Jesse Burkett has fought his way
into the 300 class at last. He will
doubtless stay there.
The woman champion of the United
States, Miss Genevieve Hecker, is at
present in Scotland with her brother.
making tour of the prominent links
Kid Broad, the Cleveland feather.
weight has announced his determine
ton to challenge the winner Of the
Young Corbett- McGovern fight.
This years grand circuit promises
to have more Of an international flavor
than ever before, for number of for
eign cyclers are slated to follow the
big line.
There is way to knock out JEFF.
fries, but it would require box full
of tools to turn the trick. A sledge
hammer would be essential" So says
George Dawson.
Walter Camp has been spending the
summer at Pine Orchard, N. Y. He
will be coGch and adviser of the Yale
football eleven. Joseph ~ Swan, last
years end rush. will be the Yale field
coach.
Dan Mcleod Of Buffalo, who is con-
sidered the best catch as each can
wrestler at his weight. is contemplate
ing trip to England. Mcleod will
meet any man who does not scale
more than 20 pounds.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-16

The first shipment of wheat from
Chicago via the lakes was made in
1888. The shipment consisted of sew
snty-eight bushels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
STICK TO ONE THING.
A Man Who Wishes He Had Lived
Cp to That Rule.

4 Man Who Wishes he Had Lived
Up to That Rule.
"The only way for man on a salary
to make a success Of life financially
and otherwise is to stick to one thing"
said government employee to a re-
porter. Twenty years ago had plenty
of energy. little money and a huge
stock of ideas. determined to become
a power in the money market and as a
starter dabDled for six months or more
in stocks. That experience cost me $4,-
600. l soon became convinced that /
was cut out for a druggist and straight
way invested $4,000 in a pharmacy.
Cut rates we're unknown in those days,
and In a hort time l was doing well,
but one day read Of prominent law
yer receiving $4,000 as fee for some
case, and instantly l became imbued
with the idea that would make a
great lawyer. neglected my drug
business to such an extent that In two
years | was $500 to the bad. In the
meantime l read law diligently. After
a time graduated as full fiedged dis
ciple of Blackstone and hung out my
shingle. Business not coming my way
as fast as thought it should, opened
q small hotel; result, 81 800 in the hole.
"Then l tried my hand at real estate,
my legal training helping me greatly,
but the same old story will have to be
recorded here-failure. BY this time my
money was nearly all gone. What to do
next was the all absorbing question.
One day friend convinced me that
big money could be made out Of chick
ems. | invested every cent had left,
$1,000, in hens. At the end of six
months sold out my hennery for $500.
Then got a government job, and here
I've been ever since. Shortly after my
arrival in this town purchased lit
tie land in the northwest section. That
investment has yielded me very
handsome return, and l am now thor
oughly satisfied that the only thing for
a man on q salary to do is to either put
a little each month in some good saw
ings bank or invest his surplus In land
or bricks and mortar. Remember one
thing - this is an age Of specialists.
Stick to one thing, make success of
it, and maybe one of these days some
big company will offer you a princely
salary for your knowledge. A rolling
stone gathers no moss or money
Washington Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
Changed the Text.

"Dr. De Witt Talmage during his
visit to England in 1919" says the Lon
don Chronicle, had been engaged to
preach in q church in one of the large
towns of England. On arriving at the
building he found it besieged by a
throng of from $1,000 to 10000 people.
Naturally. he expected the place would
be crowded inside. Instead of this he
was surprised to find it only moderate
ly full.
"'Why.' he demanded Of the pastor.
don't you let this crowd of people come
in?
".Oh,' said he, leach person inside
has paid 4 shillings to get in
"Dr. Talmage had intended to preach
from the text Without money and
without price He changed his sub
ject."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
Mileage.

The first congress provided that each
member should receive besides his pay
So for each twenty miles travelled go.
ing and returning. In 1918 this was
raised to So. An act Of 1856 limited this
to two sessions. In 1866. the railroad
having long since come in, the mileage
was reduced to 20 cents mile. On the
22d Of December. 1S4S, Horace Greeley
published in The Tribune statement
that the government was being de
frauded on mileage in large sums, the
amount in s1cess Of legitimate charges
for the Th!rtieth congress being $73,-
492. While this expose caused consid-
erable Ill feeling against him, 1t led to
a revision Of the mileage matter and
the abolition Of constructive mileage.
This class Of mileage was an allowance
for Journeys merely supposed to have
been made, as when congress adjourns
and a new president takes office or an
extra session is called.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
CHINESE WASTE PAPER.
Every Scrap With n Printed Charso'
-, I'nnu Il SneFRd.

Every Scrap With n Printed Charso.
ter Upon II Is Sacred.
You will never find upon the street
or in the rubbish heap scrap Of pa
per with Chinese characters written
or printed upon 1t. An intelligent
Chinaman, questioned as to the rea.
son, explained the matter in this way:
"Melican man never tears up and
flows in stleet his Bible or hymnbook.
Chinee lifting all same to Chinapan a.
Mclean mans Bible"
Then he still further elucidated the
mystery by leading the way to the Gel
lar Of q Race street house, In which,
piled up before gigantic furnace.
were bundles Of paper and sacks Of let
tiers and newspapers printed in Chi
nese hieroglyphics.
interpreted into plain English the old
Chinaman's story was that the Orien-
tails regarded the written characters
as so sacred that this furnace was es-
pecially set apart, after being blessed
by the priests, for the incineration OF
all Chinese letters and documents.
So sacred indeed was the Chinese
writing regarded by the orientals that
the most compromising letters Of the
highbinders and the private corre-
spondence Of families were left with
confidence in the care Of the furnace
attendant, 1t being perfectly well
known that he would not risk his i'm.
mortal soul by committing the deadly
sin of prying into correspondence CON-
mitted to his care to be given to the
flames.
Nor does the oriental regard the Chi.
nese writing as safe from the hands Of
the infidel even when every scrap Of 1t
has been reduced to ashes. After the
paper has been burned the ashes are
carefully collected, and when enough
has accumulated to make load they
are shipped on board boat belonging
to the Chinese Merchants company,
by which society all such matters are
managed, and taken to sea, where they
are scattered over the surface of the
ocean.
To the Chinaman It is horrifying to
see the white mans newspapers used
for wrapping purposes, his letters
scattered around the streets to be
walked on and his old books flung
around when read as though Of no
more sacredness than old boots. A
letter, an envelope, the printed slips
extolling the virtues Of preserved GIN
ger or the characters that advertise
laundry for sale become. after their
usefulness has passed, as sacred as
the gilded ornaments that add to the
glory of the joss.
One man is employed in Chinatown
to collect the waste paper. He calls at
the stores and the rooms and gathers
It up with the utmost care, tying 1t in
sacks so that not shred shall escape.
With his sacred burden he goes to the
furnace room and hands the sacks to
the important parsonage In charge
there, who slows it away ready for the
next burning day. Twice week the
furnace is lighted and the sacks Of pa
per solemnly committed to the flames,
with many incantations.- s.-Philadelphia
Record
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
Nutcrack Might,

All Hallow even, or Halloween, the
evening before All Saints day, the LIST
of November, has yet another title III
the north of England-namely. Nut
crack night, the derivation Of which Is
obvious enough.
OF old time. to go back to the usual
source Of such things. the Romans had
O feast of Pomona at this time, and it
was then that the stores laid up in the
summer for use in the winter were
opened. The appropriateness of the
use Of nuts and apples at this time
thus becomes apparent But when a
festival 1ourishing in the British isles
has fires connected with 1t look sharp
for a Druidical origin, and it will not
usually be necessary to look far. Now
Halloween has fires connected with 1t,
and q Druidical connection, If not ac-
tual origin, seems highly probable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
How He Proposed.

He wished to propose to the girl OF
his choice, but he was nervous. First
he thought Of the old romantic style:
"By my halidom, fair one, l would
fain take thee for my bride. Say thou
wilt be mine. and ere the sun gilds the
turrets of yonder castle the friar shall
unite us in holy bonds"
In the face of the prevalent rage for
dramas Of the olden style. this form
seemed satisfactory. Being an eminent
ly modern young man. however. he
thought again and determined to test
the theatrical mode.
But just at that moment the fair
Mary tripped into the room. and he
blurted out:
Er-Mary-er-will you-er-welP'-
But Mary was far from being con-
trary. "Oh, that's all right, George"
said she. 81 know what you mean.
Why, of course. | will. Papa will be
delighted."-New York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
ODD FRUITS OF JAVA.
The Most Common One, the Durian,
In the Stranrest of ALL

The Most Common One, the Durian,
In the stranEest of All.
"The fruits Of Java" writes a CORE
spondent Of the Pittsburg Dispatch.
form an interesting study In them
selves, there are so many and Of such
strange varieties. The most common
Is the strangest of all. 1t is called the
DURAN and grows like a huge excres-
cence from the trunk Of tree some
what similar to cur pear tree. The
fruit, which is pear shaped. grows to a
great size, often several feet In length,
and has a yellow skin, rough like a
pineapple. The most remarkable thing
about the durian, however, is its odor.
To say you can smell it a block off Is
putting 1t mildly. A combination OF
aged eggs and the ripest cheese could
not be compared with it. When you
break open the hull TO find what can
be the cause of all thi; disturbance to
your olfactOry nerves and lind great
cluster of snow white kernels which
laSuc llhe SOLlc slluui-''s u'-i'iOuS Nu'
tard, your amazement is greater still.
Another strange fruit is the serpent
fruit, so called from the fact that its
skin Is the exact count erpart of that OF
a snake. There are tie pomoloe. like a
great orange; the potato fruit. which
resembles that vegetable in all but its
fine flavor; the custard apple. with a
yellow custardlike pulp, having rath
er decided taste of turpentine: the pep
pe, like a melon growing on tree: the
great jack fruit, Of rather a coarse ila.
vor; a small yellow fruit, with an un
pronounceable native name, incascd III
a great bur like chestnut, and a hun
dred other varieties, with none but na
tive and scientific names. sGIne 700!
some Indifferent and some entilliy III
palatable to any but native. The or
ange is rather scarce fruit, but III
pineapple and banana are abund"Al
and delicious. especially the former
There are more than twenty difIereM'
varieties Of bananas native TO Java
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

The average life of raspberry planta'
tions is about six years.
With grapes the rule should be to dig
deep and plant shallow.
For roofing the best cutting of O
plant is shoot Of new growth just be-
fore it grows woody or at all tibrous.
Trees about the house make 1t more
attractive and homelike. besides shield
ing it from the cold winds Of winter
and the hot suns Of summer.
Cut the young trees back when plac'
ing them in the ground and also trim
off some of the roots, especially those
that are bruised or broken In any way.
Fruit trees cannot thrive on all kinds
of exhausted soil. The trees will make
a growth of leaves and wood on poor
land. but they require mineral manure
to perfect the fruit.
In most cases when planting shade
trees the hardness Of the trees should
be given preference over rapid growth
1t is of no advantage to secure shade
tree early only to have it die when
most useful.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
c. JONES,
Smith & Machinist,

SOUTH PARIS, MAINE.
v.,ufacturer OF general machinery, steam en-
Ne mill work, spool machinery and tools,
g gli,. set screws, taps, dies and drills made and
Dvas,y,I. Dv,sI,, sewing, moving and threshing ma
sSines. pumps Of all kinds, presses, guns, pis-
~ Ln{yes, traps, ETC., neatly and promptly re-
@S @s,rsi steam and water piping done to order.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
POULTRY AND FARMING

Chickens and eggs have long been
considered one of the minor crops, but
if we devote the same attention to their
needs as we do to the main crops we
will soon find that instead of a minor
crop chickens and eggs may easily lead
all others for great many localities,
saws writer in the Indiana Farmer.
The man or woman who accepts this
doctrine, and then proceeds to carry 1t
into effect, will soon realize that there
are surer returns than in half the other
farm products. There must be expert
ence enough to make the handling of
chickens on a wholesale scale of course.
With two or three thousand hens on the
farm one stands in fair way of making
a good income. But that means careful
methods and study. Let it be under
stood, however, that chicken raising
cannot be entirely separated from farm
ing. We farm to raise chickens. That is
we must raise grass for chickens, fruits,
grains and vegetables. To make them
thoroughly profitable we need a number
of cows, for skim milk and warm milk
are an essential part OF the food OF
chickens.
The ideal poultry farm is one where
the chief commercial crop is chickens
and their eggs, but where grass, grain,
fruit and few cows are raised. The
owner of a poultry farm should raise all
the summer fruits needed for the table,
all the vegetables that can be eaten at
home, with enough for the poultry, all
the grass he will need for the chickens
and hay for wintering few cows, and
all the milk and butter for home use.
Here we have one crop helping another.
We plant few acres of clover which
gives the chickens fresh green food in
the season and good hay for winter.
The fruits supply the table with what
we need and then add to the diet of the
chickens. Likewise the vegetables les.
son the cost of our living, and give to
the egg layers the very food they require.
In such system of farming, eggs and
chickens are the commercial crops, and
everything should contribute directly
toward this, but other crops should be
raised in sufficient quantity to supply
what is demanded for home use. A
farm conducted in this way is bound te
pay.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
Sucking Poisonous Wounds.

Among all people the sucking of the
wound has ever been considered the
most effective remedy of immediate ap-
plication for snake bites. In Africa q
cupping instrument is employed in
emergencies Of the kind to draw out
the poisoned blood. The ancients fol-
lowed the same methods, and when Ca
to made his famous expedition through
the serpent infested African deserts he
employed many savage snake charm.
ers, called psylli, to follow the army.
They performed many mysterious rites
over men who were bitten, but the efi-
cacy of their treatment appears to have
consisted In sucking the wounds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08

he stood ,ptth one arm ouer her neck.
back while he handed his gun to a
comrade and without moments hesi'
tation walked straight up to the mare
and began to rub her nose, and. what's
more. she seemed to like 1t.
You could have purchased the whole
company for very small sum at that
moment. for we felt mighty cheap. We
didn't know whether 1t was jugglery
or what It was, but the fact remained
that the mare did not treat him as she
had treated US.
"Say. parson," bawled Wink Tomp'
kins. "have ye ever seen the critter be-
foIeT
"Certainly not" was the calm reply,
"whyT
"well, I'm blowed! Boys, there's
somethin' in religion after all"
While he was thus expressing him.
self Jeb leaped into the saddle. and Ii
q moment more he was riding arom'
the place as easy as you please. Blaze
single footed, dog trotted and cantereo
and you'd have thought she was
Christmas tree rocking horse for all tn
ugliness she showed then.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
oA,Ry,Ne IN WARM WEATHER

During the warm weather that we are
sure to have for about three months,
the greatest vigilance will have to be
exercised in the care of the dairy uten-
sils. The milk strainers will need the
greatest care, as the holes will become
clogged. If cloth strainer is used 1T
should first be rinsed in cold water to
take off what may adhere to it, then
washed with the hands in warm water
to take out the milk, and afterward well
scalded. 1t should be put through the
weekly washing besides. The wire
strainer will need to be rubbed often
with salt TO keep the holes in the sieve
open and pure. The seams and places
that cannot be cleaned with cloth will
need to be scraped with knife or fork.
The ears of the pals and cans will also
need to be kept clean. Let me speak
right here of the dish cloth. II not
thoroughly washed out and put in the
sun to dry, it will soon become sour, and
such a cloth is not fit to have around
Burn it up and get new one instead o,
irving to clean it to be used again. Be
ware of all foul odors around the dairy
for they will injure the butter anc
destroy the reputation of the gooo
butter maker.-Epitomist in Turf, Farm
and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
Electric Centipeds.

Least attractive among the insects
which give light are the so called "elec
trio centipeds." black crawlers with
many legs which have been llkened tc
serpents' skeletons in miniature They
move in a suNkelike fashion, forward
or backward. leaving behind them Il
bright track q phosphoric light. How
ever, they are most accustomed to mp
pear in the daytime, when the illumi
nation they afford is not visible.-l-on
don Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
Coins of Early Days.

The early Biblical references to
pieces Of silver do not in the original
convey the idea Of coins, but Of weights.
shekels. The Mosaic collation. TO God
was a half shekel. and the shckel Is eX-
planned by Losephus as equal to four
Athenian drachmr OF n value OF about
55h cents in American money. The
first Jewish coinage under authority
was, it is believed. struck by Simon the
Maccabee, about the year 40 II. {. II
consisted of shekels and half shekels
This coinage had its value signiiied
upon it, "Shekel Israel" in Samaritan
characters
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08

for the throats Of her enemies. She no
longer paid any attention to the horses,
but she went for the men. and when
ever she grabbed one she literally tore
him apart. Hundreds Of shots were
fired at her, and her body was covered
with blood from the saber cuts she
had received. but she paved and kick
ed and tore with her hoofs and teeth,
turning like cat and bounding about
with the ease and grace of panther.
Then when most of our men had
gone down. and when practically all
that there WAS left for the Johnnies to
fight was that wild mare. there was
another yell from the top of the hill,
aud | SAW three companies OF our own
men comm. 10 the rescue. The John
nies SAW ,hcm. too. and they broke
and ran. ana nS sure as | live BlaZes
started after them.
She overlook the last man and seized
him hy the shoulder. dragging him
from his larSr to the ground. AS he
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
YARNS FROM ERIN.
The AbsurdIties Thnt Are Born at
Irish Simplicity.


Here are u few samples Of the n
surdities arising out OF the extreme
simplicity Of some Irish folk:
A young man came TO CONFESS to an
Irish priest in London whose expert
ences Of the humors of his fellow coun'
trymen would fill book. We'll. my
man," said the priest, and how do you
earn your living" I'm an acrowbat.
your reverence" The priest was non
plused. I'll show ye what | mean In
brace of shakes" said the pen!t"nt.
and in moment was turning hiplScIi
inside out in the most approved aero.
batic fashion in and cut o. the pc|S.
An old woman who had followed him
to confession looked on horriiied.
when it comes to my turn. father.
she gasped, for the love of God Coat
put Il penance on me like that. 1t I'd
be the death of me-
think it was the same good father
who, Observing the regular attendance
at Lent mission had done nothing 10
reform one Of his parishioners. told him
so and asked him the reason of It,
"Ah, father" he replied, Il can man.
age the faith right enough. but the NOR
ais bate me-"
On another occasion this priest was
called upon to marry man OF whom
he knew nothing to Il girl of his cDn@re
CATION. On investigation he found the
would be brideGroom's knowledge OF
the Catholic faith very limi.cd.
Have you ever been baptIZcd!' hr
asked. We'll, father. | can't trust me
memory to that" "Are your parents
living% "The mother is" Lets have
her address" This was given and a
telegram dispatched to the old lady on
the spot. reply paid. The answer came
I'm due course, "Naccinated, hut not
baptized."-A Kerry Man in London
SDectatOr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-07-08
The Author mt Home.

mo-" said the authors wife. Its
hard to understand these men of gen
lus. There's my husband. for instance"
"Why, anything wrong with him this
morning.
81 should say so! Do you know |
merely asked Mn to take down the
stovepipe. and take up the parlor car
pet, and hang the new curtains on the
bay window. and stain the dining room
floor, and move the piano to the east
corner and he flew into rage and
acted as if he had lost all the mind he
thinks he's got" Atlanta Constitution.