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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-13
NOTICE.

Ali teamsters drawing rubbish to
the city dump on and after this date,
April 50, 1902, will please be careful
to dump their load over the dump, in.
stead of in the highway IS heretofore.
If they persist In dumping them in the
highway the city will clean it up after
then and charge the same to the in
dividual or individuals who violate
this notice. Per order Of the street
department. 1928
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-13
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ST. VINCENT'S PERIL.
The Latest Reports Are That SIEVE
Hundred People Have Perished
ON That Island.

Port Castries, st. Lucia, May 13.
The island of st. Vincent is hidden |
dense smoke, and sparks are falling Il
~ les in all directions, preventing We
Il IS from approaching within a consi
cradle distance.
The steamer spheroid has arrtv'
here and reports that at least 100 pc
SONS have been killed on st. Vincer
This report is confirmed by other ve
sells.
When seen at a distance, the conn
uration Of the mountain is entire
changed. Many estates in the vicint
have been entirely wiped out, a
churches and chapels have been burr
under the molten lava.
There is constant rumbling fro
the mountain. which Is accompanied
times by reports like artillery, viii
can be heard for scores of miles.
Several relief vessels have left
st. Vincent with food and fresh watt
There is no certainty that they will
able to reach their destination.
The last reports from residents of
Vincent are that the weather was
tolerably hot and that the mountain
eruption presented magnificent sp'
tacle Mt night.
The steamer Coya reports that falli
ashes were encountered at sea
miles from st. Vincent.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-13
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~ attended to.
MRS. ANNIE K. EMERY,
Waits River Vermont,
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ROOSEVELT TO CONGRESS.
Asks For Relief Appropriation oi
@50O,OOO-No Hope For Prem
tbs, Says Ayne.

Washington, May 13.-Secretary Hay
has received the following cablegram
from United States Consul Ayme at
Guadalupe, who went to Fort-de-
France, Martinique, BY instructions
from this government:
1.-THE disaster is complete. The city
wiped out. Consul Prentis and his
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-13

your advertisement In the TEsA
aRAM is read by about 1900 sub
ycribers every day. Add to this thu
1aembers Of their families and you see
you are placing your business before
$1,000 people In this vicinity evsgy
aay.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

to where his friend is reposing and
lifts himself awkseardly to his hind
feet. He then steps on the other cnap
or leases him in some other manner
When the reclining bear accepts the
challenge he arises and then the TWO
standing upright just like great men,
advance cautiously toward eacn otner
each trying to get the best hold. exact
~ as human wrestlers would do.
Finally they close and hug. Then
they sway back and forth and pull ana
push and heave at each other Some
times one will actually try to trip the
other one and so throw him, but the
bear wrestlers are shifty and can get
around wonderfully we'll on their big
hind feet. so tricks do not succeed
very often. and as a rule the throw
must be accomplishe by main
strength.
When a bear finally is thrown he
goes into the pool with such smash
that the water flies all over the cave.
The wrestling matches are always in
solemn earnest and each bear evidently
tries his level best to get the other
one down. But neither animal ever
loses his temper. and after one is
dumped into the pool he climbs out
again as good-naturedly as ever and
is ready to begin over again without
sign of malice.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

material for the construction of NOV
able cage.
Darkness. at the end of the third
days journey, found the advance par
ty encamped on a tiny speck of an is-
land that lies in the very center of
Deer lake, which is 80 miles long by
15 wide. The camp, facing north, was
merely a spit of sand and gravel, clear
ed of snow and protected on two sides
by Jutting rocks. Exhausted by a
weary march, the men, each wrapped
In his blanket, were sleeping soundly
round the dying embers of the fire.
Everything was frozen stiff except
a spot just beyond the island, where
there was black, circular airhole. The
sledge was drawn partly ashore, to
prevent it from getting under way
alone, as a fair wind was blowing
diagonally UP the lake. The moon
scared in a cloudless sky, throwing a
dazzling track across the field of blue
ice.
Some time between midnight and
dawn Quin was aroused suddenly. He
sat up, wideawake at once, and was
silenced by a warning nudge from La
FARCE. .--.,
did you hear that, sir?" the latter
whispered.
II heard nothing. What was it?"
For answer there came, from start
lingly close at hand, a quivering,
mourning cry, like the voice of a hui
man being in distress. Then, out from
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
THE QUEST OF
THE WHITE PANTHER
Tale Of the Hunt and Capture Of an Indian Devil by
Matthew Qun in the Great Lone Land
By w. MURRAY GRAYSON.

1t Is far cry from London to Brit
lsh Columbia, and in the Great Lone
Land the winters are long and severe.
On bitter GOLD night in early Novem-
Der the wilderness around Fort Victo-
ria-which lies 600 miles north of Win
nipeg-was buried deep in snow, and
the footsteps of the sentry as he paced
before the stockade gate, rang like
iron on the firm, white crust. In the
enclosure the factors house stood
prominently among other buildings,
and here, by blazing fire, sat two
men-the factor and his newly -arrived
guest
Fill up your glass, Mr.. Quin, and
try this Carolina tobacco" said old
Donald Kennedy, as he scraped the
bowl of his pipe. "Ay, but it's good to
see a strange face and hear news of
the outer world. But what errand
brought you here?"
"A very simple one," said Matthew
Quin. Lord Dorincourt has heard
about the white panther from a friend
named Jasper, who hunted here. He is
keen to secure the animal alive for his
collection, and he gives the order to
Hamrach & Company. l receive my
instructions from the firm, and here 1
am. 1t may be tough contract, but
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

so that IL would not damage anything.
by shipping it out where the sky dips
down below the rim of the world. II
you ever stand on the seashore or a
far, level country, and look to the
place where the sky and the world
meet, you will be looking right at the
spot just above the hole that the won
derful old lady cut into it to make
herself that waist.
Her cap was formed of a violet cloud
with silver lining. And on it were
set brilliant golden stars that flashed
delightfully."-.
She also carried an umbrella. II
was not as useful as an umbrella as 1t
was pleasant to look at, for it was too
small for an umbrella and too large
for anything else that was smaller. It
was bright green and on top of it
sat still greener star.
Fido observed also that the wonderful
old lady was accompanied by a youth
who did not crawl or walk or swim or
ny or hop or jump or wriggle along,
He just simply approached.
he wore wooden sword that, was
gilded so richly that it made Fdo
wink. He had a pink cap on his head
that looked at various times as If II
were made of paper, leather, silk, brass
and cobwebs. He read purple news
paper with great care and interest, but
ne did not appear to gather information
from 1t.
He was a brilliant youth, for he was
dressed in brilliant colors.
de also had bright eyes and an en-
thusiastic manner.
f1do Immediately had the most de-
hghtful and terrible adventures. Won
shall have an opportunity to paint one
day.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

hummock of drifted snow 80 yards
away, glided a great animal larger
than a puma.
Swiftly and noiselessly it battered
to the air-hole, and as it stood tapping
up the water the moonlight shone full
on its splendid proportions-on the
massive head and ponderous limbs,
and the long, graceful body, that was
silverygrey hue on the back and
sides melting lower down to a tawny
colour.
by Jove, the white panther gasp
ed Quin.
Right you are sir" muttered La
fargo. It's the catamount-the real
Indian Devil. The swamps must be
frozen tight, and thirst has driven it
all this distance to find water
Hush. not so loudl"
The warning was too late. The cata-
mount lifted its head. and for a few
seconds stood rigid and alert. its eyes
two flecks of fire. Then II leaped the
air-hole, crouched low and quivering
limbs and switching tail. and scream
ed.
Brown Elk and Jean Batosh tumbled
out of their blankets and grabbed fire.
arms
Hold on-dont shoot" Quin yelled
He seized Brown Elks gun, and wrest-
which the redskln was upset. He arose
with hot and threatening words on his
lips, and murderous CLEAN in his
eyes.
This passed unobserved. for Batdsh
had run forward to the edge of the
shore and leveled his weapon. But
before he could pull the trigger a slip
landed him on his back, and away he
went over the sloping ice. straight in
the direction of the air hole. There was
scream and a snarl the flash of
silvery body as the savage beast
pounced upon the voyageur, whose cries
were terrible TO hear.
The net. Lafarge: quick"
As he gave the command Quin swung
his dubbed rifle TO his shoulder. and
darted to the rescue, shouting al the
top of his voice. But the catanaount
did not wait 10 be attacked. II jumped
of its victim. turned tail. and fed IN
the lake with prodigious bounds.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

Fido was a small, but charming dog,
with excellent manners and a good ed
uaciton. But he had one sad fault.
From his father, whose name was
Rover, he inherited a rowing dspo-
sition, and he was constantly pining
for adventures. 1t often seemed to
him that a life that consisted of moth
ing except bones and wagged tails was
not suited entirely to one of his ability.
One day while he was lying in the
sun in front of the house, rejecting
over this and other matters, such as
why the dog star did not call on him
now and then, and why a bone did not
last longer, he became so entirely and
completely lost in thought that nobody
could find him.
That was not strange, however, for
while he was thus lost he got away up
on top of the church steeple. This is
an excellent proof that he was lost,
for no other dog ever had been able
to do such a thing, and no one in the
wide world knows to this day how
Fido could have done it.
Still there he was, which, of course
is the important point. If he had not
been there you would not have the
chance to paint the strange inhabi-
tants of the strange land in which he
found himself.
Fido was not as much surprised to
find himself on top of the church
steeple as other folks might have
been. He had seen so many surprising
matters in his life that nothing
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

amazed him. He had observed nice
little boys that, notwithstanding their
aniable appearance, would throw
stones at small dogs that did not an
noy them at all. he had seen dear
little girls cry and stamp most fero-
ciously all at once when something
went wrong with them. He had even
seen dolls that could say mama" and
papa" although they were not alive
at all, but made entirely of wax and
cotton; and this was more than he
could do although he was entirely real
and could bark enough to almost
brighten a grown man. Therefore
F'ido was not at all surprised to find
himself on a steeple where it was quite
impossible that he should be.
Fido knew at once that he was in the
Land of Skye. He had never been
there before and nobody told him. But
he could not help knowing that it was
the Land of Skye, because it was; and
so. of course, it could not be anything
else.
Scarcely had Fido looked around him
before he saw a wonderful old lady.
She was not beautiful and she was not
ugly. She had a sad, cheerful face
and she danced perpetually when she
was not standing still, which she did
all the time.
She was dressed in rich and mel
ancholy manner. Her garments were
made elegantly of a com animation of
sky silk, cambria, clouds and cobwebs
She wore gown of crimson silk all
spattered over with yellow dots. Her
waist was made of really true patches
of the sky itself. AS Fido learned aft
erward. she had cut a great big piece
out of the sky for the purpose. She
mad done this with true intelligence,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

and now Brown Elk, watching his
chance, got possession of Quin's rife.
The latter did not see the act.
L believe the brute enjoys the
sport" he shouted, but I'm getting
tired OF 1t. Run as close as you can,
Lafarge."
"Ay. ay, SIR
ouin, bracing himself by the mast.
measured the distance keenly. Forty
yards-twenty-ten: The big cat stop
ped, faced about and crouched low,
with the evident intention of springing
upon its pursuers. A sharp cry from
Quin mingled with a scream of rage.
and he launched the net Just as La
Fargo showed the tiller 1t was not
a miss this. time. The panther,
caught before it could leap, was roll
meshes.
With shout of delight Quin let go
the rope and started to lower the sails.
Lafarge. turning imprudently to
glance behind, failed to see a hum
mock of ice and snow in front of him.
Inc next instant the sledge capsized
with a crash pitching luggage and
men in a heap.
Quin and Brown Elk crawled from
the wreck together and rose to their
1eet. Twenty feet away the white
pan IheI was Sndrllng and splitting, Bit
ing and tearing, as he floundered to
and fro in the rain attempt to rid him
self of the clinging net. Brown Elk.
llfting the stolen rifle. darted towards
him.
Me Kill Indian Devil" he cried.
Stop, you scoundrel," yelled Quin,
thinking the redskin was bereft of his
senses. stop, 1 say!"
He leaped in pursuit, grabbed Brown
Elk by the shoulders, and brought him
heavily down on his back. The rifle
went summing over the ice, and the
Indian sprang up with a glittering
knife clenched in one hand
Would your shouted Quin
He caught the appraised arm, and the
two grappled. They fell and rolled over
and over towards the net. Brown Elk
broke his assailant's grip. But at that
same moment he rolled within reach
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

OF the struggling panther. The beast
got his great claws into him at once
oltlng and clawing through the meshes'
Quln seized his rife and watched his
Snance 1t came soon, and a blow from,
the stock of the weapon fell on the
cal neads stunning it. Lafarge. who
mao peen entangled in the fallen sails.
now appeared, and Brown Elk was res
cued more dead than alive. covered
with blood.
The panther was not seriously burt
ana before it could revive it was en-
Velopeo In second net, and bound
WIN ropes to the hind part of the
sieoge. The wind had dropped, and as
broWn Elk was unable to walk. Ouin
ana Lafarge drew the heavy load to
camp arriving there as dawn was
breaking
1T amt hard to account for the red
SKIN madness, sir" said Batosh, when
ne had heard the story. TT was his
own brother. Flying Moose, what the
indian Devil killed last spring at the
head of the lake."
All, there you arei' replied Ouin
Its a pity I didn't know that before %
me second party came up during the
morning, and with the material that
tney had brought they constructed a
stout cage on runners, to which the
convalescent panther was transferred
win some difficulty. Three days later
the expedition returned to Fort Vic,o-
ria. TO the amazement of Donald Ken
nedy.
Man, you're a marvel" he told
gun. / never knew the like"
Batosh was healed of his wound In
d week, but Brown Elk did not leave
ms bed till the middle of December.
ny that time, after a trying Journey
through the hundreds of miles of will
derness, in the dead of winter Ouin
and his prize had reacher Winnipeg.
Tney went on to Quebec by rail. and
sailed for England. The white panther
IS the gem of Lord Dorincourts collec-
ton, and may be seen any day prowI-
ing ABOUT In his iron cage, apparently
the Great Lone Land.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
WRESTLING BEARS.

The great part OF the New York Zoo
logical Society is offering delightful
opportunities for study of wild ami
mails in practically a state of nature
now that the dens are we'll occupied.
A constant center of interest is the,
great bear cave, and one particularly
attractive place is the den in which
are kept an enormous Russian bear
and common American brown bear.
These two big brutes are living the
most pleasant and sportive of lives
1hey play with each other constantly
and their antics are so strikingly SINH
lar 10 those of clumsy human beings
That the spectators cheer them on in
their games as they would rival ath-
letes.
a faVorite sport Of the two bears is
wrestling. There hardly is an hour in
the day when they are not at it. They
usually have their contest on the very
edge of their swimming pool. and the
great object Of each bear is to hurl the
other one into the water.
When one of the bears feels like a
little fun of this kind he shufies over
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

compared with some that I've pulled
through it looks fairly easy. At all
events, I hope that Mr.. Jaspers story
IS true"
He stopped at the fort last spring
on his way home replied the factor.
Yes, he certainly saw the beast, for it
killed his Sioux guide. But it's not "a
white panther. Catamount. or Indian
devil, is the proper name for it,"
call II what you like, so long as
capture the brute" said Quin. rs it
still about?''
Il believe so. 1t has its lair in the
heart of big, rocky swamp that lies
at the head of Deer Lake. 1t is a cum
ming creature, and none of my men
have been able to shoot ii, and yet you
expect 10 take it alive"
Il hope I SHALL Mr. Kennedy. I have
come prepared, and if you will give
me the aid l ask for"
You can rely on that" interrupted
the factor. But if / were You I
should abandon the idea. An Indian
Devil-you don't hear of one in a score
Of years-is the worst varmint on
earth to tackle"
Except a Siberian tiger"
Bar none, Mr.. Quin. And now, if
you'll look at this map I'll show YOU
Deer Lake. 1t is sixty miles north of
the fort. and my voyageurs tell me
that IL didn't freeze over till after this
last storm: consequently you'll find the
ice free of snow. and in good trim for
a sledge on runners"
Donald Kennedy, true to his word.
put the resources of the post at his
guests disposal. and by noon the next
day Quin was travelling through the
great forest toward the haunt of the
white panther. They dragged an un-
usually large sledge, which was rugged
with a toresail and mainsail so that IL
could be used like a sailboat when
there was fair wind, accompanied by
John Lafarge, the guide he had hired
IN Winnipeg, and by two others fur
nished by the factor-Jean Batos a
half-breed voyageur. and a redskin.
whose translated name was Brown
Eyes. Three more men were TO follow
within twenty-four hours. bringing
tools for the erection OF logtraps and
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
PAPER SLIPPERS
FOR EVERY GUEST,

A queer improvement is being intro
duced in hotels in Europe, and IL IL
succeeds in those that are. trying IL
now it is hoped that finally it will
become universal. 1t is to furnish every
guest on his arrival with slippers.
These slippers are made of paner.
The soles are of pasteboard and the
rest is made of white or brown pa
per, stitcned with heavy cotton to pre-
vent tearing. There are various onaI-
tiles. The most expensive is made of
an extra good quality of white paper.
The cheapest is made of common
brown straw paper.
These paper slippers are so cheap
tnat new ones can be furnished to each
guest. An attempt is being made also
10 introduce them in hospitals and
public institutions, as they would ada
much to cleanliness and form another
preventive of contagion, since each
pair could be thrown away or Destroy
ed as soon as the wearer has done
with them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

Among the far-off places which On
Gle Sam has taken under his care is
the island of Guam. You will find it on
a map of the Pacific Ocean. lying in
that group of islands to the north
ward of Australia and to the eastward
of the Philippines which are known
as the Ladrones or the Mariana is
lands. 1t is a small island. only thirty
two miles long and about eight miles
across at its widest part.
In this PARKWAY island. fringed with
coral reefs and covered with a dense
tropical vegetation. are two thousand
children, most of them born the sub
jects Of the boy king of Spain, but all
growing up now under the stars and
stripes
Before Uncle Sam took possession of
the island the children of Gaum just
lolled about and did pretty much as
they pleased. You will see by looking
at the map that the island lies well
within the tropic zone, and consequent
ly the weather there is always like
warm summer afternoon-one Of those
afternoons in vacation time when you
don't even feel like playing baseball,
out IKE 10 swing IN hammock under
the trees or take off your shoes and
stockings and go padding in the brook
or along the beach.
These children never have experience
ed cold day which sent the blood
tingling in their cheeks and made them
step along lively to keep warm. You
could not explain to them what snow
was. or give them an idea of the plea
sures Of a SNOWFALL fight. If you were
TO tell them of a country where, in
certain months of the year, the water
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
FIFTEEN THOUSAND
WOMEN WORKERS.

In France there are 1888 women
employed as gate keepers at the rail-
road crossings. They get a very small
salary, but the railroads provide each
one with house and a small garden
patch rent free.
These women work every day in the
year. They may not leave their posts
for day off even on Sundays and
holidays. and their working days are
from fifteen to eighteen hours long.
Five thousand. two hundred and sew
more than $3.50 a month; ZOO receive
from that sum up to $3.50; 1850 get
from $4.s2 to SIZE, and sol from s7ei
to $l0.61. Only sixty women get high
er wages than this and none gets more
than sS1.s4 a month.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

order Immediately that every child be-
tween and II must go to school. He
also issued a proclamation urging the
parents to learn English at once, 50
that they would be able to help their
children with their studies.
He found that some of the grown-up
folk on the island could not even
write their own names and so issued
an order that every man and woman
in Guam must learn TO write his or
her own name before July l, 1901. or
go 10 Jail. Those who could not write
their own names told one of the cap
tains clerks what it was, and the
clerk wrote il down on a piece of pa
per. which the people took home,
where they copied the names until they
got so that they could write them
without looking at the copy.
The children have frightened up Won
derfully, and desire to learn all about
the outside world. and especially about
the United States. They are not con-
tent to learn to read and write, as
they used to be, but study arithmetic,
geography and history.
They keep themselves cleaner, and
pay more attention to their clothes
than they used to. and in every way
they are getting to be like other chill
dren who have the American flag float
ing before their schoolhouses.
Before the Americans arrived the
children of Guam had few games and
what they had were not very interest
ing ones. But the American marines
and sailors stationed on the island
taught them to play baseball, and now
several clubs have been organized
there.
When Capt. Leary took the children
of Guam in charge no special attention
had been paid to them in two hundred
years.