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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
ANECOO1e OF KRUPP.
Famous 6unmakcr Who Preferred TO
he the First Burgher.

Famous Gunmakcr Who Preferred TO
BE the First Burgher.
A German who for long time held
O confidential position in the late Herr
Friedrich Alfred Krupp's works at Els
sen and who is now in New York re-
Gently gave to Il reporter of the New
York Herald the following details
about the famous gunmaker:
Herr Krupp, owing to congenital
weakness of the heart, was forced to
leave the German army soon after he
entered the barracks at Carlsruhe
When his father asked Kaiser Wilhelm
I. for his sons discharge from military
service, the emperor replied i'll acqui.
escence, saying, II can get many dra'
COON officers, but only one Krupp."
He was a man of simple tastes and
strict daily regimen and very demo
cratic in his relations with workmen
and domestics. In the Schloss Huge
he often entertained royalty. and the
air of democracy which pervaded the
castle seemed to affect even the most
exalted of personages. He spent his
winters in Capri, where he had built g
villa.
His office was in the original cottage
occupied by his grandfather and ia
Their. 1t was called the "stammhaus,
and the furniture of his predecessors
was left standing just where it hat
stood in their time The only new ad
ditions were a telephone and modern
desk. Here Herr Krupp could be ap
preached without formality by ever!
workman.
He never would accept title. oftel
remarking, 81 would rather be krupp
the first burgher, than Won krupp, tn
last noble" He was feet inches IL
height, had a Ugh forehead. was sal
low complexioned, had an aquiline nose
wore eyeglasses, was portly and did no
dress in the mode. 1t was said of hi
clothes that they were made by nj
grandfather's tailor.
| In politics he was not SO democrati
as in social and commercial life, bein;
q member of the National Liberal par
ty. He was elected to the reichsta
three times, but when last candidat
was defeated by the Catholic vote, mos
Of his workmen voting against him. o
I the evening Of his first election grea
throng from Essen went to the castl
to congratulate him. While Herr krup
was addressing them many Of the crow
broke into his wine cellar and helpe
themselves to rare vintages. THE
were connoisseurs," said Herr Krup
when he surveyed the broken bottles
"Ah. well, I suppose my speech wa
dry!
He delighted In aquatic sport and e'
cry afternoon went to the river Run
where he had built boathouse, ant
in company with an English oarsma
employed by him as trainer, he passe
an hour Or more in rowing.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
BIG BANKING MERGER.
Prominent New York Houses Enter
Into Combinations.

Into a Com D1nat1On. 49,
New York. Dec. 13-A banking con-
solidation is announced which Will
bring into harmony the large insurance
and financial interests of the Mutual
Life Insurance company, the Equitable
Life Assurance society and the Morton
Trust company.
This result was brought about at
meetings of the directors of the Ma
tional Bank of the United States, which
was acquired some months ago by the
interests which control the trust compa-
ny. and of the Western National bank.
The directors of the Bank of the United
States voted to amalgamate with the
Western with combined capital of Slo,-
OOoOOO. The directors of the Western
National bank. in which the Equitable
is largely interested, voted to fuse with
the National Bank of the United States
upon a basis mutually agreed upon by
the interests in control
The new bank will continue under
the mana cement of V. P. Snyder, tine
president Of the Western and will occu'
py for the pr"N~''t the omces ol 'he
Western n al bank. The new IN
stit1,tio. ~ he known as the western
National Bank of the United states
The vice presidents will be Richard a
McCurdy. president of the Mutual Lire
James H. Hyde. vice president OF th'
Equitable Life, and Thomas f. Ryan
vice president of the Morton Trust COM
pany. The Mercantile Trust company
the Prudential Life and George j. Goui'
are interested in the consolidation.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
r,or Two Reasons.
Politics.

you can never tell what VIII ", n auln up
in politics" observed the wara he pf f. ),
III YES and that isn't the worst OF It, ;,
.oioined thc ex-can,tidate; gu , =.
reJo'nt t,u who win be turned down. :
ChicugO News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
NJ Yo,x.tt and Bible History.

The following story of DR.. Jowctt'
was current among the undergraduates
at Oxford in my day. 1t had reached
the masters ears that Ballot men were
MT 50 successful in the examination IN
"Rudimepts of Religion" as in the clas
steal schools, so that he determined 10
call ND the next batch of Candidates
and catechise them himself III bl''le
history "Mr. Smith," he is reported
f. have said, "what prophet went up to
hea ven in a chariot Of fire?' Elijah
sir" ut is disgraceful that a scholar
If This college should be SO Ignorant
Mr. Jones?" elijah, sir" Mr.
prowny "Elijah, SIR" At this point
the library boy entered, and to strike
tho undergraduates with shame ne was
anneoled to. "Tell these gentlemen
what nrophet went up to heaven IN a
chariot of fire." "Elijah, sir linen
ens,,ed a pause and then, "Well, gentle e,
mon nerhaps it was Elijah!'-Corhh'''
Magazine.
For Two Reasons.
No;ghhor-Did that artist VINO po"iu-
Cd with you paint your doors ana VIII
dows? A. first he re-
e,,sod to do such common Worh' anu
after | had seen one Oh MS ''''" 70
rofused to let him 90 II.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
A silent han.

Jorkins-There's Perkins--you know
Perkins? -entered into an agreement
with his wife soon after their mar
rage, twenty years ago, that whenever
either lost temper or stormed the other
was to keep silence, i
Bob-And the scheme workedI
Jorkins-Admirably. Perkins mas
kept silence for twenty years.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
The Cheerful Man.

Give us, oh, give us. cries Carlyle,
the man who sings at his work. BE his
occupation what it may, he is equal to
any of those who follow the same puf-
suit III silent sullenness. He will DO
more in the same time; he will do II
better: he will persevere longer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13

Washington. Dee. 13.-Major JOAN
Hancock, chief of the stationery division
Of the pension bureau, father-in-law of
tive of General Winfield Scott Han
cock was stricken with paralysis at
his desk. He is in a serious condition.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
IueouaisteAcy.

Wa9gsby-I note that Hoidum, presl
dent Of the Old Settlers association
has been sued.
Naggshy-What for?
Waggsby-For refusing to seetN.-
Los Angeles Herald.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13

Harrisburg Pa. Dec. 13'-Georsg nv, W.
Simmons, master mechanic OF the run
adelphia and Reading Railway co,n
pany at Pottsville, who was strucA "
a Pennsylvania railroad shifter' IL
dead.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13

CUSTOMER want shoe that is oo'n
comfortable and stylish. madam
ST. Shonman-Ym very sorry, hlaua1'
-. no age of miracles is past. !
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13

NO NENrb BOT tMe nOys
Teacher-Your son, sir, has a very
high temper, am sorry to say.
Father-1 am glad to hear 1t, sir. II
you will grind him into shape. I'll
teach him to keep his high temper FOR
high purposes Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
THE ODD TENNlEo.

For the sake of saving odd
pennies do not buy an inferior
emulsion of cod-liver oil when
you really. need SCOTS Emul'
sion.
SCOTS Emulsion costs moro
to buy because it costs more
lo,make.
The difference in price is
pennies. The difference II
results is pounds--pounds O
hesh-and days of new
strength and comfort.
The consumptivc and other:
who have lost flesh get more
cod-liver oil into their systems
By means of SCOTS Emulsion
than in any other way.
Send for Free Sample.
.,>f>,ru, @, pOUNE rb.r;s,. ,,, paarl CT I
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13

No man was ever SO much deceived
BY another as by himself.-Greville.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13

Sincerity Ia the basis of all true
friendship. Without sincerity 1t Is ike
4 ship without ballast
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
sc.pt.b Envoy Quits.

Madrid. Dec. 13.-Senor Leon
THO. the Spanish AMBASSADOR ~ 1 O. 'e
has resigned.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13

kidneys themselves breaA down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
arrangement Of the kidneys and cure Is
obtained quickest by proper treatment Of
the Kidneys II you are feeling badly you
can make no mistake by taking DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy.
II corrects inability TO hold urine and scald-
Ing pain in passing it, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity Of being compelled to
60 often during the day, and 10 get up many
| times during the night. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won-
oertul cures OF the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and sold
by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar
sized bottles. You may Ec-Fr
have sample bottle Of 6yg,FsssaF1st e,%Esss,
this wonderful new dis Il sS;
covery and a book that '&-assasl!Gss:: y 3 3z
tells all about it., both Home Of swampRoot.
sent free by mail. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co.
Bnghamton, N. Y. When writing mention
reading this generous offer in this paper.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing in this
$ because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
it-heart disease,
pneumonia, heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the result
Of kidney disease. II
kidney trouble is al
lowed 10 advance the
kidne y-pois o ned
blood will attack the
vital organs or the
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13
The Weather.
Snow; northeast winds.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
Closing Quotations Of the New York
stock Exchange.

- New York, Dec. y
Money on call strong at 9a1O per cent
Prime mercantile paper per cent. Ster-
ling exchange easier, with actual business
in bankers bills at $4.S1a4.S725 for demand
and at 4,s330 for 60 day bills. POSTED
rates, A.S4ia and s4.sS. Commercial bills
81. S2s4 a4.S3i4. Bar silver, 477sc. Mexican
dollars, 37Ac Government bonds steady
Railroad bonds weak i,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-13

There are many good sdveJtafnno
Mediums IN Vermont but II you AAve
rot ssted the TEL BGhAk voQ shou8
70 % far assink retnr-,s
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
Another Imperialistic Outrage

The word comes from Manila that
Governor Taft with the help of his en-
gineers and medical men is doing for
that city what General Wood did 50
well for Havana and Santiago. He
will make a new city of it. as far as its
sanitary conditions go, making il clean.
healthy and practically cholera proof.
His plans in brief include the remov II
o. between 10000 and $4,000 of the
slum people to temporary camps: the
tearing down or burning down of their
filthy huts: the reclamation of the
slums: the filling in of all low and
swampy places: the shutting out of the
tidewater by means of sea- walls: the
scientific regarding. draining and sew
ering of the streets, stringent building
regulations. and then year-in year
ou; enforcement of sanitary laws.
The physical changes can be made
with comparative ease and speed, but
the difficulty Will be in changing the
ideas and habits of the lower classes of
the population. 1t can be laone. but
Governor Taft can do little more than
make good beginning. He isssthe
man to do that and his successor will do
the rest, and Manila and all the world
will bless them as benefactors Such
VIII be the result of Imperialism" and
militarism' in the chief city of the
Philippines. The "antis' should at
once raise n howl against this invasion
Oh the ancient right of the Filipinos to
hVe IN filth and die of the cholera
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
The Case of Hayti.

For 4 small country, and little more
than a tramp country at that, FIayti
manages to keep pretty well in the
center of the stage. It's latest claim
to popular attention is the sinking OF
its nayy-consisting of one old pratt
cal tub-by a German gunboat. The
navy in part sank itself to save the
national honor" so that Emperor VIII
liam cannot take all the credit for the
possession of one of the factions now
quarreling for the mastery Of the un-
happy island, and it isn't plain just
what business Germany had meddling
in the affair. However, nobody is like
ly to find much fault outside of Hayti
and it doesn't really matter what the
people there say about it.
For almost century IIayti has beer
an independent country. but in all that
time the world has never heard from
IL except for some bad cause. In the
100 years since it won independence
no ruler has been legally elected. nc
government has been secure, taxation
has been only legaliZed plunder and
neither life nor property has been Sc
cure on the island. 1t hardly deserves
tc be called semi civilized country
+ hD riG nj haN Nl,1y yiS
And what a pity it is. for Hayti is q
splendid country for agriculture. has
great mineral deposits and numerous
good ports. But its people have per-
sisted in raising cain instead of cane
and instead of mining for the coal, cop
per and gold in the hills they have beer
busy digging mines to blow up the
other faction. The people are largely
under the curse of voodooism and edu.
cation is practically unknown. There
are million or more of them and theii
island is of over 10000 square miles. q
third the size of this State.
And What of the islands future
Can it so on for another 100 years as
it has for the past century? Thi.
country stands between it and Euro
pean colonizationyZo administration
and yet has no disposition to step il
and apply the force that is needed tC
give it civilized security Perhaps We
shall not always be able to stand aside
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
A Certain Cure for Dysentery and
Qiarrhoea.

"Some years ago I was one of a
party that intended making a long
bicycle trip" says F. L. Taylor OF
New Albany, Bradford county, Pa. 81
was taken suddenly with diarrhoea.
and was about to give up the trip,
when Editor Ward of the Laceyville
Messenger, suggested that l take a
dose of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. purchased
bottle and took two dcses, one be-
fore starting and one on the route. l
made the trip successfully and never
felt any i'll effect. Again last summer
was almost completely run down
with an attack of dysentery. l bought
bottle of this same remedy and this
time one dose cured me-" Sold by
John Coughlin, III Water St.. J. G.
Houlehan. Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
Personal Notes.

winston Spencer Churchill is giving
all his time to the preparation Of his
fathers memoirs.
Hall Caine has accepted the pres;-
dency of the Young Britons' Society
and will deliver his inaugural address
in October
Z. f. Adams of Boston, is no longer
active in anti-imperalist work in his
city. He is not even a member of the
Anti-1mperialist League this year.
Samuel Hawkins Napier, who has
just been buried in Upper Ottawa. was
the discoverer of the largest nugget Of
pure GOLD which the world has ever
known.
William H. Moody. Secretary of the
Navy. acted as umpire in a baseball
game played at Haverhill. Mass, sew
eral days ago between the lawyers and
city officials of that city.
Rev. Wilson Carlile, the noted Lon
don minister. has introduced moving
pictures into his church service and
furnishes all persons desiring it with a
free cup of coffee as they leave the
church.
Sixkiller. the aged ex-chief of the
Cherokees. has just died at his home
in the Spavinaw Hills. Indian Terri
tory. His death witnesses the passing
Of one Of the most picturesque figures
OF the Southwest
Robert 1. Aitken's design has been
accepted by the Mckinley Memorial
Monument Committee of San Fran
cisco. On the monument is a colossal
figure of the Republic. with bust of
Mckinley in bas relief of stone.
Mrs. Mariah Vance, q colored woman
of Danville. Ill. is learning to read at
the advanced age of 81. Mrs. Vance
was a servant in Abraham Lincoln's
family and packed up the family be-
longings when they went to the White
House in 1860.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
Saw Buck Sayings.

Wild desc mines in de watah an gas
mains in de groun, sho do pity de po
inshoorance companies,
Sence desc primary 'leckshuns cum
along hits sholy winter time fer de
niger while de polls is open,
All de stockholders in de plan OBJ sal
walton amt foun' in de list OF de Bode
er Direcktors,
Dere's some foxes tryin' ter boss-@gs
universe 'kase dey had ter glib up dat
eend OBJ de job whut laid at home,-
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
EIdHTY-FIVE CENTS
FROM AUGUSTA TO
LEWISTON,
Via. Augusta, Winthrop & Gar
diner Railway to Winthrop.


The Augusta, Winthrop & Gardner
Railway is now in operation to WIN.
throp and until further notice cars will
leave Augusta for Winthrop every half
hour from 5.45 A. M. to 9.45 P. N.
And will leave Winthrop for Augusta
every half hour from 7 A. N. to u =
NJ, connecting at Augusta with electro
cars for the National Home at 'ogus'
HalloweII e. Gardiner. Connections
made at Augusta and Winthrop VIM
trains on NJ. c. r. r. This 10 the SNORT
est and most direct way from Ausus..
to Lewiston, Pennington and al Po'n''
on M. C. r. r. from Lewiston TO osN'
land.
The most Of the distance from Az
gusta to Winthrop is over our ~.
right of way and skirts the shores "
Lake Maranocook and cobbosseeconsss'
two Of the most ceIebratedlskes IN es",
traI Maine, passing bv the Hano~S"
Quarries and State Muster Grouno.
Connections are made at Lake Msrsn
ocook will, steamer for Maranoee
The ride from Augusta to GardIn.
along by the side of the kennenec ~.
ana Is dOTlttteo 10 DC SssS = <a-xs
pleasant electric car rides n the go
In going from Augusta to the NsuSs ~
Home at Tosus the road passes y -
State insane Asylum and the v'ew "a 4
the cars at this point on the n ~
most pleasing to the eye, taking m; ..;.
whole City Of Augusta, the state ~ a.
I toI and the valley Of the kenneDsS
a distance of several miles. ..
logus speaks for itself, as ~ .'.;sss "a
tation as a point Of interest 20 s0S S.Ss
is very widely known. Ine H7M
Band, Prof. Theme leader, =
the best in the country And conk 4
are given every day except Mono:; M':.;sa
4P. N. Tho deer park eon.s.%; eo"'%;.
many kinds Of animals, and the os;sd
fui grounds are all that can be oI 800
Thousands Of people visit this .ss-r -,
every month in the year and aIs . the
every courtesy BY the officers "
Home and the guards on duty: et.ss
The shortest way to reach sns a..
Fair Grounds at lewiston sfo"
austa is by this road.
s.psrinssaddse .
.,,~0nAxP
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
Reflections of a Bachelor.

A mans house is his wifes castle.
An easy way not to get rich is t,
have plenty of children.
You can manufacture blonde hair
but red heads just come natural.
1t costs most men a good deal mort
to live UP to their prosperity than the,
get out of it.
Getting into debt is as easy as fallins
out of a balloon. and getting out o.
debt as easy as falling up into the bal
loon again.-New York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
Those Unclaimed Estates.

Those Unclaimed Estates. s
These are times of large crops, and
even the crop of dupes and suckers.
never small one, seems TO be larger
than usual. So large is the number
OF those who are nibbling at the bait
of English unclaimed estates to wlicn
Americans are heirs that the Ameri-
can embassy in London has 'i.emed it
necessary to send out circulars warn
ing Americans not to get caught by
any such game. 1t is not the INST
warning of the sort. When Reverdy
johnson was minister to England m
the late SOS he was so flooded with in
nuiries from home about these estates
that he issued a statement, phrased in
plain and vigorous language, which for
a time paralyzed The industry of the
sharpers and convinced the victims of
the futility of their hopes.
However, the business soon revived
for it is very easy to convince a cer-
tain class that there is great wealth
waiting somewhere for them to claim
it. Such people accept without ques-
ton hypothetical relatives and = i'm
mense estates, and dream of castles in
Spain or England while they freely
contribute to the swindlers, though
they could easily ascertain for them
selves the falsity of the statements.
The Baltimore American recalls that
in the '60s the American claimants to
cumulations passed the 500, 0,000, 900
mark in the Bank of England, used to
meet annually in this country to the
number of several hundred. They were
organized and levied so much per an
mum on the members, which was given
to the agent TO prosecute the claim.
One of the members happening to be
in England, and growing somewhat
suspicious of the agent, went to the
bank. and was informed that such an
estate or any other estate under SINH
lar conditions was unknown to the
Bank of England. Some of those who
We're duped We're SO enraged that they
talked seriously of prosecuting the
bank for stealing, but the majority
were sadder and wiser people.
A little reflection ought to convince
persons of the absolute improbability
of such stories. 1t is not in an old and
settled country that rich men die with
out heirs and without making pro-
vision for the distribution of their
wealth. Such things sometimes occur
to 4 limited extent in new states, like
California or Australia; but it is safe
to say that in either there would be
claimants for great estate within
month after the death of the owner.
The idea of an immense estate lying
fallow or in the Bank of England for
a century is so wildly preposterous as
to suggest that those who believe it
and lay claim to it would rather be
SN lltultu lll6tiI " hIiON tHt
There is another reason for putting the
brand of fraud on the majority OF
these propositions. An English estate
cannot be inherited by an American
citizen. Were so prominent a states
man as Lord Salisbury to will his es-
tate to an American the English
courts would set the will aside as con-
trary to the laws of England. And yet
the warning of the American En-
bassy. like that of Reverdy Johnson.
will fade out of memory. and there will
be a new crop of dupes to hope and
pay money to sWindlers, in defiance of
all the possibilities, only to yield AT
last to the inevitable despair.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
A Splendid Testimo Mai.
(Waferyille Mail.1

1t must be very pleasing to Congress
man Burleigh to nave his ticket lead all
the rest in the third Maine district. 1t is
a testimonial to the high favor in which
he and his work in congress are held by
his constituents. The governor was al
ways an accomplished vote-winner, and
he seems to have become still more effici-
ent in that line since entering upon the
scene of national politics.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12

4 portable street light of great IL
Illuminating power is the device of the
Westminster County Council for lessen
ing accidents from London fogs. A
cylindrical tank Is inches in diameter
and 2 feet high is charged with q
gallons of petroleum, and compressed
air forces vapor from the oil into a
standpipe provided with burner. On
igniting the torch flares up is inches to
feet. with power of 1000 candles.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
ALWAYS the Way.

Mr. Payshentz-kh, well. suppose the
innocent frequently suffer for the guilt
of others in this world.
Mr. Markley-Yes, n case in point oc-
CURED al church this morning. There
were only a few of us there and we
caught ballyhoo apout the lazy ones who
STAYED aWay
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
Chromos.

Belcher-What was the use in showing
Nuritch through your art gallery? He
couldn't appreciat" your paintings.
Kulcher-Well. he seemed interested
and surprised.
Belcher-Really, and what did he say?
kulcher-'Gee! what lot of EN- you've
got. You must "a bought an awful lot
o tea in your time