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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
TO BEAUTiFY THG CAPITAL.
Plans For Washington Made by the
Special Comm lNaIOn.


The special commission appointed to
draw up plans for making Washington
the most beautiful mtional capital In
the world has completed its work and
made public report. 1t will take
years to carry out all the improvements
proposed, but when the work is com
pleted not even the older European
cities which are famous for their ar
.tistic architectural effects will be more
finished, says the Chicago Evening
Post. Parks, public buildings drive
ways, walks, fountains and monuments
have been carefully mapped out
Among the principal features Of the
plans are
To erect on three sides of the United
States capitol public buildings of beauti-
full architecture and imposing appear
ance. thus giving the building which
many architects have declared to be the
noblest In the world setting commensu-
rate with It's dignity and importance,
which 1t now sadly lacks.
To remove the railway station from the
government park or mall, which now ex-
tends west from the capitol to the Wash
ington monument; to beautify this park
and to flank it with public edifices thus
forming a great national plaza nearly q
mile and half in length.
To adorn the Washington monument by
erecting beautiful terrace Of marble at
Its base. thus adding vastly to the at
fractions of that unique and noble shaft.
To reclaim the Potomac flats lying west
of the monument thus extending the
great park nearly mile farther and CIV
ing opportunity to place at its western
end, upon the banks of the Potomac and
in direct line with the capitol and the
Washington monument, "A suitable ma
tional memorial to Lincoln, thus linking
together In artistic structures the two
greatest names in American history.
To extend this great national park and
boulevard across the Potomac by means
of the memorial bridge to Arlington
cemetery.
To connect the beautified and extended
mall by means of an embankment or
boulevard along the Potomac with the
driveway which is to come down the pic
turesuue Rock Creek valley from the Ma
tional Geological park and the Rock Creek
park
To erect around Lafayette square. d.
rectly facing the White House series Of
beautiful structures of a government or
an artistic character
The commission was composed Of
Daniel II. Burnham of Chicago. Chal les
F. McKim of New York, Frederick
Law Olmstead of Boston and Angus
tus st. Gaudens of New York. They
visited the principal cities Of Europe
and America. making an exhaustive
study of the subject before drawing up
the plans.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS.
The Magnificent Revenge Of u Gov.
ernOr of Missouri.

The Magnificent Revenge of Gov.
ernOr of MissOuri.
While Robert Stewart was governor
of Missouri steamboat man was
brought in from the penitentiary as an
applicant for pardon He was large.
powerful fellow, and when the govsrn-
or looked at him he seemed strangely
affected. He scrutinized him long and
1sely. Finally he signed the docu-
Ment that restored the prisoner to lib
erty Before he handed it to him he
said, "YOu will commit some other
crime and be in the penitentiary again,
| fear"
The man solemnly promised that he
would not. The governor looked doubt
full, unused a few minutes and said:
you will go back on the river and
be mate again, suppose?'
The man replied that he would.
"Well. l want you to promise me one
thing" resumed the governor. 81 want
you to pledge your word that when you
are mate again you will never take
billet Of wood in your hand and drive
a sick boy out of bunk to help you
load your boat on stormy night"
The steamboat man said Ire would
not and inquired what the governor
meant by asking him such question.
The governor replied: Because some
day that boy may become Il governor,
and you may want him to pardon YOU
for crime. One dark, stormy night,
many years ago, you stopped your boat
on the Mississippi river to take on
load of wood. There was a boy on
board who was working his passage
from New Orleans to st. Louis. but he
was very sick of fever and was lying in
bunk You had plenty Of men to do
the work, but you went to that boy
with a stick of wood in your hand and
drove him with blows and curses out
into the wfetched night and kept him
toiling like Il slave until the lo,u was
completed. | was that boy Here is
your pardon. Never again be guilty Of
such brutality"
The man, covering and hiding his
face. went out without wcrd
What a nol.le revenge that was and
what a lesson to bully!- Success
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10

An odd Use that the pin was put to
long ago was that of checking the i'll
temperate habits of the English. st.
Dunstan conceived the idea of dividing
the tankards out of which the liquor
was drunk iGto eight equal parts, each
part marked with a silver pin. The
cups were generous affairs, holding
two quarts. Consequently the quantity
from pin to pin was half pint and
the regulation was that the drinker
stop at pin"
Roisterers. however, prevented the
purpose of good st. Dunstan ana cstab-
lished the rule of good fellowship
by which The drinker was to stop only
at a pin If he drank beyond he had
to 20 on to the next mark. AS ii was
difficult to stop exactly alta pin the
vain efforts always excited much
mirth. and he trial usually ended with
the draining Of the tankard
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
A RAILROAD INNOVATION.
Emergency Medicine Chest Designed
For Chicago and Alton Road.

Emergency Medicine Chest Designed
For Chicago and Alton Road.
Consulting Surgeon Howard Crutch-
er of the Chicago and Alton road has
designed surgeons chest to be placed
on every passenger train on the road,
says the Chicago Tribune. 1t is radical
" different from the chests generally
used in that it weighs only seven
pounds and measures foot by by I
inches. Heretofore the cases have been
unweldy.
The case planned by DR.. Crutcher is
intended to contain everything a physi-
clan may need to perform a simple OPP
Grafton or to dress an injury before the
removal of patients to Il hospital. The
contents will include antiseptics. chic
reform. full set of hypodermic instru-
ments, antiseptic bandages and SauZe
and powerful emetic to he used in
case Of internal poisoning. There will
also be a scalpcl, spud and a couple OF
forceps.
At the same time a first aid package
has been prepared for the use of all
train hands. yard and switch men. This
is an innovation in the railroad worki
made at the suggestion of President
FELTON,. The package will contain tin
box. 6 by by ~ inches. containing an
tiseptic powder bandage, cotton and
gauZe necessary to bandage slight
abrasion or serious wound while
awaiting. the arrival of Il surgeon The
package will be Theoretically sealed
and when once opened will be replaced
by new one.
1t is also planned to put in the buff
fet cars Of all through trains such sim
pie household remedies as Il layman
can use without danger 1t is not in
tended to fit trains with the elabOra tie
paraphernalia carried by some south
ern lines but rather to provide against
injury to passengers from inability to
find physician at once or in case Of a
serious wreck to enable any travelling
surgeon to assist in the work of relief
prior to the arrival Of regular assist
ance. There is hardly a point on the
Alton road where physician or sur
geon cannot be obtained after an hours
run.
The authorities of the road decline
TO discuss the matter at this time. prob
ably on account of the agitation over
train wrecks, but acknowledge the
matter has been receiving serious at
tentiOn.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
WANTS fIREMEN TO WORK.
Western Mayor Orders Them to Do
Truck Farming Between Calls.

Mayor William Glasmann is prepar.
ing to turn the firemen of Ogden, Utah,
into truck gardeners as soon as the
spring season opens, says the New
York Times. The mayor is of the Opin-
ion that the tiremen might just as well
put in their time to good advantage
while they are waiting for some con
fiagration to demand their attention,
and he has formulated this plan to
keep them from idleness
The city of Ogden owns some vacant
property near the heart of the city, and
part of it is near the fire stations. The
mayor says hat the tiremen, instead Of
spending their time playing checkers
and reading novels, must put in the
spring and summer hoeing and plant
ing, cultivating and harvesting. He in
tends to have them raise vegetables
and other things which are marketa-
BILE. The crops will be sold, and the
proceeds will go into the city treasury
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
Organ Grinders Latest Accom- pa II list.

A new development in the organ
grinders art has appeared in London,
and only law prohibiting masquerade
ing in the streets probably protects
New York from an invasion of the
same enterprise, says the New York
Tribune A boy dressed as pretty
girl with big poke bonnet and much
beflounced skirts, accompanies the
street musician and dances to all the
new music hall melodies. The per-
Torrance gives no end of delight to the
youngsters and multiplies the pennies
that fall into the Golfer of the musl-
can
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
A SOCIETY PROTEST.
Custom Of Making Costly We'd
ding Gifts Objected To.
DONORS 90 BEYOND THEIR MEANS
What some Of the English Society
Gifts at Lord StavOrdaps Marriage
Cost $1,75O,OOO-Views of Prominent
London jewelers..


London jewelers..
The New York Herald's European
edition publishes the following from its
London correspondent:
1t looks as il in certain quarters soci-
heavy tax they latterly have been fore
ed to tolerate in giving wedding pres
ents. This has been made all the more
pronounced by recent big weddings.
when. as in the case of the wedding Of
Lord Stavordal and Lady Helen Stew
art, the presents were more costly and
more eXtravagant than have been seen
In recent years, representing, it is said,
about $l,1JO,UGO.
Some people in society estimate their
annual expenditure on wedding pres
ents at not less than 5000. The habit
Of giving wedding presents has appar-
emily grown beyond all bounds. Every
one is expected to give. While there
are many who would be happy to do so
in moderation. they feel that unless
they go far beyond their means their
little token will be merely brushed
away as unworthy to be placed side by
side with the gorgeous things that are
showered down in every direction
1T is ali due to the fact" said one
lady that we are living in an artiti
cial, unreal and unhealthy age. We are
eaten up with love Of OstentatiOn. We
want to show and to be shown. We are
a lot of sheep. we English, because we
fail to see that we are going the inevi-
table pace to ruin. Stop it? How
wish could
Another lady, a marchioness, said
81 do hope you will be able to show
people that they are unkind in giving
such lavish presents to comparative
strangers. You do not know what suf-
fering 1t causes among people who are
necessarily obliged to follow suit.
"Of course there are many people
who give costly things merely for the
sake of seeing their names in the pa
pcrs. If the newspapers were to stop
printing the news, there would be a
terrific slump in presents. | shall sc
on giving where | should not. but will
gladly join Il round robin protest"
/ Regent street jewelers. one and all
deny that there is more extravaganza
today than there has been during the
past twenty years. They admit, how
ever that there is more determination
nowadays to make as much of show
on little money as possible, Only
| Stockholders seem to be exempt from
| this charge.
"You see" said the manager Of a ia
4 nous house, "a Stock Exchange gen
| tleman who is successful in business
does not mind putting down good big
sum for something worth giving SO
he comes in and says, Give me hun
dred pounds worth Of wedding pres
ents' He doesn't mind if it be pearls
or diamonds or a brooch or a dog cart
so long as il is present.
/ son the other hand, have often had
: notable lords, from dukes down to
barons, come in here and turn the es-
Establishment in and out in a vain effort
! to find something for $50 which they
hope they can palm off as costly
thing, representing at least an eXpendi-
ture of $3.50, for even duke; are not
above trying to make show
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
IT'S HARD TO FIND

a better cigar than the Mar
rion's Best sc cigar. In fact
there isn't a better five cent
cigar made. TRY one and
vou'll be SO sure of this that
you'll buy it regularly. You'll
find the quality always the
same. That's why the Mar
rion's Best DC cigar is so pop
ular, Our window shows a
special lot of pipes which are
selling at 1Oc each. If you
want one come quick.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
A MARVEL IN FINANCE.
Colossal Profits of a New York
Banking House.
Rich RETURNS FOB THE PARTNERS

Private Firm Cleared s17,0OO,0OO
Last Year Beyond Gains ~ . Unit
ed states Steel Observation-Disclosures
Partners Share Alone Amounted
to IS Per Cent of Earnings.
On one Of the news slips that are left
internationally during the day at almost
all of the offices of bankers and brokers
in New York there appeared the other
afternoon paragraph substantially as
follows, writes Holland, the regular
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, under the date of Jan. %: 1T is
the understanding that one New York
banking house earned during the year
1901 profits aggregating $17,OOO,OOO ex-
elusive Of the profit that may come to
this banking house as member of the
United States Steel Financial Under
writing syndicate"
This little paragraph Is an echo Of
report which is quite generally believed
to be accurate and which has been in
circulation in the Wall street district
for some ten days or two weeks. The
only difference between the imprinted
rumor and the brief news paragraph
circulated the other day is that the re-
port that circulated from mouth to
mouth was more definite as to figures
and as to the identity of the banking
house which comprised this unparal-
leled achievement.
The earlier report put the figure rep
resenting the profits at $11,00O,OOO and
mentioned the name Of the banking
house which had experienced this un'
paralleled good fortune. The printed
slip did no more than to hint at the
partnership name Of this banking COM
pany. Yet every one associated the re-
port with the pre-eminently active and
organizing banking institution in New
York city, whose chief and Junior part
ners have had conspicuous part in vari-
Gus organizations and reorganizations
in the past ten or twelve years.
The exclusion of the earnings of the
United States Steel Underwriting syn
dictate from this estimate is probably
due to the fact that, while this syndi-
cate has been practically liquidated,
the pool disbanded and probably lar
ger part If not all of the profits have
been received nevertheless the syndi-
cate has not been formally disbanded
and it's affairs permanently closed.
OF course. the report has been the
main subject of discussion and of com
| parison with other great achievements
| in the way Of rich earnings all through
| the financial district. 1t is said that
these figures represent reasonable In
come upon capitalization of $500. OOO,'
600, so that looking at the matter from
this point of view, this banking institu-
ton stands relatively second to the
| United States Steel corporation itself,
at least so far as capitalization is con-
cerned. if the partnership were to be
capitalized upon the basis Of per cent
| return.
The report asserts that of these CO.
| lossal earnings the senior partner re-
ceived Is per cent. one Of his associates
ne-seventeenth. or In round numbers
| 81, 600, 900, and among the other associ-
ates or junior partners $3,00O00O is to
be divided. making for each of them in
| the neighhsrhood of 100000 as their
! return for the years business.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
Motors For Chinese.

A great deal of surprise and no little
amusement has been caused among
the spectacle of well dressed China
man carecring along the Praya on a
motor cycle, says the Iongkong Press.
The machine had seats for two behind,
and these were occupied by two Chi
nese ladies' The Chinese are not prone
to western innovations. yet the Use by
them of the cycle ia increasing in the
olsny
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-10
c, Herbert Pape
Successor to5Wilmarth A. Drew
General Insurance Agent.

The following Companies: represented:
Aetna Of Hartford British America OF Toronto Gonnenta
New York. Five Association OF philadelphia Haroro
Connecticut Home OF New York, Insurance Co. OF North
America, National Of Connecticut Niagara OF New YORK,
Norhsrn Of London Orient Of Harttord Phoenx 81 a>
burph Civ Of New ork, State Mutual OF Rutland, w.
Maryland Casualty Co.,, Baltimore *sF = = =
Office over Granite Savings Bank and Trust CO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-21
LOCOMOTIVE MEN.
A Proposition to Join the American
Federation of Labor.

fBy Associated Press
NORFOLK. VA, May 2o.--President
James O'Connell. of the International
Machinists' Union. appeared before the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
convention here to-day and submitted a
proposition which has as its purpose the
entrance of the Brotherhood into the
American Federation of Labor. President
O'Connel came as the credited represent
alive of the Federation and spoke at
length regarding the proposition.
Grand Chief Arthur. of the Brotherhood,
stated tonight that the object of Pres
ident O'Connell's mission was to bring
about if possible. closer relations between
the different labor organizations. and that
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers. not being member of American
Federation of Labor. was directly affected
by it, in fact. that the proposition i'm
mediately concerned the brotherhood of
Engineers and the Federation OF Labor
He would not admit that the proposition
was for the entrance of the Brotherhood
into the Federation, but from other
sources this is learned to be the case.
The matter was taken under adviSement
by the convention.
The sessions OF the Grand International
Auxiliary have been devoted entirely up
to this time to the reading Of officers
reports. but tonight a memorial service
to the late President Mckinley was held.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-21
CURED OF PlMPLES, ECZEMA
BONE PAINS. ITCHING SKIN.

The above pictures represent what DO
tanic Blood Balm did for az. c. w. Rob-
erson, Augusta, Ga. He says: My face
was covered with restoring eruptions and
pimples. l was all run down with aches
and pains in bones. joints and rheuma-
tisnl, and my skin itched with eczema scabs
and scales was discouraged. as doctors
and patent medicines had utterly failed
to cure me. Finally took Botanic Blood
Balm. which cleared my system of all the
impurities. healed every sore and ulcer
stopped all the aches and pains and gave
my skin the rich glow Of perfect health,
and made my blood pure and rich. Bo-
tanc Blood Balm will do the same foi
any sufferer from bad blood or skin trou-
bles Yours truly,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-21
THE COLORED COLLEGES.
Graduating Exercises at Union Univer-
sity and Hartshorn School.

Graduating Exercises at Union Univer-
sitY and Hartshorn School.
The graduating exercises Of the Vir-
siria Union University will be held TO-
night This Is one Of tho most prosperous
colleges for the training of coiored PEG.
pie in the South. Yesterday was alumni
day there. and very interesting exercises
were held.
The graduating exercises at Hartshorn
Memorial College will be held tomorrow
at s:l5 P NJ.
Monday night demonstrated the fact that
the Hampton school is not the only col.
ored school in Virginia at which most
credita ble industrial education is given.
Virginia Union University started its IN,
dustral department last December ana
gave its first public exhibit last night. Dur
ing the evening about 800 visitors were
shown over the building. Forty students
at time were enga ged in actually doing
the work in which they had been in
structed Some We're working in iron at
the forge and anvil: others were engaged
at the driIl-press. the iron-turning lathe
and the emery grinders. Another class
were doing hand work in wood. making
simple things, according to drawings and
specifications. In fact, no work is done
except from the woodworking machines,
planners. shapers, lathes. scroll saws. etc.
The exhibit of work done was not large,
but was very good There were some
pieces of cabinet work that will compare
favorably with the best to be seen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-21
A DELIGHTFUL TRIP
To the Pacific Coast via Southern Rail.
way, Southern Pacific.

The extremely low rate Of $685. for
the round trip Richmond. Va. to Los
angeles or San Francisco, Cal. with
generous stop-overs. and the privilege OF
returning d1frersn. route X desired, IS
offered by rha Southern Railway. account
of meeting Of Imperial Council Mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine. San Francisco. Cal,
juno 1Oth-14th. 1902. and for those Wish
Ing to take advantage OF this special
Offering tickets will be on sale May
26th to June It'll, inclusive. final limit
of tickets sixty (6C) days from date OF
sale. Passengers may avail themselves
OF either standard sleeper. IN which the
berth rate Is SIS through. or excursion.
sleeper. in which berth rate Is s..
The route Is through the most inter.5
estfng section of the South. via the
Southern Railway. NV Orleans and
Southern Pacific. It is most interesting
to sec New Orleans. San Antonio ana
Ell Paso. which last named is just acros,s
the river from the old Mexican town
OF Juarez, where all the old customs pre-
vail.
For detail Information call on c. ".
Westbury. D. P. A. Southern Railway,
No. go East Max Street. Richmond vs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-21
FAST TRAINS BETWEEN RICH
MOND AND NORFOLK VIA c..

& O.
Travellers between Richmond, Norfolk,
etc. find the new fast trains Of the Chss-
apeake and Ohio Railway a comfort. The
fast run to Newport News, there con-
Meeting with the new, fast steamer Viz
ginia for Norfolk and Portsmouth.
furnishes q rail-and-water trip which is
delightful to a degree. Passengers going
to Norfolk, via Chesapeake and Ohio.
are landed almost at the doors of the
Monticello Hotel. within easy reach OF
the business and residential centers-
The morning train, F. F. V. Limited.
with parlor car leaves Richmond at $3.50
A. NJ, reaches Norfolk II: rs A M Stops
at Williamsburg. Newport News and
Hampton.
The Seashore Limited, leaving Kich-
mond at P NJ, reaches Norfolk at SIS
p. NJ, connecting at Norfolk with Old
Dominion steamer for New York; at Old
Point with steamers for Baltimore, Wash
ington and Cape Charles. The Seashore
Limited stops at Williamsburg. Newport
News and Hampton.
Returning these fast trains leave Nor
folk at IL 80 A. NJ. and P NJ. reaching
1RichmeEd at go F. N. and $50 =. "
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-21

tendance upon the meeting. Of the Confer.
ence Committee of the Southern Passenger
association. The meeting was held be-
find closed doors, and nothing was given.
out for publication The meeting is the
largest attended OF any held in recent
years.
Among the officials present were: S II.
iisrdzick, general passenger agent OF
the Southern Railway; w. c. Rinearson,
OF the Queen and Crescent. Cincinnati;
C. l. Stone, OF the Louisville and Nash
vile: W. L. Danley. Nashville. Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis; B. W. Wrenn. Plant
system. Savannah; S. G. Hatch. OF the
illinois Central. and J. P. Billups. Of the
Atlanta and West Point.