Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-24
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Paris l,as 1876 factortes,

the complexion.
The car Of Russia has established a
ten hour working day.
| A man should weigh twenty six
pounds for every foot OF his height.
The most valuable byproduct pro
duced on the farm Ia the skimmilk.
Whitewash made Of quickiime and
wood ashes will destroy moss on tiles.
The number of laborers required to
cultivate the tea crop Of india is $685.
600.
Two roots and the trunk OF fossil
tree have just been unearthed at Brad,
ford, England.
| The standard Of height In the British
army is greater than in any other
army in the world.
There are sixty-fve steamers on the
Swiss lakes The largest can trans.
port 1900 passengers,
The median age Of the white pOpula-
ton In the last census year was 23.4
and Of the colOred 1871 years.
During the last ten years 275 acct.
dents involving 301 deaths, have Oc.
CURED to people climbing the Alps
The income Of the Suez canal last
year was $40, 400, 900, being dues from
3,809 vessels which passed through it,
Fifty thousand Christmas postcards
designed and printed in London have
been ordered for sale on the continent.
Twenty five survivors Of the eruption
at ST. Pierre Martinique, are adver-
tised as an attraction at O circus in
Berlin.
The motto "Dieu ct Mon Droit' was
first assumed by Edward III. Of Eng
land when he took the title Of king of
France.
DIR. Heinz, professor Of therapeutics
Of the University OF Erslangen, advises
long, deep and quick breathing for cur
ing seasickness.
Cleburne, town in Texas, possesses
a gray brindle tomcat that is thirty
years old. The animal has no teeth and
is unable to new
Twenty-Five thousand black sill,
handkerchief have been ordered by
the British admiralty for the navy
from Macclesfeld firm.
The whole number Of Seminole Indi,
ans, as shown by census just taken,
is but $3.50. Nearly all Of them are in
the Florida everglades.
The greatest number Of complete BIZ
bles ever issued in one year-viz 939,-
708--was sent out In 1901 by the Brit
ish Foreign Bible society.
There are $500 window glass pots in
the country. but owing to the limited
of skilled workmen it Is only
possible to operate $500 pots.
A Spanish dncat belonging to the Pc
Rod OF Philip ~. Of Spain, 1921 to
l625, has been found by a Mashona-
and volunteer near Mafekiug.
A portable seat for messenger boys
has been invented. A tired lad carries
t concealed beneath his coat when not
n use, but it will usually be in use
Germany sold Russia nearly 500 NG
worth Of plows last year. The pillow in !
Use in that country has wheels at the
)eam tip, so it does not have to be held |
Since June 7 more than %, 600 British |
'hicers and men have left South Afri- |
a. This is believed to constitute a
worlds record in the transport of |
roops.
The agricultural returns of Great
Britain for 1902 show that the total
lnder crops and grass was 32,387. 1876
cres, decrease Of 29,49O compared
With 1901.
As thanks offering for his good
ealth Pope Leo XIII. proposes to
rect a home for the aged poor in his
alive town Of Carpineto, Perugia, at
cost Of $20O,OOO
Judge NJ. NJ. Sheldon Of Macon, Mo.
larrfed young couple recently and
1T out the word "obey" in the cere.
,ony. In order to make sure that
9th parties should be aware Of the
mission he called attention to it.
Great Britain is still the greatest tea l
rinking country. The consumption IN
We pounds per head Of the popuIa
on. In Switzerland it is estimated at
ne and half pounds per head and in
le United States about one pound Der
Fad.
FractIcal measures are now in prog.
ss with view to exploiting the vart :
IL coalields existing in Egypt and
sewhere on the direct eastern route.
he Egyptian government has granted :
ncessions for this purpose to Edward :.
lchoils. an Englishman. u
Siberian merchants are loudly COM
aiming that Manchuria and ports In
IBERIA are flooded with American.
srman, Japanese and other foreign
DDS and that Russian trade Ia dis- =
Energetic measures are de. .
anded. particularly frontier guard =.
mcient to prevent smuggling. y.
newspaper in Norway recently y,
ntained the following advertisement: -,
the undersigned. declare that -
'ough regrettable mistake, 1 cir. :,
lated the rumor that the coffee house :.