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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-07
AMERIcANlzlNc ENGLAND.
AAnuence Of American Women m
British Social CustOms.

nut II is not only In the realm of the
shopKeeper that Americans have he.
come popular, says Earl Mayo in the
January Forum. They have been tax.
en- up with equal or even greater en-.
'hus'asm by the highest ranks Of soci.
Guy. Ihere is no doubt that their peru-
Hrity mas been due in great measure
10 the influence of those American wo.
'neh VINO nave married into the ranks
VI the clever titled or wealthy, who
form the most important elements of
nrHlsh nigh society. The grace, the
brightness and the adaptability of
THESE women have made them I'M
mehsely popular, and the British, hav-
ing round them fair types of their
couhtryWomen and countrymen, have
extended an equally cordial welcome
10 the latter. At every house party
held in England last summer. at every
London dinner and on every Yachting
expedition Americans were much in |
evidence.
There have been many signs also +, |
show American influence on Enplish |
Social customs For one thing it may
De seen III the decay or one nav say
more property perhaps the relaxation
OF the still neckcd chaperon system.
OhtlI quite recently it was unusual to
una IN England formal gathering mt
which fashionable young women were
allowed to attend unaccompanicd by
chaperons. During the last season
'Yowever. there were many such af.
fairs organized by fashionable youu,r
people ana under the direction Of a
single young matron, as is very Cener. /
hiy the custom in this country. There
~ very noticeable tendency in Eng !
anu 10 allow young people much more
feeuofh OF cial intercourse than for q
Herlv. III oAlnot he said either that l.
ne chaHEe is at all unpopular with the v
'ouhg people themselves or that II
seems iikely t" have any other effect
nan 10 develop in the English girl the
eii romance that is so prominent n
haf%cteriStic Of her American cousin
M to make young men and women
hoerstand each ether better than I'M
er the older and more formal system.
Announcer erect of American eXample
10 ne round in the growing popular
or hotel and restaurant life abroad
ntlI the American ''nvason" il was
most an unhcard Of thing for a fam
TO take dinner in public restau-
nj when their own house was ayaila- a,
lor The purpose. And as for enter n,
lhihg friends in such a place, that ~,
hs looked upon as altogether too =,
ire to be attempted. Now. however a..
this is changed, and it is not un- ~.
ual for London host and hostess to a.,
II upon the resources of n fashiono. va
hoteI or restaurant in giving enter TO-
nments beyond the limits of ordina. lns
mouse accommodation. A significant ~, w.,
II of the trend in this direction is to - i.''
round in the rapid multiplication of 49,
hotels that is going on in London -,
The present time. These hotels them. ,'ie
yes, by the way, are becoming ran 49,"
Americanized. American methods
organization and management
erlcan dishes and American drinks ~
coming more and more into vogue care
II Is easy enough to find half a 'e's
en- hotels in London which are in sess
essential respects exactly like those ~"
Jew York ever
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-07

X.
1he annual winter athletic meet of
the hhlckerbocker Athletic club. which
Is scheduled for Madison Square Gar.
den on the evening of Feb, 3. 1909
gives promise of being very success.
lul affair. At this meet the athletes
| VINO make 1t point to compete in
doors throughout the winter season.
VIII he dealt quite leniently with SO far
as spiked shoes are concerned, for there
VIII be no restrictions. The connections
may wear spikes or not, as they wish
Inc lnterscholastic team relay race
eight laps. each runner to run two
laps, will no doubt prove the star event
on the programme.
Inc other events are a 60 ward run
novice; 20 yard run, handicap: 900
yard run, handicap: 40 yard run.
handicap; $50 yard run, handican.
'hree mile run. scratch: 40 yard run.
novice; running high jump, handcap.
and GOO yard run. open to bows Of
me public schools of Greater New
York.
The prizes will be new. novel and
Of exceptional value and without donht
me best prizes offered this year out.
sue or the championship events.
Entries close with J. u. Sullivan 10
'ark place, New York, Jan. %.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-07

Cadet Robert Z. Boyers of the s.cond
c'aSS mas been elected captain Of the
west Point football team. Cadet Row.
er mas been on the team since he on.
.ereo as a plebe and is one of the sol.
u'er payers Cadet Douglas MacAr.
thur' son Of General Macarthur will,
t pe manager He is also a member Of
head. at Hs
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-07
Arkansaa Jockey Climb. n.

1he Arkansas Jockey club has on.
hounced the receipt of tho oN,cio, -"
.,ncat'on OF the assignment of da,cs
march - to 20. inclusive, for the sprinr
meeting i"' lag
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-07

flhd'hy y Douglas. the metronolit,n
so'f h"n'pIon. has sailed for Enc,and
10 spend Ire weeks at bis home ~
Scotland. "oAne I'D
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-07

Well send you little to try ifyou like.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl street, New York.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01

almost white. 1t painted hard and the
throbbing of its little heart could be
seen.
Then its wonderful vitality returned
Gathering its muscular thighs unde'
its belly 1t leaped straight out a gooi
six feet and struck the water head
downward.
AS it sprung II uttered one deep note
of praise. thanksgiving and gratitude.
Nichols swears that there was a trium-
phant boom in its basso. He wishes
that he had learned how to carry n
camera in pirogue.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
To Build Magnificent Cathedral.

A movement is on foot in the town
of Loughrea, in the diocese of Clon-
fert. in Ireland, to erect a cathedral
which. it is the idea OF the promoters
shall be built and adorned by the best
builders and artists available. Theirs
is a sort of Ruskin ideal that every
brush and chisel stroke shall be made
by genuine artist. Father O'Dono-
van. the leader. is now IN New York
We are going to make an attempt to
bring back real art into the church, -
he said last night. Many hundreds
of thousands of dollars have recently
been spent on the construction OF
churches. but the work has been
'sweated,' and hence, though costly
inartistic. The church we will build
up is already partially built, so its
style, Gothic. will be followed We
would If building anew. choose some
more native style, perhaps a Celtic
Romanesque. The stained glass will
have real artistic merit, and the scuip-
ture will be executed by John Hughs,
an Irishman. now engaged in Paris
with the Irish memorial to Queen Vic
toria. All the work. so far as possi-
BILE, will be done by native artists in
a spirit of love and reverence"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
A Glance at tho Future.

Prof. Collins. Pennsylvania scien-
tific agriculturist. some time ago was
recommending to Berks county farm
er powerful fertilizlng manure in
which he was interested. After some
discussion the sagacious farmer de-
clared that he had no faith in the
manure, as the proposed quantity was
too small to be of any use.
MY dear SIR" said the professor, in
science that l should not be surprised
II in the near future we carry the
manure for acres of land to the field
in the pocket of our coat"
THAT may be SO" replied the farm
er, but in that case I'm inclined to
think you would carry back the crop
in the pocket of your vest.
York Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
MISSISSIPPI DRIETwOOD
A Boon to Many Poor People Who Live Along
Y~a the Banks.

A slight rise in the Mississippi UP in
Kentucky said an old river man, is
blessing to many of the poorer classes
of this city. A three-inch rise up above
brings down vast quantity of drift
wood, and at the floating docks of the
ferry landings great RATS are formed.
You can see the boys every evening
armed with long poles, with a spike
in one end and coil of rope at the
other end, spearing the good pieces of
timber just as a whaler harpoons
whale. They grow particularly expert,
and noticed one boy day or Two ago
who could hit a log in the center the
first throw and bring 1t to bank This
meant a supply of fuel. Many OF the
parents of these little ones cannot buy
the fuel necessary to keep them warm
and the river furnishes it sometimes
and sometimes it does not
Much of the timber has been freshly
cut and left by the cutters over night,
when the river comes along and lands
it here. l saw two fine ash logs yester-
day, enough to keep family going
for week, and the water had scarce
ly soaked through the bark. OF planks
there is a great plenty, and also some
barrels and all kinds of things. The
river is no respecter OF timber or per
sons for that matter, and brings down
the farmers barrel half filed with
pork just as readily as a water-logged
and useless trunk of a cypress tree 1t
has often been source of wonderment
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Wild Horses
Quickly Tanned

Morton B. Smith, an American horse
trainer. has been astonishing the ma
tives in Paris by his wonderful meth
DDS OF subduing wild. unbroken and re-
fractory horses. Twenty minutes is
considered time enough to break in the
most unruly animal for riding or driv-
ing
The method employed is exceedingly
simple. though none the less vigorous
The horse to be broken is lassoed
thrown and held down while being
bridied. To stout girth strapped
around the horses body are fastened
several cannon balls weighing about
six pounds each. few sleigh bells and
other noise producers. Mr.. Smith
takes tight hold of the end of pair
of long reins attached to the bride
gives signal to his assistants, who
release the animal, and braces himself
for the shock that follows.
Every wild plunge of the horse Is
followed by dozen thumps from the
swinging cannon balls on the back or
ribs. No animal handled by Mr.. Smith
has fought for more than five or ten
minutes against this treatment Tired
cut and subdued they have submitted
quietly while being harnessed and
driven around the arena
Six hundred French officers of all
ranks assembled a few days ago to
watch Mr.. Smith attempt to tame n
number OF vicious and refractory
horses provided by the French mill
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
FROG AND COTTONMOUTt1
Sudden Reprieve of a Snakes Half Swallowed
Dinner in the Ozarks

Early in the fall C. S. Nichols OF
Chicago went to the Ozark regions as
the guest Of the St Francis club. This
is the place to which Col Nose Wet
more of Nebraska takes Col w. j.
Bryan of Lincoln. Neb.. when the lat
ter colonel wishes to pillow his head
upon the bosom of Mother Nature and
revivify his worn frame with the
juices of earth.
The St Francis preserve includes
the st. Francis river. clear. bold
stream which contains red-eyed bass
sunfish, jackfsh. catfish and dogfish-
1t includes also wilderness of morass
and under water swampland which Is
great for ducks. turtles and snakes.
1t was in the swamp that Mr.. Nichols
had queer bit of luck
Sitting, or squatting in the PROV of
a pirogue with a swart Missouri guide
padding in the rear, way was forced
through a tangle of watergrowth and
trees. Four feet OF muddy fluid was
under the craft.
The strok, OF the paddle were noise
less. The silence was dense. Then a
queer sound came, half moan of
pain. half n gurgle.
Nichols looked at the guide, start
led The guide motioned with one
hand for stiffness and forced the pit
rogue forward and to the right. A hal :
dozen strokes brought them to the
edge of an opening, perhaps twenty
yards across
On large lily-pad in its center
great cottonmouth moccasin was
coiled, its eyes closed. From its hor
rible distended lips projected half Of
the body of a bullfrog which was un
Gergoing the slow process of being
swallowed alive.
From it the means came. There was
something babylike in the terror of
its voice. AS they looked 1t struggled
feebly and slipped half an inch down
the noxious gullet
The guide shot the pirogue behind
the spake with one dig of his paddle
and smashed its vertebrae. 1t squirmed
violently, relaxed its jaws and the frog
fell upon the lily-pad near it.
The snake rolled into the water. The
,rog Eat dazsd for min lite. The lower
part Of its back and its hind legs were
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
American Astonishes
French Military Men

tary authorities. The American train
longing to Lieut.. Labruyere of the
Ecole de Guerre. This animal. very
fine horse. was useless to its owner. as
1t refused to be either saddled or har-
messed. AS soon as Mr.. Smith had ap-
piled his methods to it it became like
a lamb, was saddled and bridled, har-
messed to a carriage. driven through
clouds of steam, made to face shrek
ing sirens, and allowed flags and open
umbrellas to be tapped in its face. A;
the end of the quarter of an hour Mr..
Smith flung the reins on its back and
stood up in the carriage, while the
horse stood quietly facing rushing
clouds OF steam
An experiment with n pretty little
half-Arab mare belonging to Cap. Pen
elon. aide-de-camp of Gen. Brugere,
was equally successful. She refused to
face steam. smoke. railway trains or
tramways, ana had twice nearly killed
her rider by rearing right back on
him. At the end OF twenty minutes
she faced every possible nerve-trying
instrument in Mr.. Smiths parapher-
MALTA, and was finally harnessed for
the first time in her life to a carriage
and driven in double harness with the
preceding horse, finally drawing up in
the midst of Vesuvlus OF blazing and
cracking fireworks. Its owner declared
the result to be something approaching
the miraculous.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
His LIInit.

When men are as provoking as you
are" she said warmly, lit is no won
der woman is at a loss for a word to
express her feelings"
''At loss for word" he repeated,
musingly. "Ah. that explains it"
Explains what?'
Explains why. when she has any
feelings to express, she uses two or
three"
1.-TWO or three what? Words?'
"Oh. dear, no-two or three thousand
words"
Naturally she was provoked. but
presently he found a chance to sug-
gest that he was in error"
You admit it. do you?" she asked.
les. my dear" he replied. Il should
have made the limit 5000
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
SKULL THAT HOPED.
Ghost Story of Poor Esquimau Who
Came Accounting Too Late.


Here's a ghost story out of the or
binary that was told by the young
woman to whom it happened. She Is
a young person not given to romano
ing and she says she still has, and
can produce, the corpus deficit. Per
haps there's a little love tragedy in
it, too, because it was sad, if he really
liked the lady, that he should have
met her so late in his career.
This young woman's brother went
somewhere up along the northerly
coast of Greenland on government
expedition and when he came back he
brought his sister an Esquimau skull
which she put on her mantel-piece. 1t
was one of those mantel-pieces with
rail about half an inch high all
around it.
One afternoon the girl was reading
| by the window in her room when she
heard thump and looked up just in
time to see the skull roll half way
| across the rom toward her. She
| thought it was strange that the thing
| should have rolled off the mantel
piece because of the railing. but she
picked it up and put it back without
thinking any more about 1t.
A night or two later, after she had
been in bed and asleep for several
nOuTS, Sne was awakened by anOtneT
thump. She sat up in bed and listened.
and bump bump! came several more
thumps. not so loud, but Just like
something solid hopping across the
| floor.
1t thumped all the way from the
| mantel-piece until it got under the
head of her bed. and there it stopped.
| She couldn't imagine what it was, and
after listening little longer and hear
ing nothing else she lay down and
wen to sleep again.
She had forgotten all about the dis
| turbance in the morning and got up
and went down to breakfast without
noticing anything out of the way.
When she came back to her room
| the chambermaid was there with the
skull in her hand.
Miss Esther. isn't it funny" said
the maid. Here I've found this skull
under the head of your bed
Then the young woman remem-
bered the noise of the night before and
the way the thing had tumbled off the
mantelpiece and rolled toward her
several days before. and she thought it
was strange, too. Later in the morn
ing she told her brother who had given
her the skull about her experiences.
We'll. that's rather queer" said the
brother. THAT skull was given to me
by a sailor who said he wouldn't have
anything more to do with it because
he couldn't keep 1t from hopping
across his room.'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01

to me how many people do actually
live from the products of the river.
have never seen the figures as to what
proportion of the population of the
valley subsist on fish and get their
wood from the overfiows. l have been
from St. Paul TO New Orleans several
times, and at all of the river towns
you will find the boys ready for the
overflow season. This however, ap-
plies more particularly to the section
of the river below st. Louis. But all
along there is the fishing Industry. less
of 1t here than elsewhere, because OF
the proximity of salt water, but above
here it is 1ourishing business
Seeing the boys spearing logs re-
minds me of the case of man who
agreed to pay the negro fifty cents a
day il he would collect driftwood for
him. The negro worked faithfully, and
the man was selling the timber at a
big profit. of course. Finally, at the
end of two years, after the white man
had grown too proud and too well on
to work. the negro found he had just
the same right to the timber the white
man had and he was the maddest crea-
ture in the boundaries of the United
States. He is not over it yet In fact.
he was SO disgusted he will not catch
wood even for himself.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Not Resssurlng.

"Have-have you any reason to be-
lieve that your father will exhibit vio-
lence when l ask him for your hand?"
inquired the timid youth.
Il have never been present on any
of these occasions" replied the lovely
girl, evasively. And to tell you the
truth, have never wanted to be pres
ent. l suppose l am foolishly sensi-
tive aboAt khese things. but | can't
help 1t. I remember that papa took
me to a slaughter house when | was
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Dog HowIed, Waiter Firei.

another new waiter has cog.e and
gone" said the veteran of the 15-cent
restaurant, as he deposited beef stew
In front of his favorite customer
What was the matter with him?"
asked the favorite customer. well. Il
wasn't exactly his fault" explained
the veteran. You see. the second day
he was here customer comes in and
asks for brace of Frankfurters. 'Sau-
sage is all out says the new waiter.
but If you wait awhile | think l can
get you some He was so eager TO be
obliging that he wns going TO send
across the street for 'em. Well. sir, as
he went through the door into the
kitchen he happened to tread on the
dogs tail. The dog set up howl. and
the customer yells: Hey. there, Nev-
er mind that sausage. | guess l don't
want II! Then he puts on his hat and
goes out. The boss saw the whole
thing. and that night the new waiter
was paid on and quit Pretty tough,
wasn't itY'-Philadelphia Record.
Weak men believe in luck; strong men
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
His subterfuge.

Tho patient was very talkative and
the doctor thought the consultation
would never end. Finally he request
ed the lady put out her tongue and ST.
lence reigned while the doctor went on
writing. When he had finished the
prescription he handed 1t to her and.
reaching for his hat, started for the
door.
But. Doctor reproachfully ex-
claimed the lady. you have not looked
at my tongue yeti"
THAT is all right" calmly respond
ed tho doctor. 81 only wanted to fin
ish the prescription"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
An ObIIginx Burglar.

John" she whispered. there's a
burglar in the parlor. He has bumped
against the piano and struck several
keys"
said he.
"Oh. John. don't do anything rash"
Rash? Why. I'm going to help him.
You don't suppose he can remove that
piano from the house without assist
ance, do you?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
signs OF Geniu~

What a charming infant!" ex-
claimed Miss FrizZ.
Yes" said the mother proudly.
I'VE are looking forward to a brilliant
future for our boy"
I'm sure he will realize 1t.
shouldn't be at all surprised If he were
to become a great literary man. What
he is saying now sounds to me exactly
like Scotch dialectl"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
FeminIne FInancIerlng.

He-You owe me ten kisses. Pap up!
She-Explain. sir!
He-I won them. You know very
well l wagered dozen gloves against
ten kisses and won, /
She-Oh. but kisses, you know
He (firmly)-Kisses should be paid
just as religiously as any other debt.
She (thoag If 4lly)-Ju-t the same as
a note?
Yes"
"Or a check"
YES"
"Or-or a draft"
Certainly
Then. you poor fellow. I'll give you
a draft on mammal"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
A Good Bargain.

Good Bargain.
Jenkins-Where is your watch? l
understood you had recovered it from
the fellow who stole it.
Hawley-I gave it to the policeman
who made the arrest
Jenkins-Wasn't that pretty big
reward?
Hawley-Not so big, considering. He
stood out for $50, and that is about
twice what the watch is worth. So
let him have the watch.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
HhIioAnnllY.

Nothing is made in vain" said the
philosopher.
That's right" answered Senator
Sorghum. II was thinking of that the
other day. 1t doesn't make any diff
ference how no-account a horse is you
can always trade him of for some
thing. and the most useless member OF
society can be gathered up to the polls
for voting purposes"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Where the Difference. Lies.

Wherein lies the difference between
photography and courtship?" he asked
softly.
II don't know" she replied.
In photography" he explained the
negative is developed in the dark
room. while in courtship that is where
the affirmative is developed
She blushed but made no answer.
Let u.s. he suggested, proceed to
develop an affirmative"
There being no objections. 1t was so
ordered
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
A Smasher.

did you hear that Cholly's automo-
bile had broken the record?" asked Mr..
Perkins.
NO, but I'm not surprised" replied
Mrs. Perkins. Il suppose he lost con-
troll of it, What else did 1t break?'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
On His Way Home.

Towne-He's a splendid musician,
but he drinks entirely too much.
Browne-I can't understand that. l
suppose his musical instinct viii not
permit him to skip a bar
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01

President Diaz has selected his sue
cessor. but however brainy he may be,
1t will be sad day for Mexico when
Diaz dies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Explaine I.

Explaine
'It seems to me-" said the young
housewife, there's entirely too much
water in the milk you serve"
1T won't occur again. ma am" said
the foxy milkman. You see. the
farmers man has been giving the cows
too much salt. and it made 'em very
thirsty. The farmers got a new man
now"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Compunlty Of Interests.

Community Of Interests.
"Bifiley and his son and the Widow
Binglewood and her daughter are 60
Ing to form community of interests"
How SOP"
Bifiey marries the widow and his
son marries the daughter"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Not Compu,so-,

Student-"Tell me, Colonel. can a
man be thoroughly honest and still
succeed as a lawyer"
Veteran Attorney-"I presume 80,
but-ah!-it isn't eoessaryis-Pnck,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01

The time to retire from business de-
pends not SO much on your age as
your dollars.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01

A mans woman is the kind that can
take him into camp whenever she feels
like it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
Pictorial Dul11or

a little girl and I dreamed about it
every nis--t for months afterwards"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01

little guying Judiciously administered
often makes a weak man strong.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01

Weak men believe in luck: strong men
believe In cause and effect.