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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
Spiders.
Spiders are an unsociable, misan.

spiders are an unsOciable, nissan
thrOpical race at the best Of times and
usually regard each other with the
most uncompromlsing aversion. This
ambitters all social intercourse, so that
q spider wandering by accident into
his brothers web Is received in Il man
ner TINT II "a little more than kin" Is
certainly less than kind" Instead Of
Hospitality entertaining his visitor mine
host either drops by fine thread and
disappears from view or promptly pre-
pares to fight him. Eviction Is not his
object, but capture. with Interior de-
signs upon the body, which with wise
fOrethought the master of the house
already lc>tines for the lardcr.
But putting aside these prudent con-
Sidcrations it is Il grand albeit a saw
age sight to witness the encounter
when the cOmbatants are we'll matched
for size and strength-the cautious
advance, with delicate testing Of
thrcnds on both sides; the willy feint,
followed by a rrccipitate retreat, and
wild dangling OF the hero suspended in
midair, and then the heaulOng rush
and death grapple, hand to hand, foot
to foot, which is rendered very impress
I've when six legs are brought into
active requisition ut once on either
eide.-London Opinion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
A Japanese Hero.
I recall to mind a story Of an oficer

!
In the japanese emperor's army which
was besiegins fortress, Its number
was small and relieving army was
coming up. 1t wns Of immense mo-
mcnt that they should know how long
the fortress could hold out. If it L.,et
capitnlatc for want of supplies within
week they could stay and win IT,"
campaign for the emperor. A young
Japanese nobleman volunteered to go
into the fortress and ascertain how
long 1t could hold out. He disguised
himself. and in passing learned that 1t
had food and water for only two days
more.
AS he was going out with this pre-
cious information he was detected. and
the enemy said to him, 1--WE are going
to cruelty you, but we will let you off
on one condition--that you go to the
wall and tell your people that we have
supplies for a week"
He said, VERY WELL" and went to
the wall. His wife and children In the
besiegers' camp saw him, his friends
We're there also, and he held up both
his hands and said to them There
are supplies for but two days. Con-
tinue the siege and you will take the
place"
He died by hundred spear points.
but he had done his duty to his gen
eral.-Sir Edward Arnold.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
A Story of Mark Twain.

When Mark Twain was beginning
one day arranged with a woman ac-
quaintance that she should sit In box
and start the applause when he should
stroke his mustache. The lecturer
started off so well that he did not need
any such help. however, for he caught
the audience from the first. BY and
by, when not saying anything worthy
Of particular notice. he happened to
pull his mustache, and his anxious ally
In the box at once broke into furious
applause. Mark was all but broken up
by the misadventure, and ever after
ward carefully avoided employing
such help to success
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
THE COPYRIGHT LAW.
First Measure Passed For the Pro-
lection of Literary Property.

April 10, lI10. Is noteworthy date
in the history Of literature. On that
day came into operation an act "for
the encouragement of learning by vest
Ing the copies Of printed books in the
authors or purchasers OF such copies"
This was the frst measure passed for
the protection of literary property.
The word copyright" according to
DR.. Murray, was not used before 1867.
In the preamble of the bill. which is
said to have been drafted by Dean
Swift the necessity of measure ito
enable learned men to write useful
books is dwelt upon. BY its pro-
visions two terms Of copyright, each
Of fourteen years, were created for all
future publications, one term to follow
Immediately upon the other if the au-
thor We're still living at the expiration
Of the first term.
According to a subsidiary clause, If
any publisher issued book at price
Judged too high by certain discreet
persons" he was liable to penalty.
The discreet persons" included, among
others. the archbishop of Canterbury.
the lord chancellC" and the vice chan
cellors Of oxford and Cambridge. On
them devolved the somewhat delicate
task Of fixing the books value This
clause was repealed In 1880, but the
term Of copyright remained unaltered
until 1912, when it was extended to the
life Of the author and seven years, or
forty-two years from the date of publ
cation, whichever may prove longer.
England was the first country thus to
protect the rights of authors. France
followed suit in 1893, but in Germany
no copyright law existed until 1870
London News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
The Canon and the LAWYER.

The point of the following story lies
in the important part which the three.
penny bit" plays in church collections
IN England. Canon Blank was having
a friendly game of pool 1T the squire's,
and one Of his opponents was Wigsby,
the barrister. The canon lost life"
and took from his pocket threcpenny
piece to pay for it. which he placed on
the edge of the table.
"Oh." said Wigsby. 81 see. canon.
you have had your finger in the plate"'
The canon drew himself up to his full
height, a good six feet. and, looking
the man of the law full in the face
said, I'm surprised that you, Mr.
Wigsby. in the presence of this re
spectacle company, have the audacit!
to recognize your own paltry contribu
tionv'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
Lamps That Talk.

Electric lamps not only can be made
to talk. but also to sing An ordinary
arc light can be made to produce
sounds in two ways One is by placing
the arc in the circuit Of telephone
instead Of the ordinary receiver, and
the other is by placing it in the circuit
instead Of the ordinary transmitter.
In either of these positions it will
pronounce words, which can be heard
distinctly at considerable distance
1t naturally follows, also, that the eec.
trio arc can be utilized as the receives
and also as the transmitter of a tele-
phone,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
Too Soon For Her.

Apropos Of those who never enjoy
the luxury of a carriage save when the
death Of some one makes for free
ride to the cemetery the Rev. John
Watson Dan Maclaren told Of little
girl standing at Fifth avenue and Thir-
tieth street, New York. She was rag
ged little thing, and she was watching
the carriages rolling past with the
most wistful blue eyes.
"Well, little one" he said. "would
you like to own one Of those carriagcs?'
The blue eyes turned up. and there
were tears in their corners.
81 never rode In kerridge," she
said softly ME little brudder died
afore | was bOrn.'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
Presence of Mind,

During a performance at one Of the
London theaters a man and his wife
had to quarrel on the stage, the wom-
an in rage Of jealousy, the man try
ing to persuade her that she was too
suspicious and too passionate. Both
We're acting with great spirit when the
wife moved her arm too near the can
die, and her muslin dress was in flames
In an instant Both actors kept their
heads, however. The husband extin-
guished the fire and. proceeding with
his part, interpolated:
"You see, my dear, was right. You
are ready to fare up at the least thing"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07

Printers Ink undertakes to explain
why the newspaper is the foremost and
unrivaled medium of publicity, ut
can be said al no other medium" it af
firms, that it goes everywhere and Is
read by everybody, A certain few only
read the bi'lboards, the street car and
steamboat c:rdS. etc. but the newspa-
per goes into every home and is the one
supreme source of information"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07

Clearly PERSONS character Is shown
by the manner in which lie laughs, or
rather, by the sound which he makes
it is maintained by European psy-
chologist. The following, according t.
him, are unerring indcations;
"Those WHO laugh in a. or who
make sound like "A are frank, loyal
and fond of hustle and movement and
are generally of II versatile character.
"Those who laugh in r. are phlcg
matte and melancholy.
"Thosc who laugh in H. as most chill
dren do, are timid, irresolute candid,
affectionate and ever ready to work for
others.
"Those who laugh in 90 are gener-
Gus, bold and self confident.
"Those who laugh in ~ are nissan
thropes"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07

In the center Of field at Waverh1ll,
Suffolk, England, Is a large fiat stone
covering the grave Of mare that
died In 1852, inscribed as follows:
"Poka. She never made false step.
Ecclesiastes Ill, 49," A reference to
chapter and verse shows the following:
"For that which befalleth the sons OF
men befalleth beasts, even one thing
befalleth them; as the one dieth, so
dieth the other" This is probably the
only instance Of a text from the Scrip
lures appearing on memorial stone to
nm animal
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
Not Left Out.

An English paper tells story Of
some children's theatricals. A party Of
children were giving a little drama OF
their own, in which courtships and
weddings played a leading part in the
plot While the play was in progress
one Of the grownups went behind the
scenes and found very small girl sit
ting in the corner.
why are you left out?" he asked.
"Aren't you playing too?"
ooh. Is not left out" came the reply.
IT'S the baby waiting to be borned."
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
Mendinx Umbrellas.

Sometimes an umbrella that begins
to show tiny cracks and pinholes may
be mended at home. Open the UNI
brella and hold it up to the light. Mend
the holes on the inside with black silk
courtplaster cut slightly larger than
the holes. Sun umbrellas and parasols
are more effectively mended in this
way than umbrellas, which sometimes
require a repetition Of the mending
after being thoroughly wet.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
The French Horn.

The French horn or cor de chase is
regarded by some musicians as the
sweetest and mellowest Of all the wind
instruments. In Beethoven's time ii
was little else than the old hunting
horn, which, for the convenience Of the
mounted hunter, was arranged in spiral
convolutions, to be slipped over the
head and carried resting Oh one Shout
der and under the opposite arm. The
Germans still call it the waldhorn-
that is. forest horn"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
His L'iMNl Instructions.

An old dar!:y who was fearful of be-
ing buried alive lief, these final instrnc
tons: 81
after mr. time come lemme stay ez
long ~ rps,tih!r. Don't make de fu-
neral Sclll:t ut too long, kaze dat'll
make n!t ,s'Ncp only de sounder; but
blow de G''-.,,r hon over me, Eff dat
don't wake me, | is sho' gone"-At
lanta Constitution.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
TOlIE.li Flour.

Mrs. Youn&bride-Ive come to com
plain of tina; ilour you sent llc.
Grocer What WaS til" matter with
it:
Mrs Young. ride 1t was tough
made II pie with 1t. and it was as ui!th
as MY hus5.u.,! could ,lo to cut it,
I'hlia,ielphla l'ttsS
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
palnlfstry.

do you believe in pahnistry. Bob"'
II do. A sweet little amateur palm
list held my hand for half an hour the
other evening and told me that | was
going to fall in love in about twenty
minutes and ask the lady to be mine
and be accepted, and the whole thing
came true before got out Of the chair"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07

She You >a; S.le WOE three huS
bands 10y her rookin@t
He That's what she did
''Eut how did she get rid OF the huS'
banLs after S.l" won theul:'
"Oh. | believe her cooking had some
thing to do with that too Vonkers
Statesman
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07

"How we'll I remember" said Dunn
ley, as he proudly brandished the
sword, 1.-THE first time that I ever drew
that once shining blade!'
"Where did you draw 1t, Dumley"--
inauired Featherly. I'm ra dier'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07

''The other night took nap on the
sofa and dreamed something sharp was
going through me-"
"Did the dream come true?'
Eyes; when Iawoke found my wife
had gone through my pockets guess
she Is sharp enough" -Chicago News
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
Infant Prodigy.

Visitor Ito little Freddy)-Let's see
what you have learned in your school.
Now, can you tell me the difference
between B and G.?
Freddy-Thath's eathy. A bee it'll a
inthect, an thea 18th full Of water
New York Times.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
AcrfInOny.

Barker-I see Molliwitz is going to
marry Maggie Shrewsbury. don't
envy him, but suppose money talked.
Gruffley-He'll find that matrimony
can talk too.
Barker-And fancy that alimony
will have something to say before long.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07

Flattery is often traffic Of mutual
meanness. where. although both par
ties intend deception, neither Is de-
celysd. Cotton. ~,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
The Motto That Suited.

ut would be helpful to you," said
the prison visitor. IF you could take
some motto and try to live up to it."
"That's right" replied the convict
'I'd like to select for instance, We
are here today and gone tomorrow
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07

Wrinkles come, the face fades, but
the soul speaks Just as eloquently from
the eye WHO'RE hope has conquered
care.-Schoofmaster.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-07
Agricultural implements

Tne place t. ol7 Pow, Disc HAr
rows Spring Tooth H4rrows. Acme
Harrpw-, EcliDse, King Of the Corn
1eld and Eureka Corn Painters Kew
stone Needers Horse Rakes and Ted.
1ers Moving Machines, Potatoes, In
lact anything in the line # Agricul
tural Implements and Fertilizers is Al
ThWin0 Rrnc---. ~
""e o'oSCASHlW00O DEALERS
I'll Summer Street, and
~ north Seminary St., Barre. Vt.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
HOMESTEAD ENTRY FRAUDS
A Great Scandal in Western Land
Entries is About to Be
Made Public.
WIDOWS OF UNION SOLDIERS INVOLVED.
They Are Alleged to Have Been
Used as IEstruments in the Per-
netratIon of Gigantic Lana
Frauds-The Grand Jury at Oma-
ha Probing the Matter.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 24.-Nebraska Is
on the eve of the greatest scandal the
west has ever known. y scandal so
wide-spreading and far-reaching that
thousands of people from twenty or
more states are concerned in It's dill
ferent ramifications. The conspiracy
extends to officers and representatives
of the United States and takes in bus
mess and professional men in many
cities and states; but the sufferers
will be the comparatively innocent.
The United States grand jury, in ses-
sion at Omaha, has had the matter
laid before them and are now probing
the scandal. Thousands of widows OF
union soldiers will probably be in
dicted for perjury and number OF
the beSt-knOwn business men and pol
iticians of the west may be called up
on to plead to the charge of cone
spiracy to defraud the United States
1t is the old story of the cattle
baron of the west and his efforts to
keep out the small cattle raiser and
the settler who comes west with the
purpose of demonstrating" n farm
for himself. But new tack has been
taken by these cattle kings. Instead
of the usual way of running a long
line of wire fences across the govern
ment domain, they have hit upon the
plan of inducing the widows of union
soldiers to take up hOmesteads and
sell their claims to the cattle raisers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
VOL. XXXVIII-NO. II,
I ennessee State News
State Pensioners.

The State board of pension COM
missioners, at their semi-annual
meeting at Nashville last week add
ed the names of a large number of
pensioners to the rolls and cut off
fourteen because of death and other
reasons. The report submitted to
the comptroller says: "When the
foregoing are added to and stricken
from the roll it will stand as fol-
lows Twenty-one frst-class, $500 per
year, $4,000; twenty-five second
class, $12O per year, $4,000; one
thousand five hundred and twenty
eight third-class, 500 per year,
$152,80O; one thousand five hum
dred and seyenty-four, $162.100. 1t
will be seen that this largely ex-
ceeds the appropriation of $150,OO0,
but were added to take up the lapses.
If the next legislature doesn't in
crease the appropriation or our death
rate is very great, a number will
have to be stricken from the roll at
our next June meeting" The next
legislature will be asked to increase
the annual appropriation from
$15O,00O to probably $4,000.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
COIOniStS' Rates.

St. Louis. Mo, Nov. PA joint
conference of passenger traffic officials
of Southeastern and Southwestern
lines was held here today at the Plant
ers' to consider a proposition of the
Southeastern lines that colonist rates
from Memphis to points in the South
west be withdrawn. The Southeastern
lines find that the colonist rates from
Memphis used as a basing point on
business to the Southwest disturb the
rates from other gateways in the
South and Southeast.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
WATCHING THE WIDOWS.
Government Proposes to Prevent
Land Frauds in Nebraska.

Omaha. Neb., Nov. 24.-In future
when a widow of a union soldier pre-
sents herself at land office and at
tempts to file on homestead, she will
be rigidly examined to see that she is
not in league with some cattl baron
before her filing will be accepted.
, Strict orders have been received at
every land office in Nebraska, from
Binger Hermann. commissioner of the
general land office, calling attention
to the reports of wholesale frauds,
which have been perpetrated on the
government by the cattle kings, and
ordering a strict investigation of all
past entries and careful scrutiny of
future ones.
The order says, in part: 1T is re-
ported that soldiers widows have
been transported in car lots from
their homes in eastern states to the
vicinity of the land wanted and all
expenses paid by parties who induce
them to make entries AID who secure
lease of land so entered. Land agents
are ordered to report at once the
names and addresses of all suspi-
cious cases, and also the names of the
cattlemen and their agents who are
supposed to be behind the widows in
their entries"
Col. John S. Mosby will go before
the federal grand jury and to give in
formation concerning the frauds.
Mosby has made a thorough investi-
cation, and is said to have the names
of n number of cattlemen who are
implicated. The land office records
will show the names of the widows. \
sensation is expected when the grand
jury reports on it's Investigations and
indictments.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
ID. A. X. Meeting.

The State conference, Daughters
Of the American Revolution, met at
Chattanooga last week. Miss Atch-
ison, of Cumberland Chapter, Nash
vile, read an interesting paper upon
the subject of a State monument, in
memory of the revolutionary sol
diers. She gave the history of the
movement, which had its origin in
the suggestion of Mrs. Pitcher, of
Nashville, that a monument be erect
ed to the D. A. R. of the State. She
reported $75 in the treasury for the
cause, and said that the interest is
increasing and hopes are strong for
consummation. She closed with an
appeal to each chapter to help in the
effort
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
To Christen Cruiser Chattanooga.

Nellie, the little daughter of May
or Chambliss of Chattanooga, has
been selected to christen the cruiser
Chattanooga, which will be
launched at Elizabethport, N. j.,
about December 20. \ large crowd
of Chattanoogans, including city
officials, Governor-elect Frazier and
Congressman Moon, Will attend.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
Sad Accident.

Near Springfield Elmore Wilson,
a farmer, was coming home from a
squirrel hunt. When in sight Of his
house he shot squirrel and his 2
year-old son ran to pick it up. He
had just raised up when his father,
who was in front of him, stepped in
a gully and in the fall he struck the
hammer of the gun, causing it to
discharge, the shot entering under
the boys right arm and going
through the shoulder blade,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
Patterson Pardoned.

Gov. McMillin has pardoned
Chas. D. Patterson of Hamilton
county, sentenced to three years for
involuntary manslaughter. Patter-
sons sentence was recently affirmed
by the Supreme Court at Knoxville.
Patterson was a grocery clerk, and
in a personal difficulty with drunk
en- man knocked him down. The
fall broke his neck.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
Died From "MiIk Sickness"

A strange fatality seems to have
pursued the family of c. G. Para
more, a well known farmer, who
lives near Drummonds, Upton coun-
ty. His wife, Mrs. Ellen Paramore,
and son, Thomas Paramore, recently
died under rather peculiar circum-
stances. The son was taken sick
Thursday and died Sunday. The
mother sickened Saturday and ex-
pired the next night. Pearl, the
youngest daughter, is still very Sc
riously i'll and the father has not vet
recovered from an attack Of the same
disease. The disease, which has been
so fatal to the family, is commonly
known as "milk Sickness" and it is
supposed to have been caused from
drinking impure milk.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
Whipped for Attempted Assault.

Ernest Wright, of Upton county,
took John Woodbridge, the 14-year-
old negro boy who attempted to as
sault a 7-year-old girl, to Squire S.
A. Wright's residence in District n o.
for trial. A committee of citizens
decided that the boy should be
soundly whipped by his father at
Squire S. A. Wright's and that the
whole family of Wooldridges should
leave the county. This program
was carried out, the boy being laid
across a fence and while two men
held his head and two his heels, his
father laid on the lash until blood
trickled down his bare back.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
Farmers, Institute.

The West Tennessee Farmers In
stitute held three days session at
Jackson last week. Over 900 del
egates attended the sessions of the
institute and much valuable informa-
ton on nearly every important sub
ject pertaining to agriculture and
horticulture was obtained by those
who attended the institute.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
Coal Near Humboldt.

Coal was struck while boring a
well on the Duff farm near Hum
boldt. The vein, which is about one
foot thick, was struck at a depth of
thirty feet. The coal is of the very
best quality. Mr. Duffy will inves-
tigate the find, and if it proves to be
a good vein of coal, arrangements
will be made for mining it.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
Alleged Lynchers Released.
Again falling to secure a jury be-

Again failing to secure a jury be-
fore which to try Milton Hughes,
one of the men charged with the
lynching of Charles Davis, the cir
cult court at Smithville has agreed
to accept bond for Hughes, Tom and
John Givens, johnson and the two
Younger Givens in sums of $4,000,
$4,000 and $4,000. The bonds
were made and the men released.
In this last effort to secure a jury
only two men were found competent.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-28
Held and Shot.

At the Phosphate mines, three
miles from Spring Hill, several ne
groes had quite a row. Henry Mau-
~, about IS years of age, was held by
one Patterson while Fannie Crock
EFT shot him through the head, in
ficting a wound from which he died
in a few hours.