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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Do You Believe In Ghosts9

On the subject of ghosts the village
is divided. Some people beg the ques-
ton by bold assertion that "ther'
bent SIGH things, an them as seq they
sees 'um on'y thinks 'um does" 9th.
ers, more cautious, are Of opinion that
"ther' med be ghostes or Their NEEDN'T"
they had never beheld any themselves,
but they knew folks who had.
The dictum Of one hardy skeptic is
worth quoting as an example of
shrewd reasoning: Il dwun't believe in
ghostes an sich," said he. why should
l, SEEM I've niver sin nothink wusser
nor meself all me life long? looks at
1t this way, luk'ee, III sa be as they be
gone to the right place It's sartin sure
as they wun't keer to come back year
agen. II sa be as they be gone to 10th
er, they wun't let 'um come, bless
'ee.' "-London Spectator.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
A1ghtntng's Marks on the Rod,

a curious and not uncommon effect
OF lightning is the formation of certain
afoorescent or treelike marks upon the
pouy' ny early observers they were
Deileved to be due to the presence of
neighboring objects, which were nbo.
tographed upon the skin. various ey
plantations were offered by different al,
t .nolllles. Richardson has shown by ex.
pertinent that the blood is the best e,ec-
lflcai conductor Of all human tissno,
a., anu uua snat these marks are merely the
Impressions lug. Of the blood vessels on the
e on'4 4,e que Se to the action of the lightning
on the blood in the MISUNDERSTANDING
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
THE XAssUCCO GASP

Montpelier, Aug. .-D.n,
Tomasi has brought a sui, u 1 49,"
ment against ). Massucc, VII =.
ates the store In his block ~ T.
street near the MontpeIler a.a Y.
River depot, adding aaot4erc...
to the Tomasi-Massucco war
tion Of the lease Is sci up IN .aq
ment papers, which were ,.., =,
week by Deputy futile,
Mr.. Massucco was A. l..e n.
house yesterday with his IT, p....
Messrs. Carleton and Lprd III.
speedy trial. State A., ~,
Hoar was also on hand t. T. -.
was had. Massucco is very d.,
to have the case dispose
wants to show Tomas up n. -
yers claim to have evidence ~5.,'
mas offered money to a.'np,,.m
testify.
A jury trial viii und .sts.-
called for by Massucco, VI. a.r,..
prove that the cause Of the anu i.
OF Tomasi is due to his sister, ~.
Of promise case against hin.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
A SOLEMN QUESTION.
One of the Franks Artemus Ward
Played Upon His Brother.
Saved a Calf Saved q Foal.

Played Upon HIS BrOtner.
| In the days when Cyrus Browne and
his brother, Charles Farnr Browne,
| better known as "ATtemus Ward"
lived in Waterford, 'the little Maine
village that nestled among the hills
and never did anything else but
nestle" Charles delighted to play prac-
teal jokes on Cyrus. Charles came
hCAne one freezing night, says the mar
rator of the following prank in the
Boston Herald, at an hour that would
be thought early in metropolis, but
was not SO considered in Waterford.
The family were sleeping Soundly in
the warm comfort of their beds when
the future Snowman halted under the
window of Cyrus and raised an alarm.
ICY! Oh. Cy! Come out here, Cy!'
After a time Cyrus appeared at the
window. "What do you want?" he
demanded through the crack he had
opened.
II want you to come down. with
great earnestness. II want to ask you
a question, Cy."
vi, ~ way. cuIN NSA uo, AAS lCSlA
chattering in the awful cold. Its
only one of your jokes"
"Really, Cy, it's very important
question" persisted Charles with in
creased earnestness. 'It's solemn
thing, and l want you to come down,
Cy; l want you bad"
Finally, after grumbling and expos
tulatinG Cyrus slipped IN some clothes
and came .Seluctantly downstairs and
out into the arctic cold. "Now what
in the world is it that you want?" he
asked.
Charles came up close, laid his hands
on his brother'4 shivering shoulders,
and in that voicebf plaintive solemnity
which in after years moved SO many
people to mirth said:
II want to ask you, Cy, If you think
slavery is wrong"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
TROUBLE IN RUTLANr

Rutland, Aug. 8.-Anota~s h..
is added to the many that h4..,.
veloped in civic affairs herr ,4l, w..
As a result OF the di,m.,s4 :
H. Lincoln as foreman Of ,t..,ts,
t. street committee ordg-ed 3.
Engineer A. G. Grover t. disc ILL.,.
the only important street .St,
in progress. The street c,n4.......:
June /, created the Office r .e...
Of street work and appoint Liz. !:
The aldermen think tn c.tg &,
neer can superintend the seg.8 !;
as has been done for Year, :.
matter will be submitted TIE "
attorney.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
GRAND DUKE BORIS.

he is making tour of the world. Ha
is not travelling incognito but his visit
is not official and no state funct,ons
will be organized in his honor. On M
count or his near relationship to tho
car. however, he will be accorded au
the courtesy and formality possible -.
season when the government officials
are all away from Washington Us
Will pay his respects to pros;don.
Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay, and vii,
spend some time at Bar Harbor wha,'
there will be some brilliant entor+o;..
nients arranged by Count Cassini Rms
sian ambassador. -'os'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Last of the Snu6a,.

senator Pettus of Alabama is tho
last man to use the ancient snr. .ne
OF the senate. Every now and than VS.
goes to one of the black ebony hora ne
which since time immemoria, ha~'
been Kept filled with the best oualitv
OF Scotch snuff, and, taking n n;naH s
snuffs 1t. Then an EXPANSIVE rai.n'
spreads over his face, and, with q ,nn,s
of thorough enjoyment. he sneezes '''A
Senator Harris of Tennessee
Senator Vest were at one time on, anu
the users Of these snuffboxes rhn.o
one on 'ne democratic and one on the
Republican side of the chamber ' 'ne
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Children's Play In Germany,

It is common belief in south Ger
many that if children play soldiers
very often in the street there is war
coming, and if they play funeral an
epidemic will come over the land, and
many deaths will result. The relator
of this tells that, when boy, he with
others played funeral" in front Of
the house of an old miser in his native
town in Germany. The miser became
much excited and exclaimed, II will
not die yeti" and made complaint to
the mayor that the boys should be ar
rested and punished.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
IGNORANT OF GEOGRAPHY.
@ow . German Put POsers to an
American Girl.


"A thing about Americans which has
surprised me more than anything else, "
aaid German artist who has been Wis.,
iting In New York city for six months
past, sis that with all your patriotism
you know SO little about the geography
of your own country, to say nothing OF
Se rest of the world"
There were several Americans In the
circle, and they looked rather sur
prised. None of the men spoke. They
knew that they were weak In geOgra-
ply and that here was challenge
which would have to pass.
Not SO bright young woman Of
twenty. who rushed into the breach
with her head in the air.
I'VE do know the geography of our
country she said decidedly. "Of
course we do. Every child learns it in
school,"
might ask you question or two?"
the foreigner said quietly. 1.-THE names
Of the capitals of some of your states,
for instance!"
"Certainly. III be glad to answer"
And she nodded. confidently at the
young American man who was already
beginning to fear for her.
"What is the capital Of Massachu-
setts?" was his first question.
"Bostonw was the prompt answer
from the girl.
"And of North Carolina?'
That seemed to puzzle her little,
and it was full minute before she an
swered "Charlestonr'
The foreigner smiled, hut made no
effort to correct her. "What is the
highest mountain In the United
StatesT' he asked.
"It's not fair to ask about noun
tains," she protested. "You said I
didn't know the capitals"
1.-THE capital of Illinois ISL"
"Chi-Springfeld, mean"
"Of Montana!"
For the life of her she could not
think of a town In Montana. otis
been an age since studied geography"
she explained.
"Your answers were better than the
average" said the man. you got one
right out Of four. AS said, American
geography surprises me."-New York
Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Fear,

n teas causes more disease than d.
microbes, more deaths than ' ta 10
mor re .t 1allures than panics; It cost,
~ ao me. .nan war, is always failure se ond
rs never necessary. Fen wa al.ase ana
vites , nGuon, induces congestion. in.
t through decomposing foods and l., poison as
Their dIac,,r u au1opoisoning, which ei.
all ae pre- production of quite 90 per e asu+ IN IN
d., in Health. Meacham, NJ.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Confederate.

A tender hearted youth was once
present at an oxford supper, where
the fathers of those assembled were
being roundly abused for their parsi-
mony in supplying the demands of
their sons. At last, after having long
kept silence, he lifted up his voice in
mild protest. after all, gentlemen"
he said, "let us remember that they are
our fellow creatures"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
The Sense Of Touch,

The sense of touch In man Is most
highly developed Oh the skin, but mu-
cous or Serious surfaces are also ca
pable of conveying impressions. Some
parts Of the body are more sensitive
than others and are usually devoid of
hairs, as the tip of the tongue, the
ends of the fingers and the lips 1t
will be noticed that these are so STU
ated as to keep us conveniently in
formed Of what is going on around us.
Chambers Journal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
REAR ADMIRAL HIGGlNSoN.

and Prairie. The attacking squadron
will he in fighting trim, with all tenn
porary or movable gear sent below anu
the decks cleared for action. Inc IAN
maneuvers, as they are called, VIII last
for week. 1T will be as nearly con-
dition of war as it is possible to secure
said Rear Admiral Higginson the other
day. "and there will be no childs play
about them. The movements OF the YES
sells will be protected by as much ST.
crecy as if they were bent ON bona
fide hostile mission
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
EAST BARRE.

There is to be an entertained, j.
the opera house tonight IN VIII
Kenneth and Mills will give an eI-'
oitlon Of hypnotism and mind rea1.--
This entertainment will be II H.
class order and no one should miss
Admission rs cents.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
BIDS WANrrn

,,, Inc building Commits.
1 ws town clerks of1ice " Tor build.
washington Vt, des,Ta IN the the town Of
furnishing luz 6 Of mateTt tI''e oids for the
Ing 1ag OF said office in '"! wa ana the build.
h lage; Plans and spec washington vii.
@ Huntington s seen H., BY calling e on sA p
in ss,ess o ysg, An ss BIDS @sst in in
gust gust 18th, 1862 f F m,, Friday A u
bids. 'sne 10 reject an" ee re.
P P,s9t xot Ssas~Ss'''H' Building
Washington w. Aug. ,ss e'n1s@e s'
97.lO6
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Tne Parental NJ,

ing Ssll'e sos dear" whispered 't the w,.,
yours are i in e,, u see my mother and
about" "nat they're talkin,
en-, ~ WITH said n.;lt the Washington maid.
s %ssts. holding s Sssa they think
Chicago Tribune. e''nm'tfee
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
LABOR DAY PRIZES

heretofore it has been custYLi5
lor the Labor day committee to s-.s'
Prizes from.our merchants and QthtH
Ihls year this practice has been Il
away with. Should anyone de'f
however to donate special prizes t1s!
can 90 so by informing VIM. A HlH'
OF Z. Z. Ramsdell, at Times Office =.
later than Monday, Aug. llth
q5.t04
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
The Inevitable Result,

Nell-Just one month ago today Stel-
n and l agreed to point out each 9TH
er's faults without reserve.
Bess-And are you still doing it?
Nell-Oh. no. We haven't spoken to
each other for twenty nine days.-Chi-
cago News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
ENTRIES FOR AUGUST RACES

The Granite City Trottil2 l.?
management surely have the ei.
indications pointing to slo1 e..
list at their circuit meeting A.st
20, 81 and % as about IA .g J.
municationS have been receive. y
garding their entry list OF h--s-, <.
all have been from out the STATE
This is early as the entire, :.
close until the l3 tn.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
A Royal VisitOr.

The Grand Duke Boris, first cousin
of the car of Russia and younger son
OF the brother of Alexander I'LL, the
Grand Duke Vladimir, is touring the
United States, having entered this
country via Japan and San Francisco
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08

. II you have to pay the same rates
it.Pe! With only one-half the circo
rooSa 90 you not think you are getti1
~ NJ = !oi your money when you sdver
VIC IN tho TELN0kAMP
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
MONEY LOST.

lne person who found the sum q
tow uuey lost In this city or in Williams
i iU~n, on Monday, August 4th, viii ID
~ '. .h rewarded by returning sal E
IN thu. .n,S ohlce. The money consisted q
.nree ten dollar bills and possibly
some small bills. 9q.lo9
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08

It is pity the baldheaded man can't
transplant the unnecessary beard on
his chin to the smooth spot on his pate.
st. Louis Star.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
NOTICE

hev. o. H. Palmer Of Stratton ",
WIN preach at the Union church ID
y, Washington next Sunday at l09v a.
Ill., Come and hear him.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
PEOPLE OF THE Dn'


peor Admiral Higsinson WIZ 'o III,
a n tho fleet of vessels which WIZ
n,tnck Atlantic coast forts III i,,,A Nv
"'."N" rs.r admiral Cohglan will De
wa. ""'' .o,nn1 IN command. TIE ke"r'
.aryo will be the flagship Ihe o'i.'
hottleships and cruisers VIII ' n.on,,
. ,' ,l,,nmo Massachusetts, BROOK
lyn. Olympia. Montgomery
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08

To oona WORKSHOP SIS weekly. some
eve SUpy letters IS weekly made work NJ
ATdangs Enclose stamp for instructor
-Auuress 10th Century Mig Co Toledo .
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Showing Off.

"What big words your sister uses,
Harry"
Eyes: she does when she's first in.
troduced. She'll be all right after
awhile"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Inv man@d - One good all aroln'
'u"per. Joseph Wood T. Co. 100 II

Manted-A capable girl for genera
nnH I"n on a farm. Inquire F II
oiay, Barre, Vt. 1905
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
CURES FOR TOOThACHE.
Remedies That Do Not Appeal to the
Ordinary Man Today.


The man in dental anguish some
times curses with Burns 1.-The venomed
stang that shoots his tortured gums
alang." Sometimes, on the other hand,
he prays. st. Augustine in his Con
fessions" relates how he once suffered
from "dolor dentium" toothachej, APP
parently in an aggravated form, for
he could not speak. Thereupon he
wrote OH wax Il prayer to God for the
other brethren to repeat, and as soon
as all We're on their knees the pain
went. But what pain" he says.
"Never since my tender age had eX-
perienced the like" Southey in his
Life Of John Wesley" tells of that
eminent preacher that when his own
tooth ached he prayed and the pain
left him.
Unfortunately ordinary men do not
seem to have such eftfcacious faith.
When the cxcruciation begins. they
must bear it philosophically, and on
Shakespeares authority toothache
finds out just the weak place in the
philosophers armor of patience. In
the middle ages the devout who were
racked with pain had a special patron
to whom they could call for deliver
ance. st. ApollOnia, martyr under
the emperor Philip, among other
cruel indignities had her teeth pulled
out. In consequence she became tooth
aches tutelary saint, as her emblems-
one of which is "holding tooth in
pinchers''- sufficiently testify.
And there would seem to have been
yet another martyr st. Blnizc, who
took cogniZance of the disease. He was
honorcd in the little town of ST. Bla-
zey, in Cornwall, where candles Of
fcred upon his altar We're supposed to
be an infallibe cure for toothache.-
Chambers Journal.
Shakespeare and Moliere.
A correspondent finds these notable
points of resemblance in the careers of
Shakespeare and Moliere:
The father of each was in trade and
apparently destined his son to follow
his occupation. The early education
of both was neglected, and we know
nothing in their after training that
conferred on them their perfect knowl-
edge Of good breeding and distinguish
ed manners. Neither Of them was hap
PLY married. Each became manager,
author actor. Each produced con-
siderable number Of authenticated dra-
matte works. Each was careless about
publishing his works. or, rather, object
ed to do so lest they should be acted
by rival dramatic companies. Plays of
each were collected by actors and first
published In complete form after the
death Of the authors.
Each touched up or produced plays
that are lost or of doubtful origin.
Each disregarded novelty of plot, Dor
rowing from various sources. Each
disliked his profession. The personal
character of each was gentle, kind,
generous. Each had profound knowl-
edge of human nature. Each preferred
the idea or matter to the comparative
disregard of the manner Each had a
remarkable fecundity and fertility of
production. Each died at the age of
tfty-two.
It has been discovered that the build
ing in Richmond, Va, where Poe edit
ed the Southern Literary Messenger is
still in existence, and it is proposed to
place a suitable commemorative tablet
on it's walls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-31
A MERGER IN SHOES
The North Star Company Figuring
on Another Factory.
PLANT IS WELL ESTABLISHED
Its Acquisition VIII Give the North
Star Company the Capacity
....E -.-.
1t Needs. g.

The North Star Shoe company contem-
plates the absorption Of local shoe fac
tory. Negotiations are pending. The
deal calls for the transfer of real estate
as we'll as the factory proper Barring
a hitch over the price of realty holdings.
the transfer will probably be completed
early next week. The North Star COM
pany will then operate the plant in con-
nection with its present factories.
The North Star company recently began
a policy of expansion which has materially
Increased Its trade. Always prominent
factor in Minnesota. North Dakota, South
Dakota, Montana and western Wisconsin,
the establishment of distributing point
at Davenport, has enlarged its scope by
the addition of Iowa.
Owing to this increased business, the
Minneapolis and Anoka factories have
been worked to the limit. Even with the
prospective addition to the Fifth street
factory capacity enough is not provided.
The factory to be absorbed will ma
terially increase the output II worked
to its fullest capacity this factory is
capable of heavy production. For the
past ten years it has been building a trade
in the twin cities and will add considera-
Bile business as we'll as capacity to the
North Star company. The two lines of
shoes can be sold by the same travelling
force and the office business can be han
died at less expense thus giving economy
of production with increased output.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-31
NODIYIDENDS
The 500 Road Will Use It's
Surplus for I'M
prOVementS.

General Manager E. Pennington, of the
500 road, who returned this morning from
business trip to Montreal, gives out the
first authentic information that has yet
appeared regarding the intention of the
500 road as to dividends. In reply to an
inquiry, he said:
The 500 road will not pay out money In
dividends as long it can be more proatably
invested in Improving the property There
is still much opportunity for the profitable
employment of our funds in improving the
road.
Mr.. Pennington said he had nothing new
to announce regarding improvements or
extensions. ell said the numerous re-
ports sent out from New York regarding
possible directors meetings and 500 dtYi-
dends were without foundation and evil
IDENTIFY found their source among people
seeking to manipulate the market.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-31
TWO FAST BUBBLES
Will Make the Dust Fly on Hen
nepin County Roads.
HAVE ALREADY BEEN ORDERED
CALI" PiIlsbury and Henry Christian
the PurchaSers-WilI Make 36
Miles Per Hour.

Two Winton racing automobiles, mod
eled after the famous French racing ma
chimes. will make their appearance in
Minneapolis this summer. The racers
have been ordered by "Alf." Pillsbury and
Henry Christian. They will be Identical
in model, and will be sold under guar
antee calling for a speed Of thtrty-hve
is considerably under two-minute gait,
and is as fast as 1t Is safe to travel over
Hennepin county roads.
The machines will be equipped with Is
horsepower motors. The motive. power
will be provided by gasoline engines; and
the racers will have the customary projec-
ton in front, characteristic Of the French
machines. The Pillsbury bile is ex-
pected to reach Minneapolis by May /.
Both Mr.. Pfllsbury and Mr.. Christian
will use their machines between town
and the lake. They have been bought
with that object in view, and are ex-
pecting to cover the distance in less time
than it can be done by rail, when the
time consumed in going to and from sta
tons is taken into account.
1t is said that the two racers now under
contract are simply the forerunners OF
others that are to come later. Hal Wat
son is accredited with longing to pos
sess one OF the flyers, and there are
others. ...-....-... -. -r.=4
While speed of thirtytve miles an
hour is not remarkable in the present de-
velopment of automobile construction, 1t
is as fast a gait as is compatible with
safety over Minnesota roads. In the east
the automobile has played an important
part in the good roads movement, and
with the introduction of fast machines
here it may be that suburban roads run
ming out Of Minneapolis will also receive
little much needed attention. On level
and good roads the Winton machines will,
of course, do much better than the time
guaranteed, that being the allowance
made for ordinary roads. with the average
number of hills.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-31
BANKS NEED ROOM
Those In the Guaranty Building
Enlarge Their Quarters.
FIRST NATL SPREADING OUT, TOO
1t Has Secured Additional Rooms
Adjoining It's Second
Story Suite. -~-

The First National and Security banks
will enlarge their quarters owing to the
pressure of business. The First Ma
tional, which put large clerical force on
the second floor of the Phoenix building
at the time the Nicollet National was
absorbed, has been compelled to secure
more space and has added a large room
adjoining to the suite.
The Security bank in the Guaranty
building will extend the present lobby
the entire depth Of the building. Va
rious other improvements are contem-
plated, including ladies' department far
superior in equipment and convenience to
the present one. The banking rooms, oc-
cupied by w. E. Steele & Co. will be In
Guided in the Securty's enlarged apart
ments after May. ..
Yesterday carpenters began the changes
by opening the Office of Assistant Cashier
Guy Lands into the lobby and fitting up
private and general office for President
F. A. Chamberlain. Owing to the fact
that the Northwestern National bank
will be unable to move into its new build
ing for at least year 1t is probable that
an enlargement will be made of the pres
emit room by widening it clear to the
light well thus making use of the present
waste room in the rotunda of the build
ing. II this Is done it is probable that
corresponding change will be made on
the opposite side of the light-wel1 which
produce a uniform appearance and at
the same time give additional space to
the Security bank. --,... E.l -