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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
PENNY POSTAGE.
The Incident That Led to Its Estab-
lishment In England.

lishment In England.
Many years ago, when Queen Vic
toria first began to reign, it cost nine
pence to send letter from one Eng
fish city to another. In those days the
postage was not paid by the sender
Of the letter, as is now customary, but
by the receiver. So, Of course, there
were many poor people who could not
afford to pay ninepence when their
mail arrived, and 1t often happened
that they were obliged to forfeit the
letters.
One day a man named Rowland Hill
was riding on the outskirts Of city,
and he saw postman bring letter t.
young girl and demand ninepence
for it. The girl took the letter, scru-
tinized it carefully and then handed it
back to the man, saying she could not
afford to pay the postage. Thereupon
Rowland Hill. being kind hearted
man, rode up and insisted upon paying
it himself. When the postman had
gone, the girl confessed to her bene-
factor that the letter was from her
lover, and to avoid paying ninepenc.
on every letter he made certain marks
on the envelope which she alone could
decipher.
But" said Rowland Hill, don't
you know you are doing something
very dishonest in thus cheating the
government
The girl admitted she did, but there
was no Other way to do.
Hill rode away and meditated over
this little incident, and his farfamed
idea of penny postage" was the re-
suit. At first he was laughed at by
every one, but he fought bravely and
finally was rewarded by seeing his
idea In practice all over the land-New
York Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

The art Of retracting without taking
anything back-if the bull NAV no al.
lowed-seems to be understood in ia.
pan. A young orator at a political
meeting called public official thief
A policeman on duty gravey rose and
addressed remark in low tone IN
the speaker, who thereupon said. "Tho
chief of police requests me to retract
the word which have just spoken
Although the word of sage should
never re-enter, let US make a conces.
sion; let US take back the word and
keep the idea" Great applause and
cries of bravo" greeted the orators
escape from his dilemma.-Youth,s
COMPANION.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
The Magnetic Power Of Our
Prices Always Attracts.

Cottage Oh George street, rooms besides bath room
closets and halls finished in the wood cemented cear lot
SO # 'front.' 100 deep rents for $12 Price $145o; small
payment down, balance easy
Cottage on Center street. rooms hard pine oors good
cellar connected with sewer let 60 it. font, Is it. deep;
rents for $12 per month Price $l45O. Will trade for
other property.
Tenement house Foster street, rents for $27 per
month and in good repair Will sell for $780, This pays
than IA per cent on the investment.
Cottage house, rooms, Circle street, rents for $12
per month. Price $1,000.
2 Tenement house Silver street, rents for $22 per
month and is in good repair. Price $240O
Cottage, reoms barn stables lot 60 l06. Extra
lot IS 1O6. Located Elm street extension All
goes for $780,
Store tenement house, Darn and acre laid is leased
for three years for $500 year, Will sell for $780, Taxes
$l460 This will better than IL per cent
Grocery stock with without the real estate. Stock
will invoice between $4,000 and $4,000. Will sell whole
half interest This sold for fault of business the
having other business and cannot attend to both. Will
trade for renting property, timber lot or a farm.
Farm $50 acres in Mortified miles from the village
Will cut so tons hay besides orher crops. Price $780,
AT EAST BARRE. Building lot with cellar ard UNI
derpnnng all in. $780, Also one for $ll5.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

incidental to eight years travelling %,
plessly upset my digestive sy,en. I
consulting several physician, ,hsv 4.
cided 1 suffered with catar,h Q, d,
stomach.
"Their Prescriptions did no. s,sns
help me any, 30, reading Of the gs,anl
able cures perfected by the nss Of PEI,
ma, d. sided 10 try It, and soon .snt
myself well repaid.
"I have now used it for abou. IN.
months and feel completely rsjuv.a...
I believe I an perfectly cured, All !,
not hesitate TO give uns,in,ed praaa
your remedy, Pe1una."-Mary J, H,
nedy.
Congressman Geo. W. Smith Of ya
physboro, ILL.,, writes:
~ take pleasure In te.,ify!ne .o a,
merits Of Peruns. I have taken .,
bottle for my catarrh and Zee! ",
much benefited. To those who n
afflicted with catarrh and In ueea ii,
good tonic I take pleasure IN ,.u..
msnding Psruns."-Gso. ". Sm!.a.
II you do not derive prom p, and :,.l
factory results from tho use Of pe..:I
write at once to DR.. Hartman, g!v,,,
full statement Of your case snl 10 r.
b pleased 70 give you his vslusb. y
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, Prud,r; d
The Hartman sanitarium, COMMA
Ohio.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
Thfnniu1 FruitN.

I There is no fixed rule about thinning
fruits. The time to do the work and
the distance apart depend largely upon
conditions. One thing should be borne
in mind, and that is thinning should be
done before the seeds are we'll formed.
When peaches reach the size of an or.
binary peach pit, they should come of.
As a rule too little fruit is taken off.
Most successful peach growers thin
from four to eight or ten inches. About
six inches is the average distance.
Pears should have about the same dis
lance, while plums will do well IL left
as close again.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
PLAINFIELD

Arthur Murray aud David Gal
oonneau appeared before Justice !,
r. Martin and pleaded guilty t.s-'
pie assault, paying a fine ot; eicl
and costs.
They got into q fight in -t3a
rev weeks ago. Later Murray st'.'
tner laid in wait for ChaYbonnea- I,
chatise him, and in the encoa1.e
murray was stabbed. Charbo11+i-
was arrested and later released. NJ
ray was confined to the bed tr5l ca
v wounds, but disappeared one ''nisl;
=. r. Woodland of Montpelier appea'-l
Tor the grand Juror.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
CALLING UPON A FRIEND
rs. way In which Two En:l''h Az
tors once Paid Vis'"

THO ."r. once Paid a Visit.
Here is an amusing story OF Mess .,'
roole and Brough, the English colneal =
ms. Having appeared conjolh''y n vi Il
drama. "Dearer Than Life III "n nas.
thev wore very ragged. woebegone cos
fumes they visited the well Know W.
ar.,sts Frade!le and Marshall 10 ne
Autographed in their rags. Mn
waiting "between the plates 10Y, ~
who was fond of a lark, suggested "
his brother comedian to sally OUT anu
noI, mon a certain mutual acqualh',
ance. who would be horribly shoon.u
at receiving visitors in such eafo'
Rroueh Mt once assented, and, poppIhs
on their battered hats, out mo tns
street the pair slipped and maze ioa
the house of their friend. VI cou.so
tho neat housemaid and the neatc,
buttons were Mortified and decllheu
even without being asked to PURCHASE
matches or the like. J.,
81 axes your pardon" said Toole IN
an assumed tone. you're making
slight mistake. We want to see your
master" And he mentioned the gen.
tleman's Christian name and that OF
his wife. 80.
1--WE have important business Will
him." chimed in Brough.
The girls face wore a dazed aspect
and she said: Master never sees Tile
likes of you at his house. He's mos
pertickler, amt he, Charles" appeal
ing to the page. "You must be making
a mistake"
"Oh, no, we ANTI" responded Iooie
with supreme gravity. But I'm 50
~ William"-the Christian name II
the gentleman-"is out. l haven't got
a card about me-" pretending to FUN
BILE among his rags, "but tell your mas
ter that his two cousins from the work.
house called as they were passing
through London. "-London Tit-Bits
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
Select.

Select.
Once when passing through Gene
terry in Lenox Eliot Gregory was sur
prised to see that the members Of one
old New England family had been bur
led in circle, with their feet toward
its center. He asked the reason for
this arrangement, and wit Of that
day, daughter Of Mrs. Stowe, replied,
$50 that when they rise at the last day
only members Of their own family may
face themw
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
The F. B. Cate Real Estate Agency
ROOM s. BOLSTER BLOCK, BARRE
A Clear Cut warning.
BARRE

young ladies'" said an absentmind-
ed teacher of Latin to his class in Vir-
gil, Il understand that you count upon
my calling on you in alphabetical order
and prepare your lessons accordingly.
I am surprised and disappointed at
such conduct. Hereafter I warn you
shall begin at the other end of the al
phabet"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

xr.. 1ousstrees y the wife OF the ~
mona Confederate General, Lisutensns
oeneral James Longstreet, tho only n.y.
ina ex.Confederate officer Of that rank
ehe writes - follows to The Peruns
Medicine Co.:
VI can recommend your excellent rem
edv. Peruna, as one Of tho best ton'cs'
ana for those who need good, substan'
tial remedy, know Of nothing better
Besides being good tonic it Is an eneo-
Ave cure for catarrh."-Mrs. James
Longstreet.
Hon. Lucius E. Gridley, brother OF
Captain Gridlsy, also speaks q good
word for Peruna. In letter written
from 1911 T Street, Washington, D. c.,
he says:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.
Oenfiemen-"Your Peruna has been
thoroughly tested In my family. MY
mother and wife used II with the very
best results, and ! take pleasure In rec.
ommsnding II to oil who want a good,
substsnfiaI remedy, both Is 4 tonic and
q cstarrk cure. "-Lucius e. Oridiey.
Miss Mary J. Kennedy, manager Of
The Armour & Co.'S exhibit, Trans
Mississippi Exposition, Omaha, Neb.,
writes the following In regard to Peru.
NJ, from s42 West sixty.second street,
Chicago, H.:
NJ found the continual change OF diet
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
BIDS WANTED

,na Inc building Commits
1 Wsss, town clerks Office u e, for build.
fur Of nst. dssrs .1 BIDS for E9 sS Ss
sgs; Plans lance aua IN Washington D, VII.
3 sss be st r. y ealing o es sse
gust ssl 1922 SsS'f F. F1a S1s Abe be
bids: ''' tight to reject t amy g, r. re;
s. S;;s \ .S, S!sss"S.''''' Building
Washington 'V'''s w. s's. st. s's',s &c.,
s7.l06
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

L. L. Mitchell, the right BEN. =.
served for absent executors L ~:
later. The delay was due t "a
complications because all the exec
ors are not domiciled in Cape TN,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
EAST MONTPELIER.

Frank P. Willard has returntd.:o
camP az Groton pond, and reports
poor catch of fish.
MI. Doying has moved tr.u I:
hathaway house to NJ. D. N.Iatds
tenement.
MISS Avis Ennis spent last >laia!?
al her home in Marshtieid.
Miss Ethel Morton u Folklore
M Ms is visiting Mr.. and Mrs F !!
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
LABOR DAY PRIZES

heretofore it has been cuS,oma%!
LUZ tne Labor day committee to solcIi
pr! Prizes from,our merchants and Others
LUIS year this practice has been dune
s"ay with. Should anyone desire
oa Y . to donate special prizes they
oan - 90 y SO by informing VIM. A HUI!
y, y. =. hamsdell, at Times Office MI.
'a'er than Monday, Aug. llth,
qi.,04
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

been completed.
Ihe question Of organizing an Aus
tralian- Canadian shipping combine for
service between Canada, England
Australia and South Africa, to com.
pete with the Anerictn combine or.
gained by J. P. Morgan, was again
u, 1ne SUBJECT OF prolonged conference
thursday between the Australian pre.
mlerS and Sir Wilfrid Laurier and
other Canadian ministers. Nc de6nita
conclusions it appears, has been reach.
cd concerning the project.
a.. ., vlllers' former secretary Of the
orange Free State, sailed for ENGLAND
ne ne VIII become British citizen At
III nls ola nome in South Africa. He
S S1,' tne Beers hoped to no d, eyentn.
any the same relations with En,lana
aSthe Australians. ns'"no
cei nhhsxted, b. Essex, England, annually
s tes Ora Butterfly day which cali,
an occasion for merrymakin oou o., -
speechmaking. Aoe ana
viii M1' g. IT, Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
me an Ugly scar on bis foreboo " DIS
Sn'''ng from his recent cab accident 5s.
OF o. which he hrs a great 'I nnme od dogs,
JacS being an Irish terrier nam nls
Ea ~ Is Is Considered l, probable that ~.
n a n. o. dudley will succeed thai ths she
Ire I1so9gan as Lord 1ieute sne Earl n,
ILLS II is reported it has heen sos
e. secre ta1v 1 IN RI Hon. G T. Rite6
y succeed Sir Mich at nome One affairs,
% chancellor of the ezchsqu ,ers' Beach
#, Cape Town says ' tha' t correspondent
ers ny mas been proven th "'.t OF Ce-
VI administration were 'e grante af t.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

Children sweeten labor, but they
make misfortune more bitter. They
increase the cares of life, but they
mitigate the remembrance of DEATH
Bacon.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
MONEY LOST!

Inc person who found the sum q
to ooney lost In this city or in Williams
i;h". n, On Monday, August 4th, will be
:" es rewarded by returning sane
a, sb. Su's once. The money consisted Of
1nree ten dollar bills and possibly
SM8ll Oils. 99.l0?
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
OCssy - Aso.MS,

rOGssy AsS...x.
"Posterity will discover me-" said
the poet.
IF it does" replied his wife, who
was all tired out because they couldn't
afford to keep girl, ut will probably
regret any time it wasted in doing So"
Chicago Kecord-Herald.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

Paper possessing the TRANSPARENCY Of
glass is made in Paris from kelp and
other seaweeds.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
Lemon Sherbet.

For a lemon sherbet take pint Of
lemon Juice, a quart Of water, a pound
Of sugar, whites Of six eggs. Stir In
lntter after other ingredients have
been partly frozen.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
NOTICE

heV. y. H. Palmer OF Stratton VT,
WI WIZ preach at the Union church il
W m"S1ineton next Sunday at 1850 a.
H. come and hear him.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

to cona WORk-$lOto SIS weekly. come
e v UUPy letters S. weekly made working
IIST1dnings Enclose stamp for Instructors
Auuress 10th Century Mig Co Toledo, 0
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
In wanted - One good all around
"npe1. Joseph Wood Il Co. 10 II

ho' wanted-A capable girl for genera
C HIusework on a farm. Inquire F. II
N1"y' barre, Vt. 1908
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
A ROYAL WELCOME
Continued FIR ON Page 1.

stated that the government has char.
tered the Corinthio, the first ship
built for the combine, which has lust
been completed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

,-1,.v nother Of Captain 0'dley, who was In comm.t
M ~:.,hio At til. dsueton of tho Spanish fleet a.
~. .olou Of friend used Psruns and can truthfuy
.,v ecsnd tonic and wonsns h''nd and should
=, .v.rv household After using FOR 'no per'0o '''' M
49,, ,...on mrs. 0RLDLEH
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-07
The King Had to Borrow.

On recent occasion King Christian
Of Denmark, while out for walk,
met one Of his courtiers WHO was re-
.nowned for his stinginess. AS it hap
pened, on a previous occasion, the
King had treated" him, and it had
come to the royal ears that the cour-
tier had not yet finished grumbling at
having been "bilked." Full Of desire
to repair the past, the King rushed up
to his subject:
''Now, my dear count, 1 am really
going TO stand treat on this OCCASION"
Then, 10 and behold, as usual, on
searching for money, the King found
none! Luckily, at that moment he
saw through the open door the Crown
Prince and his equerry riding by. The
King rushed out and called TO his son:
For goodness sake, lend me some
cash. I've stood treat TO Count So
and-so again, and if he finds himself
done for a second time, he will raise
a rebellion"
The situation was saved, but the
Court has not yet finished its laugh
The Candid Friend.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-07

But whatever the term, the earth Is
more rigid than solid steel 1t is SO
rigid that the shocks of volcanoes and
earthquakes are transmitted through
ii with twice the velocity of passage
through steel. The intense heat of
the centre of the earth is shown by the
volcanic eruptions, that of Krakatoa,
for example, when every particle of
the solid earth and every wave of the
surrounding atmosphere tingled in re-
sponse to the mighty explosion. Ve-
hement as was this eruption, sending
as it did millions of tons of the earth's
crust high into the air, it was but a
puny effort compared with the mighty
outbursts OF the time when the earth
was young. 1t then had vast quanti-
ties of beat to dissipate, and to these
eruptions that of krakatoa was but q
popgun.
1t is probable that the force Of the
explosions projected particles into
space with velocity so great that
gravity was overcome so far as the
earth is concerned, and the particles,
caught by the sun and turned into
closed orbits, have been members of
our solar system, crossing the earth's
orbit every few years, but at" these
times the earth was elsewhere in its
orbit. But the little earth-born wan
dered, faithful to the laws that gov-
erned it, has repaired again and again,
a hundred times, a thousand times-a
,,,i1 - la
where it first took fight, until at last
meeting the earth there, it is con-
sumed in one bright fash and we OF
the earth say "a meteor. r."-Boston
Transcript.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-07
Women Have the Best of 1t.

Out in Salt Lake City they hare -
system of street railway transfers
which is hard to beat. The passenger
who receives a transfer from q Salt
Lake conductor is compelled TO use it
himself or throw it away.
Each ticket has printed on it, be-
sides the usual hours and the names
of intersecting lines, row Of saTe-
small heads. Five of them are male
heads, two are female. OF the male
heads the first is 4 beardless face, the
second bears a mustache, the third
mutton chop" whiskers, the fourth a
chin beard, and the fifth is fully
bearded. Beneath the row are two
Plus signs, with forty between them.
The conductor is required to identify
each passenger by punching one OF
the faces and one of the signs for age,
the first plus being used for young
men, the forty for men of middle age
and the final plus for elderly men.
On the heads representing women
one wears hat and represents young
women in general, and the other bon
net, for matron5. With really rare
delicacy, the question of age is not
mentioned in regard to female passen-
sers.-WashingtoR Pest.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-07

A German scientist has recently de-
yised method of manufacturing arti-
fetal gutta-percha from peat, and, if it
turns out to be what is claimed, it will
simplify one of the greatest problems
in electricity-the insulation of ocean
cables. Thus far gutta-percha is the
only substance which has been found
to furnish perfect protection for a
wire against the chemical influences of
salt water, and the product is not only
limited, but is controlled by an Eng
lish firm of cable manufacturers, who
own the forests in the East Indies from
which gutta-percha is obtained. Ex-
periments to find substitute have
been going on for years throughout
the world, but thus far nothing has
been entirely successful. The price
of gutta-percha has been advanced con-
siderably by the demands of the manu-
facturers of golf balls, which has al
most doubled the cost of cable manu-
facture, and if this German inventor
is able to make an equally as good
very important contribution to the
worlds economy, for peat can be found
in almost every country on the globe
in quantities almost unlimited. There
are 100000 acres in Ireland, 100000
in Scotland, and even more in Ger
many, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Fin
land and other countries OF Europe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-07
When the Kitchen Range is Cranky.

" men tHe hitcnen mango Is CRANKY
When your kitchen range fire refuses
to burn brightly and the oven fails
to bake or roast properly, do not blame
the range until you have tried to find
the reason for the trouble.
A ''clean" range is necessity for
satisfactory cooking Lift off the cov-
ers and see if there is not layer of
fine ash on top of the oven so thick
that it lessons the draught and pre-
vents the heat from penetrating to the
oven. This should be lifted out and
not swept into the fire or down be-
side the oven.
Brush the side of the oven clean, then
get at the most important part, the
bottom. Some ovens have a plate
on the inside that lifts out, some q
plate on the outside; some are made
to be drawn out altogether. If you
have stove man once TO clean for you
and see how he does it you will not
need him again. Notice how he gets
at the bottom, and above all, see that
he leaves things so that you can take
out the cover or oven yourself when
you wish to. You can get the ordinary
scraper at any department store, and
also long-handled dust brush or
whisk broom. These will answer in
nearly every case. This is a dirty job,
but should be attended to once
month. 'z.7lz-1
Much often depends upon how the
fire box is kept. Masses of clinkers
are allowed to gather on the bricks.
These should be removed by common
salt placed on them while the fire
is hot. If they Go not come off the
first day they will the second or third
by using more salt and tapping them
with the poker. Do not let ashes or
cinders gather about the top of tne
fire box.
In starting a fire dump everything
out. DO not try TO start a fire on top
of ashes or cinders, as it will often sulk
for whole day. The cinders can
be burned 10 good advantage on top OF
the fire afterward. Use as little paper
as possible in starting, and do not
pack the coal in. Fill the box to the
top of the bricks and no further. Pok-
ing the fire spoils it, shaking never
hurts it.
II you range sets into the wall and
the pipe runs straight up into a sheet
iron board, and the craft is poor, the
chances are that the pipe does not con-
meet with the flue, but runs into the
open space above the board. Have
the pipe run up into the end of the
fiue and you will find vast improve
ment. Then, if things are not salts
factory, there must be somthing wrong
with the chimney.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-07
Beware of tho Cold Bath.

The cold bath in the morning is not
so popular as it was formerly. There
is much energy expended in the reac-
ton and just at the time OF day when
this energy is at its lowest ebb. Then,
too, cold water has very little cleans
ing effect Very hot water stimulates
the nerves, which is the effect that we
are seeking from the cold water,
while it does not demand the energy
of reaction of the latter. The duration
of the morning bath should be as short
as possible-hardly longer than the
mere application of the water to the
skin followed by brisk rubbing.
However. many prefer a cool sponge
bath in the morning, and If this Is fol-
lowed by warm glow and feeling
of well-being, it certainly is beneficial.
Many people are not strong enough to
react well. A hot bath at night is most
cleansing and restful. General bath
ing may be regulated by individual Pc
uliarities.-Emma Z. Walker, NJ. D.,
in the Ladies' Home Journal.