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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-31
WORLDS FAIR GATEWAY.
Il win ne Three Hundred Feet Long
and seventy Feet High.

e win ne Three Hundred Feet Ions
and seventy Feet High.
Chief Designer Masqueray is engaged
on plans for the main gateway 20 the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, 70 pc
held in ST. Louis. which will be Of the
north end of the grand court Ihe
structure will be 70 feet high 8oo feet
long and Go feet wide, says the New
York Tribune. It will be in the shape
Of 1 capital q, with the open side to-
ward the Cascade gardens, at the oppo-
site end Of the court. The center q the
III will ia double colonnade Of Dorit
/ columns, coupled and surmounted BY
monumental architrave and attic Ms
| ftors 10 the fair VIII pass between th'
columns to enter the court
The wings Of the structure VIII q
| given up To toilet, restaurant and otheI
eonveniences. These wings will be tW'
stories high, and on both floors ther
will he concessions. The gate VIII cos
between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-31
$50 North Main St., Barre, J
,rhan ninner "a 90.

As 4 rule an hour to an hour and
half ii spent in conversation after
dinner when neither host nor gUests
have any other engagement for the
evening. When a lady and gentleman
are dining together the lady makes the
first motion ut departure, the gentle
man promptly following her lead. no
matter how numerous the company, no
guest should depart without bidding
adieu to the hostess with thanks for
her hospitality. These need be neither
stifr nor effusive, just some little words
OF appreciation Of the pleasure you
have enjoyed in her home,s Goodpys
may De said 10 other friends present
before yon bid adieu TO the hostess o.
to any standing near the door as yon
pass out. bnt DO not stop for any
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-31
suicide by smoking .

one Of the most extraordinary sui
cides on record was enacted To Pesth.
Baron Rela Olyi. wealthy citizen. de-
liberately poisoned himself by smoking
cigars and tobacco to excess. The bar
on had lost large fortune fl specula-
ton. Having 4 wife aud six children,
be insured himself very heavily IN
their behalf in five companies and then
proceeded to put into operation bis
unique plan for self destruction. He
hired small room in mean portion
Of the city and IL ten months died 81
what the doctors called "galloping con
sumption He had consumed $500 Ct
CARS and about d hundred pounds of 20
hapeo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-31

He came toward me. stepped bach
into the hall The girl went into th
room. and ! closed the door
The lady is an insane patient be
said, and ] am trying to- get her away
without attracting the attention Of her
nclghbors
~ happen to be q medical man.
replied and know that IN such cases
the order Of court or board de lu-
natlco inauirendo is needed. Produce
il, and I will not interfere with you.
che looked puzzled as to what course.
to follow, then, quick as q flash, drew
d revolver and 1eyeled it at me. ! was
unarmed and ait a great disadvantage
but i knew the man dreaded to attract
attention, and relying on this ! sprang
for him, knocking up lis revolver AZ
/ did So. and. seizing It, twisted 1t out
Of his hand and threw it downstairs.
Singularly enough It didn't explode
THEN, taking him by the collar I has
tied him after his revolver. put him
| out ut the front door and closed II
with a bang. Then I called 70 the
young lady, who came down, followed
by her aunt and both gave vent to eN-
/ pressions Of gratitude"
The speaker stopped as though his
story was finished,
eWaterhouse. | remarked, where
do you get the starters for these
yarns p
.syen don't believe me9p
4 believe you are ronancing
He stepped to his study table, opened
drawer and took out revolver
which he handed me, telling me to lool
at Il silver plate on the butt, on whicl
was inscribed, "John Burnes. ST, +
Asylum For the Insane"
/ looked up ait Waterhouse thunder
struck. "The pistol you threw down
stairs?"
Eyes"
4Rot9 said one Of the party. "Watei
house came into possession Of the r
volver in some ordinary way and mad
up his yarn about it.
.sNo,' said another. When u
clock fl the church tower struck u
hour the shock, acting on ms near
produced d suspension Of its action f
fraction Of a second. During n
(. time heTreamed 1t all"
eHow could he dream Q revolver
suggested.
4 Waterhouse made no effort TO go
: vince us of the truth Of his story, BIZ
taIang up the GROWER went for bee
j / had been graduated and had pra
e tieed some years when / received NJ
terhouse's wedding cards. Since
g was one Of our own set went hu
i dred miles to the wedding
e "where did you two meetf' ! ask
at the wedding breakfast.
y The pair cast meaning glance
each other
q eat the garden gate" replied t
as groom. aThis Is the girl whose au
q / saved from being taken back 70
le asylum. My interference was justih'
for the cause Of the trouble had be
g, removed and she had recovered. New
theIess the man who wished 70 t.
'e- her was only doing bis duty"
ETHAN a. LINCOLN
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-31
THE CRACK KEARsARGE.
Dimensions Of the Record breaking
battle ship.

dimensions Of the Record breaking
Hattie ship.
The Kearsarge, which has broken aii
records for speed of battle ships sus-
tainedSfor long distances and which
won the admiration Of Emperor Will
liam of Germany and the Prince Of
wales and several admirals in Eng
land was launched from the yards Of
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock company, Newport News,
va. at 1902 a. M, March "a, 1875 ana
at 1f.82 her sister ship, the KENNEDY,
qlided into the James river, says the
New York Tribune. The dimensions
If lie two vessels are identcal-watef
/ line length. 1858 feet; beam, re feet 2la
4 inches; draft % feet 5 inches; free
board. forward, ia feet 3 inches free
board. aft, 8 inches; displacement, IL
525 tons.
The speed requirements were y
! knots. on her preliminary trial tnf
Kearsarge made TIA knots, aud ting
| Kentucky On her trial the same. Some
doubt exists as to which ship Is IN
Poster. The Kearsarge ranks as on
of I'M most formidable fighting ship
II the world. She is armed with fou
II n inch ana eight 4 inch breeehload
ing rifles and fourteen inch rapi
firing guns. There are twenty 6poune
ers. six i Founders, four Colt rapid nr
boat guns and four is inch torped
/ ft7I3as
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-31

sacIec1osh and Ashes stiII Prevail
An Arabian woman literally sits N
sackcloth and strews ashes on her head
at the death Of a husband Of son OF the
apostasy Of any near relative, for when
one becomes q Christian he is mourned
as dead
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-31

novel way to Get Money For ohuFeh.
As a means Of obtaining money TOT
his church clergyman Of Jefferson,
Pa. has announced that he win wed
the most successful solicitor Of funds
in bis congregation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-31
We Vouch For Above.

lengthy conversation after having said
good night to your entertainers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09
The Humorous Element.

of the subject OF botany after this man
uer:
I'VE have not only an endless va
riety before our eyes. but are contin-
ually struck with the purpose and fore
sight displayed in apparently tria:ng
peculiarities. We are always learning
something new. and the knowledge we
thus acquire is such as calls forth our
admiration and gratitude; and while IL
gives that conscious power which all
knowledge more or less bestows, il
awakens a sense of humility, by a COM
parisoD which cannot fail TO occur to
US between our own powers and the
simplest works of nature. We cannot
pursue knowledge of any kind without
ing new ideas: and botany has the great
advantage of ameliorating the DISPOSE
tiop while Il elevates the mind"
II Is not necessary to infer that MI.
Gosse was educated in a young ladies
seminary from the similarity OF his
style 10 that of the author OF this ex-
tract. but certain Il is that both he and
the writer for young ladies were strong
ly imbued with the moral benefit to be
gained from the study of nature. as is
rarely the case with writer's OF the pres
ent day. 1t is quite as true now as ever
that the study of flowers is likely both
10 ameliorate the disposition and ele-
vate the mind. but We do not put il IN
that way. We regard IL more as means
of keeping children out of mischief, and
restoring to imprudent adults the health
they have lost by too strenuous Gey0-
ton TO business or pleasure. =
Mr.. Gosses book. then, is interesting
as a glimpse Into the characteristics lit
erature OF past generation, for though
We may get such glimpses through the
works of great writer's. ii is. neverthe-
less. true that men like Dickens or
Thackeray so dominate their characters
by their own individuality. and so ir-
radiate them with the light of humanity,
which is the same IN all ages, that one
does not realize in reading their novels
the pecuiiarities OF the habits of thought
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09

sion OF these natives TO have some relI-
gious OF the Society of Jesus and friars
OF the order OF St. Francis come to these
districts, because IL has a most edifying
influence upon the covetous disposition
OF these barbarians TO see that these
fathers do not receive or have anything
20 do with money-which will be good
example for them"
Later it appears that the example and
influence of the said holy fathers was
productive of trouble. for We find letter
from Fray Martin de Rada expressing
strong sentiments of protest against the
collection Of tribute from the Indians.
Says this militant father:
For. as your lordship knows. we have
gone everywhere with the mailed hand !;
and we have required the people to be
friends. and then to give us tribute. AT
times war has been declared against
them. because they did not give as much
as was demanded. And If they would not
give tribute. but defended themselves,
then they have been attacked. and war
has been carried on with fire and sword
and even on some occasions, after the
people have been killed and destroyed.
and their village taken, the Spaniards
have sent men to summon them to make
peace And when the Indians, in order
not to be destroyed. came to say that
they would like 10 be friends, the Span
iards have Immediately asked them for
tribute as they have done but recently
in all the villages of Los Camarines.
And whenever the Indians, through fear
Of the Spaniards. have left their houses
and fed to the mountains, our people
have burned the houses or inflicted
other great injuries. l omit mention of
those villages that are robbed without
awaiting peace, or those assaulted IN
the night time
The frontispiece is a reproduction of a
portrait of Fray Martin de Rada. the
friar who protested so energetically
against the levying OF tribute upon the
natives, and there is also a reproduction
OF painting at the Colegio de Agustinos
Filipinos, Yalladolid. representing the
landing of the Spaniards at Cebu in
1865. cleveland, Ohio: The Arthur II.
Clark Coz
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09

4 N ODD CONTRAST to scientific
~ books of the day is Romance
of Natural History" by P. II.
Gosse. written at Torquay in 1860. mo
now reprinted in a series OF such old
books. It is a good example Of the
books on nature study which were con-
sidered instructive in the last genera
ton; and as such IL is of special in
terest just now. when nature books are
flooding the market with information.
some OF which Is. II must be confessed.
not much more scientific than Mr..
Gosse's stately and cautious discourse
on the sea serpent. 1t is the sort or
natural history which formed the model
for the efforts of countless young writ
ers in boarding schools and colleges. and
the style of it is shown in the first
paragraph of the preface, which runs
as follows:
There are more ways than one of
oIud1 li-S heiIu III III history mere Is Dr.
Dryasdust's way. which consists of mere
accuracy OF definition and differentia-
tion; statistics as harsh and dry as the
skins and bones in the museum where
1t is studied. There is the field-ob-.
servers way: the careful and conscien-
tious accumulation and record of facts
bearing on the life history of the crea-
lures; statistics as fresh and bright as
the forest or meadow where they are
gathered in the dewy morning. And
there is the poets way; who looks at
nature through a glass peculiarly his
own; the esthetic aspect. which deals,
not with statistics. but with the emo
lions OF the human mind-suprise. won
der. terror, revulsion. admiration. love-
desire. and so forth-which are ma lie
energetic by the contemplation OF the
creatures around him"
A Young Lady's Book" which came
out about sixty-fve years ago. treats
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09

sETHE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
1885," is the title of the
history OF the Philippines
which has been issued in separate vol
umes at intervals during the past year.
II is made up of transIations of letters
and documents by early navigators. re-
lating the the Philippines, edited and
annotated by Emma Helen Blair and
James Alexander Robertson. with his
toricaI introduction and additional notes
by Edward Gaylord Bourne. The third
volume of this history has now ap-
peared and contains documents dating
from 1863 to 1876 They relate largely
to the government Of the islands and
the best method OF making them pay
revenue to the Spanish crown, whereas
the earlier papers are more concerned
with discovery.
Some Of these documents are reprinted
in their original Spanish form. with
translation on the opposite page. There
are letters from friars of the missions
regarding the Indians. letters from vice
roys to Philip II, accounts of various
trilling wars, an account of the act OF
taking possession of Luzon, accounts OF
the char2 cteristics and condition Of the
native. and many ether things OF more
or less interest.
Some of the most interesting of thu
letters relate TO the government of the
islands, and they throw some light on
the problems which now confront Amer
lean governors. They show, first, what
Spanish methods were, and. second,
what sort of people the natives were,
in the opinion of Europeans, at the
time when the islands became the prop
erty of Spain.
Naive in the extreme is the recon-
mendation OF Lavezaris, in a letter II
which he has suggested various schemes
by which the royal exchequers may DC
replenished from the islands:
1T will conduce much to the CONVEX
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09

of forty years ago. In the work OF
writer's who were thoroughly OF their
time We get glimpses as in a mirror OF
the average man OF past generation,
of the public OF 1850. as even the men
and women who we're young in 1860 do
not remember il. This is the secret OF
the fascination which is felt in q pile
OF old magazines full Of trashy stories,
in old newspapers recording the COM
monplace happenings OF their day, in an
cid garrett crowded with the relics OF
our fathers. No one. nowadays. writes
a nature book OF this kind; no one could:
the ethereal essence of IL is not to be
had in these days. It belongs 10 the
time when. instead of specializing. the
naturalist wrote illustrated books on
THE Polar and Tropical Worlds" when,
instead of studying the psychology of
rabbit or snake. he told how he felt
when he saw the snake swallow the rab-
bit. And perhaps he was at least as ae-
curate in recording his feelings on that
occasion as the naturalist of today is
in recording those OF the rabbit
Mr. Gosse does not disdain to drop
into poetry in the light of a friend, Tor
he quotes in his chapter on The, Re
cluse." apropos OF the chamOis. little
poem by one Miss Crewdson. in which
he says the character OF this interesting
antelope is pleasantly touched. Perhaps
the readers feelings Will also be pleas
antly touched by the quotation OF tie
first stanza OF the poem, in which the
ehamois is called the ''gemze:"
In a sunny Alpine valley.
Meath the snowy Netterhorn,
Sat a maiden. by chalet,
Playing with a genie f9wn-
How ne pricks his ears 70 hear her,
How his soft eyes fash with pride.
As she tells him he is dcarer
Than the whole wide world besidej
Dearer than the lambkins gentle,
Dearer than the frisking kids,
Or the pigeon the Intel,
Coming-g oing-as she bis.
Dearer than the first spring lily,
Peeping on the snowy tell,
Dearer than his little Willie
To the heart OF William Tell
Possibly poems OF this character are
responsible for some of the Characters
tics of American poetry whose origin
has hitherto remained obscure. (New
York: New Amsterdam Book Coz
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A Genuine Democrat.

His wit is never bitter. his spirit never
morose; he is a democrat without max
ing any show of IL, and his high char
acters never show their loftiness by
strutting But one can see that in the
day of Elizabeth, when the splendor OF
English court life was beyond anything
seen in former generations, when all
England was a-kindle with the constant
news from beyond seas, a spirit like his.
responsive 70 every influence of that
great growing time. would be no less
than incomprehensible to a conservative
pedant, and there was no age in which
such pedants were more common than
in the sixteenth century. There are in
all times people who cannot understand
any good thing that is not labeled, any
genius not out of the proper factory;
and Shakespeare's native quickness and
keen insight, his breadth OF soul and
depth of heart, were doubtless just rs
unaccountable TO his contemporaries Of
that nature as they have been TO such
people ever since. Men such as Chap
man is represented TO be, however, found
their solace in belittling his plays; thei-
like today solve the problem by declaring
that the plays were not written by
Shakespeare at all There may come
time when books will be written 10 prove
that Lincoln was cOllege-bred. and that
he served at the Court OF ST. James be-
fore becoming a candidate for the Presi-
dency.
Mr. Acheson's book is, altogether,
very interesting contribution 20 the lit
erature of Shakespeare. The last hun
dred pages are taken up with some OF
the poems of Chapman. which are con-
vincing proofs of much OF the argument
in the first two hundred pages New
York: John Lane: the BOdley Head-)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09
SHAKESPEARE rs 4 SATIRIST
II 7hOugh5fui Discussion Of tie Bara's Son'seks.

of another hand, Mr.. Acheson thinks that
he wrote IT as a satire. and probably TO
be read rather than acted. for 1t seems
never 10 have made any figure on the
stage.
Chapman dedicates the seven books OF
the "Iliad" 10 the Earl of Essex. and In
his dedication Iauds that nobleman's
"AchiIIean virtues" the poet being an
CKtravagant admirer OF that hero To
man of Shakespeare's sane and humor-
Gus temper Achilles must have appeared
as he does to the normal schoolboy, who.
without some tutoring. can seldom be In
duced TO see Achilles. sulking Ia his tent
because he cannot have his own way.
as anything much more heroic than
spoiled baby There is not a single hero
in Shakespeare's plays who Is of this
touchy and uncomfortable disposition:
Brutus is perhaps the nearest to 1T. but
Brutus' irritability arises from the
struggle between natural feeling and
what he conceives to be principle. To
Chapman's moody disposition. however.
Achilles may we'll have seemed a derni-
god. and there is a good deal OF this
false sentiment about wounded honor ly-
ing around loose even at this day.
Shakespeare, a man of the people, who
had had TO fight his own way 10 prefer
ment. probably saw the humorous side
both of Chapman and ChaDman's Iet
hero. and at any rate. his Achilles is
kind of character 10 give Chapmans
taste a woeful wound.
The view which Mr.. Acheson takes OF
Shakespeare is. az any rate. most sensi-
BILE. We have evidence enough that the
great drsmatist was known not as lof-
ty and uncomprehended genius. but IS
sIngularly wholesome and sunny lem
pered man. He is called Sweetest
Shakespeare, Sweet Will" and other
endearing names. and we know thar he
was one OF that merry company OF ~hcra
Beaumont wrote.
What things have
Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been
So n:Inble, and full Of subtle fame,
AS il that everyone from whence they came
Had meant 70 put his whole wit IN a jest,
and had resolved 70 live fool the rest
Oh his dull life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09
n Jew CONCEPTIONS IN SCI

book made up of a series OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-09

A y ODD CONTRAST TO scientific
"A books of the day is Romance
of Natnral History" by P Il
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-02
Tempcrature. Rain
,.x MIN full


MONT=LY eCMNARY-SEPTEMBE
Mean MAXIMUM Temperature. y
minimum 100
50.
Maximum - on the 18th
Minimum - on tAc sd
Greatest daily range. 81.
There were clear. 10 partly cloudy and ii
cloudy DAYS: rainfall on IL DAYS. total rainfall
so inches: average far September for - years,
> 81. excess 81; total for 1898 36.ld inches; av-
cra-c - 30: excess $50 inches.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-02

are smaller. The work of buildin o
the line OF trestle was immense, in
volving much heavy blasting, and
scraping of earth banks. The pre.
ilmlnary wagon road, a mere shelf.
cost, it is said, $4,000.
The greatest danger connected with
the hume will be from landslides.
which will doubtless prove much more
difficult and expensive to remedy than
IL now supposed. Snowslides also
may prove troublesome. Falling trees.
too, afford no small risk of breaking
the line, for it is bordered by heavy
timber nearly its whole length.
Should everything work smoothly.
1t is just possible that the entire plant
can be completed by next fall, but it ia
almost certain 10 take good year, and
probably more. A good beginning has
been made on most of the work and
that is all that can be said. Neither
the dam, nor the tlume proper, nor
the reservoir. nor the power house has
been even commenced, and with the
short winter days, the Indictment
weather, the difficulty OF obtaining
good labor. and the unexpected pro.
blems and mishaps which so bold,
novel and vast work is pretty sure
to encounter, numerous and prolonged
delays seem inevitable, and more than
one contractor may" go broke"
1t Is proposed to install four 5000
kilowatt generators in the present un-
dertaking. They will develop 10000
horse power at the power house, or de.
Quoting the loss incurred in tran smis
sion over % miles of line, stepping up
and stepping down, about $1,000 horse
power commercially available. $25
per b. p. per annum, this would yield
$325,OOO in gross annual revenue.
Three million dollars in 5 per ce mt bonds
constitute the first lien on the plant,
calling for $4,000 annual interest.
One hundred thousand dollars is not
too much for the annual maintenance
and repairs, especially of the long and
exposed hume. The operating ex.
pense will probably amount to at least
half OF the gross income. Thus the
fixed charges cannot fall much below
$4,000, which is considerably more
than the entire gross income, at the
$25 rate per annum.
The following comparison may prove
OF interest:
Snoqualmie Falls 81 10000 10000 $50
pny ailap Electron S,ooo0oo 1900 1s7
Olympia .......... $4,000 1000 80
HAZARD STEVENS.