The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-09-05
GLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

There are nearly 100000 people en-
ployed in the coal mines Of the world.
The mikado is soon to be decorated
with the order Of the Garter. The shah
Of Persia is the only Oriental ruler so
honored
a Kansas paper has explained the
shortage in the hired girl crop. It says
they are all busy writing stories for the
magazines.
John w. Gates has taken up golf this
summer and says that it has done him
a lot Of good. He thinks he Is quite q
player, and wants a match with John
d. Rockefeller. What a betting match
such a contest would start in Wall st.
The man who discovered the diamond
mines at Pretoria has come to this eoun
try, looking for some more. His first
venture is to be among the mint bends
down in Kentucky, and ii he does not
find any diamonds there he is going np
in the South Carolina mountains.
The princess Of Wild, who flls
an important place in the German court
and whose husband is in the line Of sue.
cession to the throne of Holland, hates
to see horses abused Whenever she sees
horse that is a wreck, she buys il, If
possible, and sends it to her big stables
for rest and bit Of comfort before
giving it light work TO do OF having ii
put out Of misery,
Mr.. Reid, the leader OF the Australian
free traders and the late prime minister
ba . Il "A
course Of recent speech, Australian
statesmen are very scarce. In fact. {
doubt whether Australia has yet pr0duc.
Ell one" Here voice inquired: How
about yongg Mr.. Reid modestly replied.
well, | think | come as near being the
real thing as anybody"
One Of tile rural schools in Kansas has
a pretty girl as its teacher, but she was
much troubled at first because many of
her pupils were late every morning. AT
last she made the announcement that
she would kiss the first pupil to arrive
at the school house the next morning.
At sunrise the three largest boys Of her.
class were setting on the doorstep Of
the school-house and by six o'clock
every boy IN the school and four Of the
directors were waiting for her to ar
rive
The wives of two British army officers
who had been stationed for 4 long time
IN India met recently in London ana
went to a restaurant to take luncheon
together As their talk was al per
sonal and somewhat private nature. they
Tell to conyersing in Hindustani.. This
4YtYlSa3 fl4s ,.ttrfFstfey IS AZ.
tending them to the bursting point. He
presently came forward and said grave
y Excuse me, madame, but | think ii
only right to inform you that / under.
stand French"
Theodore Wallace Todd, SO. for more
than 50 years haed OF what Is said I'd
1e the oldest business establishment in
New York, died in that city Monday.
The firm Of which he was the head until
le retired five years ago was established
'fior to 1900. Mr.. Todd belonged to
me of the oldest New York families.
rs people have been prominent III the
oeial, business and religious life OF the
ity for two centuries. Among bis nj.
nerons surviving relatives il President
Roosevelt.
Soon after Andrew Carnegie bought
,kibo there was circus exhibiting III
be neigilborhood Of the castle, and one
7 the main attractions was an oranr
ntang. One night the orang outang
gu over the elf and was killed. In
he morning two Of the keepers looking
Yer the grounds ran across the BODY III
be dead orang outang. One Of them
his head and said: He amt
2 'Ighlanderi that's sure. The other
aid He amt no lowlander; they
int got that much hair On EN-. All
Fl while one Of them proposed 10 the
ther fellow a. follows: I'll 10 I'D to
be Kirk and see the parson, and YOU ID
3 Mr. Carnegie and sec ii any 81 his
imerlcan gentry are missine.n