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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Pansy plants ut Emslie's.
Have you noticed Fits "adsg
Strawberry and vanilla ice cream at
Mascott's.
Special values IN SOC grey dress goods
at Abbott's.
Infants white aud red hose II The
Vaughan Store.
i Ws invite yo'I to sec the children's
/ white dresses at Perry's.
/ Mems and boys Jersey sweaters at
/ the Frank McWhorter Go. Store.
| Il. i. Scott went to bis home III Roch
ester last night where he viii remain for
/ 4 few days fishing.
I)r. G. w Steele offers Ills Rambler
automobile, with all extras, for sale
for $500, This Il d bargain
sSidetracked, the big railroad show,
will be produced at the opera house to-
night tickets now on sale.
William Mackie and Edward Smith
left last night for Saranac Lake, N. ",
10 visit John Mackic, who II very low
Al his home there.
Officer Hamel arrested John ID. Kes-
son last night for intoxication In city
court this morning kcsson pleaded
guilty and was fined s5 and costs Of
$7ga
Arthur Churchill is moving to the
Edison Martin farm in South Barre
which he has purchased, the sale being
consllmmatad through the D. 81 Perry
Real Estate agency
The animal meeting Of the Ladies'
Missionary society IF the Congregational
church will be held in the vestry Wed
nesday afternoon IL 2.30 O'clock. viii
all please come promptly 50 that time
may be given for the business and for
the programmed Subject, Africa.
In that quaint character Of Aunt
Abby" IN the County Fair which
plays at Tie opera house ON Wednesday
evening Mr. Burgess sways his audience
No that, before the fall Of the curtnin ON
the first act, the audience II speaking
of her and not him. Laughing at his.
queer remarks, sympathizing With the
little mission child @Flaggs, and pity
ing poor @0tis Tucker. the bashfuI
lover. This big attraction comes To
this city on Wednesday, May 2nd Seats
are now on sale TX Red Gross Pharmacy.
according 70 then custom the Italians
ct the city are celebrating today, May
1st being 4 holiday for them. A large
number went to Montpelier BY special
ear this morning, where they will at
tend Q meeting at which speeches will
be made. This evening meeting will
he held IN the hall on Granite street. At
this meeting Angelo Triiba will give an
address in Spanish AMI MIR. Galeani will
speak IN Italian. 4 good many Italians
went 10 NorthtieM this morning 70 at
tend the celebrations there
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01

Cut your garment BY New Idea Oc Pattern and material
well price Of pattern.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01

Mayor Haley 81 Montpelier on yes
terday received from Mayor Schmitz d
San Francisco an acknowledgment Of
the $1,000 which Montpelier sent soor
after the FIRST news OF the great calam-
icy was received. Mayor Schmitz accept,
cd with sincere thanks for sympathy
and generous contribution
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01

Arbor day viii De celebrated l,y tile
pupils Of the Montpelier city schools by
planting trees and BY exercises IL ire
grove adjoining the union school build.
ing, If tie weather il favorable An ads
qres vii be delivered hy ". A. Lord.
After the observances ~ the grove. ex.
ereises will be held IN several OF the
school rooms where the work 81 the
pupils win BE- on exhibition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01
MERCELINE SILKS.

Merceline silk II name given To
a new mercerized cloth, the same weight
as Tafreta Has 4 pebbIed Surface
Comes III plain and figured grounds.
The figured ones haye the same designs
as Ofgandics. Made To sell At zoe
We found little lot Of these goods
underpriced, 80 that we can sell them
at l2lac per yard.
n this lot 81 12Iac goods We have
put III special values iii Dimities, on,
CANDIES, Ratistes and Spotted AlnsIins
on white and colored grounds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01

Masquerade 1T tile Pavilion Friday
evening from I 10 ii o'clock. Prizes
given for the best appearance in eos
tune for lady and gentleman. Prices
Of adnaittance Gents, soc. with use
af skates; ladies, free to hall, skates
25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01
GINGHAMS.

The GinQbams ID this sale are not
regular i2iac values. They are from
y purchase made BY IL earlier lii the
season and comprise such values as
lark Hills, that sell III regular way
for 4 70 lSc These lots Lave all
kinds d patterns, some III the best ana
sone Of the poorest Il YOU are first
At them there will be no excuse for your
getting the poor patterns. Your choice
for i2Iac per yard.
LADIES' AND cHILDREN's HOSE.
One style each qf Ladies and Chill
slren's Hose that we arc giving as special
values AZ two pairs for Csc On 1870
per pair.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01
4: 2. ABBOTT & CO. P. ABBOTT & col p ABBOTT & CO.
1Ihe Daylight Store =
WHAT u ~ CENTS WILL BUY
The following goods p
Dresses
ARNOLD TAFFETAS.

Here are some Of the most beautiful
goods ever sold at this price, having
4 look that quite equals fouiard silk
and at the same time washes perfectly.
The popular colors in these cloths are
navy and cadet blues with black or
white figures, rcsada green with black
Or white figures, greys with black Of
white figures {these greys are very styl-
ish this season), white with black fig-
ilres and white with Persian figures,
and your choice of this whole combina
ton for i2iac per yard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-01
If YOU BUY HERE YOU'RE SAFE

It's idea when merchant asks dollars for
buyer offers up The question IL what
does he g If the he merchant HE gets the mans
dollars and his IF he gets
left If that could sell asked
why did he the lowest price
Can afford risk his Judgment He certainly quite
shoulders when he trade that We
will here fully much ncghbo and pay
little We further money
find purchase unsatisfactory when home you
safe II Interested Spring Suits Oyeccats show
handsome Spring lines $1,000 $780, $500 and $500
pay less elsewhere you Il get less value
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Teaching Elephants
THoUGH the elephant Is not c.

THROUGH the elephant - not car
nivorous he is dangerous enough
at times. If you wantNto teach
an elephant TO stand on his head. you
have TO be very careful Chains are
placed around his hind quarters, and
air often enough fer him 10 Under
stand what is required OF him.
70 teach these buIlFy creatures to
pose is very difficult One well-known
position is one elephant standing with
his forePaws on the headquarters OF
another, while he hourishes his trunk
IN a theatrical attitude. To teach him
10 do this you have. to pass chain
round his neck and another round his
trunk.
The assistants haul away on the
neck chain until the animal begins TO
choke. Naturally, he rises on his hind
legs in order TO be able to breathe.
Then the trunk cable is ha ulcd on and
the elephant on whose lack he is to
place his forepaws 10 hacked under
them. Curiously enough, elephants
a severe lesson, will attack their
teacher.
If you want Waiting elephant. you
will have to engage Il number of
strong assistants, who Will push the
elephant round, some AT either end of
the great beast. You then shout
Waltz and all begia pushing. Soon
the elephant learns To 1Nhirl, on the
sound of the word, of his own accord
ing an organ, are simple and effective.
You simply put the object IN the ele-
plants trunk and shcke il for him.
When he dances with tinkling bells
round his feet, one foot at time is
lifted and shaken by the assistants.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

Hurrah. you're it. Benny" croaked
q multitude of Quonks.
Good for Larry sang another null
titude of Quonks.
Cribby's getting here all rightw
shouted a crowd of Rats
Hoppety- went the hoppers.
almost neck and neck hrlf way round
the course. when. alas: fo- Batny
Rat, ne took a hor. ible header and
was put out Of tire rae.
Next came hurdle, and here Larry
Quonk fell headforemost into a pool,
aud his hopper came down on top OF
aim, and after the hopper came Crib
by, Rat and his hopper. pell-mell. kerr
SplaShi
That. left Benny Quonk ar easy VIC
tor, TO amble in TO the yoal and Smil
lngly receive the bouquets and tri
uHphant shouts of his delighted fell
low-Quonks.
lie was highly pleased TO win the
Grand Prize, which he generously an
nounced that he would divide with the
fellows in an eXtempore banquet to be
given in Quonkville Inn.
yes, 1t was a jolly race said he,
but the best thing about it was that
ii h3S shown those impairment Rats
their place, and hereafter they'll leave
Off their airs"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

piechaSe had been held. with the Rats
as competitors against the Quonks for
= grand prize of one thousand blue
pottle lies. and that the Quonks had
come out victorious
Al any rate. the Quonks had ever con-
sIdered themselves vastly superior TO
lhe Rats. much TO the, secret indigna-
tlon OF the latter fellows OF late. in
deed, the Rats had become openly
ABUSIVE and disagreealle They had
Sot INTO the way OF docking over
70 the Quonks' Saturday ball games.
LOT instance. and calling out nasty
lnings TO the QuonkS on the diamond.
JUST look at Popeyesr one yelled
derisively.
Goodness. what a swell he is under
ms chin, another added
Grlnny mouthi' crieG another.
Banty legs yelled another And
numerous other insulting epithets
they hurled at the Quonks till the
Quonks were thoroughly exasperated
w nat are you, anyhow but ugly
Iowdown Rats?" croaked they The
only time you ever stood cd in fair
competition with US we licked you"
W hen was that shris KEEL the Rats
ago"
'Steeplechase, iddlesticksr' returned
the RATS the idea OF our believing
that granny'S yarn. &c us n chance
steeplechase
Very well, we challenge you to win
a steeplechase off u.s. croaked The
QuOnks.
SO the steeplechase was advertised
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

on the bulletin boarc over the bridge
across the street from Or. jeremiah
Quonk's drug store.
And in. due course the last Dog Day
passed and the day of, the steeplechase
dawned bright. clear and not uncom-
fortably warm.
1t seemed as If half tre population
or Menageric Borough :Urncd out to
witness the event, but best OF all was
the turnout from Rat Township and
Quonkville. each of which engaged
front places for its best rooters.
Benny Quonk and Larry Quonk were
the 1aVorlteS of the one side and Bar
ny Rat and Cribby Rat were the pick
ed winners OF the other side
Squire Rat stood out in front Of the
starting line and scolded Benny Ouonl1
roundly for taking the inside track.
SO Benny said:
All right, you can have all the ad-
vantage on your side, for all | care
And he turned his hopper over TO
the outside track
AT last the four Jockeys had their
hoppers on the line the bell rang the
starter cried. Ready! one, two. three
Go? and hoppety- hop Eop. away flew
the foEr hoppers down the course.
go it, Benny" yelled hundreds of
Rats.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Study in Fractions.

MT Brown met an old woman on
the way home from market
been buying things, mother?"
No, sir; been sellin' eggs"
How many, mother?"
Well sir, L had such a number OF
eggs that after 1 sold half OF them
ana haIf an egg, half of what were
IeIt ana 'half an egg. and finally half
% wnat were left and half an egg,
they were all sold and not a single
egg had been even cracked. much less
broken"
IT. Brown said: ooh. yes" and
Went on his way. having comprehend
eu at once how many eggs the old
woman had sold.
Can you also tell?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
What Merry DayP

My first comprises everything
In heaven. or earth below.
TITS formed of letters only three,
An adjective, you know.
My second is a merry wight,
The fav'rite of a king,
His sayings often mirth awake,
And sometimes hide a sting.
My third possession indicates;
My last, a chip of time;
My whole is but a merry day.
Pray can you guess this rhymef
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
The Toothbrush Plant.

We have heard OF sermons in stones,
but certainly not till recently of tooth
brushes IN trees. The genus gouanIa
embraces upward of twenty species OF
climbing shrubs, most of which inhabit
the forest of tropical America. me
most interesting of these is the q. Dom
ingensis, a common creeper in the West
Indies and Brazil. In Jamaica il is
called chaw-stick, on account Of its
thin, flexible stems being chewed 3 an
agreeable stomachic. RIGHTEOUSNESS are
also made by cutting pieces of chaw
stick TO a convenient length and fray
ing out the ends and a tooth powder TO
accompany the use of the brush is pre-
pared by pulverizing L dried stems.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

pointed at one end so as to stick into
the ground. Tie three OF them togeth-
era foot and half from the top TO
!, make a tripod.
Set the tripod up so as to give your
Ntelf a 5I5-foOt circle base room. Place
all the remaining poles around the
tripod flashing them together.
Use twill or unbleacbed muslin 10
cover the wigwam- Spr cad your ma
terial fiat and cut il according TO the
pattern shown here. Mark a half cir
Gle 16 feet in diameter. measure
around the edge OF this circle 10 feet
(Which is enough for YOUR purposel:
draw lines from the edge 10 the CEN
tire TO show where ropes are to be
stretched later TO bind the canvas
firmly 70 the wigwam-
From each front edge OF the can
vas cut out a small portion or allow
for low entrance. From the ton
centre cut out a half circle Is inches
in diameter to allow the tops of the
>moles to protrude through
Y You will find this covering will be
ample for the wigwam. Paint IL up to
suit your taste with Indian figures.
but II you do any painting do it be-
fore you stretch the canvas on the
wigwan-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Queens Taller Than KINGS

Inc queens Of the world are taller
than the kings. King Edward is
some inches shorter than Queen
alexandra. The Gar is a head below
the Czarina. Kaiser Wilhelm is of the
medium height. but the German EN-
press IS tall, and that is why the
PROUD Kaiser VIII never consent 10 be
photographed beside his wlIe, unless she
sits while he stands
The King Of Portugal, though stout
CT is less tail than his Queen. Even
the Prince of Wales is a good four
inches shorter than the Princess. and
the young King of Spain is rather be-
low the height of Queen Victoria
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Attention. .ouonks. Big

on the day following the last
Dog Day. to wit. viz: The 18th
of August. there will be conduct
ed a Grand Steeplechase in the
fair grounds
Only grasshoppers between four
and eight weeks old will be al
p lowed to enter the race. and the
jockeys must be young fellows
under twelve months old.
GRAND PRIZE OF Ten
THOUSAND EXTRA FINE
BLUE BOTTLE FLIES for the
owner of the winning hopper.
All intending competitors
should give theii names TO the
general manager, + X r Y
.QUONK, Esq, No. 16 Frogvllle'
Row. not later than August u
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Simple Questions
iked ny papa VIZ Lie world

asked my papa why the world
Is round instead of square.
AND why the piggies' tails are curled,
Anu why don't fish breathe air,
ana why the moon don't hit a star,
AND why the dark il Hack,
ana Jest how many birds there are,
AND VIII the wind come back.
ana why horse can't learn to moo.
And why COW can't neigh,
And DO the fairies live on dew.
And what makes hair grow gray,
And then my pa got up an, oh.
Inc offul words he saidi
hadn't done a thing, out he
Jest SEN me off to hedl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Whitney and Smiley Boy

T TILE NIr. Whineyboy came TO town
l. one day,
Riding on a Growlygrub. screaming all
the way,
HOwly in his hat
Screecher leaves atop o that,
Round MS neck a ring o squeals,
hlneywhunerS on his heels.
What do you think-that awful day
Everybody ran away!
Little Mr.. Smileyboy came TO town one
day,
Riding on a Grinnergrif. laughing all
the way;
Chuckleberries in his hat,
Jolly leaves atop o. that,
Round his neck a ring o smiles
All OF the very latest styles"
What do YOU tLink-that happy day
Not body ran away!
st. Nicholas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Fish as Pets.

Many boys and girls who cannot
keep pets have been able TO make
pets of wild birds and animals. Even
fish in pond will come TO know Won
If you feed them regularly and thew
will follow you round the edge of the
pond and at last grow so tame as TO
take food out of the hand. They will
even come into the shadows and allow
themselves to be patted- You will find
it easiest to make friends of fish of the
carp family.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
How Old is That Eggp

A simple method of finding out he
age of an egg is By means of the
are space, which is situa led toward the
broad end of the shell! Ii the egg is
held up between the hands before
light in a dark room, the air space can
he easily discerned. In perfectly
fresh egg the air space IS very small,
but as age increases q. extends, until,
when the egg is three weeks old, the,
air space is about sixth OF the entire
egg space. With practice. the age can
be told 10 within twenty four hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Make a Wiswam

A WIGwAM is i delightful thing
~ I'm September when It is neither
too hot to play in such a thing
nor too cold TO spend a night In 1t.
The first things on need are poles.
Get them from the woods or from the
lumber yard, thirteen Of them. each
two inches square or from the lum-
Der yard. in that case make the sticks
round by whiting them)
Make each pole ten feet long and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Biting Rabbits.

II you care for the health of your
rabbits do not omit TO clean their
hutches thoroughly at least once a day
Look out, however, to see that you do
not get bitten. A surly old buck or a
doe with litter Of young may make a
savage attack on the back OF your hand.
1t is as well TO put on pair OF gloves
and use small hoe with long handle
TO scrape the floors Of the hutches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Little Grace misunderstood.

Little Grace had been brought up in
a Presbyterian family, Sc that the
White-robed ministers ct the Church
or England were quite unknown 20
when she was little more than 4
to the parish church
imagine the young Iady's horror
when Grace suddenly stood up on the
cushioned seat of the pew, and, point
ing an accusing finger cried loudly:
same! Same! Big man dotten on
his nightiei"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

They belong TO my grea. circus of
Cardboardville. Of which / think you
have occasionally heard before.
Now, there is no reason why you can
not have tiptop troupe of performing
animals similar to these, If you follow
my Instructions carefully:
1. Take a sheet of good. stiff card
board.
2. Get a good drawer TO sketch the
outlines of your animals for you, in
separate parts-head. body. legs and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

tafl-each part provided with a hole.
3. Then sketch your traine Ike Mon
sieur Guilleri.
4. Cut all the figures out carefully
and paint them up with ears, eyes.
spots. etc., to make them look as life
like as possible.
5. Then put them together with little
brass paper clips that will allow free
action of the limbs. etc. Goodbye.
Truly yours. PETER PARNUM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

No wonder the Quonks became wildly
excited! For not in the memory OF
the oldest inhabitant had there been
a steeplechase held on the Fair
Grounds Cor any Othel grounds. for
that matter).
There was a tradition that about FIVE
generations back a magnificent stee-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Choir Needed Rest.

Harry and Nellie are twins, aged 5,
and one Sunday they were discussing
the services at the church they attend.
Il don't see why they have sermons
for" said Harry.
Why" replied Nellie, at is to give
the poor sinners a chance to rest"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Verse in Pi

Can you read this winter verse?
Het yrtmos hracm sha meco ia. tasl
Twin nwdi mad sudloc dan ggnnhaci
SSeki:
l rahe het guhnsri 70 hte tbsal
Utah hhgturO eht wnsyo llyeav slfeL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

"HERE was wild excitement III
Quonkville one bright morning
Il ON the bulletin board over the
bridge across the street from
Dr- Jeremiah Quonks drug store. the
passing Quonks had their attention ar
rested by the following poster an
nouncement:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

NJ HAVE coin trick for you to expert
ment with today boys and girls.
q rake a small, conical-shaped glass
81, IKE me one shown In this picture;
larger coin that will just about flt into
IHe top OF the glass. or at any rate not
go down Tar into the glass.
row olOW with all your might on one
edge OF the large coin. This will cause
the coin TO turn on itself as a pivot,
and the force OF air passing on down
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

l suppose you have often noticed that
when you thrust long stick into a pool
of water IL gives the appearance of be-
ing bent at the point where It enters
the water.
OF course. you understand that il
is not really bent at all. But what
causes the optical illusion? Why. this:
W hat they call change of medium;
tipat is 10 say, water being much more
compact than ali. the image your eye
receives OF the Immersed part of the
stick represents IL at higher angle
than the part OF the stick that is out
of the water is represented by its
image in your eye. The difference of
mediums-air and water, respectively
accounts for the difference of i'm
ages received by the eye.
suppose YOU try an experiment. Take
y bowl and place piece of money
In the bottom. ASK your friends 10
stand off just far enough so that they
can no longer see the coin. but no
farther.
Then take g. pitcherful of water and
pour il into the bowl-Very gently, so
as not TO disturb the coin. Ask your
friends 10 watch the inside of the
bowl closely and tell you the instant
they observe anything curious.
At a certain instant they will CRY
out. why, there is the coin! / see
IL more and more plainly"
So they do see the image of the coin
but not the coin itself. which sfiil
rests on the bottom OF the bowl You
see, owing TO the change of medium
being water now instead of air
the image OF the coin received by the
various pairs of eyes represents II
as higher even than It really is. lust
as that part of the stick which was
Immersed in the pool of water appears
OF the water. thus making the stick
look bent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
AffeCtionate Cats

CATS are very affectionate by nature
and If puss shows no attachment to
ner owner or any member of the family
IL is sure sign that she has suffered
or, at least. neglect That
old idea that cats love places better
than persons would soon be exploded IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Smallest Thing With Backbone.

The smallest thing with a backbone
is the sinarapan, a little fish recently
discovered by scientists in the Phil
ippine Islands II measures about half
an inch In length.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Charade.

Hawthorn by the way is fair
And-by the way-my first is there,
Bud and blossom follow on
Till my second you may con.
And my whole across the sea
Bore the brave to liberty.
Who can tell Polly Evans the an
swer?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
Little GirI's Explanation.

A little girl claimed that she had got
a new heart. On being asked to ex-
plain, she said, "OncesI ran after sin:
now run from it."