The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-25
cLEANINGs ANp cossIp.

I For Europe genarally the population
increases by Al to every 10000 inhab-
itants.
Madrid lies higher than any other
European capital. Its hight above the
yea Is 5000 feet.
Thomas Hardy, the novelist, - des-
cended from that Hardy to whom the
dying Nelson said: kiss me, Hardy
The sound Of bell which can be
heard 1900 feet through the water can
b. heard through the air only 456 feet.
A toothpick factory near Paris turns
out 2o,oo0,0oo quilts annuolly. It is
the largest plant Of the kind in the
world
Crown Prince Gustavas Of Sweden
has had his private stables cut off to
correct 4 deficit of $4,000 in his pri-
waite budget.
The mother of DR. OsIer recently died
IN her 1o1st year, after having demon
stratcd the fallacy Of her sons theory
Tor 40 years.
Hereditary Prince Vingenz Won Wind
schgraetz Of Germany has entered the
Dresdener bank All a tempory unpaid
clerk for the purpose OF familiarizing
himself with financial affairs.
The kaiser has two secretaries an
ployed ia little ease than supplying the
royal table with magazines, newspaper
and books. Those passages to which
his special attention il to be called are
marked with green pencil
Col @. g. Munson, state senator of
Wisconsin,, is also Gov. Dayidson's pri-
vste secretary. The state mas Just
learned that he has not drawn dollar
OF his pay as senteor, returning the
whole amount To the treasury
Gov Hoch OF Kansas is said not to in
tend to gil out bis term. He has &C.
cepted q numder of assignments from a
lecture bureau for this summer and will
receive figuring close to $4,000.
John H. Ward, famous as a baseball
pitcher with the Cnicmsgos years ago
il trying to get elected Justice of the
peace IN Long Island He il a success
full lawyer. It used to be said Of him
that he pitched with his head more
than with his arm"
The cFier Of the San Francisco United
States circuit court had to 20 out into
tAAN sNbNfAQut INC qtUtt MdN anu tal ON
Loudovic Daldagiovanni to come into
court. He tried three times and when
wished to resign But he was encour
aged TO Persever and succeeded, To the
great JOY Of an interested benen and bar
Monsoosss, which were introduced
into Granada by the planters TO des.
troy the cane rats which attacked the
sugar cane, nave become plague. They
have exterminated the rats, but they.
have also almost exterminated the fowls
on the island and have attached sheep.
On several occasions they have entered
the laborers' houses and bitten children.
A manufacturing firm has 15-acre
beladonna garden in operation near
New Brunswick, The farm is success
ful as far US the production of a pure
Grng is concerned, but it is not vet prof.
table enough financially to make MANY
farmers abandon their gordon truck and
take 70 cultivating the deadly night.
shade
d.. John Watson (Ian Maclaren) con.
tracts Beasonheld and Gladstone as
proof that statesmen with sense Of
humor fail, while those without it sue.
coed. The wittieisms of the former we're
disastrous to him and his party Glad
stone could speak on the Bulgarian at
roticts from tie rear Of departing
train and the people took it seriously.
A new claiment for the estate left by
Maria Anne Fitzeherhert, who is known
70 have bee mar1ie to Geafge Nv of
England when he was the prince 81
Wales, is William Fitxherbert, rs yeras
ole, whe employed in a hat factory in
Brooklyn. His claim is mainly based
on what he heard his father say when al
boy Of seven in Dublen.