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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
Cocoa.

Happily there is one beverage, says
Table Talk, that children love dearly
that may he given thom without qucs-
tion-cocoa. Tt is so rich IN nourish-
mont n made no it should be. with
milk. that it ranks no food rather
than drink and Is particularly use
frl in noarlahing a child who diGllkca
milk by Itself
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
va 1Sz&zA
THE SCRAP BOOK
~ Il. n. u. z " y y y /

Engaged.
al well known evangelist at the close
of one Of his most stirring addresses
approached .bigls stolid looking Ger
man in the congregation WHO had paid
the closest attention to the discourse.
Are you Chrstian2a asked the
evangelist.
"Nein Sherman.
ooh, German? Well. would you not
like to become Christian and work
for the MasterT
"Nein. have youst got shob to
drive an ice wagon"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
WRECK ON NEW YORK CENTRAL.
Fast Mail T'om New York to Buffalo
Runs Into Freight Cars.

Utica, y. Y, Sept so.-Train 40, the
fast mail west on the New York Cen.
trail railroad, was wrecked about $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning. The only
injury besides severe shock to passen.
gers and mail clerks il the loss Of -four
fingers BY Engineer Eberie Of the mail
train, The wreck was caused by the
mail train running into a derailed
freight car. The engine and four OF
the mail cars were thrown from the
track, and fifteen coal cars on the
freight were piled up in all directions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
Doctors In Germany.

In Germany If doctor Il wanted
suddenly IN the night. instead of fly.
Ing round In cab or rushing wildly
from house to house. one goes to the
nearest emergency station and fetches
one Of several doctors who are always
on night duty in their turn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
Chickens Of Leisure.

Mrs Goldven Of Cripple Creek, hav-
ing come into fortune through lucky
strike. set up country home near
Denver. where She lived IN style. One
day while she was showing some Of
hor old time friends about the place
HEY came to The poultry yard.
"What beautiful chlekensf' the Wis
TORS exclaimed
An prize fowl" haughtily explained
the hostess. - 4e
.no they lay every dayT was the
next question i
F9hS they could Of course but IN our
position It snot nooessaryifor them to
do SO. ~ Llbplnc3tes. 2 a9a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
Sim Peekls Deer Hunt.

Sim Peck's Deer Hunt.
A self conscious young clergyman
was supplying" the pulpit of coun-
try church After the service he asked
a deacon what he thought Of ''this
mornings EFFORT
'Waal." answered the old man slow
~, "it reminded me of Sim Pecks first
deer hunt when he was green. He
followed the deer's tracks all right.
but he followed 'em all day in the
wrong direction"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
ASPIRATION.

/ am the blush Of the summer rose.
The flush OF the morn,
The smile on the face of the dead,
The song newly born
From heart OF the poet, from shell OF the
sea,
From rush OF the river that oceanward
flows.
I am immortal. who knows me is glad.
Men give me the name
OF passions that kindie the SOUL
Love. faith. beauty, fame
K dwell with all these. yet am higher
than afl
without me the angels Of heaven were
sad. Edith Willis Linn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
SAXON TROOPS SEE KING
THROWN FROM HIS HORSE
Despite Injuries, he Remounts His Char
ger and Resumes Command.

Dresden, Sept 20.-King Frederick Au-
gust OF saxony was thrown from his
charger in the course Of the manoueyres
near here yesterday He sustained a
number Of slight injuries. but was able,
however. to remount and resume COM
mand OF the troops.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20

The fccret Of plakiag abslnth, the
subtlo hut harmful Gtimulaut SO popu-
larin FRANCE. was sold by its inventor
10 n di1tiller Cor sf25. The distiller
sold Il for $4,000 tyo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
Thn go n Mnnnort.

The meat bill Of a wealthy Newport
RUNNER colonlst averages nearly ST.
900 month. and has been known to
exceed $1,000 The expenses Of enter
tainment may reach $4,000 a season.
The caterers bill always runs into the
thousands Broadway Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
McKINLEYS REST IN
NEW MAUS0LEUM.
Bodies Transferred from the Cemetery to
the Gift of the Nation.

Canton, o., Sept 20.--The bodies Of
President and Mrs. William Mckinley
now rest in the new naausoleum, which
ia the nations gift They were taken
from the vault in Westlawn cemetery.
Within a few days the bodies of their
children will be exhumed and laid beside
them.
Mrs. AIcKinley's body was removed ON
Wednesday. President McKinley's was
transferred yesterday. The transfer was
made in the presence Of Justice Day,
Judge Henry NJ. Harter, Architect Ma
gonigle and Contractor Maltby. Sol.
diers carried the casket to a funeral
car, which was escorted up the hill to
the tomb.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
Fleral scandal.

4You can't paint the lily" declared
the rose
Maybe not" responded the aster.
pBnt have you notieed?"
Noticed whetY
''The lily padsF' washington Her.
aid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
The Real Thing in Ancestors.

The Real Thing In Ancestors.
Have We amy aneisters, Mrs. Kel.
lyf" asked Mrs. O'Brien.
IAN phwat's ancistersT
why people you shprung FROM"
Listen to me, Mrs. O'Brien," said
Mrs. Kelly impressiyely. II come
from the rale shtock ay Donahues thot
sphring from nobody They shpring
at thin Ladies' Home Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
RUSSIA BEGINS GREAT
WORKS IN FAR EAST
Preparing for 100000 Defense Of
vladiyostok and Vicinity.

ST. Petersburg, Sept. 2O--A despatch
from Vladivostok states that defense
works costing slg,00O,0O0 are to be un.
dertalSen in that vicinity
The sum covers further fertilization
Of Vladivostok, improvements TO the
naval port at Nikolayevsk on the Amur
near its mouth, and the construction OF
immense barracks at Kharbarovsly al
the junction Of the Amur and Ussuri
rivers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
GERMANY TO USE WIRELESS.
The Army Establishing a great System
in Prussia.

Berlin, Sept. 2O.--The army authori-
ties have decided to erect forty eight
test stations for wireless telegrapny in
Prussia. with the intention OF eventual
IL utilizing the system solely for mill
tary purposes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
Animals .Frioht b Short.

A question that has often been
asked is, How long does fright last
IN a wild creature? The close OBJ
server VIII be surprised lat its brief
duration. They are not subject to
nerves" like human beings. A
partridge after running Tor rather
dying) TIE gantlet of half dozen
g11ns-if we may be allowed a mixed
metaphos-drops on the other side
of a hedge and begins calmly TO
peck as if nothing had happened
You would think a rabbit after
hearing charge Of shot whistling
about IT'S launches and just man
aging to escape from yelping span
lei would keep indoors for a week,
but out it pops quite merrily as
soon as the coast is clear. A fox
pursued by hounds has been known
to halt and kill a fowl in its fight,
though we may assume that his enc
mics were not close to reynard at
the time. We have been led into
thinking about the matter by noting
what took place at cover after be-
ing shot .over.-Psll Mall Gazette.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
Tim End of the EMsth.

The ancient Persians believed In
the renovation of the 'earth. A
comet in the course of its revolu-
tians will strike the earth and set it
on fire. Rivers of molten metals
WIN float down the mountains and
deluge the valleys. All men must
pass through these streams. The
good will find them like baths OF
milk. The evil will find them like
torrents of lava, but they will be
purified thereby and finally will join
the good upon the new earth and
sing praises to the eternal source OF
all. This belief was held also
among the American Indians and
fhe Hinooos. The Egyptians believ-
ed the earth would be destroyed by
fire and water. The Chaldeans said
that when all the planets met in
the sign of Capricorn the earth
would be overwhelmed with q del
uge of water, and whenever they
al met m Cancer it would be con-
snned by fire.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
Food For Canaries.

Tn, best of food for young cana
ries is hard boiled egg mixed with a
little wheat bread. Cut up the egg
fine and add to it a part OF roll
that has been soaked in water for a
few minutes and then squeeze dry.
Great care must be taken that the
food be fresh, for if it be the least
sour it will kill the birds. The
young ones are nearly always fed by
the male bird, but in about two
weeks they will feed themselves.
When they are a month old put
them in cage by themselves. Feed
them on the egg and bread mixed
with some of the seed that you give
the old birds, and, having continued
this diet for four or five weeks, you
may treat them as you do the old
ones. Keep your cage perfectly
clean, give the birds plenty OF light
and fresh air and keep them out of
drafts. Sudden changes OF temper
ature will be sure to make them
sick.-Scotsman.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
THE TAILOR TENOR.
How the Great Rubini Came to Gull
tivate His Voioe.

Among the chorus singers OF the
theater of Bergamo, Italy, there
was a tailor of very moderate
means and resources, who employed
all his talents and ability toward
the support of beloved mother.
Cre day as it CHANGED the celebrat-
ed singer Nozari went to the shop
of this modest artist in mans wear
ing apparel to place an order for an
evening sit.
After conycrsing for some little
tire upon the all absorbing subject
of fit and finish the singer noticed
that tie face of the tailor was IA
naiiiar and, making inquiries, dis
covered that he belonged to the
opera chorGs.
"Eave yoa good voice." asked
Nozari.
"Not particularly" replied the
tailor. Il can scarcely reach AZ
"Let me hca!1." demanded Nozari,
stepping to piano that stood in
one corner of the shop. Begin"
The tailor with difficulty reach
ed G.
'FNow the A."
81 cannot, signor,"
"Sing the A. | command you!
cried Nozari, showing signs of an'
ger.
Again great effort was made
and A was reached.
"And now the B flat!" cried No,
zari.
The unfortunate taller protested
but all in vain. Nozar1 was deter
mined.
Tndeed am not able"
~Sing it or BY my soul 1 will
mo, signer, do not be angry. 2
will Try"
The B dat was accomplished ano
in a manner that fairly astonishet
the quondam pupil himself. Hi
ambition began to manifest itself.
'Now You see that it is possible,
said NSzari in triumph, "and u tel
You, my son, Il you will but prac
tice assiduously you will become the
first tenor of Italy"
Nusari was mot mistaken, for the
poor tailor and chorus singer be
came ;afterwsrd the great Rubini-
Chicago Record Herald
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An Actress In Africa.

One of the young ladies Of the
company-who, by the way, never
seem to understand that black peo-
pie are men-thought it great fun
to goto "a Kafir's kraal, peep in and
kiss her hand to the chief inside
He Immediately came ont to buy
her and Was very nuch in earnest
abont it.
NO, thank You. I am not up
for auction today"
"Three oxen"
Really very good d you, butt
HFour oxen"
mo, thanks Pm not for SALE"
Five oxen"
"No. Let me CO."
He let her go, with a Zulu oath,
and her friends, who had missed
her, congratulated her On her safe
return, which they had reason to
do. - Random Recolleefons," by
R. Ganthony.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
The Nose Lasts Longest.

Bone and cartilage enter SO large
" into the structure of the nose
and determine its characteristics
that it unsergoes little perceptible
change. as q rule, with the lapse OF
wears. The brow becomes wrinkled,
and crows feet gather round the
eyes, which themselves gradually
grow dim as time rolls on. Cheeks
lose the bloom which cosmetics can
not rsplace and lips their fullness
and color. The chin, dimpled in
youth develops ,angularities or
globularities, as the case may be,
and the eyebrows become heavy
with the crop of many years
growth. The nose shows no mark
comparable to these familiar facial
indications of the approach Of old
age and practically enjoys immuni-
ty from the rasages which time
makes on the other features of the
face. Next to the nose, probably
the ears, as a rule, show the fewest
and least obvious signs of old age.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
No DISTINGUISHING Marks.

@Were there any marks about
him by which he could be describ-
ed? asked the detective.
~Yes," eagerly replied the father
of the runaway boy, "his trousers
were nearly worn through at the
knees, and he had in one Of his
pockets, as I heard my wife say a
day or two ago, q knife with a
broken blade, a pistol cartridge that
had been fred of, a match, some OF
the wheels Of an old watch, a leath-
er shoestring q broken key, a bunch
of twine, two or thpee white peb-
bles, a piece Of lead, some buttons
from the Last bicycle show, a stump
of lead pencil and a bit of red
chalk"
And the detective wrote in his
memorandum book, @No distin-
gushing marks"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
PUSS IN HISTORY.
The Cat Has Been an Important PR.
sonase In Many Nations.


Miss Pussy not only boasts an
ancient history, but as far back as
history goes she has been quite an
important parsonage. The Egyp-
tians reverenced cats. They had a
hospital for sick kittens, and such
as died were embalmed and buried
with much ceremony. Mourning
was also worn by the family to
whom the beloved kitten belonged.
This mourning was not black
clothes, but shaved eyebrows.
Though the Egyptians do not do
quite so much in these days, they
still think great deal of cats.
They have high officer called IA
ther of cats, and near Cairo is a
building where every day feast is
spread, to which are invited all the
cats of the city. No doubt you
have heard the story of Cambyses
coming to fight the Egyptians and
taking advantage of their reverence
for cats by fastening before every
soldiers breast live cat. OF course
the Egyptians dared not hurt these
cats, and so they were conquered.
The Chinese are likewise fond OF
cats, but, sad to say for the cats, it
is in stew.
In Rome ard also in London the
owners of cats pay a man a certain
sum of money monthly, and every
day he walks through the streets
uttering a peculiar cry. All cats
know him and come from all direc-
tions to get their dinner. He is
called "the cats meat man." Cats
have always been highly valued in
Wales. They are kept about gtana-
ries to catch rats. In the old days
anybody stealing one of these cats
had to give for her a sheep or a
lamb. Should the cat chance to be
killed she was hung up ey the tai
until her head touched the floor
and. wheat poured over her until the
tip of her tail was covered. All this
wheat the thief had to give to the
cats owner.
The United States governmea,
| keeps more than 800 cats in thu
postofice department to guard eae
mails from rats ana mice. Before
these cats we're employed valuable
letters were often destroyed. These
passies are well ted, $40 a year be-
ing allowed for each cats meat.
The Japanese Brighten away theil
| mice and rats with china cats
These are made so hfehSe thai
| when s candle is placed inside the
figures the mire imagine thsm to bt
| real cats and run for their lives
Brooklyn Eagle.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
Matters Of ths Oceans.

The oceans occupy three-fourths
of the surface of the earth. A mile
down in the sea the water has q
pressure of a ton to every squane
inch. If a box SIX feet deep was
filed with sea water, which was
then allowed to eyaporate, there
would be two inches of salt left in
The bottom of the box. Taking the
average depth of the ocean to be
three miles, there would be a layer
of salt 40 feet thick covering the
bottom in case all the water should
evaporate. In many places, espe-
cially in the far north, the water
freezes from the bottom upward.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
Funny Irish Sayings.

Here are a few Irish bulls: An
Irish member Of the Ventnor Local
board some thirty years ago propos:
ed that st. Boniface down should
be planted with some fine old oaks.
Horace Walpole records one
which he pronounces the best he
ever met with. "I hate that WON.
an" said a gentleman, looking at q
person who had been his nurse. II
hate her, for when was a child she
changed me at nurse"
This was perple1ing assertion,
but similar instance is recorded
in the autobiography of an Irish
man, who gravely informs US that
he "ran away early in life from his
father on discovering he was only
his uncle. London Telegraph.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
4 GREAT Detective.
Some Of the Tricks Played by q Noted
EnsIsh Sleuth.

English Sleuth.
1t was in 1881 that Thomas
Gregory joined The London metro
politan force. In his time Gregory
arrested many notorious criminals.
He captured gang who were
known as the Cabinet Of Crime"
and under whose guidance all big
robberies were carried out. Gregory
was gifted with faculty for dis
guising, and he appeared in many
characters, In order to enter and
raid club in Soho he was given the
task OF gaining admittance to the
premises. At an appointed time,
dressed as poor old man, he was
lurching up against the door laden
with basket of groundsel. The
soorkeeper, a pugilist, knocked him
over into the road, but this gave the
waiting officers an opportunity Tor
getting inside and effecting their
mission.
One summer for weeks he might
have been seen daily outside the
general postoffice as a boot cleaner
and eventually he brought OF the
arrest of a gang.
Obtaining the position Of valet to
a wealthy coiner, who kept a man
sion in Westminster, Gregory, with
other officers, contrived big coup,
four confederates being sent to
penal servitude.
An amusing story is told OF one
of Gregory's adventures. He was
keeping observation on the corner
of Dean street west and had adopt
ed the plan of selling matches. BE
had only two boxes, a large and q
small one. A Scotchman went up
to him and offered halfpenny fol
the large box, at the same time
handing the officer penny. Gregory
said he could not let him have that
one, but would try to get one fo'
him. Just at this moment the mar
he was watching passed by, ano
Gregory went after him and located
his residence. Some forty minutes
afterward Gregory returned to thu
corner of Dean street and found thu
Scotchman awaiting him for hi
matches and change.
A Bond street capture is quite
dramatic little story. One morning
Gregory noticed in Bond street {
landau stop outside jewelers. shop
A woman dressed in the height o.
fashion alighted and looked into tn,
window. She somehow attracted
the detectives attention and wa
seen to drop her parasol through
the grating under the window.
The shop assistants noticed ne
trouble and came out to help he
recover the article. No sooner hat
they left the shop than tw'
"swells" entered and proceeded t.
fill their pockets with jewelry. Tn
detective got assistance and arrest
ed all three, who turned out to b.
old ccnyicts.-Pearson's Weekly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
FREAKS OF SPORT.
How the Geese Beat the Turkeys In .
Ten Mile Race.

Ten Mile Race.
The history of sport is made fas-
cinating by many strange incidents.
From the days when John Mytton
accepted dare to hunt over frozen
fields in his nightclothes at mid
night up to the last election the an
nails of wagers are full of the. most
extraordinary incidents.
No more curious examples of one
of these side issues of sport can be
found than is offered by a match
made when George ". was still
Prince of Wales. The match was
q famous one in its day from its ex-
ceptional DatGrc, the parties enGag-
ed in it and the unexpected denoue-
ment. The Eoa. George Hanger,
afterward Lo~' Co,craine, was one
of the ceic3-: el aud cccentr." per
sonaccs Of tie day. At one o. The
yay parties at Carleton House Mr..
Hanger was led, in the coarse of the
conversation. to de- .aSe that . tur-
kew coall travc! faster tnrn goose.
The Prince Of Wales, %Ao had great
confidence in lis j":l~Gncat as TO all
matters OF ''wai. Lab and speed"
agreed with l.,a ia this declaration.
A Mr.. Berie:cy di .e-ed from them,
and a match vas at cace arranged.
Twenty turkeys were cntened against
twenty geese. The distance to be
travelled was ten miles The race
was for 500. Indeed, the conf
dence in the turkeys was So great
that odds of 2 to 1 wcre offered
and taken-that these birds would
win. TIE prince at once arranged
to have twenty Of the finest and
gsmest turkeys collected. At the
time and place appointed he met
Mr. Berkeley With his entries of
geese. The race began. From the
start there was every indication that
the turkeys would come in winners
shands down" or wings down. They
tripped onward ;st a brisk pace,
which the geese, with their heavier
waddle, were not able to equal. In
deed, ut the end of three hours the
turkeys were seading by miles.
But night was falling. As the light
grew less the turkeys displayed signs
OF une.siness. They began to look
at the trees That appeared by the
jwayside and edged toward them.
The prince, with pole to which
was fastened a piece of red cloth,
did what he could to urge them for
ward. First oone escaped and, rais-
ing itself to pendant limb, settled
itself down comfortably. This one
was ne sooner dislodged than an
other established itself in a like
manner. Barley scattered along the
road did not aid in the least The
turkeys had concluded that it was
time to turn in, and turn in or turn
out they did. in few minutes all
of the twenty we're roosting in trees,
from which it was impossible to
drive them. Meanwhile the geese
came numbering on. They slowly
passed their slumbering competitors
The race finished with the geese
first and the turkeys nowhere p
George Hibbard in Metropolitan
Magazine.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
How the Lantern Was invented.

King Alfred the Great is credited
with originating the lantern. He
was 80 bothered by the candle
flames blowing in the wind that he
protected them by putting the can
dies in COW horns, which he ordered
to be scraped thin. Our grandfa-
theirs made lanterns by punching
holes and slits in properly shaped
pieces of tin, which were then SOL
dered together. The light which
came through the little cuts was al
ways very dim and Pickering. It
was this kind Of lantern which the
old town watchmen used to carry
when they went about calling the
hours and the weather in rhyme:
It's one O. the clock: midnight IL past
Sleep on, good friends. the time thou hast,
For rise ye must at early dawn.
It's one o. the clock and Tuesday morn.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
In tho Wrooa Pew.

In Cornish chapels the rule is for
the men to sit on one side Of the
building and the women on the
other. A visitor and his fancee re-
Gently went to chapel. Just before
the service began the young man
was greatly astonished when the
chapel steward, observing that the
couple were seated in the same pew,
came over to him and in a pene-
trating voice said: "Come on out of
that, me son. We don't ave no
'erep
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-17
Tough on Papa.

Margaret has learned to spell q
few words, among them doll, pig,
boy, papa, etc.
Recently a visitor, learning Of the
new; accomplishment, asked her,
"What does p, i, 6, spell?"
"Why, papa, Of course" answered
Margaret. Every one laughed e1-
cept papa. Somehow he couldn't
see the joke at all. - Washington
Star.