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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
THE SCRAP BOOK
BUNDLES Bad Break.

Mr. Bungle always takes deep and
sympathetic interest in the welfare of
his fellow man. While out for a stroll
one day he met a friend, who seemed
in a great hurry.
Hold on, Jones" said Bungle, grab
bling bis friends arm ''Why this rush n
"Bungle,v said Jones, removing his
hat and wiping bis brow, I'm hot foot
ing it to specialist. believe my
brain is affected"
Mr.. Bungle, to allay the fears Of his
friend and show the customary COM
miseration, said jovially;
"Pshaw, Jones, yon shouldn't worry
about such a little thing as THAR
"Wh-hat?"
Il mean you shouldn't let such lit
tie thing as your brain-that is. Mr..
Jones, you shouldn't get so excited over
course-ah, good day, Mr..
Jonesl Bohemian.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
The WATERMELON.
Africa Is the Original Home Of This
Luscious Fruit.

Africa Is the Original Home Of This
Luscious Fruit
The humorists always associate the
African with the watermelon. assum.
Ing that the taste of the colored man
for his fayorite dainty arises from biz
life in the southern states, where the
melon vine grows like weed.
AS a fact, however. the African taste
for tie watermelon is hereditary. The
vine is d native Of Africa, where it is
found Wild in the great central plains
Of the continent and has also been
cultivated for many ages.
In Egypt the melons grown along the
Nile rival those Of southeastern Mis-
souri,.
The melons mentioned by the israeli
ties as being among the good things
they had in Egypt we're undoubtedly
watcrmelons, for IN the wall paintings
about the time Of the exodus the melon
vine is represented, and in one case a
long procession Of slaves is depicted,
each bearing on his shoulder a huge
dark green watermelon
Botanists say that varieties of the
melon are found in southern Asia, and
some even claim that the plant grows
Wild In central and South Africa, but
Africa is no doubt the original home
OF the melon, and in his preference
over every other kind of vegetable or
fruit the African merely displays 4
taste that has become fixed in his race
by thousands OF years Of indulgence,
for In central Africa ripe watermelons
are to be had every month in the year
Detroit News-Trlbune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
Teaching the Drummer.

II was the custom In the days Of our
old navy for the men to bring to the
mast all the WORKOUT articles which
were to be inspected, handed in and ex-
changed for new. The drummer had
applied for so many drum heads that
the commodore felt sure he was being
imposed upon and one day set himself
TO watch while the band was playing.
AS one rafting martial afr followed am
other his anger increased perceptibly
until he burst forth In uncomfortable
rage:
There, now, confound you! see
why you use so many drum heads.
Don't drum in the middle Of It all the
time. Drum all over that drum, l tell
your
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
PRETTY WIDOW ENRICHED
BY SUIT0R SHE REJECTED.
Hendricks, Twenty-Five Years Mrs
Watts Senior, Killed Himself
in Despair

Des Moines, Jan. 27.-Mrs. J. +. Waite
pretty and accomplished widow today
received 100000, left to her BY II. G.
Hendricks, who committed suicide at
Chattanooga because she refused his Of
Ter of marriage.
Hendricks left a letter for Mrs.
Watts, saying that when he was gone
h. wanted her to have q share In mis-
estate equal to that 81 bis brother.
Then came the announcement, through
Hendricks attorney, Of the provisions Of
the will
Hendricks was fifty.fye years old
He bad loved Mrs Watts when she was
little girl at Hampton. She is now
tfirty three Finally she was married
to Watts. She has two pretty children.
Mrs. Watts has resided in Dies Aloines
oily few months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
A SUPERENTENDENT'S
STORY.

IOriginall
I'm a self made man | started as
fireman on a locomotive, passed ten
years as engineer and rose to be gen
eral superintendent Of the road
Now, there Is a vast difference be-
tween fireman or engineer and a gen.
eral superintendent But / didn't get
the big head. / never considered my
self or any Of my family any better for
my sitting in revolving chair tapping
a bell for some one to wait on me than
when had my hand on the throttle,
and when Tom AIililzin, a locomotive
engineer. came counting my daughter
Susie | didn't turn him down because
he drove an engine. But what / want.
ed for Susie was man of nerve,
strength and character
TON. ! said, you may have Susie
on one condition. We want man to
take a new passenger limited through
in the night The distance Is eco miles.
and it must be done In FIVE hours. The
average must be sixty miles an hour.
which means as low as fifty and as
high as seventy. Do the job and you
shall have Susie"
Tom thought a long while, then said;
4 have always supposed, Mr.. Nc
Mullen, that you'd never ask a man to
do what you would not do yourself"
Z wouldn't
"Well, suppose we put it this way:
You take the train through first. If
you succeed, | take it through and get
Susie. If you don't succeed, I get Susie
without making the attempt myself"
The fellow knew how to handle me.
I was very proud Of my knowledge Of
railroad technique and had carried
trains often since my promotion l at
once acceded to his terms.
shall never forget the experience Of
that run. Twenty minutes before train
time / appeared IN overalls at the en-
CINE. which was standing ready on the
track. to make my own inspection Of
her and do my own oillng. When we
pulled ont felt like a bird let out of
cage was still, though fifteen years
older than when | left the cab, in full
vigor Of nerve and muscle ] had fig
ured carefully just what time | must
make on different parts Of the road and
was in every way prepared for the
trial. had never driven an engine for !
any length Of time over fifty miles an
hour and lp to that point there, is no /
great strain on an engineer. I did not /
realize that an average man can't |
stand many spurts at sixty-fye miles |
an hour aud IN some places l must do 4
seventy.
got on pretty well for the first
three hours. Though had made a mum
Der Of my fast PAGES. but after that l
began to suffer. Looking straight /
ahead continuously. seeing at the same +
time things out OF the corners OF my 1
eyes vhizzing by me. made ne
feel as If something was pulling my
sight nerve our through the sockets.
Some Of nav fastest spurts came In !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
ROOF MAN 10 WED RICH GIRL.
Gardner Cigar Maker to Take indian
apolis Bride

Gardner, Mass, Jan 27. Philip a.
Ietendre, a poor cigarmaker Of Gardner,
left saturday night for Indianapolis,
where he says he il to we'd Miss Fanehon
L. Falliers, daughter Of Edward Falliers,
q wealthy merchant of that city
Last summer Letendre went to a pill
eriinage to the little town Of st. Anne az
beaupre There he met and fell in love
with Miss Fallieres She returned ais
affection.
Their love making was often inter
rupted by watchful tutor, who accom-
panied Miss Fallieres
Upon her return home AIR Fallieres
pleaded with MS daughter to give up the
POOR cigarmaker and stop corresponding
With him.
This week bis daughter told him that
he would either have to consent to her
marriage with Letendre or she would
leave home, and Faliieres relented.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
Sporting Notes.

Arthur Narcotic. the amateur bill
lard champion OF Canada. has Joined
the professional ranks
The first heat trotted below 2:1o on
the grand circuit during the season Of
1907 was 2:0Tls. by Highbal
Lee Talbot the Mercersburg ham
mer thrower who made such a sensa-
ton WITH his schoolboy hammer rec
ortls, appears in a new light at Cor
nell university 1.-The champion wrestler
Of the university.
An American trainer has this to say
OF the 0rloff trotter. THE Russian
horses look well and do we'll in front
of a family carriage, but they would
be badly out OF place on the race
track Of any other country than their
own"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
Leap Year.

co slow, girls. There viii be 800
DAYS in l90s.-Chieago News.
Leap year is an old world Institution.
American girls are too pretty to need
ft.-New York American.
With $1,000 more women than men
in Massachusetts, even leap year may
be futile here.-Boston Record
We can't think very much Of the
young man who pretends to be afraid
that some girl VIII marry him during
leap year.--ToIedo Blade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27

The weight OF wheat and corn hauled
nom farms in l905ro6 was 81. 900 600
TONS. while cotton and nine other sur
plus products weighed altogether only
ll,0e0o00 tons The heaviest crop and
the one costing most 10 haul to shipping
points was corn, and next in order was
wheat The barley crop, less an allow
ance for seed retained, was heavier
than the cotton crop, but cost about
0ne-half rs much to haul to shipping
points Frank Andrews
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
Something Saved.

Jennie's mistress, awaiting tea,
heard loud crash in the next room,
SAYS a writer in Black and White The
mistress shiyered and rang the bell to
call Jennie In.
"What was thats" she asked.
q trlpped on the carpet and the tea
things fell, ma'am-'
aDid you manage to save anythingY'
"Yes. maam. l kept hold on the
tray all right"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27

AT the end Of meal at Hayden
house Keats proposed toast In these
, terms: "Dishonor to the memory of
Newton
The guests stared at him in question
ing surprise. and Wordsworth asked
for an explanation
ut Is" answered Keats, because he
destroyed the poetry Of the rainbow by
reducing it to a prism And the art
lists all drank, with one consent, cen
fusion to the savant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
PoInted Paraqraphs.

The antics Of love seem to become
worse every year
You might as well be good. There
is no fun in beiHg wicked.
If you could only be satisfied witli
what another man says is good To-
you.
Every succeeding generation sees IT.
young people giving advice a few years
earlier than the young folks Of the
generation ahead Of it. - Atchisoa
Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27

"You need not be so critical" said
the person accused. you say have
yinegary disposition, but every one
knows you have one too"
Il acknowledge IT." retorts the ac-
cuser, shut mine is genuine pure
cider vinegar disposition. while yours
is the commercial compound Of sui
phuric acid and water. - Kansas City
Independent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
A Great chanus.

Old Nurse Ito young lady who is so
ing to New zealand)--So you're going
away to one of the countries. Miss
Mary, where they have day when we
have night and night when we have
day?
Miss Mary-Yes, nurse.
Old Nurse-Eh. it will take ys some
time to get accustomed to the changed
London Puneh's Almanac.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
ouit. FamiI;ar.

Jimmie said the merchant solemn
" at the eleventh hour. 1--WE have for
gotten to get fresh supply OF stamps"
And the Office boy in his excitement
responded with Goodness. sir, so we
havel If we amt couple Of blunder
headed sr'-London Tit-Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27

Australian bushmen believe that the
sun is angry with the moon and hacks
ct it til it grows smaller and smaller
and finally disappears. when It is sup
posed 70 beg for a respite and soon
begins 10 grow again. but that directly
It attains its full size the wrathful sun
recommences its attack upon It.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
Had ! Woman % eIane.

Il have had dreadful luck. This
morning dropped my spcctacles, ana
my wife stepped on them"
That's what cali good luck. II i
bad dropped mine, should have step
ped on them myself "-chicago Res
ord Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
At DISADVANTAGES.

Baeon-would you cali him q good
talker?
Egbert-No, would not
How many times have you heard
him talkg'
only once"
and when was thatTv
when be was trying to open car
window. r-Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27

Many gymaasts and athletes. espe.
eialIy those who do bar or ring we 8
wear shoes Of all heavy cotton OF
dick These shoes are ~os.,T ne -
stockings. The x-.ss relies upon
the foot as nature INTENDED q -eF 3
frm foundation FOR his - uer reats.-'
Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
= IVES There.

poser-Did you hear the tormeat
espaIr in my tone poem. Tan
that just played your Lis
IS. but 7 noticed them on the
o. the audience. -Fliegende Blat-
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-19
Dollar Fish.

"Have you any dollar fish herer a
woman asked of one Of the attendants
at the aquarium.
While the question may seem curl
Gus. II was really very simple, for the
dollar fish Is only a young moonflsh-
The moonflsh is a curious but beau
tiful creature. almost round In shape
and extremely thin and having the
loveliest of pearly sides 1t swims on
edge. so that 1t always presents its
sides Of pearl to view. It takes Its
name from It's shape and because,
further. in color II suggests the silvery
moon
Young moonfish Of the size OF a
s.1ndard silver dollar--and they are
scarcely any thicker are called dollar
fishes because Of their resemblance to
that coin in size and shape and color.
and the woman making the inquiry
about dollar fishes was duly informed
that there was none in the tanks at
the present time, but that they did
have them occasionally. New York
Sun.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-19
MISSION FURNITURE.

rugs combine bun and deep red. The
porcelain lamp on the big reading la
BILE has fluffy yellow shade, and the
few tapestry chairs in the room are
all In bun tones.
Notice the mission staircase. 1t is
particularly good; also the simple de-
sign Of the door.
Opalescent glass lamps hang from
the ceiling, combining soft tones OF
yellow and orange.
The same room would be equally eff
fective carried out in pale greens.
r. DE LA BAUME.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-19
HALL LIVING ROOMS.
They Are More In Demand Now Than
Ever Before.

Nothing is more attractive than to
have the entrance Of the house lead
into large, well furnished living
room. The old formal hall is thus
done away with, and an atmosphere
of cheerful hospitality Is gained.
The picture gives an excellent idea
Of how attractiveIy a hall living room
may be furnished by using soft brown
mission furniture.
The walls have been tinted soft
yellow to harmonize with this. The
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-11-19

"Fine looking old gentleman.
"Yes but he was never known to
1--WE 4 man his word that he did not
''Npps he stutters' n Houston Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
NEVADA ooNsoL1DArED's GREAT BACKING.

As they stand today Nevada Consolidated represents a
greater mining property than does Cumberland Ely for the
reason that Nevada Consolidated has enjoyed longer time at
development and has blocked greater bodies of ore than
possible of blocking out in time that Cumberland Ely has had
this work That Cumberland Ely and WILL in the opn-
ion of anv Nevada Consolidated point of extent OF
when it has had sufficient time to BRING about
of development detracts none from the stand
ing of Nevada Consolidated at this time veritabe empire
of mineral wealth in itself
Nevada Consolidated besides the immense tonnage OF
which has blocked in underground workings has enormous
tonnage stripped and ready for removal from the surface of
its property immense the of this susceptible
to steam mining that the three million dollar bond
issue looks bagaee in comparison with the
which ready for conversion into the
oluction works ready to do their part
Nevada Consolidated is wonderful property Its
agement has excellent and has placed in readiness for
activity hour that the concentration and smeter at Me
Gill in which it half interest be ready to take
As development of the properties proceeded the earlier et
mates would be found of necessity increased
from time to time and keep increasing nrefne
w. far be told from results that have been obtained
result of this steady increase of the stock
holders the bond became necessary
pensh the treasury that had been depleted of cash, its
equivalent backing added to- In other
words by continuing with its development Nevada Conso
dated blocked in round numbers something like 60000000
of carrying better than 30 pounds of copper to the
at conservative figure about SO000OO00 pounds of
copper worth. at the low figure of II cents S2l60O0000
very for Nevada Consolidated stockholders in the
light of which the Indebtedness of 3000000 taken does
not look very big
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
FIGURES TELL THE STORY.

Expenditures of money in this district last year for deve
olnent work surface equipment for mines and or buus
and equipment of reduction works reached above SOO0ooo
of this enormous Nevada Consolidated and Cumberland
Ev put out the bulk The total of their expenditures as SHOWN
in annual reports required under the laws OF the state oil Ne
vada was S53191 % 1t divided as follows:
Cumberland EIv ........S 524910.33
- Nevada Consolidated ............... ois5oo.zo
Septoe Valley Smelling and Min
ing Co. ......... ..........,e. H. ioo-i.o-
These were expenditures of the companies IN 1901 repre-
sennc half the amount OF total expenditures Wc
have been made ON mnes reduction works and railroads Tor
the aid enterprises economically conducting ter al
fairs, past, present and future
Fx,ended unsed hands, by wildcatters enthusiasts OF
ncompeens this distribution of cash might not be
pointed to as significance promise OF future returns ana
ermanen benefits those who have put the money or 10
those who have been attracted to the district to make the
homes to grow with it and to aid its growth Expended as II
has been through the direction of men who have made sue
cess through the conduct OF great smelling and
mining enterprises and among whom there those who en-
oy high distinction business of top ability the figures
comprise representation stronger than words may make
of the high value Of the properties which have received the
benefit money and of the certainty of the immense earn
ING power properties will develop when they begin out
putting from their vast resources
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
WILL DRAW THE BUSINESS.

Every gold camp in Nevada money to this dis
rict. Mining who profit from the yellow metal put by
for rainy day in investments copper districts OF the
of which they satisfied Here they know that
vesments certain of growing valuable through
of their lives The gold camp may be in and
the next The copper camp fixture for generations
Aside this feature the gold of Nevada going
here for reduction 1t will be the natural logical out
Nature provided means of entry to this favored locality
from every direction through valleys enabling the cheapest
railroad building in the country practically without grade 1t
be of but short time after the blowing in of the
smeter Mc( this spring until the of the state and
from parts of California and Utah will be finding their
here for treatment in the great plants of Cumberland Ely
and Nevada Consolidated with result of profits to those
panies additional to such from treatment of their
outputs of and with result of making here the great
railroad and smelling of the The is devel
oped in the camps of Gofed Tonopal Phoebe and dozen
others. 1t is merely matter Of getting here and the
omie that reduction at this point will enable the producer
determine that it will come
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
BIG THINGS CLOSE AHEAD.

As noted elsewhere in this issue, resumption OF work al
the mines of Nevada Consolidated is close at hand Tins Is
purpose producing and shipping to concentration and
meter and the opening OF the new and tina era III
the life of the company
At the Veteran mine of Cumberland Ely they Will proba
bly, be ready ship at early date as the MINES oil
Nevada Consolidated commence ouputtlng At other
Cumberland Ely properties the active steps to the end OF
immediate production will be taken those winch are to be
started at Nevada Consolidated properties.
As consequence of determination of the early readiness
handle and of the readiness OF the
seter to.do its part of the reduction work little later the
pick up their work 1t that the ayrols OF the
will be largely increased within the next several weeks
and that during the late spring and the early summer months
great amount of activity in all lines will be well under
here With and smeer operating not only
the of Cumberland Ely and Nevada Consolidated will be
employing full forces of and paying out large sums
monthly in but other properties in the district and III
tributary country will get under way onlp ut development
but in many instances at shipping as we'll
Availability of a smeer to which shipments can be made
awakening in tributary country where there
properties that have been idle for years by OF
ability charges enaied by long haus to reduction
works. These properties will furnish much for treatment
at McG great deal of which will be of very desirable char
for mixing purposes Their operation in the
regae distribution of many thousands of dollars in the
each month"; money which will find its direct into
this district and be largely spent here Exceedingly good the
outlook for the immediate future in this camp The time of
high activity and big results is close at hand.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
AS TO MINING STOCKS.

No disputes that in the long the best is the
cheapest If YOU buy mining stocks that principle YOU will
go among the army of and who point daily
goods carefully remembering that you pay every
thing in this day and generation Satisfy yousef that
the behind the stocks attracted of
perence their line and that they have their credit
Remember that it to the safety of dol
that the mining company which You may put them be
handled BY experienced who have earned right con
hdence of the public it to the safety of
neck that the pulling the train in which you ride
rate miles hour has had experience throttle
and has earned confidence in his ability Also know about
the district in witch put money Know whether it is
prospect whether it has proven whether YOU are
putting in the money prove the goods whether the en-
oros sums required for this work have already been put in
by Others small if you an invest
ment and gamble, keep ont of the prospect 1t may
YOU little to get the investment in established dis
trc with high standing company about the dividend
inc power of which spent IN development and equip
ment has all of doubt but it will be far
cheaper in the long And with stocks at present prices
interest may be had high standing mining companies
fine earning powers of which there be doubt ground
floor figures Cumberland Ely and Nevada Consolidated
he poined to as examples The purchasers of these stocks
ores which have prevailed since the slump of last
sent ALI mining industrial and railroad stocks to the bottom,
have cot in on the cellar floor Resources and equipment
which these companies hold at this time and which they have
brought about their organization far greater than
the selling price the stocks today 1t is real opportunity
to buy gold dollars less than face value Beside Cumber