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Spanish Nieknames.

One Of the peculiar ways in which
Spanish differs from English is in the
names the language gives to all peo-
pie with q certain infrmity or peculiar
ity. A blind man is referred to as ell
ciego, man with but one eye is a
tuerto, a pug nosed man is chato, one
who is cross eyed is a bisojo, a COLO Is
a lame man, and a nance has but one
arm. If he is humpbacked, he is a
jorobado; If baldheaded, calyo, and
If his hair is very short he is a pelon.
The feminine titles for the same classes
are the same, with the exception that
they end in "a" where the masculine
terminate with "o." These short names
are used most commonly. In fact, they
are applied IS nicknames In many
cases, and especially among the lower
classes persons are addressed or re-
ferred to only by these names.
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A GREAT COMBINATION.
When Husband, Wife and Mother-in-
law Cooperate.

law Cooperate.
Shortly after his marriage, which
took place in 1880, John Burns, the
British labor leader, settled down as a
journeyman engineer in Battersea and
twenty years after confessed that ht
was the first engineer to make with
his own hands an electric tram
car in Great Britain. In those days,
however, people did not believe that
electric traction was possible, and
Burns had to take the dynamo and
tram to the Crystal palace and run the
latter round the grounds for six months
before people could be induced to be-
lieve In the novelty.
But the people were so nervous that,
although the charge was only sixpence,
none Of them would venture IN the
newfangled invention. Then Burns was
struck with a brilliant idea. He said
to his wife, You have got to come
down to the palace three times week
and get into the first electric tram cal
as a decoy duck for the others" This
was only temporarily successful. Sc
Burns brought along his mother-in'
law, "and," said the energetic labor
leader when relating the incident
"when a husband, wife and mother
in-law cooperate success is assured
London Tit-Bits.
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He Got the Prize,

At a church function each person
was required to wear conspicuously
upon his or her clothing some pictorial
or other device that should represent
in rebus" dorm the title Of any well
known book, and all the others were
to guess at the book intended.
Paradise Lost" represented by a
card upon which five dice had been
pasted and from which two had evil
dently dropped or been removed, was
easily guessed. Hard Times" was no
puzzle. Neither was it hard to recog-
nize a. Pair Of Blue Eyes" "Innocents
Abroad" Vanity Fair nor "Uncle
Toms Cabin in spite Of the pictorial
DISCUSSES.
One Of the guests, however, had a
poser Attached to one Of the buttons
Of his coat was card bearing simply
the inscription, Ter"
Every one at last gave it up and
asked for the solution.
"Why, that's easy" he said. 1T
means y lule VI INO OAeASS, -A
chester and Leicester. Last syllables
tail, in fact-of both. See"
That's not fair" said the others.
ITS the last syllable of Chester, Ian
caster, Gloucester, Chichester and Elk
eter. We protest"
"Well," he said, 81 won't insist. Try
this one"
He turned the card over 1t was in
scribed on the other side with these
three letters, "Ans."
After severe mental struggle every
body gave this up also.
"That ought not to puzzle you," he
said "Its The Last Of the Mohi'
cans"
He got the prize.
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FREDERICK AND v0LTAIRE.
Stormy Relations Of the Misery King
and the Lavish Author.


The world knows plenty about the,
elements of strength in the characters
Of great men, but less about their
weaknesses. Here is a story that
shows the other side of the natures OF,
Frederick the Great and yoltaire:
Frederick the Great 81 leaning
toward literature. He wrote poems,
plays and booklets that, in his opin-
ion. possessed rare merit. So !t
seemed fitting to him that great liter
ary men should fraternlze, and he sent
an invitation to Voltaire to be his
guest Accompanying the invitation
was a sum Of money to defray the
great Frenchman's travelling expenses
10 the Prussian capital.
Let 1t be explained at this point that
Frederick was extremely penurious
and that Voltaire was not only ex-
trayagant, but had many Of the char
/ acteristics of what we would now call
CRATER. 1t should also be under
stood that Frederick despised graft
ing. and Voltaire abhorred miserli-
| ness.
voltaire accepted the invitation-and
then had an afterthought. Why not
take a favorlte niece with him? So
he wrote to the king that if he would
send an extra thousand louis he would
bring the girl.
"Sir," replied the king. 81 did not
ask the young lady to do me the honor
of visiting me, and shall send moth
ing TO pay her expenses"
"The old miserw said Voltaire to a
friend. "He has tubs Of money in his
treasury, yet will not grant me this
wish"
However, Yoltaire went to Berlin, but
each found that he hated the other too
much to make their friendship perma-
| nent.
The king once gave Voltaire a pack.
age Of poems to revise.
"See," said Yoltaire to German no.
bleman, what a quantity Of dirty
linen Frederick has sent me to wash.'
The king thought his guest was too
free with the chocolate and sugar and
gave orders that he be put on a re-
stricted daily allowance.
Voltaire retaliated by gathering all
the wax candles he could find IN the
halls and storing them in hiA trunk.
Soon the royal palace became too hot
for him, and he began to pack up.
Then Frederick missed his package OF
poems. At once he scented plot. Vol
taire intended to take the verses back
home with him and palm them off as
his own. Lord Macaulay has said that
the poems were so bad that he was
convinced Voltaire would not for half
Of Frederick's kingdom have consent
ed to father them. But the king
thought differently, being the author
| Of the poems.
SO the Prusslan monarch had Vol
taire thrown into jail at Frankfort and
kept him locked up for twelve days.
Sixteen hundred dollars that was
found in his pocket was taken away
from him The king In the days OF
their friendship had given Voltaire a
! life pension Of $4,000 year, and the
| money that was confscated was a
semiannual installment.
| Thus ended their friendship.-Scrap
| Book
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Knew the Kind.

at used to be, when a lady in
sisted on keeping her husband awake
nights to tell him how much better her
family was than his family and some
other chastenlng truths, that the po-
liceman took her off, and she was ell
ther fined or ducked as a common
scold."
"And, pray, what did they do with
the uncommon ones? Surely in those
DAYS. as in ours, some displayed more
talent than others"
"They probably knew better than to
monkey with the uncommon ones.
Man is a bright creature who learns
by experience
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An Aquatic Outfielder.

One day a ship was lying at anchor
at Boca Grande when the crew OBJ
served dolphin chasing a flying fish,
both coming directly toward the ship
On nearing the vessel the fier arose
in the air and passed over the bow
inst abaft the foremast. AS it did SO
the dolphin went under the ship and
coming up on the other side, sprang
from the water and caught the flying
fish on "the 6y" just as It was curying
gracefully down in It's descent to the
water.-Punta Gorda Herald.
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A Weddinq Present.

A widower in Scotland proposed to
and was accepted by widow whose
husband had died but month or two
previously.
To celebrate the occasion he asked
the widows daughter what she would
like for a present She wanted moth
ing, she said, but being pressed to
name something she replied:
"Well, If you want to spend siller
you might put up a heidstone to my
father."-London Telegraph.
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Had Poor Siqht.

New Boy (rather inquisitiye)-What
did the other lad leave for, sir?
Master-For having defective eye
sight at times, my boy.
New Boy-Why, sir, have seen him
since. Apparently, then, his eyesight
vas all right. 1t seems rather curious,
sir.
Aaster-Well, my boy, at various
times when taking money from GUS
toners he could not see the till.-Lon-
don Answers.
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The Ruling Passion.

John! Johnp called the excited lit
tie wife.
"W-what is it, Lucy" muttered the
big baseball player as he drowsily
turned over in bed.
"Why, there is a man downstairs"
"W-whats he dOing?"
"He's In the dining room after the
plate"
"Trying to reach the platter Put him
out. Kelly; put him out at third
Kansas City Independent.
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81 suppose" said the sad eyed youth
at the musical, you know the differ
ence between bel canto and colora-
turaY
young man." answered Mr. Cumrox
severely, "I never bet on race horses"
Washington Star.
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at the stables of the CapeVille DRIVING
Tub. Capeville, Virginia, certain of
the property mentioned in said deed.
The horses mentioned below will be
sold ard other consignments are also
listed:
CORDOVA, 2:17f, bay stallion, 10
years old, by MonOcracy.
MISS WINK, , years old, bay filly,
by Sidney Prince, sire of Princme,
2:1O4 and others. Dam Baine, by
HamiItonia Morgan. Baine Is the
dam of Hunt, trial 2:16, Chieftain,
trial 2:15.
READ-BIRD, : years old, sorrel
filly, by Cordova, dam Kate, by Rep
resentative. Kate is dam of Fleet
foot, unframed trial 2:32.
One year old colt, bay flly, by Rod
Oliver, dam Lillian V, by Stranger,
2:2O1, he by Bursar, 2:17i. This is an
exceptionally fine colt.
One weanling, bay filly, by Cordo-
va, dam Kate, &c.
One one year old bay gelding, by
Signet Prince, dam Minnie, breeding
unknown.
HUNTER, bay gelding, years old,
bv Saginaw. This horse is well brok-
en-. weighs 1, 100 pounds, and is an eX-
ceptionable horse for family purposes.
JNO. WHITE, 2:214, trotter, bay
gelding, years old, sired by Cordova,
l2:174, dam Minnie and she dam Of
Montague, PAGER 2:2O4. This is race
horse of great quality and has timed
for the money twelve times and only
out of it once In five year old form
will be hard to get by. DON'T miss
such a rare chance.
No better bred stock is offered at
any sale than the above. The slres
are the old Eastern Shore reliables,
Cordova, Bursar, Rod Oliver, Signet
Prince and Sydney Prince, that are
always in the money and can't be
stopped by heats or records. Their
dams are of the best selected brood
mares in Virginia. In addition to the
above. there viii be lot of other
rood stock sold at said time. There
will also be sold at the same time and
place a large quantity of valuable
farming implements, and among other
things l wagon, cart, 1 manure
spread, l sprayer, guano sower, &C
Terms made known on day of sale.
| Sale to begin at II O'Clock a. m.
Dated this 10Th day of November,
1908.
I OHIO F. MEARS,
Trustee.
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Never bear more than one kind OF
trouble at a time. Some people bear
three klnds-all they have had, all they
have now and all they expect to have.
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Steann.

"Can you tell me what steam isT
asked the examiner.
"Why, sure, sir" replied Patrick
confidently. Steam is-why-er-it )
wather thots gone crazy wild the
heat."-Everybody's.
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Missina Opportunities.

81 have no patience with man who
makes the same mistake twice." said
Armes. rather severely, in speaking OF
an unfortunate friend.
"Neither have l." agreed his wife,
"when there are so many other mis-
takes to make."-Youth's Companion.
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Everybody Satisfied.

Braggs-Tm nothing If not original.
I like to be different from other peo-
pie.
Naggs-Well, that's all right Doubt
less other people are satisfied to have
It so.-Chicago News.
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Practical.

Darling, mean to prove my love
for you not by words, but by deeds"
"Oh, George, did you bring the DEEDS
with u?"-Baltimore American.
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One may dominate moral sufferings
Only by labor Study saves from dis
couragement.-DAbrantes.
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He that studieth revenge keepeth his
own wounds green.-Bacon.
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By authority of certain deed Of
trust from Arthur Hunt, dated the
10th, day of September, A. d, 1908, to
the undersigned, as trustee, | shall
sell by public auction to the highest
hidder. ON
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TuGsdau, December 9Th, AO., 1908,

at the stables of the Capeville Driving
Club, Capeville, Virginia, certain OF
the property mentioned in said deed.
The horses mentioned below will be
sold ard other consignments are also
listed:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11
BRYAN ADDREssEs CANADIANS.
Able to Watch Growth Of the Dominion
and Rejoices at It's Gain.

Montreal, p. O.. Feb. William
Jennings Bryan addressed the Canadian
club at its weekly luncheon yesterday
afternoon. The hall of the old Corn
Exchange in St. John street was throng
ed. about five hundred guests sitting
down to luncheon
Mr. Bryan was welcomed by a round
Of tumultuous cheering Mr. Bryan said
be was glad he belonged to a political
system under which he could wish Ca
nadians well, without being accused of
being unfriendly 70 lis own country. lie
belonged to political school that be-
lieved that every person had right to
do what he wanted 20 do. 50 long as he
did not interfere with the liberty of
other persons. Each state and nation
had an undisputed and inalienabIe right
to DO what il wanted to do. so long as
It did not interfere with another state
or nation, He and those who were of
his school could watch Canadians grow.
ing ana prospering, therefore. and in
stead Of envying them, rejoice when
they prespered.
He considered himself an optimisf,
and though be had his eyes and ears
open TO the sorrows Of the world. that
would not discourage him from work
ing towards the triumph Of righteous
ness
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11
DEATHS AT STOWE.
Mrs. Minnie Plsof. Aged 20, and MIS-
Adeline Wells. Aged Fl.

Stove. Feb ILL., Mrs. Minnie fCam-
lew Plaof, wife of Roy ploof. died 1t
her home Gu Maple street on Monday
morHing. She had been I'll with eafnpli
cations following the grippe for about
four weeks but was not considered ii q
serious condition. her death coming
suddenly as the result Of heart failure
She was about 20 years Of age and
had been married four years. She
leaves besides her husband and parents,
Sir. and Mrs William eamley, three
brothers. The funeral serviee viii he
held Wednesday afternoon at three
oeloelS d. M. at the house
Mrs Adeline Wells died Monday morn
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Hamilton Fiske, after two weeks lit
Eess with the grippe She was 8 years
OF age last July. and had passed the
most OF her life III Nolcott, having
come to Stowe last October, Sue leaves
three children, Mrs. Fiske OF Stowe and
two sons in Wolcott The remains
win he taken "Wednesday to Woleott
Rnere The funeral viii Be held at eleven
o'clock at the Methodist church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11

SPEAKER COLE
Indictment Against Him Was
QuaShed day
IN MASS. SUPERIOR COURT
He Was Indicted on 1913 Counts Of So
Letting Reduced Rates for School
children--case Heard Yester-
day Afternoon.

Salem, Mass, Feb H. The indict
ment charging Speaker John N. Cole Of
Andover Of the Massachusetts, House Of
Representatives with soliciting reduced
rates for school children from THE Boston
4 Maine railroad. was quashed to-day
By Chief Justice Aiken 0f the superior
court No opinion accompanied the de-
eision This ends the case 10 far as
this indictments ID concerned, and ii re-
garded BY Coles attorneys as com.
plete viniication of his acts. which he
admitted, but held that they did not
constitute q violation Of the law
IN Il bill returned BY tho grand jury
last month Speaker Cole was charged
on l23 counts
Attorney Hurlbtmt, his attorney, AR
gued IN court yesterday morning that
the indictment should be quashal on
the groiind that 10 oifense against the
law was specifically charged in the bill
because section 234 of chapter Ill Of
the state statutes, under which the III
dietment was drawn. was unconstitu-
tional. being III conflict With section 3 81
the United States constitution. which
provides thai Congress shall have all
power with regard to railroads doing
an interstate business.
Mr.. Hitrlburt declared that his client
desired no fayors at the hands Of the
law which were not accorded to any
other alleged offenders. hut he held that
il was due TO Mf Cole and to The House
Of Representatives that the case be
taken up Immediately. That was done,
and the hearing was held yesterday af-
teFnoon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11
BASE BALL "MAGNATE'S'
WIFE SUES FOR $4,000
Mrs. T. K. Milne Asks for Damages
from Miss Margaret E. Collins,
Also of Burlington.

Burlington, Feb ll-Service has been
made IL q county eout case brought
BY Mrs. 4 Il. Milne Of this city against
Miss Margaret IL Collins, alsp 0f Bur-
lington, the action being one To recover
$4,000 for the alleged alienation BIZ the
defendant II the affections Of the plain
tits husband, 4 III Milne widely known
throughout Vermont and locally as an
insurance man, base ball promoter and
the former president Of the Burlington
Base Ball association.
The bringing Of the suit Il the culmi
nation Of affairs which have been III the
wind for some time, and interesting de-
veiopments are expected when the hear
ing il held The suit il retnrnable to
Chittenden county court Bail haa heen
furnished BY Miss Collins, j II Iloadiey
going as surety. Miss Collins iF young,
gay and yivacious and has recently fig
ured prominent i'll city court htlga
tious. She has lately conducted q board
inqhouse on Main street.
Mrs Mines counsel ii n. As Bullard,
while Miss Collins interests are III the
hands 81 f. a. Ashland
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11
Narrow Escape For Four
Men To-day
In EAST MONTPELIER MILL
Accident Probably Caused by overspeed-
ing of Grinding Wheels in E. w.
Bailey & Co.'s Grist
Mill.

Although four men were inside the
r. w. Bailey 4 Co., mill at East Mont
pelier and within range Of the hurting
pieces Of iron which few off the ma
ohinery after big explosion today, not
one Of them was hurt, which il consid-
cred quite remarkable inasmuch as the
machinery was scattered in many pieces
and driven with force enough to 60
through an incn board. The lucky ones
were George Bailey Of Montpelier who
manages the Vermont end Of the II. w.
Bailey & Co, business, Walter Clark
who runs the mill where the explosion
occurred, Austin Foster Of East Mont
pelier and William Rickart Of Sodom. 1t
il supposed tnat the cause Of the acci-
dent was the overspeeding Of the ma
chinery.
The explosion came at nine o'clock.
Perhaps the flow Of grist Stacked up,
thns causing the machinery TO revolve
too rapidly, or some defect, not yet
known, may nave been the cause. Az
any rate, the men In the mill were
startled to hear the sound Of the ex-
plosion and then to see the large chunks
OF the miA cap 60 flying about the
room. 1t 50 happened that none Of the
pieces went in the direction where the
four were standing. Some Of the pieces
weighed fifteen pounds and would nave
seriously injured, perhaps
killed, anyone that they struck. The
mill building itself was not damaged to
any appreciahle extent, outside Of the
dents made BY the projectiles, but the
loss on the machinery Is considerable.
Manager Bailey thinks that be has
sufficient parts at the Montpelier plant
to replace these destroyed, and If 70,
the delay to the business will be only
i few days. New window glass viii
nave to be put ii, also. Taken alto.
sether, hoover, it was very fortunate
escape.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11
LEG. B. CANNON ESTATE
SETTLED FOR S2,O7l,6O7,l6
There Are Several Public Boqussts, the
Largest Sum Of Them Going to
st. Paul's Parish in
Burlington.

Burlington, Feb liza settlement
was made III probate court yesterday
by the executors ANA administrator 81
the estate OF the late Col Lefsraud d
Cannon of burlington. rhe accounts
show that toal of S2,07 bo7,l6 has
passed through the hands Of the execu-
tors and administrators
There are several public beqaests. The
sum of $4,000 goes 10 the rnetor, war
dens and the vestry of ST. Paili's parish,
the income Of which Is 10 be devoted
TO general parish expenses. The sum
of $1,000 goes to the same parish, the
income to be used iii the maintenance OF
the vested choir.
The other public beqnests are; To
the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
society of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States. Sa,0u0s TO
the Society for the Increase of the MIN
istrv Of the Protestant Episcopal church,
$4,000: To the Home of Rest for Com
sumptiyes d New York, $2,0f0; 10 the
Aged and Infirm Clergy fund. $1,000
These latter bequests are subject to a
collateral Inheritance tax "a i've per
cent. to be paid to the state Of Nerg
mont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11
TAFT WAS A GUEST
AT KANSAS CITY
Great Demonstration for the War Sec
retary Last Night BY Big
Crowd Of People.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb III William
Fl. Taft, secretary Of war, last night
was guest of honor and chief spokes-
man at a banquet given in Convention
hall to | 200 persons by The Association
Of Young Republicans 81 Missouri.
Many Of the guests came from Nebras.
ka. Kansas. Oklahoma and distant Mis-
suufi cities. A great demonstration
greeted Secretary Taft when he. entered
the big banquet hall and again when
be rose To speak. Besides the .2il0
banqueters, the balconies Of the hall
were filed by several thousand spccta
tors.
Secretary Taft's speech was a general
defense of the Republican party. and
especially Of the policies brought to the
fore by the administration Of President
Roosevelt.
Mayor Henry al. Beardsley delivered
the address Of welcome and Il. II Nc
limsey. editor Of the Springfield, Mo.
Republican. aetpd al toastmaster
Herbert y Haaley. attorney general
Of Missouri. and Judge selde4l E Spen.
Ger Fl st. Louis also spoke
Secretary Taft in his address equine
rated the various policies Of the party
In the past and said that only twice III
all that remarkable history of 4s years
have We lost the confidence Of the people
of the United States 70 the point Of
their turning over tile government TO d
Democratic executive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11
DROP root BALL GAMES.
Cornell and Princeton VIII Not Play
Next Season.

Ithaca. n. u, Feb IL Cornell and
Princeton have severed foot ball rela-
tioas. President Frank Irvine Of the
athletic council and Manager Dugan gave
ont the following statement last night
There will be no foot ball game be-
twess Cornell and Princeton next fall
4 threesyear agreement. made III 1908,
has expired Under this. one game was
PLAYED in Princeton, one in New York
and one in Ithaca Princeton had the
option OF renewing this agreement, but
declined to do SO. Cornell proposed 4
home and home agreement the FIRST
meeting 70 be in Princeton. but Prince
ton declined to play again in Ithaca at
any time. and proposed first one YEAR
agreement and then a taosYeaE agree
nent fer games IN New York or Prince.
ton.
The Cornell faeultx and athletic man
aeemeat both oppose contests IN large
cities On grounds nst belonging to tlle
competing universities For tins reason
and because prineeton's prapsal was
deemed hv Cornell. and admitted bx
PRINCETON, % 6e inequitahle. i vas De-
eliasd7