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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
MISSED ONE POINT.
The Lady Told Him What More He
Could Have Said.

The LADY Told Him What More He
Could Havs Said.
n am going TO tell you the truth
about yourself" be said.
go on" said the young and ambl-
tious actress.
Il have Ia my time had rare oppor-
tunities to observe beautiful. graceful
and talented women, and / violate no
confidence in saying that you are the
queen Of them all You unite in your
lovely person that peculiar magnetism
which lays audiences ait your feet.
Your genius, shining through All the
deficiencies Of stagecraft, enables you
to triumph over every obstacle. So SUI
preme are you that you have the right
to rise above all conventionalities, to
marry, to love, to discard whom you
please, and no one win dare to criti
else. Your work viii live. You are the
very personihcation Of the highest art
United with this your perfection Of
beauty gives you the just title to q
lasting fame"
us all that true9" she asked softly.
Absolutely, Would you have me
say more7 What more could / sayT
She sighed.
You might" she answered, shave
mentioned my clothes and my figure"
Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

Lord Monbodde. an eminent member
81 the Scotch judiciary and one Of the
clear cut figures n BoswelPs immortal
life OF Johnson, was great beau
ID bis youth and III hts later years
brilliant and learned II whimsical man.
He was friend OF the Garricks and
one day was their guest at their villa
at Hampton Court when Hannah More
was also visiting there They were
walking together II the garden when
his lordship asfonished the fair and
sprightly Hannah by a declaration OF
love and an offer Of his heart and
hand. Meeting with a positive refusal,
he soon returned to the house and
made a clean breast Of # to Mrs. Gar
rick.
81 am very sorry for this refnsal,a
be said 10 conclusion. II should have
liked 50 much to teach that nice girl
Greek"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
The French Academy.

The French academy is one Of the
I've academies and the most eminent
constituting the Institute Of France. II
was founded IN 1885 BY Cardinal Rich
ellen and reorganized 10 1916. Il Is
composed Of forty members. the new
member elected By the remaining thir-
ty-nins members for life after person
al application and the submission az
The nomination to the head Of the
state II meets twice weekly and Is
the highest authority on everything
pertaining to the niceties Of the French
language--to grammar, rhetoric and
poetry and the publication OF the
French classics. The chief officer is
the secretary. who has life tenure OF
his position. A chair "a che academy
Il the highest ambition og most liter
airy Frenchmen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
BELLS OF The eAsTILLE.
They Are Hung IN q Little Rustic
Building IN Paris.


They Are Hung IN q Little Rustic
Building In Paris.
The bells Of the Bastfile are still FL
Paris NJ a little court IN Avenue d'Ey-
lau. where they are hung IN little
rustic building There Is no doubt as
to their authenticity. They carry IN
relief their story. These three bells
were made BY Louis Cheron. founder
70 the court, for the royal Bastille In
the year 1851" Fieurs-de-lls, crosses
and sacred figures adorn the legend.
The bells formerly were part Of the
clock installed BY NJ sartine IN 1894
In the archives de rarsenal are ali the
documents relative to the work.
On July IA. 1883. the balls OF the
assallants stopped the clock OF the
Bastille at a quarter past in the even
ing. Palloy. who demolished the prls-
on, three days later received the order
to deliver the clock to the commander
Of the Paris militia. who transported
Il no one knows whittier. After the
revolution the bells were found az The
foundries OF Rouiily- AndeIle. 10
Eure, where. under the reign Of ter
ror the church bells were converted
into money. The proprietor Of the
foundry was interested IN these relics
and did not melt them. He Installed
the three bells IN bis works with the
movement Of the clock BY this time
the dial plate had disappeared and
the figures which belonged to It. Some
years ago the bells were transferred
from the Rouilly foundry to Paris and
there they have since remained Lon
don Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
TERRORs or THE JUNGLE.
The Mosquitoes Of Africa Are Worse
Than the Lions.

The Mosquitoes Of Africa Are Worse
Than the Lions.
1.-The African mosquitoes intoxieate
you, They inject 50 much poison into
you that you are dazed. your eyes roll
and you stagger and speak thiekly.
In a word. you're drunk" said mis-
sionary.
In the Nyassa country I'd always
start getting ready for bed ana the
mosquitoes an hour before sunset. I'd
set up my mosqulto net with the ut
most care. I'D clamp down its edges
with vallses and boxes. I'd light in-
side It three green wood fres, filling it
with bitter smoke that all insects
arc supposed to loathe.
Finally I'd get Ia myself. I'd
smoke big pipes OF the black native to-
bacco, and I'd long miserably ID that
hot, smoky atmosphere for the dawn.
Despite all my precautions quite
200 or 500 mosquitoes would get in
side my net as soon as darkness fell.
They were like a whirlwind Ia there.
It couldn't have been worse. Their
noise and their nipping made me
feyerish-made me really delirious at
times.
Eat last, ID exhaustion, ia get few
hours Of troubled sleep. awakening
for breakfast drunk from the poison
injected BY hundreds Of tiny needles
into my veins.
'Noi It isn't the elephants or the
giraffes that trouble the African hunt
er, but the skeeters. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

charm which. under more favorable con
ditions Of ascent Of the mountain, would
make it a splendid business proposition
to erect hotel there.
80 With Mansfield and Cancels Hump,
the central and eastern parts Of Vermont
have mountains as real assets, while the
southern and eastern sections are even
more fortunate III the number Of their
attractions Of this sort, Killington peak
standing at the head in Importance and
being The second most lofty pinnacle Of
rock in the Green mountain range All
Of these mountains have their visitors,
Killington leading, perhaps, because Of
its easy distance from Rutland Not for
years have these mountains commanded
the attention among the natives that
they are az present commanding
This local interest can have but one
effect, and that win be good Having
realized that they have something worth
while, Nermonters win soon spread the
broadcast and the stream Of
summer visitors will be largely increased
in the Immediate future Nor can we
say too much Of the natural beauties Of
these various mountain heights with
their wonderful scenery, for IL could
scarcely be an exaggerationi the noun
taiHs are all that has been said Of them
and more That which is at present
lacking is the accommodation for all
the visitors who would ike to come to
see them, Those accommodations may
eventuate from the popular demand Let
Us hope So at leasti and let rs not cease
10 tell Of the mountains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
VERMONT BANKERS MEET.
Took Boat Ride On Lake Champaign
Last Evening.

Last Evening.
Burlington, Aug s7.-The Vermont
State Bankers association yesterday
held its first annual meeting. The mem
bers Of the association and their guests
to the number Of Ill ID all took the
steamer Chataguay from Burlington at
AS, went to the Hotel Champaign at
Bluff Point, n. NJ, for dinner and &C.
turned To this city shortly after III
o'clock This is really the initial meet
ing Of the association. for the meet
ing Of last winter was mainly for the
purpose Of organization.
There were rs Representatives Of the
various financial institutions Of the
state and the remainder Of The party
was made up Of minor officials, the
guests Of the association and ladies'
shortly after the boat started meeting
of the bankers was heia IN TIRE dining
room Of the steamer. H. i. Ward, who
is president Of the state association.
presided, lie said that there was little
business to be transacted, as il had been
decided not to call for the reports Of
any Of the officers at that meeting. re-
was necessary, however, TO elect a dele
gate to the national convention Of The
American Bankers association and as
It was the turn Of Vermont TO have
the office of the vice president of that
organization It was necessary 10 choose
some one for that daty. II. T. Ward
was elected delegate to the convention
aud Il. 0. Carpenter Of the Rutland
Savings bank was made vice president.
II. s. Burgess, as chairman Of the
committee % arrangements, made 4 few
remarks and then Mr. Ward introduced
". o. Jones Of the National Park Bank
Of New York city. Mr.. Jones made
the address Of the occasion and, though
he spoke for nearly al hour from the
beginning to the end Of his speech he
held the attention Of every person IN
the room.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

Horsmhsb Did More For EGYPT, Per-
haps, Than Any Other

F4ofemnoD Olu MORE F0F G9yPti FSg-
haps, Than Any Other
Horemheb at the time % Bis access
sion was forty-tive years Of age, full
Of energy and vigor and passionately
anxious TO have free hand 10 the car
rying out Of his schemes for the reor-
ganlzation OF the government II was
therefore with Joy that in about the
year 1850 B. G. he sailed up to Thebes
IN order to claim the crown
Had be lived longer he might have
been famous as a conqueror as well as
an administrators, though old age might
retard and tired bones refuse their
Office. AS II is. however. bis name is
written sufficiently large 10 the book
Of the worlds great men, and when be
died. about 1916 Il. O., after a reign OF
some thirty-dve years, he had done
more for Egypt than had almost any
other pharaoh. He found the country
In the widest disorder. and he left It
the master or itself and ready to be-
come once more the master Of the en-
pire which Akhnaton's doctrine OF
peace and good will had lost
Under his direction the purRed wor-
ship Of the old gods, which for him
meant only the maintenance Of some
time proved customs. had gained the
mastery over the chimerical worship
Of Atom. without force or violence he
substituted the practical for the vision
airy. and to Amun and order his CRATE
ful subjects were able to cry, The
sun Of him who knew thee not has set.
but he who knows thee shines; the
sanctuary OF him who assailed thee Is
overwhelmed in darkness. but the
whole earth Is now IN llght"-Arthur
z. r. Weigall in Century.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
JINGLEs AND JEsTs
Not Very serloas.

Not Very Serious.
Where the sparkling waters swirl
In the fervid August sun,
Merrily the summer girl
Counts her victims one By one;
Gloats and gives her hunting call,
Merely % renew the fun
Cries No qnarter" One and all
Ware her killing glances-runl
Oh, for heart throbs cares she naueht
AS she counts with lips a-curls
She BY love cannot be raught
She IS just a summer girl.
And her victims That's a jokel
Any fellow Is a ehurl
Who'll resist her Staying stroke,
BE be beggarman or earl
Young men rather like the pain
Caused by Cnpid's speeding darts.
Him they would not have refrain
From BIB practice on their hearts.
Summer maid for summer swain,
After all the firtings done,
OF the other can't complain
Nothing's either lost or won.
Chicago News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

Local interest in Vermont's mountains
has increased greatly during the present
season, and people and newspapers have
started to talking about the really splen-
did scenery which Is there afforded.
Cancels Hump, that majestic heap Of
rocks rising a0ss feet, and the third
highest peak ia Vermont, has taken
OF new interest chiefly through the
efforts Of a club Of people in Waterbury,
which il exploiting the wonders Of the
place Fat more people than usual have
wendell their way to the summit, to be
well repaid for the effort. Lying across
the valley IN solemn grandeur is Mount
Mansfield, the King Of the entire Green
mountain range, lifting It's Chin 4.364
feet toward the heavens. Having the
advantage Of a small hotel at its sum.
nit and carriage road to the top
Mount Mansfield has heretofore com,
manded the greater attention in this vi
cinity and has been visited By many
more people than have visited Cancels
Hump. Hut the latter promises to be
close rival Of IFS silent companion just
across the Winoosk valley, especially if
the present plans in relation to the Hump
should materialize in the erection Of a
hotel for the accommodation Of the Wis
sunrise and unset without resorting to
the somewhat tedious to many people,
necessity Of camping in tent a. at
present. Whether 1t would be feasible
TO attempt to conduct hotel on cauels
Hump is not yet assured, but the larger
number Of people visiting the place las
many as q hundred Oh a single Sunday
indicates that the place has remarkable
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
Ar LAw oYER MAcHINERY.
Mr.. cohn Charges Springfield Man
With Selling His Property

Brattleboro, Aug. a7.--Suit for $40.
600 was brought yesterday BY Abra-
ham cohn, Springfield junk dealer,
against J. +. Slack Of Springfield in the
United States circuit court IN an ac-
ton Of trover against Slack for the
alleged conversion Of al the cotton mill
machinery in the John C. Holmes cotton
mills IN Springfield The papers were
served yesterday in Springfield BY
Deputy Marshal Chapman Of Rutland
and the case Is returnable at the Oc-
tober term Of circuit court in Rutland.
Cohn alleges that Slack sold him the
cotton machines in the Holmes min
for $1,000 The payment was to be
made BY sight draft. Some time before
the draft was accepted and after Cohn
had made AL arrangements for the pnr-
case Of the machinery, Slack for some
reason resold the machinery to Louis
Albright Of Springfield, Mass. another
junk dealer and Cohn's rival. Coin
alleges that Albright sent Wreckers 10
Springfield last Friday and that yester.
day they had the greater part Of the
removed from the mills. In
the meantime Albright sold the ma
chimes 70 a third party
Cohn took immediate action and
writ II replevin was issued bv r. q.
Bacon Of BIattehoru, his attorney.
Deputy Sheriff If. P. Davis went to
Springfield but found that there was
nothing to repleyin and therefore be
did not serve the writ. Suit was i'm.
mediately entered and the ease was
brought before the circuit court The
papers were filed with the clerk Of the
court at Rutland yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
Triumph Of Discord.

or Miss Katydid
A-sittin' ia de tree
Chance to hear q mocldn' bird,
As sweet as II could be.
Miss Katydid discover
Dat her voice were big an strong
So she decide dat she'll break IN
An give 'em all song.
Pore or mockin' bird.
He listened an he few,
De odder Katydids iine in
An make q great to dol
An now an den deyd chuckle
In do middle Of DE- fuss
An say, II bet dat mockin' bird
Wisht he could sing like uslr
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
Our Lanauaoes

What q lot Of languages we talk,
even Il we talk only Englishi was
assailed By a man across the lunch
con table with q language about q
cup tie final and confessed that II was
quite unintelligible. Then another
man talked about golf. which is an
other language. And then the wo-
mans language elbows these columns
The Countess wore 4 sen green
cloth skirt with a bolero Of the same
color and a white marabou stole, and
black taffeta bow garnished her huge
hat Of burnt tagel straw" It IS fine
example % women's slang. But to the
man It means nothing but expense.
london Outlook.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
Mhy Msn.a 80 80 J aau.


4 bow b always to be found on the
left side of mans hat This Is a sur.
viyal Of the old days when bats were
costly articles. In order to provide
against the hat being blown away IN
stormy weather cord or ribbon was
fastened around the crown, with ends
hanging 90 that they could be fastened
70 part Of the attire or could be
grasped by the hand The ends fell on
the left side. Of course. MS the left
hand ~ more often disengaged than
the right When not required It was
usual for the ends to be tied In a bow.
The bow became smaller and smaller,
but It still remains and is likely to do
50 as long as men wear hats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
Homamnda III.

A good ink is made ii this way:
Bruise half q pound Of nutgalls and
stand II one quart Of water, shaking
i now and then, for about four hours,
Then add three ounces and d half Of
gum arabic and when it Is quite dis
solved three ounces 81 copperas 10
prevent the ink from becoming moldy
when kept add three or four drops Of
creosote This gives pleasantlike
smell g the Ink and does not corrode
the pens as chloride Of mercury would
40.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
insanity


The doctors Say we are all touched
BIZ traces 81 insanity;
The things we eat and eat toe much
Point slight insanity.
II we decide to marry soon,
It's signal of insanity.
Then single If we would remain,
We're off insanity
II drugs We de not care 70 take,
of course insaniiys
To drink the stuff our NJ, DIS give,
Just more insanity.
If we give parties. dance and sing,
It's marked insanity;
No matter IL we pray or work.
There's sparks Of insanity
Florida Times MOS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

TO be made day before using. Cut
rhubarb into pieces one-haf inch long.
Spread on plates and sprinkle with
sugar allowing one-half cupful of
sugar to each cupful OF fruit. Let all
stand overnight In the morning pour
of the juice and bon for ten minutes.
drop In the rhubarb. a small portion
At time, and cook until tender. Re-
move from the sirup as soon as done
to preserve shape. Put IN a pretty
dish.--C Chicago Record Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
AlnhahnAIoal rima.

An English firm, Higgins & Dodd,
lnding that there were twelve letters
IN their name, placed great clock
over their door with the letters on It's
face instead Of numerals.
They waited anxiously for days
weeks, hoping for some return, but
not a soul took notice Of the clock. At
last amid excitement behind the Of
ice window, a man was seen to halt
IN the street and gaze at the clock, puz-
zled.
Slowly he came to the door. entered
and drawied, Say, is It half past Hlg.
gins Or quarter 20 DoddT-T. Pss
Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
CURRENT COMMENT
Roosevelt IS panama pirsetor.

NoVotFeit as Fahdiud blttNtvi'
Visions Of dust in clouds Of einders,
shrocks, dirt, and vegetation falling in
showers version 70 surpass that Of
Mount Pelee in eruption will be con-
iured by the thought Of Theodore
Roosevelt becoming director Of the Pam
anna Canal Zone upon his return from
Africa The idea will appeal to many
who, believing in our mighty hunters
ability 10 make the dirt fly, would con-
slider the canol as good as finished if
once he took the job
But II Is 10 be feared that such an
ticipations have little chance Of being
realized One Of the latest utteranccs
that has come to us from the iungles
sancums Of widest Africa Is an ex-
preston Of the deepest aversion for
everything Of q sentiment turn And
we fear the idea Of Theodore Roose.
relt as director Of the Panama Zone Is
almost too sentimental 70 escape this
taboo. Moreover, things will be alto
gether too interesting for him AZ home.
1t il difficult 10 conceive 81 bis elect
ing to resist Che most strenuous chap
ter in his career, which, at his beck,
awaists him on his return.
The dictatorship Of the Panama
Canal Zone would be innoeuous desue
tude compared with the opportunities
to make things interesting on his ma
tive stand Moreover, Il it not pos.
sible 10 dig canal vieariouslyi As for
the persnal and literary attractions
Of the zone, has not Theodore Roose
welt skinned oil the cream Of them
He has known what It is both to op-
perate Panama steam shovel and TO
send to congress a fully illustrated
story Of the progress Of the work.
Should the author Of both the canal
and the republic Of Panama become =
simple engineer. As soon conceive Of
Caesar turning from the palatine TO
build roads in farthest Gaul. New York
Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
HARRIsIANs SUBSCRIBING PLY
SICIANS.


The Hartman physicians are easily
making themselves ridiculous BY side.
stepping inquiries as to the condition Of
their patient and BY reyertine to the
time-h onored question as to the weather,
etc. The facts should be given and the
reputable journals would print only them,
and that would be the end Of an this
silly talk Ii the public hasn't any right
to know the condition Of this semi.public
man, let the physicians 50 state their
belief not shilly-shally about It any
longer On The other hand, if Mr. Harri-
mans wide business relations IN the
United States and his control Of the
destinies Of So many great enterprises
entitle the public to a truthful acquain-
tance with the progress Of his aiiment,
as most people outside Of the physicians
believe let candid statement be made,
each day if necessary to allay any unrest
which may be felt BY those directly in-
terssted in business way with this man
who has been striving to carry a large
part Of the business universe on his
shoulders during the past few years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

The eccentric makeup Of the human
mind was illustrated in the case Of a
Rutland young man who killed himself
to carry out threat to his wife that
he would kill himself if she went to a
band concert. Small excuse for wiping
ones self of the earth, it would seem.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

Alaska cost the United States eighty
millions Of dollars It has been discov.
cred that coal fields worth billion are
located there, to say nothing Of the gold
that has been taken out, lumber and
other resources provided by nature. The
purchase Of Alaska was decker which
ii getting more important every year
and the cost was 50 small that it seems
almost impossible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
MONTPELIER

n ". Armstrong, counsel for the
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., argued their
case before Attorney General ). ]. Sar-
gent yesterday afternon. The trouble
grew out Of the State Board OF Health
condemning their whiskey because Z
contained ~ per cent alcohol when 10
should contain As. The United States
pharmocopoeia standard for drugs Il
from ~ 70 IS per cent and for that
reason Armstrong claimed that the
state board had no right 10 override
the e. s. standard. He wa questioned
BY the state board ard the attorney gen
eral and the matter was taken under
consideration and the result will be
given out later.
A party Of seven local young men re-
turned yesterday from Groton Pond,
where they have been camping Twenty
five pounds Of perch was brought home
by the party.
State Forester A. T. HAYES was in
this city Wednesday to mark the trees
which SIR Hobart win cut an his farm
III Berlin
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
Just an Argument.

Good gracious, isn't that your hus.
hand across the street there quauelng
with the man on the opposite porch Z"
"Oh. they're not really quaFreling
They dispute that way every night.
George is a monoplanist and Mr.. Stigsins
Is bipIanist Cleveland Pain Dealer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

There is no excuse for such an accident
in the South station in Boston yester-
day, when a train was backed OIL the end
Of a track and into crowd Of waiting
passengers. The trainmen who were re-
sponsible for such foolish performance
do not deserve further retention in ser
vice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27
There's 4 Reason.

why do so many women rest their
ehins on their hands when they are try
ing to think@
TO hold their mOuths shut SO that
they won't disturb themselves -CIeve-
land Leader
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-27

Brother Charlie is laying out a golf
links on his western ranch, so that there
won't be any cessation Of the game when
the president goes on his western tour
No more brotherly act could be done for
Taft.