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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-30
TALK OF THE TOWN.

See Abbott's $500 new suits.
Leather.lined handbags sl.oo at Alb
bolts.
sl,os white muslin skirts, SIPS. at
Vaughan's.
Dr. G. II. spiller viii be at the City
hotel September /.
Cash paid for watches, diamonds, gold
and silver at Burrs.
G. A. Butler Of Swanton was a BUSH
ness visitor in the city yesterday.
Remember the great clearance sale
now on at the Union Clothing Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Hin Of Hardwicl<
visited friends in the city yesterday.
B. c. Gillette Of Burlington was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Dennis Spence has returned home, aft
er passing a few days in Burlington.
Children's straw bonnets at very low
prices. It win pay you to buy at Per-
rvs.
Lewis J. Sanders OF Fairfax mas been
passing several days in the city on bust
ness.
The interest on the notes at the Barre
Savings Bank & Trust company Is due
September l.
Regular meeting Of Bright Star Re
bekah lodge Wednesday evening, August
81, at o'clock.
Big slash in collar prices standard
Corliss-Coon styles for Zoe each, or 3
for 25e. Staples-Allen store.
Mrs J. A. Fitch, VINO has been visiting
friends here for several days. returned
to-day to her home in st. Johnsbury
J. A. Hemteo and son Of st. Johns.
bury have returned home, after spend.
ing a few days with friends in the
city.
Howard F. Trudeau returned yester-
day to bis nome IN Montreal, after pass
ing few days in this city on busi-
ness.
Frank NJ. Brown Of New York Is
spending few days IN this city on his
return from a two weeks stay in north
ern Vermont.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sterling re-
turned yesterday to their home in Wa
terbury, Conn. after spending a week
with relatives in this city.
Miss Kate Gallagher, who has been
visiting for the past two weeks at the
home Of her sister Mrs. M. Coreoran,
returned to her home in Burlington last
night
The tenth annual reunion of tile With
am family viii be held at Lake Wood.
bury Saturday. Sept. 3, 1910 The Hard
wick band will be in attendance. All
are cordially invited. Per order com.
mittee.
Amelio Cassarico pleaded guilty ii the
city court this morning To the charge
of breach Of the peace, on the complaint
Of his wife that he had struck her IN the
face at their home last evening. Amelio
did not pay the fine and was sentenced
to the county jail for 30 days. lie told
the court that his wife was Whipping
their young son and he took the boys
part. The case Of Fasolia Pia, state vs..
intoxicating liquor, which was set for
hearing this morning was put over to
Sept :, to allow time for locating wit
nesses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-30
A CARD Trick.
The Sequel TO Challenge to Duel In
Berlin Cafe.

"Sirw ~
"WellY
.You have been staring at meg' ~
"Not that | am aware OF"
The young gentleman. evidently q
student was about to retire with an
apology when the person addressed
a thought proper to add;
"You are altogether too insignificant
90 individual for me 10 stare at you"
"Sir, that Is an INSULT / shall chal.
ienge you. Here Is my card"
After a moments hesitation the
banker also gave up his card. The
cards were inscribed as follows:
/'Count Botho Won Felsing, student
Of philosophy"
Ernst GrunschIld, banker"
The scene occurred In a Berlin cafe,
and the count at once took his de-
parture. After bis excitement had
somewhat abated and he had had time
TO collect his thoughts Herr Grun-
schild also left. Fearing lest his better
half might suspect something from his
looks. be went straight to his place OF
business and began to write letters TO
his friends containing the customary
last farewell greetings In case be
should fall prey to a "vindictiye and
quarrelsome opponent" 1t was 7 p. m,
and the cashier called. as usual. to pre-
sent his report. GrunschiId ran his
eye llstlessly over the balance sheet
Suddenly he gave start
"a thousand marks drawn for pri-
vate use. What does this meant
Come: this is above joker
Have you forgotten. Herr Grun-
schild? You were playing at the cafe,
you know. and lost thousand marks,
and as you hadn't that amount on you
Count Won Felsing was good enough TO
call for the money on his way. He
showed me your visiting card in proof
of bis statement"
Grunschild hardly knew whether he
should 20 Into q fit with yexation or
whether he should shout for JOY. He
had been done out Of thousand
marks. but at the same time It was
'off" with the duel. When be after
ward learned that the imaginary stu
dent was professional swindler be
was thankful TO have got or SO cheap
".
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-30

Mrs. William Bancroft and niece and
Mrs. Dan Page and daughter, Mrs.
Charles Mcknight, spent a few days at
Camp Comfort last week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-30

Rev c. +. Echterbeeker, pastor Of
the Congregational church in Windsor,
has fitted up a wireless station in the
parsonage there. Before entering the
ministry, Mr. EcnterbeeEer was an cleo
trician, and during a recent trip to Ken
sington, L. l., he purchased the neces-
sary equipment for the station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-30
PLAINFIELD.

Mrs, Mary Avery Of Plymouth, Mass,
recently visited friends in town.
Bertelle Lane and Burnham Colby
went to Camel's Hump Saturday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement Spencer Friday, Aug. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Beckley and par
ty Of Groton were in town Friday.
Dr. Carter went to New Bedford,
Mass. Monday for few weeks stay.
Miss Matte Kiser of Montpelier is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hattie shorey.
Miss Amy Cameron OF Marshfeld vis-
tied AIr. and Mrs. Forrest Walker last
week.
Miss May Clifford OF Concord recently
visited her cousin, Mrs B. H. Town.
send.
George s. Houghton Of West somer.
vile, Mass, spent Sunday with Fred
Perrin.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Colby visited rela.
tives in Williamstown Saturday and
Sunday.
Elbridge Durham Of East Calais Wis
tied his brother, Elmer Burnnam, part
Of last week
Mr.. and Mrs William Farquharscn of
Groton spent Sunday with Air. and Mrs.
Burt Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Wood Of Swift.
water, n. r., are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George st. Cyr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Maxheld returned
from Rumney Monday, where they have
been spending few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Reed Of Glad
stone, Va. are spending few days with
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Reed.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. 6. Hooker Of Wash.
ington, D. G., spent last week with II.
f. Lane, Mrs. Hooker's brother.
Hon. +. p Hale, United States con.
sui to Trinidad, aud Mrs. Hale spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Cowles.
Henry Remission, who has recently
been in California, Mexico and otner
parts Of the West, Is calling on friends
in town.
Mrs. MoIlie Blanchard and niece Of
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, Wis
tied at the home of f. L. Farnham part
Of last week.
Mrs. Gertie Martin, Misses Helen and
Julia Martin, Prot. + w. Durham and
Joseph conant were in camp at Pigeon
pond last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Farnham Of Wa
teryille, Me-, and Mrs. Harding Of New
Sharon, Me-, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Farnham.
Mrs Emma Batchelder and daughter,
Alice, and Dan Hudson spent Sunday
and Monday at Groton pond with Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Batcaelder.
Mrs William Bancroft and niece and
Mrs Dan Page and daughter, Mrs.
Charles Mcknight, spent few days at
Camp Comfort last week.
Mrs. Howard Waterman Of Moscow,
Idaho, and Mrs. r, 7. Kidder Of st.
Johnsbury spent few days with Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison Cutting last week
Schools opened in town Monday, with
the following teachers in charge: High
school, Mr.. Cowles Of Craftsbury; gram
mar school, Miss Redmond Of Water
bury; intermediate, Miss Colby; prima-
~ Miss Fits Of Bradford; south dis
trict, Miss Dewey Of Montpelier; north
district Miss Maxfeld.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-30
Last Excursion of the Season to Missis-
quoi Park Labor Day, Monday,
September S.

Special train leaves Barre 700 a. M,
Montpelier 7:20 a. M; returning, leaves
Missisquo park 3:l5 p. nj. Fare from
Barre and Montpelier Sl0O. See flyers
for further particulars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-30
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
TUESDAY. AUGUST 30. l0io.
weather Prediction

Increasing cIoudincss tonight Or
Wednesday, warmer. Moderate TO brisk
east TO northeast winds, becoming south
Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07
The Four Grent cn.tes.

It is in the code of Manu- that we find
set down the four great castles which have
existed among the Hindus for thousands of
years. These are the main divisions Of
castles which form such a big element in
the situation of today, although there are
thousands of minor divisions. The first
and highest caste is that of the Brahmans
or priests These men are the Levites Of
the natives but they have a higher POSI-
tion than the Levites held in Judea They
are supposed 10 have sprung originally
from the mouth OF Brahma and were en-
Joined to study, teach and receive aims.
BY the right OF birth they are the lords
Of creation and the rest must support
them. There are something like 2O,COO,0oO
OF them In India. and they are the YAM
pines of every community. They suck the
blood OF their fellows. who are bound to
support them. They bless. curse teach
and govern the other Hindu castles. They
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07
3 Ar THE temple OF KAII

has not been drawn by their own people,
and they must not eat food cooked in water
supplied by different castles This fact for
a long time nindered the use OF the water
works which the English have introduced
into some Of the cities, but by a special
dspensation granted by the Brahmans
they are now raising the ban as to water
on tap. This is one of the things tending
to modify caste.
Another is the railways and tramways
At first the Brahmas and others of the
higher castles wanted cars OF their own,
They could not get them, and now all must
travel together. The schools of the gov
eminent admit pupils of all castles and the
Brahman boys now sit in the same rooms
with the SuGras.
The Brahmans have also changed certain
caste rules as to drink. The stores are
fun of new things from abroad, and these
are desired by all castles in common. 1t is
allowable now to use patent medicines and
soda water without losing ones soul. A
man is not damned IL he buys fee made by
a foreigner, and he can eat soda crackers
without being polluted. 1t is the same
with ginger ale and other soft drinks.
II is different to meats. The flesh of
the COW is sacred. and any Hindu who
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07

The Sacred Books of Hinduism.
The Hindus have their sacred books upon
which their religions based. Some of
these about the oldest of religious man
uscripts They are known as the Vedas
and are published in Sanskrit There are
four Vedas, the most important of which
is the Big Veda. This contains over 1000
hymns addressed to the gods. and COM
memorating the march of the Aryan race
from Kabul to the Punjab And then there
is the Sauna Veda which is largely taken
mp with the ceremonies of tine religion;
the Atharva Veda. composed chiefly of in
carnations, and the Yajur Veda, the publ-
cation of which the government is trying
to suppress on account of it's obscenity.
Connected with these is the code of Manu-,
which gives the laws and customs of the
Hindus and is generally obeyed today.
There are also religious and philosophical
works written by the Brahmans and of
late these men have uttered new doctrines
through their religious journals and news
papers. They are advocating the more
strict observance OF their religion, insist
ing on the custom of infant marriages and
upon the abandonment of the remarriage
of widows. There are others who are adj
vocating reforms along the lines of our
civilization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07
some Caste Preiudices.


The laws also provide that only persons
of the same caste may eat together, and
for a person of one caste to touch the
food of another deflles it. l stopped today
before an itinerant sweetmeat peddler and
began to finger some of the candies on his
table. He grew angry and told me to keep
my hands off, as the Hindus would not
buy anything a foreigner had touched. This
is especially so OF the natives of the higher
castles. In the jails of India the cook Is
always a Brahman for otherwise the pris-
oners of the lower castles would not eat the
food. l am told that prisoners have been
flogged and have starved to death rather
than eat victuals cooked by a low-caste
man.
During my travels in the far east have
frequently (been upon steamers with Hindus
of one grade or another. Those of the
higher castles -cdrry their cooks with them.
They bring their own water on board and
never come to the general tables. When
the ,rajah of Jeypore went to England not
long ago he had full retinue of servants
and his own kitchen which could be en-
tered by none but his own people.
The other day in visiting a temple here
at Benares I.met Hindu with a beautiful
. brass bowl. He had just come up from
the Gauges and placed the bowl on ledge
and was sitting beside it. l picked it up
thinking to buy 1t, Thereupon the mar
grew angry, and my guide said that had
committed an objectionable sin.
He said the man could not use the bow
until it had been heated red hot in tn,
fire and thus purified
The Hindu will not touch water which
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07
I.he Goaa or the Hindu..

| despair of giving you an adequate con-
cepton of the gods of the Hindus. Taking
into account their idols, temples. shrines
i.io o,k,r objects OF worship, it Is estimated
that they number. all told, something like
three hundred millions. And notwithstand-
ing this, the Hmdus base their belief upon
one God alone, of whom they say there Is
no second They say that God made the
heavens and the earth, and that he per-
meates all creation. He is in every man.
and In everything. He is part of you and
me. and therefore your acts and my acts
are His acts. We cannot sin II God Is do
ing the acting, and at the best our future
is fated. When we were babies the life we
would lead was written upon our foreheads
and our joys and msfortunes were settled
Luiore we saw light.
The Hindus believe that God manifests
himself in many incarnauons. Any great
philosopher, priest or king may represent
Him, and they have taken Buddha as one
OF His manifestations. They say that God,
as a whole. is SO great that he is beyond
human conception, and therefore they wor-
ship Him in His various incarnations In
this sense. everything may be worshipped
as a part Of God. and it should be So ac-
cordlng as 1t is pure and good or as IT is
terrible and TO be feared. The lower classes
OF the Hindus pray TO animals and to the
dead. They pray 20 the spirits of those who
have done we'll in life and also to the
supreme gods OF Hinduism or the incarna-
tions of the dlety as represented in their
sacred books.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07

something funny at the other fellows eX-
pense but it happened that this time,
Hanks joke was turned on himself
II was back In the early sos. when the
scarf stick-pns were so much i'm style,
Hank purchased conspicuousiy large pin.
the design of which was a potato bug.
green in color, When asked what it was.
Hank would answer AN Irish potato bug"
II was up TO United States Commissioner
Honn, of the same town. who is typical
German, and very unassuming. TO turn the
joke on the funny Hank. who had been
having a lot OF fun with his Irish potato
bug, till he ran across the little commits
sioner, who eyed the pin very closely, but
failed to make any remark about it, fear
ing that Hank had some joke attached
to IT,
Honn was about to walk away. when
Hank said TO him; Mr.. Honn what do
you think OF my new pin?'
Mr. Honn adjusted his heavy glasses
scrutinized the pin very closely, and asked
Hank, vot iss dot?''
That's an Irish potato bug said Hank
Wen, vell," said the commissioner, dots
der largest bug l efer see on such a small
potato."-Normau f. Macks Nationa
Monthly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07
The Power of Caste.

1t is Impossible for stranger to UNDER
stand how the Hindus look at caste mat
ters. They accept their position in society
as a matter of religion, and do not hope TO
alter it. All castles are hereditary. The
son of a Brahman is bound to be a priest
and the son of sudra a Sudra. The poorest
Brahman always considers himself at the
top of the heap. and he would spurn a mill
lionaire Of any lower class than his own.
What is more, the millionaire would stay
spurned. l was talking the other day with
one of the chief officers of the British
army In India about this matter. Said he
mo matter how rich or how powerful a
native becomes he cannot rise above his
caste Take the Mahara1ah of Gwalior, ne
is one of the richest of the native rulers,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07

are the authority upon all matters, re-
ligious and social. They are the brains
of the Hindus and are among the leaders
I'm the great unrest of today. They hold
their position on account of the reverence
and sanctity with which they are regarded,
and for this reason they object to our civ
ilization as the ruination of caste They
preach against railroads, because in them
all grades of society must mix, arguing
that such contamination viii lead to
damnation.
The second great class was the warriors
From these came the Rajputs and others
whose duty It was to fight. This class has
largely lost it's prominence since the adj
vent of the British. 1t is supposed to have
sprung from the arms of the god Brahma.
The third class was the industrial part
of the old population, which contained the
laborers, farmers, herdsmen and mer-
chants. This sprang from the belly AID
thighs of Brahma. 1t is a leading caste
now. 1t comprises the largest part of the
Hindus and it's members are found every
where throughout the peninsula.
The fourth and last class was the Sudra,
condemned to do the dirty work of the
community. 1t was the seryile or slave
class and such 1t is today. 1t sweeps the
streets and does the scavenger work. L
have Sudra at my hotel to keep my room
clean He is so humble and servile that
he never looks up as he creeps about dust
ing the floor. He carries the water and
does work which the other servants de-
spise. Others of the Sudras are cowsisin-
ners and corpse bearers and some are EN-
ployed as BARRIERS. In addition there are
thousands of subcastes. so that every Gne
has his place and his own special job.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07
one Mutton FakIrn.

OhO
have seen many OF these men during my
travels i'm India. They never wash and
pride themselves on their uncleanness Their
methods of torture are legion. | have seen
some who have sat or stood until their
bodies have 5stiffened and they could
hardly move il they would. Some hold their
arms erect until the nails grow into TIE
flesh. There are fakirs at Benares WHO
never sit down and others who lie on beds
have before me the government stats
tics of the chief castles of India as they are
today. This divides them into about 100 DIFF
ferent classes. some numbering millions and
some but few hundred thousand | am
surprised to see that the fakirs, or religious
devotees, have caste of their own, and
that there are more than 100000 in India.
! see them everywhere. undergoing all sorts
OF modification Of the flesh to attain merit
and consequent salystion. photographed
one today sitting In a handcart which was
pushed from place TO place by his admirers
II was rude three-wheeled affair, open aAl
around and decorated with flowers. 'rhe
falhr was the most horrible figure ] have
ever seen outside catacombs or a medical
museum. He was a living skeleton, almost
stark naked, with great round. staring
eyes and long, frowsy brown hair. Hts
hands lay over the dashboard OF the We
hicle they were claws. His shoulder bones
almost protruded, and his knee bones, over
which the flesh was tightly drawn. were
fitted under his armpits so that he sat
erect with his knee actually under his
arms. His face and body were smeared
with ashes, and his great eyes alone showed
the soul behind.
a Horde of Dirty Fanatics.
OF spikes or nails or upon masses OF broken
stone. Some try 20 acquire merit by refis-
ing to sleep, aud others by eating all sorts
Of vile foods Such men carry about human
skull as drinking cups.
Among these religious frauds are those
who claim they can remain buried under
ground for time without dying Others
are able TO walk through FIRE and ct
every holy fair YOU may see half dozen
Of so undertaking the ordeal OF the five
fires. The fakir sits Almost naked. with
four fires about him. just far enough away
10 prevent the flesh from sizzling lie is
out in the open and the fifth fire ~ the
tropical sun Ehich blazes down on his head.
You have all heard Of the Juggenaut
car. That is a fraud that was carried on
at one place IN India Among other tor
ments are the thrusting OF pieces Of iron
through the flesh, and especially through
the tongue, and another is the swinging
TO and fro OF steel hooks fastened into
the muscles OF the arms and breasts.
Such things are not common here. But
they may be seen now and then; and the
people believe that those who practice them
acquire merit and thereby attain higher
position I'm the transmigrations TO come
FRANK q. CARPENTER
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07
Troubles with p. NJ.


Postmaster General Hitchcock, speaking
of the troubles encountered by new post
masters in rural districts. told of case
that recently was called to his attention
A postmaster who had been on duty at a
town in North Carolina, for several weeks
had failed to reply TO any of the official
communications which had been addressed
to him. lie had, however. been sending In
his reports without delay.
I'VE We're just about to send an inspector
down there" said the postmaster general
when we received letter from the post
master, in which he said
81 have a big bundle of mail here ad
dressed 10 p. M, and as no person with
those initials gets mail here, what shall
do with it?'
"He was told that it might be opened an(
read by him"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07
Consul wiIder,s surprise.

While Consul General Wilder OF Shanghai
was on, the Pacific coast waiting to meet
President Taft then on his western trip, nc
spoke before the students of Ramona col
lege one day. and among other things re-
marked on how few Americans really learn
10 speak the Chinese language
Some people," he said, live as long as
twenty years i'm China and never learn
more than dozen Chinese expressions
But not so with my little girl. She used u
meet me each evening with some new
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07

Learning Of whatever sort, unless daily
employed. has an unfortunate tendency to
desert the brain which laboriously acquired
IT, senator Daniel of virginia is the author
of standard work on Negotiable Instru-
ments" on one occasion he explained TO
a friend how he came to write II.
1T was this way he said. Somebody
asked me whether sight draft bore inter-
est, and couldn't tell him. / was so
ashamed Of my ignorance that l determined
to master the question at once and from
my study on this point | got the idea OF
writing a book on the subject"
"Wel senator" asked the friend, does
a sight draft bear Interest,"
Senator Daniel reflected for some mo-
ments, and then replied Il declare l have
forgotten. Law Notes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-07

Chinese expression which she had learned
during the day.
Now. the Chinese language. like the
Japanese. is full OF honorfics, and fondly
imagined one evening, when my little girl
greeted me with some entirely new express
sions, that she was saying something like
this: Here comes the honorable person.
age. my father
Chinese boy TO translate. At first he was
rather backward but l urged him till he
finally said;
Your cXcelleney your daughter says
Here comes that wooden-headed bottle
Yes, there are some surprises in Chinese
Youths Companion.