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(To be Continued )
JACK SPRAT AND HIS WIFE.
The Original Couple Were an English
 Churchman and His Mate.

The Original Couple Were an English
 Churchman and His Mate.
 You know all about la k Sprat and his wife. You have had occasion more than once to cali unkind attention to the lean husband and the fat wife vour all the meat on the platter. Do you belong with the large majority of hose who have given any considera tion to the subject. who are satisfied that MT. and Mrs. Sprat came into ex- istence ill the fertile brain of old Neither Goose? If so you must rate il as an American produt ton and the Srrats as a typical American couple That they could have deEelolie;I as .ype in the early New Enllanio jays when the life of the women folk wa
 "lrti"u.arly hard. seems improbable.
 No: the Sprats did not grow i'll the oil Of the colonies. Of this comfort .ng fact there is the best evidence Long before the pilgrim fathers land d on Plymouth rock a gresl English dignitary had been made t.le victim If ridicule in bad rime. The ver~e which began with the words. Arch deacon Pratt could eat no fat his wife Ould eat no lean.' was inclu led ill q election of ancient proverbs and folk songs that was published by James Howell, the famous London leXicogra pher. in 1859. The 1uatrain enls with the enlightening statement. "Twixt ArchdeacOn Pratt and Joan his wife the meat was eat up c.ean." James Orchard Halliwelf revived the old satire i'll his Nursery Rh-m of Eng. land," published in 1S45.-St. Loui: Globe Democrat.
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TRAITS OF THE MONKEY.
The Most Prominent Are Affection, Cu-
 riosity and Sympathy.

Tho Most Prominent Are AH0otion, Gu :
 riosity and Sympathy.
 Monkeys have excellent memories and keen observation and are able to recognize their friends in a crowd even after long absence. They are exceed ingly sensitive and sympathetic in their natures Sympathy and curiosity, the two most prominent traits in the mon- key psychology, are significantly the chology of man.
 Monkeys are the most affectionate of all animals. excepting dogs and men. This affection reaches it's continuation. as among men, in the love of the mother for her child. The mother monkeys little one is the object of her constant care and affection. She nurses and hathes it. licks it and cleans its coat and folds ii in her arms and rocks it as if to Hull it to sleep, just as human mammas do She divides every bite with her little one, but does not hasi- tate to chastise it with slaps and pinches when it is rude. The monkey child is generally very obedient.
 The affection of monkeys is not con fined to the love of the mother for her child, but exists among the different members of the same tribe and extends even to human beings, especially to those who make any pretensions to do to them as they would themselves be done by.-Exchange.
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GERMANY'S FIRST VICTORY.
When Hermann Defeated the Roman
 Legions In tke Year 10.

When Hermann Defeated the Roman Legions In the Year 10. The first great military victory of the Germans was achieved in the year 10, when Tubiius QIintilius Varus. the Roman governor of Germany. com mitted suicide after his army had suf- ferel decisive defe.!t at the hands of the Teuton barbar:ans of Hermann.
 The latter had formed a oonfedera tion of all the nations between the Rhine and the Weser and renounced all allegiance to Rome. VaruS advanc ed on the rebels with an army of three legions. The Germans gradually with drew until they lured the Romans into the Teuto burger forest. There they gave battle. and the Romans were routed with great slaughter. Varus having lost 10000 men. atoned for his disgrace by staying himself.
 When the news of the defeat reach ed Emperor Augustus he went vail ing about his palace, crying out. "Va rus, Varus, give me back my legionsv'
 Thereafter the Teutons were among the most dangerous Of the enemies of Rome. In the reign of Theodosius the Germans crossed the Rhine and drove the Romans out of Spain. France and Portugal.-St. Louis Post-Dis- patch.
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THE WORLDS LARGEST CITY
1t Is a Tumbledown Place In Mexire
 and Is Called Namiquipa.

Namiquipa. ill the state of Chihua ing the largest city in the world It. site covers an area of 444 square miles or approximately 294.OOO acres. it's ex act boundaries having been fixed some 300 years ago by d charter from the then king of Spain, who gave the land o some colonists from Castle.
 The greater part of the city site how ,ver, iS unbuilt upon. and. as regards the built over portion. many of the iouses. originally constructed of sun dried brick, are in ruins.
 Next to Namiquipa the biggest city )f either ancient or modern times was undoubtedly Babylon. Recent exca- vations have uncovered the old walls. and they are found to have measured fifteen miles each way. inclosing the city ill the form of q perfect square. An easy arithmetical calculation shows us that the area of Babylon inside the walls, therefore. was 225 square miles. >r 144,O0O acres.
 Compared with such figures as these Birmingham with 8,42O acres, Norwich with 7.472 acres and Glasgow with ill acres are almost in the nature of small villages. Yet these are the three biggest British cities-that is to say. they contain within their civic bounda ries the biggest area of ground.
 The cty of London proper contains no more than about GAO acres, approxi mately one square mile.-London Tele graph.
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about each other, aren't. we,. MT. Rot

| about each other. aren't. we. MT. Rob- ert CarTuthers? ?"
 Indeed, I have much joy that was given the opportunity to know the very beautiful Madam Whitworth at so ear ly time in my life in America" l"
 made answer to her question in words
 as I bent also over her hand for a kiss of salutation. | And then I had a great amusement at the skill with which that Madam | Whitworth brought it to pass that
 walked with her from that gate and left the three new and lovely friends I had made looking after me with af- lection and regret at my departure. ; "Of course, it was horrid of me to snatch you like that from those ins fants, butt really had the claim to have you for little time to hear your impressions of Hayesville, now, didn't I?-you boy with eyes as beautiful as q girls" she said to me as l walked down the wide street beside her.
 q hope you will always make such claims of me, madam" l made an swer with the great sweetness with which I was determined for the time to keep covered the steel knife.
 "I know how to claim-and also to reward" she answered me with a warmth that gave me a great d1scom- fort. And how did you escape from the general into feminine society on your very first day? Wasn't there work for you at the capitol? I understand that they are expecting that French commissioner very soon now" She asked the question with an indiffer- ence that knew to be false.
 '1 think it is that I am allowed to get my-what you say in English3- land legs" answered with much un- concern r
 Speaking of that Frenchman who is coming down for the mule contracts. of which by this time you have doubt. less heard. wonder why it is that the Count of Lasselles, your friend, is sending one of his lieutenants instead of coming himself. Did he say any thing of coming down later? wish he would, for to my mind he is one of your greatest soldiers, and I would like to look into his face. That portrait fin the Review is one of the most interest ing I have ahrost ever seen. Is there any chance of his coming down?' And was of a great curiosity at the an1- laty in her face about the movements of my capitaine, the Count de Lasselles.
 "He told me only that he would go to the grain fields of English Canada, madam" answered her by guardedly telling her no more than my words upon that train had revealed to her.
 'If he writes to you you must tell me about it." she said. with great friendi- ness. "I am interested in everything that happens to him.
 q will do that, with thanks for your interest,"" answered to her, with an air of great devotion. And behold, is it not the Twin Oaks of my uncle see
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me and receiving assurances or my great resemblance to my horiored fa- ther.
 All of which I did greatly enjoy, but nothing was of so much pleasure to me as the visits I accomplished into the office of that Gouverneur Faulkner with messages of importance from my uncle, the General Robert.
 It was with very fine and cold smile of friendliness that he at first received me as I stood with humble attention before his desk upon my first Mission to him, but with each message perceived that the stars in his eyes, so hid beneath his brows, shone upon me with greater interest.
 And in observing the many heavy burdens that pressed upon his strong shoulders until at the close of each day whiteness was over his very beau tiful face grew to desire that could make some little things for him easier l sought to so do, and discovered that 1t was possible to beguile many very heavy persons to tell to me what 1t was they wished to impose upon him.
 Robert" said my Gouverneur Faulk~ ner on a late afternoon, I'm going to ask the general to lend you to me for couple of weeks while I am so press ed. Buzz can do more for him than you do, and-and. well, just looking at you and hearing you tel about the flies you brush from my wearied brow rests me. Report to me tomorrow instead of to him. l know it will be all right for he really needs Buzz. Now, you run home and get ready for one great time at a party I'm giving to you to- night. And, Robe.t, remember to tell me everything the flies say translated in your United States
 q will, and I go. my Gouverneur Faulkner l made an answer to him, with a laugh. ill which I did not show entirely all of the plea@ure l eXpcri-. on cd when discovered I was to be in the place of his secretary. that fine Buzz Clcndenning
 And with much haste took my de parture from the capitol of the state of Harpeth to Twin Oaks in the car of my uncle. the General Robert, for l knew that upon this evening I must make a new and terrir!e toilet and would require much time thereto,
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Have you telephone in your home
RECIPE TOP GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add OF. Bay Rum. small box of Barbo Compound. and Y OF. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a week until it becomes the desired shade. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Full directions for making and use come in each box of Barbo Compound It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and removes dandruff. It is excel lent for falling hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp. is not sticky or greasy. and does not Eub on.
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CHAPTER VI. -t >a HI

AND if I felt in that manner as A entered the house felt 1t to a
 still greater degree when
 was welcomed by that most lovely old black slave woman of the high temper and good cookery. She opened the door for us herself, though a nice boy the color of a chocolate bon bon stood in waiting to perform that office. She had spoon in her hand, and upon her head was a spotless white turban, as also was an apron of an equal spotlessness tied around her very large waist.
 "You. Mas Robert, you done come home from the heathen land to keep
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ashes crust ng upon it. Thus it seem- ed to be both red and gray beneath the vines that were casting delicate green traceries over it's walls. Great white pillars were to the front of 1t, like at the mansion of the gouverneur, and many wide windows and doors opened out from 1t. Two old oak trees which give to it the name of Twin Oaks stood at each side of the old brick walk that led from the tall gate, and as I walked under them felt that I had from a cruel world come home.
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The Druids.


 The druids were evidently of very great antiquity. for there cannot be mu h doubt that it was one of their customs that Vergil had in mind when he wrote in the "Aeneid.' vi, 142, that the ''only means of access for a living mortal to the world of spirits was the carrying of a golden twig which grew in dark and thick grove" The re- semblance of the story to the druid ical rite is perfect. The druids prac- ticed their rites in dark groves. If d mistletoe was discovered growing upon an oak q priest severed it with knife. and festival was held under the tree at which two milk white bulls were offered as a sacrifice. This was a sacrifice to the sun god, and the mistletoe. from its pale greenish vel low tint, was regarded as kind of vegetable gold and was accordingly looked upon as being fit offering to the sun.
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Bay Prince Albert euery- tDhere tobacco is sold in foppy red bags, Sc; fidy red tins, IOc; hondson,e pound and half-pound fin hunai- dors-and-that corking fine pound crystal glass hunai- dor s1'ifh sponge ,,oisfener foo that keeps fhe tobacco ;s such cleuer trina-oLsuovsg
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Goliath.

The famous Goliath. whose great height and swaggering air so fright ened the troops of King Saul and who was slain by the stripling David with pebbles from the brook. was eight feet six inches high. He was native of Gath and lived 1OG3 B. c.
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Birds of a Feather.

Frederick Leveson-Gower in his rem iniscences relates that when he visited Moscow in 1856 for the coronation of Alexander II. opposite our house dur ing the procession was drawn up d reg iment called Paulovski. formed by the Emperor Paul. all the men having turned up noses and therefore .resem- bling him. It seems it was the fashion to compose regiments of men all hav- ing the same features. The late em- peror had recruits sent to him and told them off according to their looks. There Is one regiment of men all marked with the smallpox"
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one cheek. expecting that he would re turn it upon my cheeks. first one and then another. as Is the custom of com ratles and officers in France.
 Help. help. Don't do that again, or I'll cal oCt the police" responded that funny Mir. Br-= Clencenn.ng. as he shook me away from him. while my
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Wireless In the Wilda,

When survey was made of the wilds of Bolivia all longitude was fg- ured by the aid of time signals sent by wireless from station 120 miles from the base of operations,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-28
Some Uses for Gasoline.

With gasoline one of the most talked
OF products to-day. being the power be-
hind the pleasure and business craft OF
the well-to-do, you would naturally won.
der in what particular it could prove of
interest or help to those of us who mere
ly get a smell" as wheels go whzzing
by. Herein lies one of the How Kraft
methods.
Our delicate blouses must needs be
renovated, so we indulge in few pen
MES worth of the smelly stuff in which
to give the garments a bath. We put
some flour into the gasoline and carefully
rub until every trace or soil is eliminat-
ed, after which we shake the article Wig
orously and hang it in an airy place.
Yes, the odor is won't TO cling closer than
a brother, but we have discovered
means OF overcoming that by putting a
small amount OF oil of sassafras into the
bowl containing the gasoline before i'm
mersing the article to be cleaned and, To-
the smell is almost entirely dissipated,
so that we may don the freshened blouse
without noticing "snffy" actions on the
part OF our fellow beings.
Should we wish to renovate spots from
a baiLHeht' especially grease, we use lhe
gasoline, overcoming the ring that is apt
to result by holding that portion of the
article over the steam of teakettle, and
the place thereof knows it no more.
One of our girls was the proud possess
or OF suit made of Palm Beach cloth,
and she kept it looking brand new by
the use of gasoline in cleaning it. She
washed the suit in gasoline as she would
in water and then laid it on fat sur
face and rubbed it almost dry with
Turkish towel The result was wonder
fully satisfying and saved many clean
sr's bill while the suit looked as good as
new and a little better, too.--Womans
World for September.
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= BOSTON & MAINE HEARING.
Federal Court Will Take Up Whole Mat
ter Of Receiyership.

Boston, Aug 2s.--The Boston & Maine
railroads financial difficulties will be
taken up in the United States district
court here on Aug 20, Judge William L.
Putnam having sent word Saturday from
his summer home at Mount Kineo, Me-,
that he had issued an order Of notice re-
turnabe on that date for a hearing in
connection with equity proceedings look
ing TO receivership for the road.
1t Is understood the hearing will en-
brace all pending proceedings in the case
to date; those include creditors petit
ton for receiver filed by the Intercon-
tinental Rubber company of New York
which owns bonds OF the company, and
a petition in opposition fled by Francis
v Streeter of Medford. minority stock
holder. 1t was considered probable also
that counsel for the Concord & Montreal
and the Connecticut River railroads,
which are under lease TO the Boston &
Maine, would enter appearance in the
case.
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EAST ORANGE

Charles Marehio went to the Barre
City hospital Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Rouhan and
daughter, Dorothy, and Mrs Mary Ann
Bishop and Lee Bishop were Barre visit
ors Thursday.
Harry Smith and son of Washington
were in this place Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Blake and daugh-
ter of Marshfeld and Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Clark OF North Montpelier visited
at NJ r. HamiPs Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Prescott of Man
chester, \. H., arrived here Saturday
TO visit relatives and friends for time.
They are staying at G. S. Sanborn's.
Mrs. Sanborn is a sister OF Mrs. Pres
colt.
Mrs. Nora Sessmond went to the hos
pital in Burlington Sunday for treat
ment. Only recently her mother died
and she has the sympathy OF the com
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Sanborn went to
Lake Morey last Saturday and returned
home Wednesday.
Delbert Hutchinson of Lyme, y. f.,
with friends, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Hutchinson, Saturday and Sun,
day.
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WILLIAMSBURG

Our townsmsn, Titus Wilfore. who hat
had considerable experience in the hand
ling and selling Of motor ears, has lately
closed an engagement with firm il
! Montpelier and i with the Vermont Cad
/ lilac Co, Of Burlington.
/ Levi D. Carr and family have moved
/ their home on Construction hin to the
/ farm in Barre that he bought last spring
located not far from the 0lds farm, now
occupied by Harry Blanchard.
Howell Seayer. who has been in Ran
dolph for a visit to his brother, Hugh
returned home the oath.
Arthur Z. Spaulding OF ProctorsvilIe
has lately been in town looking after
the loading Of car OF ash scythe snath
stock, for a firm in Waterbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Roberts were
among those who joined the better ac-
quainted trip OF the Barre Board Of
Trade to East Randolph on the 23d inst.
A representative Of the II. A. Man
ming Co. OF Springfield, Mass, was in
town last week looking up data for a
new edition Of the Barre and Montpelier
suburban directory The last one was
published in 1914
Cards are received announcing the mar
riage Of Lettie Irish and John Campbell
at Eikton, Md, on August "a Miss
Irish lived in town for several years when
girl, her father being at one time a
tenant of the Lewis Seaver farm on
South hill now owned by Ray Thresher.
She was graduate of W H. S. class of
1912 and went to Newark, Del, when
her parents moved there in the fall OF
1914. Mr. and Mrs Campbell are now
on a wedding trip to Washington, D. c.,
and viii be at home al Elkton soon after
September !
Mrs. Fred G, Graves returned to-day
from a few days visit 10 her brother,
Alfred i. House, now Of Mortified
Miss katherine VI. Carlin is at the
New England sanatorium at Melrose,
ing somewhat at last accounts.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert +. Clogston and
friends from East Barre motored to
highgate Springs last Saturday, remain
ing over Sunday.
Mrs William Mcintyre of Providence
is in town and stopping with her uncle, |
Henry c. House, She win be better re-
here as Miss Fife House.
whose father, George W. House. moved |
to Rhode Island about twenty years |
tgo.
George b. Swasey has gone to Spring
ield, whore he is employed by the Amer
can Express company.
Ralph Hoyt OF Cabot has been a late
,isitor to Rev and Mrs FRANC H Rob
'rts
Substitute Carrier Elwin j. Clogston
made the trip on route one to-day in
,lace OF the regular carrier Robert
T. Clogston.
J. Irving McCabe Of Windsor, Canada,
: the guest of Carroll Z. Duttoh.
Dance in the grange hall Thursday.
lug. 81 MT o'clock. CAROLS orchestra
viii furnish the music. Admission. 75c !
couple As this is the closing event of
I'D Home week it is hoped there will be
large attendance.
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ing from two hundred to five hundred
dollars. This system is calculated TO de-
eeive the telegraph operators at either
end, and any competition 10 whom the
message may be shown.
"Once, in entirely good faith, a WELL
known theatrical manager was complain
ing to a friend of the bad business one
of his attractions was experiencing. He
was endeavoring to impress his colleague
with futility of sending productions on
tour.
You can't imagine how low our re-
ceipts fell yesterday in one nights
stand, ne declared.
How low were theyf asked the
friend
Nine dollars, replied the manager
He had exaggerated by two dollars.
The receipts were actually seven dol
lars. Force OF habit--he couldn't help
it,"
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1t is largely tribute to publicity
coupled with medica skill, that there
was not single death from lockjaw in
the United States following the most re-
cent celebration of Fourth of July Pub
licity figures largely in the credit be
cause people had been made acquainted
with the dangers which develop from in
juries 10 days after the injuries are re-
ceived and because they were warned 10
consult medical men Immediately in or
der to forfend the possibility of develop
emnt of tetanus. That done, the med
ical men accomplished the rest according
10 their usual methods The record of
the celebration period is very good in
deed and it leads to hope that the casual
ties from the celebration itself may be
reduced as the people become saner in
their observance Of the day.
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large surrounding territory upon which
to draw for support. Rarely do the high
class shows visit Barre without being
accorded reasonably good support in a
day when the movies are competing
strongly with the legitimate play. More
over the city makes convenient book
ing point between the other important
show towns of the state and of northern
New England, thus filing out the routes
for the managers. Hence it would be un-
fortunate for a season to pass with the
lights of the Barre opera house dimmed
and the doors closed against anything
but medicine shows and hand me down
performances which might stray this
way in search of a lucrative house. The
prospect is so good that some reliab bic
theatrical man of experience should be
attracted to the proposition even at this
late date; and once the city gets in touch
with such responsible individual it ought
not to insist on prohibtive price of
rental for the theatre, realizing that the
legitimate drama is up against hard
since the advent of the tab
loid drama and that live and let live"
policy should be followed. A reasonable
rental price in a period of hard times for
the theatrical business would be better
than having the theatre closed to high
class performances. We should realize, |
too, that there is distinct benefit to
Barre in having a good theatre. The
Barre opera house should maintain its
good reputation and Barre should main
tain its reputa ton as good show town.