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LAUNoRles IN FRANCE.
Modern Washing Machines Unknown
-Peripatetie Bath Tubs How
Mosquitoes Choose Their VIC
tims-pentistry in Brazil.
Rheims. France.


The following describes the methods
OF performing laundry work In France.
and points out that American enter
prise properly directed might intro
duce refriserators, washing machines.
and other modern articles that are
used In the united States:
That demand should be created In
France for scores OF articles OF Aneri.
can inventive genius and mechanical
skill is reasonable to suppose. For IN
stance. the common household refrig.
orator 80 universally used In the
United States Is unknown In France.
Only the very wealthy families can
AFFORD the expensive refriscrators To
be had. Il IL the same with water
nitcra-the plain people do not use
them. Washing machines and clothes
wrinsors. such as are In common use
In the United States. are not known
here. In fact. the conditions do not
seem 10 be favorable for their intro.
ductiou. The family wash In France
IA dorc away from the home. Mt one
OF the layoirs publiques provided In
every town and city.
Ono of these establishments is
owned by the city OF Rheims and there
are others conducted by individuals.
The iivoir municipal accommodates
about 200 washcrwomcn at one time.
and the others from 20 to 30 each.
Each woman has stall. which In rent.
cd. including water. ut . ccntimcs. or
l cent per hour. Here she lays the
garments on n piece OF wood. beats
them with club. the same as did the
wnGhcrwomcn OF u century ago. In
some cases she may scrub the clothes
with TN ordinary scrub brush. using
soap. Some OF the municipal cstnb.
lishmcnts have large machines for
waBhirg and for drying. for which
they charge tho washcrwomcn nom
inai price by tho piece. They are run
by steam or electric power. but are
In tsc only In the larger cities. a rev.
olution In laundry methods must take
place before there can be n market In
France for our washing machines.
Several bathing establishments In
Rheims. and this lis true OF other
French cities. have portable bath tubs.
which are placed on two.whcci ychi.
cics provided with n large Iron boiler
filled with hot water. AS orders for
baths 10 he delivered at tho doors OF
the residences are received the boilers
are filled with hot water and the bath
laden vehicles. each pulled by Lwo
men. start out for the delivery. rhc
bath tub IL filed with the hot wafer
and carried into the residence. and
while the family bath is going on the
vehicle may MI another order. return
Ing again for the tub. which is In reg.
ular commission as n visitor to the
residences throughout the city. The
price OF n delivercdat-your.re
bath In Rheims is 80 cents. while at
the establishment It costs 20 cents.
Rheims has n public bath in conncc-
ton with the lavoirs publiqucs owned
by the city. where the nominal charge
OF cents is made for baths. There is
n section for people having maiadies.
where sulphur baths are given at 6
cents eacli. There is separate Sec
ton OF tho same kind for women.
]. MARTIN MILLER.
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bifurcatus. ll9 settled down on dark
eolors ana only So upon light ones.
Similar results We're obtained with
cnlex pipiens and cuiex vexans: $40
preferred DARK and only l20 lighter
colors
Thus the chances of the number Of
mosquitoes bites may be decreased by
choosing light colors for our clothes.
but they can not be avoided aptirely.
The only certain protection Is veil
OF muslin gauxe such as Is worn by
the Italian railroad watchmen and
soldiers in the malariai zones.
The most rational way Is to wage
war against the larvae and eggs OF
mosquitoes which they deposit In
swamps and stagnant waters. This IL
best done by means OF thin coating
with petroleum. This should be the
work OF tho municipalities of the state.
RiciiARp duESrHER.
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.Mrs: GHeJIerIu~y

A nervous, irritable mother. often on
tho verge OF Mysteries. is unfit to care
for children; IL ruins . child's dispose
tion and reacts upon herself. The
trouble between children and their
mothers too often Ii duo to tho fact
that the mother has some female weak
ness, and She Is entirely unfit to bear
the strain upon her nerveE that govern
ing children involves; II Is impossible
for her to do snythin. calmly.
The Ills Of women net like hrcbrund
upon the nerves, consequently nine
tcnths Of the nervous prostrntion. ncr-
vous dependency, the blues" sleep.
lessncss. and nervous irritability of
women arise from some arrangement
Of the female organism.
Do you experience fits Of depression
with rcstlcssncss. alternating with
extreme irritability? Are your spirits
easily affected. 10 that one minute you
laugh, and the next minute you feel
like crying?
Do you feel something like q ball ris.
Ing In your throat aud threatening to
choke you: NIL the senses perverted.
inorbid.y sensitive 10 light and sound !;
pain In the abdominal region. and
between the shoulders; bearing down
pains: nervous dyspepsia and almost
continually cross aud snappy?
II 10. your nerves nrc In n shattered
condition. and you arr Threatened with
nervous prostration.
Proof T. monumental that nothing In
the world Ii better for nervous prostrn-
tion than Lydia +. Pinkham's vcgc-
table Compound; thousands aud thou
sands of women can testify to this fact.
All nrs. Piskhan's Advlee-A Wen
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rRANs.siseRiAN EXPRESS.
viadivostok. Russia.

Vladivostok. Russia.
Passenger service by the trans.sibe-
rian route having been resumed. hrst
by one weekly express. and. since July
g. by second. travellers can now
make the journey from viadivostok to
Moscow In eleven days and half with
only one change Of cars-at Irkutsk.
The trains leave viadivostok on Mon.
days and Fridays nj sos n. IN. con.
Meeting with the weekly mail steamers
OF the Russian East Asiaiic comtany
from Japan and China.
Tho rates from viadivostok. inelud.
ing cost OF bcrths. are as follows: To
Harbin. flrsteiass. s::.ei: sseond-eiass.
si3.sI. To Irkutsk. first-clnss. 9I0.55;
sccond.ciass. SASS. To Moscow. frst.
class. Si;:.56: sccond.class. Ss6.9l. To
81. Petersburg. hrst.class. 3l3si2: Bec.
ond.class. sao.6:.
Only 81 pounds of baggage may be
checked free of charge by either hrst
or sccond.class passengers. For cx.
cess baggage the charge is 3i.3S pur 8
pounds TO Moscow. and $i.i: to st.
Petersburg. Very large pieces csn bc
carried In the sleeping ears. pro,idcd
they are .a the form of valiscs. etc.
and there are numerous racks In tho
corridors and elsewhere In which the.
can be kept out OF the way. Tho bas
cage OF wcstcrn.bound passenger Is
examined ut tho station -Mancharia." !"
and that OF castboind passengers ut
Pogranichnaya. or. II desired. ut vind.
ivostok. Hitherto these examinations
have caused little Inconvenience.
u. $. GREENE.
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TASTE OF MOSQUITOES.
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Frankfort, Germany.
The following tells of the mosquito
and the alleged preference of that san
culinary insect for colors and persons:
II is stated that the mosquitoes are
strongly influenced in choosing their
victims by the color of their clothes
In 1SIl Spence found that loose
fabric of white threads kept mosqui-
toes away much more effectively than
ore of bllck threads. Jolly observed
in Madagascar that mosquitoes prefer
to alight on black soil rather than on
white sandy soil. and rather on black
shoes aud clothes than on white. The
natives Of Madagascar even suspend
pieces Of black fabric from the cell
inEs of their huts in order to attract
the mosquitoes to 1t. Jolly also found
tkat light dogs were tormented less
by mosquitoes than black ones. ne
Eroes more than Europeans. Similar
observations were made in India. The
En'slishmnr. Mutual and Shipley. found
tnnt Anopheles maculipennis preferred
&C lors IN this order: Dark blue, dark
rcd, brown red. black, gray, olive gray.
Violet green, light gray, pearl gray.
iale gray, azure blue, ochre color.
white, yellow. The malaria expert,
Galli-Valecio, director of the institute
for experimental hygiene and parasit-
ology at the University of Lausanne,
Switzerland, confirms these facts in
his Manuel pour la lutte contre les
moussLlues.' just published. us a result
OF mis- own experiments. He states
that III experiments with the Ano-
pheles maculipennis and Anopheics
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.Mrs Gos EBrosv1

Mrs. Chester Curry. Leader of tho
Ladies' symphony Orchestra, ts Sara
toga Street. East Boston. Mass-s
writes:
Drar Ms. rinkham.-
"for eight y.aIs was troubled with OF.
tr-ms n~rso,i.n-ss and hyss-rta, broaSht 90
no. sis,'p nights: Was very irritable. n-svoas
Lydia Z. Pinkhams ves-tab,s Compound
was recommended and proved To 10 tho only
rrn,-dy that b-lt-d mo- have daily I'M.
pruyr,l In h-alth until ] am now strong and
well. and all nrrroasn~sss has dtsapysarrd-"
Mrs. Charles +. Brown. Nicc-Prcsi-
dent OF tho Mothers Club. 81 Cedar
Terrace, Hot Springs. Ark, writes:
D~ar MrA Pinkham.-
al dragged through nins ycars Of mIsrr-
able existence, worn out with pain and nrr.
vouSss.a. until u s.cn,~sl as though should
truabi~l as was, AMI th. wonderful results
shs derived from Lydia l.. Pinkham's N~xs-
tabip Compound. ldrcidci tn tsyit did 50.
and at tho eni Of thrrv months Was differ.
wns no longer irritabic. and my husband fsl
la la,c with me all over nsriin-"
Women should remember that Lydia
T.. Pinkhnm's Vegetable Compound IL
the medicine that holds tho record for
tho grratcst number of actual cures OF
female Ills, and take no substitute.
Free Advice to Women.
Mrs. pinkham, daughter. in-law OF
Lydia Z. rinkham. Lynn, Mass. invites
NIL sick women to write to her for
advice. Mrs. Pinkham's vast experience
with female troubles enables her to nd
viss you wisely. and Shc will charge
you nothing for her advice.
. Best Unders4aniS Q Weaan's 1lis.
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vindication.

The old farmer was sitting on the
fence elapp'ng his freckled hands with
'giee.
'Why are you so happy" asked the
man who paints signs on barns.
'Why. by gum. one OF them thar
pesky automobiles came rushing past
here and run over TWO OF my game
chickens"
Hin. I'd think you'd be looking
sour"
birds had steel spurs on them and the
way they punctured up them tires was
worth going mile To see"
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GERMAN MEAT FAMINE.
ramburs. Germany.

Bramburg. Germany.
The Statistical Correspondence for
Prussia publishes n report on the
slaughtcring of animals during the
second quarter OF the year 1906. The
figures show plainly that the meat
supply difficulty still exists.
In the four years from 1901 to 1904
the total increase OF calves and cattle
raised In Prussia was only 56.367 head.
which does not keep pace with the
heavy Increase OF the population. The
number OF oxen and bulls raised In.
creased only O.9 per cent. Up to
March the deficit caused by the In
sufficient raising OF stock could be GOV.
cred by the importation of cattle. but
with the new tariff imposing much
higher import duties this source for
supplying the need is greatly re-
strictcd.
The conditions are worse in the sup.
ply of nogs. In Prussia there were
62,i09 fewer hogs slaughtered in the
second quarter of 1906 than In the
same quarter of 1905. The German
empire at large has not yet published
exact statistics for the same quarter.
but 1t is not expected that figures will
show an improvement on those quoted
by Prussia. 1t is fact that while In
the first quarter of the year 1905 g..
92i.2SO hogs were officially inspected
for slaughter in the German empire.
In the same quarter of 1906 the figures
dropped to 3.237.O79. This would seem
to indicate that the meat famine In
Germany has not diminished
wM. BARDEL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

Laundry work a, holac would BE-
;nuch- more satisfactory II the r!Ih;
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. II Is usually ncccs
cary to use SO much starch That the
beauty and fineness OF the fabric II
hidden behind paste of varyin-
thickness. which not only destroys tho
appearance. but also affects the wear
Ing quality Of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
iancc Starch. rs II can te applied
much more 'h'niy because of Its great
or strength than other makes.
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This May Prove Useful.

On retiring to rest. place . hand
ksrchief undcr the pillow. On being
awakened by smoke or cry OF "f1re'
thrust Il In tn. mouth and nostriis.
and you can walk erect through very
dense smoke. The nightly practice
bf placing the article will make you
less nervous In the hour OF danger.
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oI,oensino with Waters.

Automatic cars have become no sue
rcssfui In Switzerland that a com
pany hrs been formed TO supply the
Swiss and their visitors with electric
automatic restaurants. where. as II
by magic. meals will be served by cleo
,ricity to all com.rs. The only thins
necessary Is to TAX. your seat. glance
over III. bill OF fare. place your
money In the rish, slot. and the ma
chincry does the rest.
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City OF Electricity.

New York City consumes nearly l.
900 ZOO. 900 units OF electricity per an
mum. while London. with nearly double
the population. consumes not more
than one-fourth Of that amount. The
consumption per head OF population IN
New York is stated TO be .s2 units.
London.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

BY following the directions. which
are plainly printed on each package OF
Defiance Starch. Mems Collars and
CUFFS can be made Just as stin M de-
sired. with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try II. ID or. for Zoe. sold BY
all good srocers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

Defiance Starch Is the latest inven-
ton In that line and an improvement
on all other makes: II Is more eco
nomical. does better work. takes less
time. Get It from any grocer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

She jiited him. but he could not
Forget her: no. poor man.
The gifts he'd made her he had bought
On the ilstallment plan.
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Money refunded for each package OF
i.s,Ss rsSAM i.s SApalEss Solf d,r.i., phks un'''
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s...oor. Hard to Eeras.

When u traveller In China desires .
passport tho palm OF his hand is COW
cred with iins oil paint and an impress
sion is taken on thin paper. This pa
per ofiicIaiiy signed. constitutes his
passport.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

That things that are not 70 III with
you and mo as they might have been
is half owing to the number who lived
faithfully q hidden life. and rest In un'
visited tombs.-Georse Eliot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

Now some Industrious scientist has
discovered that III. bed hug carries
the germs Of icprosy. Boil your bed
bugs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

While attempting TO lift stove tho
other day. n man dropped dead. ana IL
In safe to say that every married man
who heard abou, II told his wife.
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,rAuN uxrr,,r .mourm.>n

New. quick method: ls to So. posi-
tion guaranteed. Lesson free. PsrEIn
business College. DeHyer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

Some one says that the voice o
conscience is but an invoice.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

Write for cloth sample. Of my ia Hand
Tailored suits. made by T. iiai~s the nItls
tailor. 18Th and curtis ST.. pyhNsF,
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Mrs.. WinsioS's Soothing syrup.
rsa.All.a ailsJs tIin eaI.. sind e.Iie 0ttis-
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AsIA Rat.N1fs

VII, no, make yaa nsrylas A;s ;s y.. y.1r , a.ai,r
penVer. Colo,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28

From cover to cover without feeling
some of the symptoms.
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lmpestant 70 Methsss

Exsmlns carefully s..ry bottle OF cAsroRiA.
safe sHd .ass svtasdy for iufsnis and ehi'd'va.
snd sec that l:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-26
Germs? Bosh!

And let him kiss, said Health Officer
Friedrich today, discussing the hygienic
side 81 the baby kissing question THE
transfer Of germs Is a possibility, Of
course, but 80 Ii my death II take d
ride on the street car
And, anyway, who wants 10 assail
that tradition Of politics. Why should
the babies OF future generations miss
the adulation given 10 those Of the past,
and why should not mothers OF today
get the same praise which viii cause
them to smile and swear BY the candi-
date foreyerY"
Down East there is cry, a sort Of
reform wave, moving against the osndi
date who kisses babies They say he il
moving down lives to get % his office.
"Bosh,n SAYS Friedrich La the first
place, most 81 the baby-kissing eandi-
dates | have seen place their love taps
not on the baby's lips, but on the fore
head or cheeks An there j. not the
slightest danger Of transferring disease
in such eases. Aud even should the kiss
be on the lips che danger is not great.
And in discussing this question you
must consider the entire game OF kissing
What young man would let the fear Of
disease stop himy Kissing viii exist as
long as does the world. 20 Chicago Inter
Ocean
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-26

pass without word Of commentator
for the manner in which he has con.
Quoted the duties OF the Office during
the past two years. II would be in
yidious to state that Mr.. jackson has
set a new standard for prosecuting Off
GERS Of Washington county, but It is
due him TO state that he has lived up
10 that standard set by his predecessors.
In his hands the plane OF the position
has not been allowed to sink to lower
level. 1t has,.if anything, been raised
Perhaps the bnlk Of the duties az the
prosecuting officer Of the county lies
along the line OF enforcement Of the
liquor law, and during the two years
Of Mr. Jackson's incumbency of the of
flee there has been need for greater
vigilance, because the larger part Of the
county had voted against the licensing
Of the sale If liquor and there was
therefore greater pecuniary induce.
ment for persons to violate the Laws
than under the regime Of license. In
view Of this condition Il was required
Of the prosecuting officer to exercise
great yiligance. The Times feels justi.
fed in saying that the liquor law has
ben aeceptably enforced during the past
two years. Most people will also agree
that there certainly has been much less
general complaint than formerly oh
tanned. In the prosecution Of alleged
violations Of the law in this respect.
States Attorney Jackson has been uni
formly successful, as he has also been
in the conduct OF criminal cases OF other
nature Not trying for spectacular eff
fects, he has gone about bis work quiet
" and energetically, so energetically, in
fact, that his successor win take up the
work with his hands unhampered by
multitude Of cases, in spite of the fact
that the term Of Mr.. Jackson's office is
cut short BY his resignation, which takes
effect next Monday. Besides the monet.
airy emoluments o. the Office, States
Attorney jackson IS deserving Of the
commendation OF the public. To his
successor, The Times extends its best
wishes for successful administration Of
the Office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-26

young man and started In business in
Chicago In small way. rising through
energy and thrift But ne could not
stand prosperity, and his fondness for
big schemes that could not be under
taken without assuming big risks was
his undoing
Nipples case was similar, but his
was the strangest OF all His was the
case Of q good man gone wrong and
led wrong by a man with whom. 1t
might have been supposed. d conserya-
tive iinancier, a man with reputation
TO maintain, would have had nothing
to do. District Attorney John c. Bell,
who Is prosecuting the surviving
wreckers of the Real Estate Company
or Philadelphia, declared IN court that
he could prove that Nipple Segal and
those cognizant Of their doings We're
engaged In a conspiracy and that as
result OF their acts more Than 5000
900 was distracted from the institution
for the use OF one man, This was Sc
gal, who, as director OF the company
put II, seemed 20 have hypnotized the
president. Segai's career was meteoric.
Twenty years ago he was a recent i'm.
migrant from Austria. speaking broken
English and working over boiling
soap caldron in cellar In a tenement
district. The invention of a new proc
ess for waxing paper yielded him $780,
600. This gave him a start in business,
and his persuasive manner enabled
him TO borrow money to any extent de-
sired for all kinds Of visionary prof.
ects. He built sugar refinery for the
purpose of selling 1t out to the sugar
trust and succeeded In doing so, max
Ing about 100000 on the deal. Later
he tried the same game again, but this
time could not sell and got left with
the refinery on his hands. II is said he
once overdrew his account at Nipples
bank $4,000. but Nipple. being mex
tricably involved In Segais schemes,
had to honor the check After Nipples
suicide his family found hastily
scrubbed note. which read: mo one to
blame but myself. scgal got all the
money. was fooled into lending IL to
him, thinking his business good The
dead bank president was a plodding
lawyer for years, and his reputation
for integrity and safe methods led him
to be made the custodian of many
trust funds, including those OF church
les and charitable institutions. Out
swardly he was so highly moral that
nobody suspected him capable OF do
ing a wrong thing. and when bis fall
came II carried misfortune to many Ia
nocent neraonR with II
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-26
spENplNa A cITY,s MoNEY.

Whatever may be the underlying cause
Of the present difficulty in the Mont
pclier fire department, which led TO the
dcposing Of the three leading officials
Of the department, there is something
radically wrong, we believe, in the prac
tice Of firemen 81 other officials pur-
chasing large supplies without consent
Of the city council The position Of
City Attorney Carleton in the matter
seems 70 be entirely correct, in that he
refuses to recognize the right Of the
members Of the department to pur-
chase, for example. fire alarm boxes and
wire for a new system, without conferr.
ing with the city council. The latter
probably has, like the Barre city coun-
eli, finance committee, whose duty
il is to examine and approve or reject
all bills which come before the city for
payment II a number Of bills should
come before the finance committee about
which the committee knew nothing, how
could the bills be consistently approved!
1t can readily be- seen that there woull
be occasion for great deal of confu.
sion and mistake, and in cities where
dishonest officials were IN charge Of de.
partments there would be abundant OPP
portunity Cor graft and rake-of. This
latter is. Of course out Of the ques-
ton in the Montpelier case, but Il can
bc seen wherein the system Is entirely
wrong in principle. It might also hap
pen in Barre Or Montpelier that dis
honest men should get into Office, In
that ease, il those men were allowed
to make the largo purchases over the
heads Of the city council, it would lead.
70 no end Of ENHANCEMENT. The better
way IS for the heads Of the departments
to confer with the city's governing bosri
in tile matter Of purchases Of any con
siderable outlay
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-26
Started as a Joke.

Columbus had been making great bore
OF himself for number Of years. When
showing mp &C certain court with his
maps and things about the forty
seventh time he was told TO 90 TO thun-
der in Portuguese, the then language Of
diplomacy.
For reply, the resoureeful navigator
merely displayed the button in the lapel
OF his coat, which bore these words:
See America first"
This fash OF wit SO wrought upon the
Queen that she resolved then and there
To devote her weeks winnings at bridge,
or SO much thereof as might be neces-
sary, to the fitting out of an expedition
to discover the new world Puck.