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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-09-21
New Works BARRIERS.

No one knows exactly how many
BARRIERS there are in New York. The
official record of certified BARRIERS
puts the number at 10000. Boss
BARRIERS are sure that the actual
number of those in the barberinp
profession, judging from the appli.
cations made for employment, can
not be less than 1OO,oo0.-Nev
York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-09-21
CONDENSED STORIES.
Young Soldier Lost His Bearings In
First Engagement.

At the Army and Navy club in
Washington a number Of veteran
officers we're telling stories, says
Harper's Weekly, when General
Chafree told this anecdote of Gen
eral Carr, who died in New York
some years ago:
1t appears that General Carr. at
the outbreak of the civil war, had
left Troy to take command of a
regiment. The engagement in
which. as colonel, he first figured
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-09-21
THEY ARE FIRING UPON MY REGIMENT -


was at Big Bethel. His regiment
had been halted for a rest and re-
freshment in a pleasant place and
had not yet experienced the excite
ment of a skirmish. 1t happened,
however, that Confederates were in
ambush in the immediate neighbor-
hood, and from safe hiding place
they opened fire on the northerners.
Carr, so the story runs, instantly
put spurs to his horse and dashed up
to a group of officers, Excitement
and bewilderment were apparent
upon his young face as he approach
ed the party.
"They are firing upon my regi-
ment"' he shouted. "My God! Now
what is to be done?"
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
known by Instinct.

To understand war, says the author
of "A People at School," is an instinct.
To illustrate the aphorism, he tells a
story of an English general whose UNI
Outstanding of sounds was phenomenal.
One night, he says, after dinner they
were all sitting talking at headquar-
tiers. They were expecting an attach,
and sentries and pickets were posted
far out beyond the stockade.
Suddenly We heard one shot; of
course every one jumped up. TIE bugles
sounded the men fell in; the officers
ran to their posts. General Symons
alone had not moved. After listening
intently for moment or two, he had
sat down again.
myself was between two minds.
whether to go out with one of the par
ties hastily assembling outside. or to
stay with the general. SO / stood IT.
resolutely by the door.
You can sit down." said Symons; lit
is nothing. A sentry has let off bis rifle
by accident. That is ALL
SO 1t proved. While he was leaning
upon his rifle it had gone Off. and SO
had his fingers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
SeIf-Rescuer.

In shallow-water navigation the
Western world can teach the Chinese
little. They have by centuries of prac-
tice simplified the methods of use of
their many rivers, says the author Of
THE Reshaping of the Far East"
1t was on tributary of the Yangtze.
a broad and shallow and treacherous
stream. that he came across a new
genus Of junk. the self-rescuer. There
are many kinds of junks in China, from
the huge. numbering sea-junk, which
looks like a galleon of other days, to
the wasp-waisted river-junk which sails
the great canal. But to the Western
traveller this one was new.
1t was a double junk, a junk which
could be split in two. Midshlps 1t was
only chained together in a primitive
way, and by releasing certain bolts it
could be divided into halves. the stern
floating one way and the stem another.
Coming downstream it often happens
that a heavy junk piles up" on some
sand-bar, and defies all efforts to float
1t off again, for here water is counted
by inches. Then it is only necessary
to unchain the after half. sail 1t away
and unload it, float it alongside the
forward half again, and unload from
one into the other until the first half.
much lightened. can be pushed off.
Then they are reclaimed and the jour
ney resumed. The junkmen, squatting
on their launches, explained to the
traveller that this was really very
dry country, and not water country
at all, and that to navigate where there
inches of water needs special measures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Bearing Another's Burden.

That Il is not impossible to ring a
new change on woman's aversion TO
telling her correct age has been proved
by the rector of a New York church.
He does not appear to be more than
80 years old, but declared to an inquir,
ing parishioner that he was 75, and
added. Il shall be a my next birth
day.
1.-The other evening"" he explained,
my wife and computed that our com,
bined ages foot up to one hundred
years. Now, of course, no lady is ever
over . years old, SO to keep peace In
the family 1 suppose 1 must say I'm
TO"
"But why will you be seventy-seven
your next birthday"
Because my wlfe's birthday and
mine happen to fall on the same date
dnd"-with a sigh Of resignation-''oi
course l shall have to shoulder botf
of them"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Wife should study Her Husband.


II wish girls could all be made to
understand how important it Is for
them to study their husbands, and new
er stop; to know how they will be re-
paid If they do so, and if they try to
realize that they are one. yet with two
different natures, and see if they can
not make the new nature part of their
own, and adapt their ideas to each
other.
"Oh, how close together you can
grow. and how far apart you could get
If you didn't stop to think and try to
understand each other. l know how
much / have to thank a good mother
for, and see so many young married
people who seem to be gradually pull
ing apart without knowing the reason
why.
Never hesitate, girls. to speak frank
ly. in good. friendly way, about any
thing. Discuss everything you are in
doubt about, and make him understand
that it is the little things that count
with women. If he forgets some of his
little attentions after you are married.
don't keep your grievance to yourself
tell him of it and ask him TO try to
remember that 1t is these little things
that go to make up your happiness.
Tell him in nice way and you will
find that if you are as considerable of
his thoughts and feelings he will grad
ually get where the little things are
never forgotten, and you will find your
lives growing closer all the time. and
love for you greater instead of less. /
have proved it and / speak from my
own happiness, and four years of try
ing hard to live up to my mothers pre-
cepts. Good Housekeeping
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

less wealth, but no one ever knew the
exact amount of money he had, and as
Slivers never volunteered any information
on the subject, no one ever did know.
He was small, wizen-Iooking little man,
who usually wore a suit of clothes a size
too large for him. wherein scandal mon
gers averred his body ratified like a dried
pea in a pod. His hair was white, and
tringed the lower portion of lis yellow lit
tie scalp in a most deceptive fashion.
With his hat on Slivers looked sixty; take
it off and his bald head Immediately added
ten years to his existence. His one eye
was bright and sharp, of a grayish color,
and the loss of the other was re placed by
a greasy black patch, which gave him a
sinister appearance. He was clean shaw
ed. and had no teeth. He carried on the
business of a mining agent, and knowing
all about the country and the intricacies
of the mines, he was one of the cleverest
spectators in Ballarat.
The Office of Slivers was in Sturt
street. in a dirty, tumbledown cottage
wedged between two handsome modern
buildings. 1t was a remnant of old Ball.
larat, which had survived the rage for
new houses and highly ornamented ter,
races.
The warm sunlight poured through the
dingy windows of the Office, and filled the
dark room with a sort of soniber glory.
The atmosphere of Sivers' Office was
thick and dusty. Slivers had pushed all
the scrip and loose papers away, and was
writing q letter in the little clearing
caused by their removal. On the old-fash-
toned ink stand was paper full of grains
of gold. Billy, parrot, seated on Sliv-
ers' shoulders, was astonished at this,
and, inspired by a spirit of adventure,
he climbed down and waddled clumsily
across the table to the inkstand, where
he seized small nugget in his beak and
made off with it. Slvers looked up from
his writing suddenly: so, being detected,
Billy stopped and looked at him, still car
:ying the nugget in his beak.
Ito be continued.)
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

Bias folds of the material are found
in many striped frocks.
Black hats with long white feathers
are pronounced success.
Plain colored wool serges, mohairs
and plaids are all fashionable for little
girls school frOcks.
Held in place by single great rose
is a popular method of placing the os-
trich plume on the hat.
Skirts fit snugly over the hips, even
though laid in tucks and plaits, but
they flare very much over the feet.
The principal change in blouses is a
gradual turning from handkerchief lin
en- and batiste to lace and chiffon for
autumn wear.
In using braids, note that the wide
silk kinds should be the color of the
cloth. while in soutache black on color
is allowable.
Many hat frames are covered with
silk, MORE, crepe or some equally light
fabric, and even the velvets are often
faced with chiffon or silk. The felts
too, are not Of heavy quality.
The new laces and braid trimming.
are really almost regal. Many of the
laces are outlined in gold thread; 9th
ers have applique-fowered designs il
silk of delicate Dresden shades.
Suitings in broken checks and indis
tinct stripes, showing black satiI
overstripe, will be among the novelty
materials. The ground colorings viii
i be very effective, in dark combinations
of blues, greens, deep reds, etc.
The new linen collar and cuff set
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
why Kelly Lslghed.

Baseball cranks VII all remember
with pleasure the late mike" Kelly,
the star attraction of the famous Bos-
tons, then champions of the National
League. The Bostons were playing in
a western city, and had just returned
to their hotel after the game, and the
members of the team were separating
and going to their rooms while Kelly
headed for the bathroom to take his
regular rub down."
A few minutes later one Of the other
players on the team, while passing
down the corridor, heard Kelly's well
known laugh inside the bathroom, and
stopped Mt the door and asked Kelly
what the joke was.
Kelly replied: This Is the first time
I ever got out of the bath tub without
stepping on the SOAP"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
NeedIexvork Notes.

Lace gowns for evening are being
trimmed with quillings and flower de-
signs OF narrow satin ribboS.
When fitting a lining, always open
1t at the under-arm seam to remove for
alterations, leaving the front pinned
together.
Scallop embroidery is in favor for
pets.roats. The designs of century
ago are resurrected by those who are
fortunate enough TO possess them.
Pretty glove carriers are easily home
made by shirring ribbon over an elias.
tic band and finishing it with a IVsette
of soft loops. To make it very attrac-
tive knot the ribbon before looping It,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
SUMMER CARE OF ruRs.


Here II an Excellent Method for the
Housewife 10 Use.
One. of the spring duties most dread
eG BY the housewife Is the putting
away of winter furs. on account OF the
unsatisfactoriness OF SO many methods
The Housekeeper publishes an excellent
and tried method Tor the care of furs-
which will be widely appreciated. As
spring approaches II is well to be on
tie alert against the insidious moth,
as this Is the time OF year she deposits
her eggs. 1t is the maggot OF the moth
and not the little silver-winged insect
with which we are all familiar, which
is 50 destructive to furs.
To prevent the ravages of this Insect,
furs before being put away should be
lightly beaten with thin rattan--care
being taken not 10 break the hair-and
allowed to hang in the sun for several
hours. They should then be combed
with. a clean comb. wrapped in news
paper and put in chest lined with tin
or cedar. Unbleached muslin bags are
good substitute when chests are not
available. The use of camphor Is dele
FERROUS, as In the case of the dark furs
sable. for instance--it has decided
tendency to impair the richness OF its
coloring, and the darker the sable the
more beautiful and valuable 1t Is. The
printers ink on the newspaper is equal
ly effective as camphor in keeping out
the winged moth and viii not In the
least impair the color.
When it is found necessary to clean
the fur before putting 1t away, the fol-
lowing method, culled from a grand
mothers notebook, has been found most
effective:
First, brush with a good, stiff brush
Have ready a quantity Of new bran.
which has been thoroughly heated This
win require constant stirring to prevent
rs scorching. When well heated the
bran should be thoroughly rubbed into
the fur with the hands. This operation
should be repeated two or three times
The fur should then be taken and ef-
fectively brushed until not particle
OF dust remains.
Ermine and other white furs can be
cleaned In like manner, substituting
-four for the bran, and rubbing against
the trend of the fur. IL very much
soiled, the fur should be laid away for
day or two in a closed compartment
after the flour has been well rubbed In
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

crepe de chine costume just received
from Paris demonstrates the overskirt
vogue. 1t is made with three bias ruff
fies around the Bottom of the full pet
ticoat- Over this, in thin cloth of the
same shade, are draped two deep points.
one back and the other front, the points
falling 10 the bottom of the skirt, the
drapery at one side going half way to
the knees before it slopes away to the
back and front. With the approach of
winter it Is prayed that the overskirt
may be hauled in and more simple
effect prevail.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

1--WE wish," wrote the editor of the
Tartown Transcript. ito correct an err
ror which crept into our issue of last
week. In describing the unfortunate
runaway accident in Main street, we
wrote: while awaiting the arrival
of the ambulance. DR.. Skinner, who
was fortunately present, took the vic
TINS pulse 1t was the printer who
carelessly changed the II In the last
word to r. We make the correction
in justice to DIR. Skinner, whose fees
are always moderate and who never
presents bill in advance. Office over
Jed Kimball's drug store"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Work FOR the Fireside.

One of the popular .fireside" indus
tries which the clubwomen of Missouri
are trying to revive is weaving, and a
pretty occupation for winter evenings
in the country is the weaving of por-
there's The darkest bands should be
at the bottom, and the colors should
become lighter toward the top. Handy
table looms may be bought for the
small sum of $12, and women will find
it easy to use up their scraps of silk
and other material in making rugs and
portieres that will be quite artistic
when finished, especially now when
they are so fashionable.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
cuffs of the material, ornamented with

cuffs of the material, ornamented with
bands aid knots of the velvet.
The skirt of the second costume Is
of Scotch plaid. plated over the hips
and finished at the bottom with wide
band Of the same. The blouse and
sleeves are of the plaid, and the bolero
Is of velvet bordered with a shaped
band of the same and trimmed with
soutache. The waistcoat, rolling collar,
revers and girdle are of leather. col
ored cloth or silk. the last two orna-
mented with embroidery or guipure.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
CHAPTER XVI

The patch of SHADOW moved slowly for
ward.
Suddenly, though distance hid the suc-
gestion of the cause, the pace increased
Faster and yet faster 1t swept down the
road: in the white silence of the might
the muffled hoof-beats came humping to
our ears. The carriage grew clearer. We
could see how it rocked; it might have
been some great ball that few bounding
towards us.
For some moments we had stood mo-
tionless, helpless, before this amazing
apparition. 1t was Reski who first un-
derstood; it was he who seized me by the
arm. screaming in his excitement to run
Ito run down the way we had come.
And in my panic obeyed, flying wildly
towards the sharp bend in our rear
had almost reached it when there came
a thought to me that jostled out the re-
membrance of my own safety, turning
ME back, with heaven knows what anx-
Lefty in my heart. Robert and Sir Hen
ry-could they be the travellers that came
galloping to almost certain death?
The runaways had but one chance
to hug the cliff, thereby giving space to
clear the turn without charging the low
wall that guarded the unknown depths
of the gorge. But to my horror, / saw
that this was a chance our driver was
preventing, for it was he who had edged
his team against the cliff. They would
have to pass him on the outer side.
| started up the road shouting to him;
but as l did so, l saw Reski spring upon
the box. 1 heard cries of furious alter
cation. and then the driver was thrown
from his place. He dropped on hands
aud knees; then rose and came running
past me round the bend.
The whip cracked, and our team
swung across the road, drawing up on
the edge of the precipic.. If the man
who drove the runaways were not struck
with terror, they had yet a hope OF
safety.
They were not one hundred yards
away. / could see in the bright moon
light how the horses bounded forward
the traces now slackening, now tighten
ing to the desperate plunges. Sevent,
yards-and the driver had gone mad. HI
was waving his arms and shrieking, mo-
in terror, but rather in whoops of joyous
exultation. 1t was fearful thing Il
see those gestures and to hear those wild
| imprecations when death was SO yer!
near. Another second, and they were u
the shadows, close upon us.
] And Reski? / had almost forgotten
him. Stiff az Z soldier upon duty he sat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

The costume at the left is of dark
blue cloth. The princess or corselet
skirt is made with plaits which open
out below the hips The blouse, of ba-
tiste or linen. Is covered with pelerine
of the blue cloth composed of two col
lars. the upper one bordered with n
band of velvet TO match, the whole fas-
tened with knot of velvet with goiil
buckle. The sleeves are finished with
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
CHAPTER III.

Every one has heard of the oldest in
habitant-that wonderful piece of antiq-
uity, with white hair. garrulous tongue
and cast-iron memory-who was born
with the past century-and remembers the
battle of Waterloo, and the invention Of
the steam engine.
Ballarat, no doubs, possesses many of
these precious pieces of antiquity hidden
in obscure corners, but one especially was
known, not only in the Golden City but
throughout Victoria. His name was Sliv-
ers-plain Slivers, as he said himself
and, from physical point of view, he cer-
tainly spoke the truth. What his Chris
tan name was no one ever knew; he call
ed himself Slivers, and so did every one
else.
Slivers was reputed rich. and Arabian
Nights like stories were told of his bound
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

city who are backing training school
in household science. In two respects
the school Is a novelty. In the first
place, 1t offers to board its students
free, and In the second. it proposes to
hit its pupils with special reference to
service in homes of luxury. Among
other things they are to study the de-
pertinent proper to such au environ
ment. Only girls who come duly rec.
commended viii be accepted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

A writer in a Baltimore paper tells
of two school teachers who took up an
abandoned farm near summer resort
raised honey and ducks and In a few
wears saved money enough for one OF
them to marry and support husband
The husband had his smoking and bill
lard room so arranged that he was
not annoyed by the cackling of the
ducks, and the success of the venture
In every respect proved that abandoned
farms are much to be preferred tc
school teaching.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Overskirts Again.

How fashionable dressmakers do en-
They now assert that overskirts are
coming "in," and although more un-
esthetlc sartorial style never afflicted
civilization, that does not keep the gar
ment from being admired by the powers
Of the fashionable world. A brown
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
The Wind and the Wfdoyx

In Sumatra the wind decides the
length of time widow shall remain
single. Just after her husbands death
she plants a flagstaff ut her door. upon
which a flag is raised. While the flag
remains uniform by the wind the ETH
quette of Sumatra forbids her to mar
ry; but ut the first rent. however tiny,
she can lay aside her weeds and accept
the first man who presents himself.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Males Exceed Females.

In the Jahrbuch, published by the
German government. 1t is stated that
the only countries in Europe in which
the number of males exceeds the fe.
males are Servia, Roumania. Bulgaria
and Greece. The Teutonic. Latin and
Slav nations have slight excess of fe-
males. which is often only n few thou
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

are anything but mannish. They ind
cate more than anything else woman's
return to the frills and furbelows at
tributed to her sex.
London women are making tremen-
dous vogue for purple in all shades.
even for their houses. They are select
ing cretonnes and wall papers with flor
al designs in purple.
One hat met had a succession of
three little green velvet bows mounted
on wire one above the other, right in
front. and this little upright ladder eff
feet was really very good.
The cut of the blouse is the essential
point in its makeup. No matter how
pretty the material is or how gracefully
trimmed, it must be well cut to pass the
critical eye of Nine. Mode.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15

At last Pocahontas is likely to have
monument, there having been for
years much talk on the subject. Among
her descendants are the Randolph.
Fairfax and Cabel families of Virginia.
and they, with other descendants I'm
other parts of the country, have decid-
ed to erect the monument Ten thou
sand dollars have been raised to that
end
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-15
Look After the Nails.

The ugliest nails can be improved by
taking the trouble to push back the
hard skin that grows at the base Of
the nails. This should be done after
the hands have been washed in warm
soap and water and are still moist. A
the purpose. or an ivory or bone inn
plement, such as is sold in manicure
sets.