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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
A Story of Old
New York.

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There are parts Of New York, where
she better classes OF the early inhabit-
ants once lived, now being torn down
to make way for business blocks. One
of the last to be demolished was the
Van Genkin house, originally built In
what was then the country.
In the early part of the nineteenth
century this house was already more
than 100 years old. Passing the door
way, with windows at each side and
an arched one above--a universal con-
structlon during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries-one would enter
a large square apartment from which
q staircase, turning at right angles, led
to the second story. Directly opposite
the door. between the first aud second
angle, was a window of stained glass.
Only the family occupying the house
knew that 1t was stained, because a
curtain was always kept over 1t. Why
this was done no one seemed TO know.
It was tradition OF the family that
the window must be kept covered.
One hot summer nlght--it was about
1s20-Anne van Genlzln and Robert
Wryn, young naval officer who had
seen service in the war Of 1912. were
sitting in this apartment, which was
the living room Of the family. Miss
van Genkin was the sole prospective
heir to her parents estate, and they
. had set their hearts ON her marrying
Hubert van Genkin, a descendant OK
another branch Of the family, who
possessed a farm on the northern end
OF Manhattan Island, already promis-
ing TO be of considerable value. In
Heed, today ii Is worth millions. But
Anne's heart had been exchanged for
that of young Lieutenant Wryn, and
The match with her relative was re-
puIslye to her. Nevertheless, having
Been brought up to obey her parents In
such matters, as girls were in those
days, she had no thought Of refusing
hem In this instance. Besides, she
Ienllzed the Importance of doubling
NE family wealth and knew. that Wryn
had nothing but his pay in the navy.
Ono evening Wryn was pleading n
pppeless cause. Anne was firm in her
discrimination to carry out the Plan
IAll down for her
have used every argument" said
Wryn at last, "and have no more to
AFng forward. We sail, IL the wind Is
ARlf tomorrow for the Mediterranean,
"a when / retuTn-I hope never
hall retufn--you will belong to an
ethern
you have not used every argu-
ment," said the girl There is ono
that is known only to the members Of
This family, and that is only ira
1ltion"
'What is lty'
THAT Van Genkin shall not marry
Van Cenkin."
"And. .whyfs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17

riNGrRM BAusTx AND LACE-46se. 5t0i.
or old rose linen waist made simply
with attached white collar and cuffs
Is extremely stylish with a dark pep
per and salt costume
Unless you intend your Jumper suit
to be a fancy reception gown It should
be made at least four inches clear Of
the ground, so as to be comfortable
walking length. These gowns are often
cut quite low in front to reveal the
lacey blouse
The mushroom hat, that is going TO
be popular, is very trying, FOR the wear
err will be apt to look either very smart
or equally dowdy. depending not so
much upon her type as the way she
carries herself, for there is actually no
between. A toll figure will become
this dropping style, but her shorter sis
ter. unless possessed Of chic, will do
well to avoid 1t,
The use of delicate color contrasts on
white or neutral colored linens 10 us
pronounced as it was last season This
in the best model is never oyerdone,
sust enough of the contrast being EN-
ployed to give relief and tone TO the
general design and trimmings.
Lingerie batiste Is new material
that is being used extensively for I'M
derwear The corset cover and drawers
seen In the illustration are Of this ma
terlal. The corset cover is especially
well adapted to wear under blouse
waists and is made with frills on the
front, edged with lace.
JTfnTr CHOT,IET.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
LAW POlNTS.

The assurance Of the safety of work
Is held, in Burke versus Davis (Mass.),
4 L. r. A. IN. 81, to be insufficient
to prevent assumption Of the risk II
the servant is fully swass - q
The title to the bed Of navigable
river Is held. In Kinkead versus Tur-
eson CIeb.). / Il. n. A. N. 50. 762, to
be in the state and the rights of the
riparian owner to be bounded by the
banks OF the river.
Liability Of a property owner or his
servant for injury to poacher guilty
of misdemennor by the negligent
discharge Of a frearm in the hands OF
the servant Is denied IN Magyar versus
Hammond IN. Y.), 3 L. r. A. N. Sd,
1898.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
woMAN's REALM.

Under French law no woman can
legally work over sixty hours week
or ten hours each week day.
Portland Ne. has a woman special
policeman. She works under the aus
pieces OF The state children's protective
board and is said 10 be doing remark
able work for neglected children.
According TO recent measurements
taken in France, England and the
United States, the Engllshwoman is
the tallest. the American woman
weighs the most. the average being III
pounds, and the Frenchwomen are the
smallest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
Eternal Youth sect Fines Sick.

Webster City, Ia, April II. The
First Society Of Eternal Youth is the
name Of an organization Just founded in
Iowa which has for it's object the pro.
longation Of life. The rules say;
ANY member who is reported sick
from any disease, and so remains sick
and Is confined to his bed for contin-
nous period Of three days or more, shall
be fined III the sum Of not less than ST.
OF more than $40 for the first offence.
Several former Christian Scientists are
said to be members Of the new organiza-
ton,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
The Times Daily Short Story.
N&eM9M2&CNNnnEcxE%n

Il don't know. Two Van Genkin
brothers came to America century
and half ago. Something occurred
between them to give rise to this ira
dition."
There was a pause In the CONVERSE
ton. The lieutenant was thinking
how he might use this information to
advantage, the girl brooding over hay
ing to act contrary to her wishes. A
storm was gathering without.
ooh, fer breath Of ARR Anne ex.
claimed, swinging her fan
I'm going up the staircase to open
the window"
"You can't"
II can try"
Wryn went mp to the window and
began a series of jerks to open 1t. Lie
failed to do so. but the curtain that
covered II, old and rotten, suddenly
came tumbllng down. Satisfying him
self that the window was screwed to
the casing. he gave UP the attempt and
rejolned Miss Van Genkin.
The storm broke with great VIC
lence The front door stood ajar, and
gust Of wind blew 1t wide open, at
the same time extlnguishng every
candle In a candelabra standing on a
table There came a vivid fash Of
lightning.
The lovers were facing the window
and saw a sight that froze the very
marrow in their bones In the glass
was figure of man In the old Dutch
costume OF two centuries before. He
was falling backward with poniarsl
In his side, from the wound OF which
spurte1 a red stream Before him
! stood the man who had slain him.
The portraits of both men hung on the
wallis In the Van Genkin manor house.
They were the two brothers who came
| to America when Manhattan Island
was sold by the Indians to the white
men. The one who was slain was the
4 ancestor OF Anna, the one who slew
him the ancestor Of Herbert van Gen.
kin. There was but an instant's II.
Elimination, then darkness Anne
Il 9HAAAAS AitO tiS hIlliS VI iApDcIl W ~ IL
4 The next morning the sun shone
brightly Wryn went to the manor
house to take leave before sailing OF
Anne van Genhln The curtain had
not been put again over the stained
window, and he was surprised to see
l nothing OF the scene that had turned
4 the scales in bis favor the night be
fore. Instead were simply colored
panes giving no picture at all Tie
was thinking that the revelation must
have been supernatural when Ammo
came down the staircase and seeing
the wonder on his face, said:
Gather has told me all. The son OF
my murdered ancestor, his mind IN
balanced by the crime, had the win
dow made in Holland with picture
Of the murder in the glass. requiring
strong light to bring 1t out. Father
considers II all SO many ge@arntlons
back not to be n bar between the two
branches OF the family But now that
know It and could not bring myself
70 marry q Van GenlSin he will not
Insist and has given his consent to our
union. ELISE B. HARRISON.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
FLOWER AND TREE.

The candytuft is an emblem of IN
difference.
a single poppy plant has been
known to produce $4,000 seeds.
There are apple trees in England
that are known to have been IN ex-
istcnce 500 years ago.
Orchids are all true parasites, grow
ing only on limbs or bark Of other
plants OF In similar positions.
Many plants take root IN the clefts
Of the rocks and preclpices where nc
soil IS visible and grow sometimes to
considerable size
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
WORKING Up Her Feelings.


A famous English tragic actress on
her first appearance in New York was
observed between the third and fourth
acts ID retired part behind the wings
sobbIug and moaning and beating her
bosom in most unusual manner.
One Of the actors very kindly asked
her the cause of the grief so painfully
expressed She replied not in words.
but motioned him 10 be gone, and then
sighed and moaned more than before.
The good natured actor, alarmed at a
pretty woman's grief. cntreated her to
retire to her dressing room and let the
other ladies assist to console her, on
which she suddenly suspended her
tones OF grief and exclaimed:
eco along; leave me. am working
up my feelings for the last scene"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
DIGGING FOR HIDDEN MONEY.
New Londoners Hope to Find Treasure
Hermit Buried on an Island.

Meridian, Conn, April .17.--Stories Of
hidden money on South Dumping is
land. in Long Island sound, have ex-
cited the people Of New London, and
searehers for the supposed treasure are
growing in numbers. An old man
known as Uncle Billy Holland, who
died several years ago, lived in a hut on
the island.
BY boarding his earnings frcm the sale
of fish ana CLAIMS it is generally believed
that he accumulated considerable
wealth. and nothing has ever been
learned as to what beanie Of it. When
g. j. Chester was seen last week examin-
ing the hut and digging on the island
for the buried treasure the news spread
rapidly, and now large party is en-
gagged in the same mission.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
WAVES or WATER.

The average rise Of the Nile is little
more than twenty-foiir feet
The Baltic sea is not salty enough to
sustain the life of the oyster.
The Lena, Ia Siberia, Is the straight
est OF big rivers For the last 500
miles it runs almost direct TO the sea.
Even during the driest season OF the
year enough water pours over the Vic
toria falls togive 100000 horsepower
The Thames has two main sources,
pne known ms Thames head.7 the 9th
er sixteen miles away in the Cotswolds,
the "Seven springs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
The Girls IN aThe Mayor Of Toxic

There are Geisha girls, yachting girls,
Japanese dancing girls, society girls
and all are pretty girls In 4The Mayor
of Toxic at the opera house On SAT-
urday evening The story Is said to
be funny, and the dialogue bright and
saappy and there are a number Of
catchy songs Toxic PITY My Pitt
full Plight @Cheer Up Everybody
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
MRS. ELvA BARBER EDWARDS

There are three critical stages in a
woman's life which leave their mark
In her career The first of these stages
Is womanhood, or the change from a
care free girl to budding womanhood,
The second is motherhood, and the
third is Change Of Life.
Perils surround each of these stages,
and most of the misery that comes
to women through i'll health dates
from one or another of these inn
portant crises.
Women should remember that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made from native roots and herbs has
carried thousands of young girls over
the critical period of puberty, has
prepared mothers for childbirth, and
in later years carried them safely
through the change of life more sue
cessfully than any other remedy in
the world. Thousands Of testimonials
from grateful persons, two of which
arc here published, substantiate this
fact beyond contradiction.
Mrs. George Walters Of Woodlawn,
Ill. writes.
Dear Mrs Pinkham:--
II feel it my duty to tell you of the good
Lydin r.. Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound
has done me in preparing for childbirth.
After suffering and losing my children
friend advised me to try your valuable me-
dicine, and the result was that l had very
Little Inconvenience, quick recovery and
During its long record of mo-
actual cures, entities Lydia E. ri
the respect and confidence of evei
Lydia E. pinkham's Vegetable c,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
Kina,s Counsel.

The difference between counsel and
Kings counsel is that the latter IS sup
posed to be able to appear as the SOW.
erelgn's advocate. Both are entitled to
wear wig and gown, but the gown Of
the latter ~ silk and that of the former
Is Of stuff The kings counsel car
take only what is termed leading busl.
ness
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
A Claim 70 Recognition.

A Claim 70 Recognition.
Lord Kames, returning from the
north circuit to Perth, one night slept
at Dunkeld. Next morning. walking
toward the ferry, but fearing he had
missed his way, be asked man whom
he met to guide him. The man an
swered cordially: "That viii | with
all my heart my lord. Doesna' Your
Iordship mind me? My names. John
Grant had the honor to be before
your lordship for stealing sheep" ooh,
John, / remember you well! And how
rs your wife, She had tho honor to
be before me. too, for receiving the
sheep. knowing them to be stolen.r
"At your lordship's service. We were
very lucky; we got Off for want OF cyl.
dence, and / am still going ON in the
butcher trade" Then said Lord
Kames, I'VE may have the honor OF
meeting again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
q Cat clonk.

a Bnth (Me} woman recently asked
friend the time OF day over the teie-
phone The friend, surprised. replied
that It was 10 d No.. whereat the Bath
Indy eeplained that her clocks were al
9.30, which she knew must be wrong,
as her pet cat had Just washed IT'S
face, which Il did every morning at
precisely 10 o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
RETURNS HEIRS GIFT.
Spanish Court Doesn't Accept Presents
From Strangers.

Madrid, April ia number Of pres
ents addressed 70 the expected heir-ap-
parent, apparently sent by French
women, have been received at the palace.
They will be returned, in accordance
with custom Of refusing all such gifts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
- The @
Scrap Book
SIanninu q KING.

II enjoy this very much, Corpisart,"
said Napoleon one day In January.
1914. The emperor had his son, the
king Of Rome, Oh his knee and was adj
ministering slight blows to the child,
first on one cheek and then on the
other. playing with your little son,
sireYn said the physician NO. said
the emperor. Don't you see-I am
slapplng kingf"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
HERE AND THERE.
colored Shirt Waists PopuIar--Hirts
For lumber Costumes.

There Is just a chance Of the plain
white shirt wEist having To forfeit
some Of Its popularity, for colored and
striped blouses both In silk and wash
material are made up In the very best
materials and style.
Linen, madras and lawn are the moss
suitable materials for She severe shirt
waist, but dimity is anattractive fabric
for warm weather shirts. A deep blue
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
Bakers Extracts
COMPLY WITH ALL FOOD LAWS

There are on the market many
connections labeled Extracts 4 Of
which this cannot be said in fact
many Of them do not contain a
particle of the fruit whose name
they bear. Knowing this differ
ence, which do you prefer?
BAKER EXTRACT COMP ANY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17
Beseher On Books.

btSGFttF on hUIKSf
never read book through. "A book
Is like d fish; you cut OF the head. You
cut off the tail, you cut of the fms, yon
take out the backbone, and there is d
little piece Of meat left
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-17


ashealthy child as can be found anywhere.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
10 blessingto all expectant mothers
Mrs, Elva Barber Edwards, of
Cathlamet, Wash., writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:---
81 want to tell you how Lydia n. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound carried me
through the critical period of the Change of
Life without any trouble whatever, also
cured me OF very severe female weakness,
| cannot say enough in praise of what your
medicine has done for me-"
What Lydia e. PinlSham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Walters and
Mrs. Edwards it will do for other wo-
men in their condition. Every suf-
fering woman in the United States
is asked to accept the following I'M
vitation. 1t is free, win bring you
health and may save your life,
Mrs. Pinkham's Invitation to Women.
Women suffering from any form OF
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. From the
symptoms given, the trouble may be
located and the quickest and surest
way Of recovery advised. Out OF her
vast volume OF experience in treating
female ills Mrs. PinlSham probably
has the very knowledge that will
help your case. Her advice is free
and helpful.
D than thirty years its long list of
lkham's Vegetable Compound to
7 fair minded person.
mpouRd Makes Sick Women Well.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-26
YOUNGER GENERATION OF MARI.
NERs DEPLoRE FACT.
State That Steamer Made Seamen"
Lack in Nautical knowledge
and Are Not Equipped
as Officers.

Seattle, Wash.-With the passing
of the sailing vessel, which is giving
place to the modern fast steamer, the
old-time sailor is becoming merely a
memery. The change is more notice
able in the officers of vessels than in
the sailors. Many of the old captains,
however, deplore the undermining of
the sailor and officer. The modern
sailor is little more than a stevedore,
while the mates are scarcely more
than chief stevedores, according to
many of the old-time shippers. This
has been brought about by the short
runs of the coasting vessels and the
fact that the mates chief duty is to
superintend the loading and unloading
of cargo. On the short coasting runs
navigation is done almost entirely by
what is known as dead reckoning.
This is accomplished by the log, the
compass and local knowledge of the
waters. The ships are seldom out Of
sight OF land and the earlier knowl-
edge of navigation gained by the Off
GERS before they apply for their papers
is, in many cases, practically forgot
ten. The handling of cargo becomes
the chief work of the officers, with the
exception of the captain, and even he
seldom makes use of his knowledge of
navigation, aside from that of dead
reckoning.
In the old school of ships one of the
first things the officer was taught was
seamanship; secondly, navigation, and
at the present day some of the most
successful captains are those who ac-
quired their knowledge in the old-time
vessels.
Seamanship is so seldom used in
the modern vessels that it is looked
upon more as a hindrance than an
aid The training of cadets on many
of the larger steamships makes steam
ship officers of them, and they enter
upon their officers duties with only a
book knowledge of steamanship in
sailing vessels.
The state training ship. according
to the old salts, gives youthful aspir-
ants to sea life practical knowl.
edge of seamanship, and for this rea-
son most of the old sailors are stanch
advocates of nautical school for
boys. The plan has been worked out
successfully in the east, and reports
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-26
OLD SAILORS PASSING.

from California state that an effort
is being made by the California sea-
men TO secure a state training ship
for San Francisco. The naval train
ing station for boys at Goat island
fails to meet the requirements of the
merchant service. according to most
captains, as the boys are trained for
naval work, which practically units
them for the merchant service.
In the American merchant marine
to-day there are comparatively few
American sailors. Most of the seamen
are recruited from English, German
and French sailing ships that come to
the American ports. By reason Of the
large wages paid ~ American ships,
and especially in the coasting trade.
the men are able to make from two to
three times as much as in the ships
of their own nationality.
Among sailors the American ships
are known as supplying the best food.
while the English ships are commonly
known as hungry limejuicers"
Another point advanced in favor of
the school ship is that it would have
a tendency to increase the number of
American sailors and officers.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-26
Hobo Wants to Submit Formal Com.
plaint Of Tramps.

Baltimore. Md.-A hobo who occu.
pies a high place in his chosen profes-
sion dropped into the Baltimore &
Ohio executive Offices the other day
20 lay his grievance before President
Murray The president was out OF
town. but Mr.. Hobo's credentials would
have secured him easy access.
His complaint was that the rods
and trucks under the coaches are not
as comfortable as they might be from
the members OF the fraternity who
travel in that way. This hobo is some
thing of a mystery. as but few know
his real name. lie is known as "A No,
l" wherever he goes.
He has been TO Europe seven times,
TO Alaska once, has visited Mexico
and South America. and has made
numerous transcontinental trips, beat
ing his way all the while. He was
born in San Francisco 30 years ago,
and since he was IL years old he has
been tramp from the pure love of H.,
This gentleman is sort OF Beau
Hickman OF his fraternity. He does
not look like a tramp. He had on a
neat, well kept suit Of clothes that
must have cost about s35. He had
just been shaved and had his mus
tache carefully waxed. He wore neat
blackened oxfords. and looked and
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-26
TO GET MEALY POTATOES.
Must Be Boiled and Looked After In
Proper Manner.

Potatoes, 60 boil well together,
should be rs nearly equal in size as
possible. Wash off the mold and
scrub them very clean with a hard
brush, but neither scoop or apply a
knife to them in any way; even to
clear the eyes.
Rinse them we'll and arrange COM
pactly in a saucepan so that they may
not lie loose in the water and that a
small quantity may suffice to cover
them.
Four this in cold and when It boils
throw in about a teaspoonful of salt
to the quart and simmer the potatoes
until they are nearly done; the last
two or three minutes let them boil
rapidly; when quite tender, which
may be known by probing them with
a fork. pour all the water from them
and lift the lid of the saucepan to al
low the steam to escape; place on a
trivet high over the fire or by the
side of it until the moisture is quite
evaporated; peel and send to the
table as quickly as possible. Irish
families always prefer them served
in their skins.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-26
WATER FOR NEW YORK.

Corinth canal, which the Roman en-
pire under Nero undertook but did
not finish
IL is estimated that It will take be-
tween 10 and 20 years to complete
the aqueduct. When finished it will
increase the water supply OF the
metropolis by 5OO,OOO,OOO gallons every
"a hours. led under the Hudson river
more than 100 miles away from the
seven artificial lakes TO be constructed
in the Catskills, and Of these sources
that at Ashokan alone will contain
more water than all three of the lakes
of Killarney.
The building OF the aqueduct,
which will have the capacity Of a
small river, beneath the Hudson river
and the irregular country adjacent
known as the Highlands is an ex.
tromely difficult problem. An enor-
nous territory must be drained. whose
northern boundary is 13O miles from