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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06

Little Harry's experience with death
was limited to the decease of a pet
canary which had been sent to a taxi
dermist and now adorned the parlcr
mantel
His grandmother, OF whom he was
very fond, was taken suddenly Ill. For
some time after he learned OF her con
dition he sat in brown study. Then.
as IL coming to a sudden resolution, he
tiptoed into the sickroom and, eau
tiously approaching the bed. fixed bis
serious big brown eyes upon his dear
relative and said, with a little culver
In his voice:
Say, grandma, If you die, which
would you rather be-buried or shiN.
ed? Cause II you're buried we csa't
see you 40 more. but If you're stuffed
we can set you In the parlor."
Grandma Immediately began to
mend.--London Scraps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
Gowns Worth Altering.

Il Before attempting to alter g garment
consider whether 1t Is worth it. Ascer-
/ tain what will be needed TO make 1t
presentable and what it win cost to
get the necessary articles. what time 1t
viii take to make the alterations and
how it will look when finished as well
as for what length OF time the gar
ment would likely be useful after the
changes are made.
Balance this against the cost, APP
pearance and wear Of new garment
Of the same character and then decide
II 1t does not cost less than one-half
the price Of new gown, require less
than one-haIf the time to make the al
teratlon that it would to make a new
one and If it will not wear at least
half as long as a new one, put it aside.
as it IS not worth the exertion.
DO not for moment think this arti-
Gle is written to discourage the thrifty
and lead them into extravaganza. be-
cause some Of the prettiest gowns
ever seen we're made over and so
skillfully arranged that the most sus.
pecting could never have told just
what 1t was that changed the whole
aspect and made it new
on the other hand. many wom-
en- try to eeonomize and spend more
money. time and energy on froek--
and then have nottingham would
have been required to make two new
ones Therefore a study Of each gar
ment should be made before it is re-
modelled.
When once you have made up your
mind that It is worth while to make
the change. do not spoil the gown by
buying yard less Of the new goods
than is really needed. saying to Your
self that it is only a made over" and
nay he sklmped. This is the poorest
kind Of economy.
In the same way do not try to save
in the sewing. Rip Il wherever it IS
needed and do not be afraid Of few
extra stitches. II necessary rip the
sleeves entirely out ana the collar of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
TOILET ARTICLES.
That Beauty Requires to Make Herself
More Fascinating.

That Beauty Requires to Make Herself
More Fascinating.
What toilet articles aids to beauty
shall woman keep on her dressing
table? No bureau is complete without
an eyebrow brush. for no feature IL
more conspicuous than the brows and
none more repays care. Yet dress.
ing table on which is a soft brush for
this especial purpose is the exception
The bristles Of such a brush should be
long and soft.
Another desirable article is very
small pair OF curved scissors. These
in good steel are to be bought from IS
cents to S125. Such scissors are most
necessary to clip the cutiele about the
nails when II Is rough and may also
be used TO promote the growth of the
evelasbes. The latter are stimulated
and made better looking in many cases
IL they are even the merest clipping
every two or three months. This should
be done with the lghtest and finest
curved variety OF scissors.
4 chamois burnIsher with which to
polish the nails varies In price from
Is cents to So and SO. according to the
size, but one about four inches long
and narrow is quite as big as any one
requires. A polsher like this, backed
with wood, is far more seryiceahle and
wifi make the nails look better than
small one with q wide silver back.
Length, not width, is required in
buffer. s
An atomizer always giges pleasure
when being used In the bottle may
be put either toilet water or a special
astringent to be put on after washing
the face. The fine spray sent out By
the atomizer when the rubber bulb IS
squeezed VIII go over every part of
the surface toward which It Is directed
and at the same time take much less
Of the liquid than when applied with
a cloth.
Comparatively few girls have bath
brushes. but no one,article Of toilet win
do more toward giving soft skin. The
best brushes are English and cost from
81 TO $3.50. those with detachable ham
dies being the best Cheaper varieties |
may be purchased, but do not last /
long
or small fancy boxes, porcelain. sil- +
yer or merely silver topped. no girl can
have too many. They decorate dress
Ing table. and their use is without end
One win hold powder, another cold
cream, a third lip salye. and so on In
dafnffalv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06

the figure IS painted except The skirt
which Is made of tightly shirred chit
fon.
The shade is finished with broad
band Of gold insertion dotted with
bright colored jewels. beneath which
is a rufie OF gold lace. Around the top
of the insertion are three strands OF
ruby beads which are looped all
around the edge OF the shade.
Equally glittering was a little shade
meant for large candle or small
lamp. It was made Of pale pink silk.
over which was fabric which might
be described as pale pink cloth Of gold.
pink and gold threads being used In
its composition. Garlands Of ribbon
embroidery decorated the shade, which
was edged with pink fringe and gold
lace. the gold lace being trimmed with
pink and lavender ribbon flowers
A sample shade was made Of flow
cred chintz. with q fringe Of crystal
beads.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06

1t is astonishing how great q change q
few years Of married life often mako IN
the appearance and disposition OF many
women. The freshness, the charm, this
brilliance vanish like the bloom from q
peach which is rudeiy handled. Tho
matron Is only dim shadow, faint echo
Of the charming maiden. There are two
reasons for this change, Ignorance and
neglect. Few young women appreciate
the shock TO the system through tho
change which comes with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and wuaIx-
nesses which too often come with mar
rage and motherhood, not understanding
that this secret drain is robbing the check
Of it's freshness and the form OF its
fairness.
AS surely as the general health suffers
When there Is derRpgement OF the health
Of the delicate womarsg organs, so surely
whef thcse organs .ar6>established Ii
healAb the fqce an4i0fhat oSce witness
10 the Tact In fea@wed comeilnsSA Nearly
q million women haze found health and
happiness In the use Of Or. PIerce's Pa
vorlte PrefcrlntiQns- II makes weak wom-
en- strong and sick women we'll. Ingredi-
ents on label--contalns no alcohol or
harmful habit forming drugs Made
wholly Of those native, American, medic
inal roots most highly recommended by
leading medical authorities OF all the sew
eral schools Of practice for the cure OF
woman's peculiar ailments.
For nursing mothers,o or for those broken
down In health by too frequent bearing OF
children, also for the expectant mothers.
TO prepare the system for the coming of
baby and making its advent easy and
almost painless. there is no medicine quite
30 good as sFayorite Prescriptions It
can do no harm In any condition OF the
system. 1t is most potent invigorating
tonic and strengthening neryine nicely
adapted to woman's delicate system by
physician Of large experience in the treat
ment Of woman's peculiar ailments.
DIR. Pierce may be consulted by letter
free OF charge Address DR.. r. v. Pierce.
InvalIds' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
Buffalo. N. X.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
DIES CALLING AID
FOR DYING WIFE
~ Cannot Live without Her." Said Mr..
Bennett, and Then Fell to Floor

New York, Feb 6. While standing
at the telephone waiting TO call a phys
ician to attend his wife, who had just
been stricken with apoplexy. Adolpnus
Bennett, So years old. a wealthy retired
farmer Of Shore road and Seventy
eighth street Bay Ridge, dropped dead
from heart disease When a physician
arrived, few minutes later, he found
Mrs. Bennett, who was Of the same age
as her husband, was also dead.
William. | am afraid she Is dying,
and | cannot live without her. Adolphls
said to his brother, whom he had called
The receiver dropped from his hand.
he swayed on his feet for a minute and
then dropped 10 the floor. William lift
ell him up, but he was dead A physician
said the excitement following the coll
lapse Of his wife had been too great for
the husbands weakened heart.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06

to hunting for Marcelline Cutter He
judged that she was lady and con-
fined himself to the best streets till he
had exhausted them. then with but
little hope began on the poorer ones,
lighting at last on 43 Rue du Geindre.
dingy street near the Church Of st.
Sulpice A girl OF twenty responded
to his knock. She was shabbily dress
ed, but comedy
Il am looking for Marcellina Cutter"
said Hammond
My mother Is MarceIline Cutter. and
am Mabel CUTTER
Hammond knew his search was end
ed Mother and daughter had lived
where he found them for years. The
daughter worked in bookbindery
near by 1t was an old story of a
marriage for love, including rum
away, and without forgiveness. Mar.
celline Seymour married Edgar Cut
ter, an Englishman. There were no
means in either family. but Cutter Sc
cured position In an American bank
ing house in Paris died and left his
widow and daughter penniless. Mrs.
Cutter was at loss to know why she
was inquired for. 1t could not be for
an inheritance for she knew Of no
relative who had means to bequeath
her. The advertisement enanating
from America indicated that she was
sought for by the Seymours rather
than the Cutters.
Hammond left the two to send their
address to New York and settled down
agnin 20 his work A month passed.
when there was a rap on his studio
door, and two ladies' entered. Beneath
their altered dress he recognized the
Cutters Then they gave him the Sc
quel to his search. Edgar Cutter had
a brother Hugh. who had worked his
way from England to Colorado. There
he prospected, mined. struck a bonan-
"a and became very rich. He hunted
for his brother, but could gain no trace
of him except that he had married
Marceiline Seymour Dying chiIdless,
Hugh Cutter left his property TO his
brother and bis brothers wife and |
children II any. on condition that they
were found within a year after his own
demise. If not the property wns to go
to his cousin. a resident Of the place IN
England where the family had long
lived The year would have expired |
within six weeks after the date on
which Hammond began his search.
Mrs. Cutter begged Hammond to
name some way by which she might
him for his trouble and re
ward him FOR saving her and her
daughter splendid inheritance Ham
mond, though but 4 poor artist strug
Cling TO paint pictures worthy to Be
hung in the Salon, declined 70 accept
any compensation. He. however, de-
cided to return to America with the
Cutters and on arrival there was per
suaded to so with them TO Colorado
md become active III securing their in
He 6naIly accepted con
siderable reward III the person Of Mabel
Cutter, whom he married.
GRACE ADA HOWE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
RothsehlId,s Unfinished House.

People who pass Lord Rothschild's
mansion IN Piccadilly, says writer in
the CULVER, often notice that the end
of one of the cornices is unfinished.
One is likely to ask. Gould not the
richest man in the world afford to pay
for that cornice, or is the lack duG
simply to carelessness5' The explana
ton is a very simple yet suggestive
one when it is known. Lord Roth
schild is an orthodox Jew. and every
pious Jews house, tradition says, must
have some part unfinished to bear tes-
timony TO the world that its occupant
is only, like Abraham. pilgrim and
stranger upon the earth. The ineom-
plete corniee on the mansion seems to
say to all who hurry by in the streets.
bent on amassing worldly wealth OF
going along with the madding crowd
ia the paths of lily: This is not Lord
Rothschild's home! He is travs;ing to
eternity!1
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
THE SCRAP BOOK


Il hear you're getting to be real
sport" veteran in that line remarked
to youthful acquaintance Of the con-
sentative sort recently married
The young man repudiated any such
Intention.
Just placed little bet among the
boys In the Office. you know" he add
ed. Put In $3.50 and won $40 in
trihing pool
Well. that's a good beginning, any
how" said the veteran. you'll gro
up after awhile What did you d
with the $40-put It on the races or
open wine"
Bought ton OF coal and set Of
false teeth for my wife," was the re-
ply.
When the veteran revived bis young
friend had disappeared.
"Gee." he soliloquized, that's new
one Ia sport! If win tomorrow guess
I'll buy my mother-in-law new cork
leg and some dorning cotton New
York Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
.STOESSEL
MUST DIE
So Says the Russian Court
Martial
FOR ACT OF SURRENDERlNG.
Port Arthur to the Japanese Sentence
Is Expected to Be COMMITTED as
4 Reward for Silence During
the Trial.
FOR ACT OF SURRENDERlNG

st. Petersburg, Feb. G.--Lieutenant-
General Stoessel, together with Generals
Fock and Reiss, must die for having sur
rendered Port Arthur to the Japanese.
This is the sentence pronounced by the
court martial which has been in session
for several weeks investigating the
charges Of cowardly ending Of the
glorious defense Of the fortress.
The death sentence came as no sur
prise. II was expected that there could
be but one outcome, and that the gen
erals would be found guilty; but there
are few who believe that the sentence
viii be executed, for it Is openly asserted
that promise Of immunity was made
70 the three generals in order To shield
men higher up
When the news was first flashed around
the world that General Stoessel, the
gallant commander and popular hero,
had been accused Of eowardice. il was
received with wondcrment. The story
of Port Arthur's defense, the tale OF the
sutierings of tho troops within its walls.
had been told an innumerable number OF
times; the bravery OF the soldiers and
Of the commanders had become by
word, and no doubt seemed TO exist that
General Stoessel will easily disprove the
accusations brought against him.
But the true story was never heard
during the court sessions. With the
usual travesty Of justice practiced in the
Russian courts, testimony Of vital char
acter was deliberately excluded, and the
accused had a scant opportunity to prove
their side.
As the trial proceeded ii became more
and more apparent that the prosecution
had but fiimsy fabric Of so-calIed
proofs, and when even Stoessel's bitter
enemy, General kuropatkin, failed to
present any facts tending to diseredit
Stoesscl. but ON THE contrary, was forced
to defend him, the government. fearing
further exposures, came to an under
standing, ID was reported, with the ae.
cused, By the terms of which the defend
ants were ultimately to receive their
liberty, provided they remained silent
war against the Japanese
Enough. however. had been disclosed
to show the corruption and gross incom-
petence which ruled the Russian army
and as members Of the royal family
would have become involved in the sean
dals should the revelations be made, d
was effected
The accused had no choice, as their 4
testimony could have been suppressed +
anyhow, while they would have eNpiated /
the sins OF Others on the scaffoId
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06

impresarios. Later Mr. Hammerstein
succeeded in securing her She Is a
sister-ln-law Of signor Campanini. the
great conductor. Like Caruso, she has
been her own instructor in the singing
art When asked how she learned her
art the great singer replied;
"You ask me how to learn singing?
Well, well, should have to write you
big hook, not short article like
this. and then perhaps you would be
none the wiser, for no one can learn
to sing as people learn to play games.
I'm the very first place. it is gift.
for If you wish to be singer you
must have a voice. Everybody is not
born with a voice. and some people
who are have not the second vital
qualification of a singer. allude to
what can only describe as heart
voice and the heart to go with it,
ah, there you have the complete
singer
"But how often does this occur?
have heard so many vocalists with
wonderful, puFe. perfectly trained
voices who sing the notes fawlessly.
and thar IL nh There is no warmth,
no passion. in their singing. 1t leaves
one quite unmoved afterward And
this Is solely because they have not
been born with heart The voice
can be trained; the heart never II
Is there or it IS not there.
People have been kind enough to
say that was born with both voice
and heart 1t is not for me TO tell, but
from my earliest days | have been
stepped in music simply could not
help myself--felt as though had to
sing or die.
but as to how TO become a singer
/ am afraid ! cannot tell you. do not
think any artist who is true artist
q singer. not a mere vocallst-could de-
scribe the way "a do IT. But this can
tell you that nothing is done without
real hard work. much practice and
genuine enthusiasm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
Danger In Secondhand Rugs.

Liking for oriental rugs is often
money in the doctors pocket in the
opinion Of London physician, who
says: Most of the antique Persian
rugs are collected in various bazaars
in the east, and when you consider
that the carpets are sometimes laid
down In frequented places to be walk
ed Cd or lent to the beggars or street
vendors of the eastern cities you viii
see how necessary it is for them to be
thoroughly cleaned. Before | have an
antique rug in my home under all cir
cumstances do I have it specially fus
migated. In fact. | myself would go
so far as to forbid the importation of
eastern fabrics into any occidental
country unless they had previously UNI
dergone some purifying process. Many
of the otherwise unaccountable out
brealzi Of tropical disorders in Paris,
New York and London are due to in
lection from oriental rugs"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
N.w Lnmn So. nIl.tsn.

Lamp shades are tremendously or
nate and more and more gllttering. A
oew halleS girl lamp shade. for IN
stance. S decorated with as many Jew
els as the ss0sf eeseas 81 ballet girls
could possibly 0ssire. The shade Is
octagonai and is made Of duh six
On aaeh Of the eight panels Is paint.
ed ballet GIL This is not a rehection
on the nstaralness OF the ballet girls
complexion. but merely an expianatioa
Of the nature Of her eolorlng. All Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
A Blessing to 30 Cultivated and Highly
Valued.

A Blessing TO 30 Cultivated and Highly
Valued.
Only he has friends worth while who
Is willing to pay the price for making
and keeping them. lie may not have
quite as large a fortune as II he gave
all Of his time to money making But
wouldn't you rather have good, stanch
friends who believe In you and who
would stand BIZ You IN adversely than
have little more money!
But friendship must be cultivated.
1t cannot be bought 1T is priceless.
If you abandon your friends for a
quarter of a century or more while you
are buried in your pursuit OF wealth
you cannot expect to come back and
find them where You left them Did
you ever get or keep anything worth
while without an effort equal to Its
value?
Many people seem to think that
is a one sided affair They
enjoy their friends. enjoy having them
come to see them. but they rarely
think Of putting themselves out to re-
ciprocate or take the trouble to keep
up their friendships, while the fact is
is the very essence Of
It does not matter how much knowl-
edge you have in yolr head or what
your accomplishments are. you will
live a cold. friendless. isolated life I'M
less you come ia close constant con
tact with other lives. unless you cult
vate your sympathies and take a real
Interest in others-snlfer with them,
rejoice with them. help them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
OLD FASHIONED.

What has become OF the old fashion
ed big feeling man who had strut
like a turkey gohbler?
What has become Of the old fashion
ed woman who used to say, well, II
I'm crazy l have lots Of company"
What has become Of the old fashion.
ed man who said when he wanted to
abuse > town, ct is the jumping of
placer
What has become Of the old fashion
ed girl who put culver In her voice
when she sang that suggested chills
and the tomb7-Atchison Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
RUSSIANS EXPECT
WAR WITH TURKEY.
Sultan Charters Boats to Garry NUM-
tions-Persian Crisis Acute.

St Petersburg, Feb. g.. The p6ssihili4
ties Of hestilifies between Russia and
Turkey us a result Of the boundary dis
pute between Turkey and Persia sitit.
alton that has caused the dispatch Of
5000 Russian troops in the direction of
the Turkish frontier. Is discussed 81
the Noyoe Nrenya which protested to
believe that war might easily come about
from the existing international eondi
tions.
The paper yesterday published a dis
patch from its Tiais correspondent, say
ing Russian army officers in the Caucasus
consider war to be probable not later
than April The correspondent says sew.
eral large steamers Of the Austrian
LLOYD have been chartered BY Turkey
for the transportation OF munitions OF
war to Anatolia,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
W orld
NINE. TETRAzzINI.

The Greatest Soprano Singer IN the
History OF Grand Opera.
Nine. Luisa Tetrazzini, who made
such a hit at Covent Garden, London.
during the opera season OF 1907 that
she was hailed as having voice as
beautiful as TINT Of Patti and d ORA
matte power superior to Melba's, was
engaged at an enormous salary by 0s-
car Hammerstein to sing at his Man
haitian Opera House in New York.
The rival New York managers. Messrs.
Conried and Hammerstein. discovered
her before London took her up, but
through a Misunderstanding she sign
ed contracts with both the American
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
To BRIGHTEN Paint.

Kitchen paints will soon acquire
shabby. duh look from the frequent
cleaning that is necessary in this room.
The use Of soap only increases the
difficulty, especially If the paints are
vanished.
A good plan is to boil one pound OF
bran in gallon Of water for an hour.
then wash the paint with this bran
water, and it will not only be kept
clean, but bright and glossy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06

An aged Jersey farmer visiting a cir.
Gus for the FIRST time stood before the
dromedary's cage. eyes popping and
mouth agape at the strange beast
within, The circus proper began, and
the crowds left for the main show. but
stu the old man stood before the cage
In stunned silence appraising. every de-
tail Of the missnapen legs. the cloven
hoofs, the pendnlous upper lip and the
curiously mounded back Of the sleepy
eyed beast. Fifteen minutes passed.
Then the farmer turned away and spat
"shucks. They amt no such ami
mal!"-- Every bodys magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06
About soma people

when sees a gemman honin a
razor said Uncle Eben, "Ts minded
Of dc fact dat some people never gifts
real active an' Industrious ceppin'
when dey's on de road to trouble.'-
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06

Spain has death penalty. but rare
~ imposes it, the customary sentence
for premeditated homicide being penal
servitude IN chains for life. A parri-
eide is punished by being imprisoned
il chains SIN perpetuity until death"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-06

There Is q vast difference. says a
wise philosopher. between wishing ana
winning. Many a good man has failed
because he had his wlshbone where his
backbone ought 70 have been.