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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
THE YOUNG MOTHER
OFTEN NEEDS A TONIC TO BRING
BACK HER STRENGTH.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills Are just the
Remedy iieoauss They Arc Effective
and Cannot Harm Even the Mott
Delicate Constitution,

DIR. Williams Pink Puis Are just the
Remedy Iieaauss They Arc Effective
and Cannot Harm Even the Most
Delicate Constitution.
The young mother who finds that her
health and strength does not return
after confinement needs tonic. After
the nurse has gone and the doctor has
stopped his visits weakness ofton con.
tinues which units her for her house.
hold duties and II Is then that tonic
treatment Is needed. But great care
must be used in the selection of a
strengthening medicine, especially If
the mother is nursing the child. DIR.
Williams Pink Pills, which contain no
opiate or other harmful drugs, are Just
suited TO the mothers needs.
Mrs. Ethel X. Foster, Of 1903 South
Sheffield avenue. indianapolis, Ind,
bears witness 70 this when she SAYS:
After the birth Of my two children /
became in terrible rundown condition
and was weak and sick for about a wear
and half. was always up and around
but would have 20 lie down many times
during the day. i couldn't do much
work for l would get 80 weak and tremble
so that ! would have 20 lie down. l
suffered constantly with headaches,
which were In front and on top of my
head. There was n feeling on top OF
my head as though weight was coming
down on II. / would get so dizzy
that i couldn't turn around quickly.
II did would fall down. MY heart
was weak and would get ont of breath
after any little exertion. Many times
l would start out for n walk TO get a
little exercise but was so weak could
go only little ways. lost in flesh
until / weighed about 90pounds. ! was
pale and yellow, my lips had no color
and my eyes were sunken In my head.
looked like dead woman.
II was under two doctors care for
about nine months. While they kept
encouraging me, grew no better and
was completely discouraged. was
induced to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills
and after i had taken them a while
felt so much better that gave them n
good trial and was cured. NV COM
plexion is healthy and / weigh about
l25 pounds, which was my weight before
being sick.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists. or will be sent, postpaid, on
receipt of price. 80 cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
JINGLES AND JESTS
The congested Quarter.

Why are some streets so different!
The kittens all are long and thin.
think they have more flowers there,
But broken things to grow them in.
Why do they like the house so high,
And such little of the ground -
And do you think they ever see
The moon before it's old and round 2
Why won't | like to play there, too?--
With all the funny things to cat
And all the little carts with bells,
And children dancing in the street,
And il can't, then why do they
Stay out the whole of EVENING"
Why do they always seem to have
just not enough OF everything?
Why won't you come? VIII can't l go?
1t isn't fair What makes it so,
Ii the don't like it?-Don't you know 2
Why do you always never known
-Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
THE CHEMISTRY OF THE BLOOD.
It's Reactions Show 1t to Be the Most
Hereditary Thing About the AMI
NAL Species.

A drop of the blood of walrus shows
no relation with drop of whales blood,
or of the blood OF any other cetacean,
such as seals or porpoises, which, like
the waIrus, are mammals that have tax
en- TO the sea. Instead of that. the blood
of the walrus Immediately reacts with
the blood of horses, asses and zebras,
thus proving that he is an equine that
no longer crops grass, but goes where
he can live on an exclusively fish diet,
Likewise, the hippopotamus is shown to
be modified pig
Where blood relationship exists, but
is distant, these reactions are proper
tionately faint, hut where no reacti,kis
occur there is no relationship at all.
Thus, geology indicates that birds arc
descended from reptiles, and odd enough,
the blood OF a bird shows a distinct,
though very faint, reaction with the
blood of a snake, but none whatever
with that of the winged bat OF the fly
ing squirrel, for these are mammals.
ON the other hand, the marsupials,
once such great family, but now re-
dueed TO the kangaroo, the opossum, and
small creature in South America. have
now not single blood relation left. As
to man, he has no relationship TO mon
keys, but the blood Of snthropod apes
shows a very faint reaction with his.
Meantime, all the races of man are I'M
mistskably Of one blood, whatever their
color or abode.
Hence the blood is BY far the most
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
NO INVESTIGATIONS.
Boston Police Not Yet Concerning Them
selves with Troy Mystery.

Boston, July IL, Chief William b.
Watts Of the bureau Of criminal inyes-
tigation said yesterday that he had re-
ceived no communication from the Troy
authorities regarding the Drew murder
mystery.
The chief added that no investigation
in connection with the murder was be-
ing carried on in this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17

hereditary thing about us. Neither the
shape OF the skeleton, nor the contour
of the body, nor brain, heart, lungs.
stomach, intestines, liver or skin, nor
even ancestral habits about the great
food question--Darwins only Creator
how to eat or keep from being eaten
are comparable TO single drop of blood
for telling the correct story OF descent
All this gives new meaning TO the
words, For the blood thereof is the life
thereof" Likewise, the old saying that
insanity runs in the blood now wears
scientific look, since blood and family
are so inseparably associated.-D Viii
liam Hanna Thomson, in the July Every.
body's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
PrOhibitiOniStS Issue State
ment of Principles
MANY MATTERS TREATED
Besides the Abolition of the Manufae-
ture and Sale Of Intoxcants in the
Document Agreed Upon at
Columbus.

Columbus, o., July l7.--At the open
ing of the Prohibition national conven
ton yesterday, the committee on per
manent organization reported as its Sc
lection for permanent chairman Charlie,
Scanlon OF Pittsburg In all other re-
spects the temporary organization was
made permanent. The report was unan'
imously accepted.
Mr., Scanlon, upon assuming the chair
spoke but few words and then recog.
nized Felix I. McWlhirter, treasurer OF
the national committee, who made a
brief appeal for financial aid from the
members OF the party, in order to meet
the expenses OF the forthcoming cam
paign. His statement of what he ex-
pected from the party in this direction
was greeted with tumultuous applause.
There was a generous response to his
appeal for contributions.
The adoption OF platform and the
nomination of presidential ticket were
scheduled for yesterday. The report OF
the committee on resolutions was pre-
scented by the chairman, Samuel I. Die
kie, president OF Albion college, Mich.
gan.
Following the adoption of the plat.
form as read the convention took re-
cess.
The platform agreed upon contains the
following declaration OF principles;
II. The submission by Congress to
the several states of an amendment to
the federal constitution prohibiting the
manufacture, sale, importation, expor-
tation or transportation of alcoholic
liquors for beverage purposes.
~. The immediate prohibition of the
liquor traffic for beverage purpose in the
District OF Columbia, in the territories
and all lpaces over which the national
government has jurisdiction, the repeal
OF the internal revenue tax on alcoholic
liquors and the prohibition of the inter-
state traffic therein.
"3. The election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
"A. Equitable graded income and in
heritance taxes.
IS. The establishment of postal saw
ings banks and the guaranty of deposits
in banks.
IS. The regulation of all corporations
doing an interstate commerce business.
~. The creation of a permanent tar.
if commission.
IS. The strict enforcement of law in
stead of the official tolerance and practi-
cal license OF the social evil which pre-.
walls in many Of our cities, with its
traffic.
20. Uniform marriage and divorce
laws.
40. An equitable and constitutional
employers liability act.
I'll. Court review of post.ofice de-
partment decisions.
70 The prohibition OF child labor in
mines, workshops and factories.
"l3. Legislation basing suffrage only
upon intelligence and ability to read
and write the English language.
IA The preservation of the mineral
and forest resources of the country and
the improvement OF the highways and
believing in the righteousness of our
cause and in the final triumph Of our
principles, and convinced of the unwil
ngness of the Republican and Democrat
e parties to deal with these issues, we
invite to full party fellowship all eiti-
.ens who with us are agreed"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
Avoiding the Rush.

A Mormon's wife, coming downstairs
one morning, met the physician who
was attending her husband.
rs he very illl" she asked anxiously
lie is, replied the physician. Il fear
that the end is not far Off"
do you think" she asked hesitating-
~, do YOU think it proper that l should
be at his bedside during his last mo-
ments!"
"les. But ! advise you to hurry. mad
am. The best places are already being
taken. Eyerybodys Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
Not ENCOURAGING.

Young Howard-ls Miss Smith in?
Waitress Yes, sir.
Young Howard--Can | see her?
Waitress TO round to the side
of the house an peek through the blinds
and you can see her in there with MIR.
Bartow-Harper's Bazaar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
Her Inheritance.

Jeanette Does Miss Boardman get
her lovely complexion from her father
or her mother2
Gladys tsweetlyl-From her father.
He's a ehemist-Tit.B Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
Previously inexperienced.

"Sinee Miss Ann Teek has her electric
phaeton she speeds so that she keeps
the bicycle cops busy
Why does she do it?'
"She says it's so exciting to be chased
by man. brooklyn Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
somsthina Unusual.

Hewitt hear that your mother-in-
Jaw is dead.
Jewett- Yes. she is, but how did you
come to speak of it? 1t isn't like you
20 say anything pleasant-Brooklyn
Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17

The way is dark, o God!
Let Thy light shine
About my path, for Thou
Hast taken mine.
Give me with clearer ewes
Thy Grace to see;
And keep, until | come,
My own for me.
Sue Fite Ramsey, in the July Every.
,odys.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
EYEsIeHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eezema-Baby's Head
Mass Of Itching Rash and Sores
-sosease Cured by Cutieura.

Our little girl was two months old
when she got rash on her face and
within Ave days her face and head
were all one sore. We used different
remedies out 1t got worse instead of
better and we thought she would turn
blind ard that her ears would fall off.
She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came. This
wen on until she was FIVE months old,
then had her under our family doc.
tors care, but sue continued to grow
worse. He said II was eczema. When
she was seven months old / started
TO use the Cuticura Remedies and in
two months our baby was different
girl. You could not see a sign of
sore and she was as fair as a new
born baby. She has not had a sign of
the eczema since. Mrs. II. +. Budke,
LeSueur, Mimi. Apr. 15 and May 2. '07."
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
One Of the
Essentials

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effects always buy the genuine, manu
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
W. N. w., Salt Lake City, No, SO, 1908.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19

happy" he managed to say In con
ventional tone. "Oh, perfectly" she
replied, coolly, "he gave her a most
lovely engagement ring, almost as
handsome as this one!" Mr. Higgin
son turned icy cold. But" he choked
and his voice sounded strange, that
is not an engagement ring!" She sent
out a ripple of laughter and splasheC
the water merrily, "Oh, yes, It isl
And do you mean to say that am af
fianced to your" gasped Mr.. Higgin
son. "By the laws Of our realm you
are bound to mel" she said, tossing
her golden hair in the spray. But
know nothing of your laws. BY oul
laws-by the laws OF Great Britain
and the law of the United States-i
am not bound TO you or any woman"
His tone was almost defiant But,
sweetheart mine!" she laughed, don't
you see you are not in any one OF
those countries, but on the ocean, and
should you not be tied by the law OF
the realm you are in?" An awful log.
ic in her remark struck him speech.
ANSo WIN nv wi p'plh'ot bIt
sumed refectively, gazing at the ring,
you ought to be glad to have me.
Am | not beautiful" and with naive
frankness she half lifted herself on a
little wave and clasped her hands be-
hind her head, gazing up at him in a
way to make him giddy and set his
heart racing wildly. In truth she was
gloriously beautiful! His antipathy for
her seemed to melt into the moonlight,
There was flash of merriment in
her eyes, which wholly escaped him.
He was bending over, devouring her
beauty with his eyes. She stretched
up her arms TO him, when" he
whispered when shall | Gomez"
A yearning look crept into her face
and her mouth seemed formed as II
| for an answer-or a kiss, His elbow
and one foot were on the taffrail, when
he was seized from behind with n
grip of iron and forced backward
while gruff voice said in his ear:
IT'S against the capns orders to
! jump overheard"
Mr. Higglnson started, stared, and
walked slowly TO his stateroom.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19

L. w. Walton, 'Contir. UP. Ry., III
Van Ness ST., San Antonio, Tex,
writes: During the summer and fall
of 1902, my annoyance from C atarrh
reached that stage where it,was actual
misery and developed alarming symp.
toms, such as avery deep-seated cough,
night sweats, andIpains in the head and
chest. Iexperimented,wi it'll several So
called remedies beforeI finally decided
to take a thorough course of Peruna.
"Twoo of my friends had gone 80 far "a
TO inform me that the thing for me to do
was to resign my position and seek a
higher, more congenialclimate. Every
one though. 1 had consumption and Il
was not expected to livevery long.
"Having procured some Peruna, / de-
cided TO give it a thorough test and app
piled myself assiduously ,tothe task Of
taking IL, as per instructions, lin the
meantime.
"The effects were soon apparent, all
alarming symptoms disappeared and
my general health became fully "a good
as it had ever been in my life.
81 have resorted 10 the use of Peruna
on two or three occasions since that
time to cure myself of bad colds"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
So Much Alike.

A curious story went the rounds
ZONE little time ago about a lovely
foreigner, one of whose verbal slips
gave King Edward occasion for a
hearty laugh. A very lively person
age, with a delightful accent, she
made such a favorable impression
upon the king that he asked her to be
his partner at bridge. But, SIR" she
said, Il really don't know how to
play" The king would take no de-
NAL, however, and she became rather
embarrassed. Il assure you, sir" she
said, Il don't know the difference be.
tween king and knave." There was
an awkward silence, and then she real.
lied what she had said, and was GOV.
cred with confusion. The king, Of
course, laughed II off, and now tells
the story with gusto.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
A Man and q Mermaid
By w. George Gribble
copyright. by shortstory Pub. Cob

vague shudder. She nodded. and
splashed the water mp to him with
little laugh.
Where do you live?" he asked.
DO not move and | will tell You, as
you have been so kind to me-" And
softly splashing by the vessels side
she told him the following. half.sing
ing in a curious. fascinating rhythm:
My name is Pelagia. and was born
in "a cave of corals, many miles below
the surface. Down there is world
of beings Of all sorts-mermaids like
me- mermen, oyster maidens, which
grow from pearls: mothers-of.pearl
which are the mothers of the oyster
maidens; coral dwarfs, which never
come to the surface; and Sea An
clients, which are old men. descend
ants, they say, of the god Neptune
We have our laws and we are bound
to keep them. One of them is that
we may only appear once in our lives
to human beings"
Mr.. Higginson felt a subtle glow of
satisfaction at these words.
SO you are having your night out?"
he ventured. But she ignored his re.
mark by diving under the water.
When she came up she continued:
Have you ever heard of Undine?" He
I remembered the name vaguely, but
could not recall her story. We'll" she
went on, "You should read II. for 1t is
quite true" A recollection flashed
through his mind. DO Won mean to
say that that old story OF mermaids
not having souls, but being able to ac.
quire them through human love, Is
true?" She nodded her head half sad
iy. That is why we are allowed to
show ourselves to a human being once
in our lives" And do you generally
choose an ocean.liner?" he asked,
thinking mermaids must be developing
"A sense for business. Not general
ly," she replied, mostly 1t is sailors
or fishermen. But do you remember,
last year, hearing Of . very rich man
who was lost at sea-" Mr.. Higginson
remembered perfectly very wealthy
Wall street broker who had thrown
himself overheard from a transatlantic
steamer. Yes" he said Il remem-
Der very distinctly" well, he is mar
ried to one of my friends" she said,
with a mischievous glance that made
Mr.. Higginson shiver. Il hope he's
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
"THE PALE GIRL"
Did Not Know Coffee Was the Cause.

In cold weather some people think
4 cup of hot coffee good to help keep
warm. So 1t is-for short time but
he drug-caffeine-acts on the heart
% weaken the circulation and the re.
action is to cause more chilliness.
There is a hot wholesome drink
which a Oak. girl found after a time,
makes the blood warm and the heart
strong.
She says:
Having lived for five years In N.
OAK, | have used considerable coffee
owing to the cold climate. AS re-
suit l had a dull headache regularly,
suffered from indigestion, and had no
life in me.
Il was known as the pale girl and
people thought | was just weakly.
After time | had heart trouble and
became very nervous, never knew
what 1t was to be real well. Took med
!cine but 1t never seemed to do any
good.
Since being married my husband
and both have thought coffee was
iarming us and we would quit, only to
begin again, although we felt it was
the same as poison to us.
Then we got some Postum. Well,
the effect was really wonderful. My
complexion is clear now, headache
gone, and | have a great deal of en-
ergy | had never known while drink.
ing coffee.
81 haven't been troubled with indl-
gestion since using Postum, am not
nervous, and need no medicine. We
have little girl and boy who both
love Postum and thrive ON it and
GrapeNuts."
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, The Road to Well
vllle," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
The Two Versions.

At a dinner during the recent Epis.
copal convention at Richmond a young
lady sitting near the bishop of London
said to him:
Bishop, ! wish you would set my
mind at rest as to the similarity or
dissimilarity between your country
and ours on one point. Does the but
terfly because the tomato CAM"
The bishop laughed heartily at this
vivacious sally. Not so young Eng.
,lishman of his party, who, after din.
ner, sought his host.
Il want to know, you know" said
he, about that joke of Miss BIS.
She asked II the butter flew because
tomatoes could Pray tell me what
the point is."-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
THE SAFE WAY TO BUY FAINT.

Property owners will save a deal
of trouble and expense in keeping
their buildings properly painted, II
they know how to protect themselves
against misrepresentation and adul.
iteration in paint materials. There's
one sure and safe guide to a pure and
thoroughly dependable White Lead
that's the Dutch Boy Painter" trade
mark which the National Lead Com.
pany, the largest makers Of genuine
White Lead, place on every package
of their product. This company sends
a simple and sure little outfit for test.
ing white lead and valuable paint
book, free, to all who write for It.
Their address is Woodbridge Bldg.
New York City.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
Marine Insurance.

Marine insurance is the oldest kind
OF modern insurance. Its principles
were first employed in the fourteenth
century by the merchants of BARGE.
Iona. in Spain, when that city was
the capital Of the kingdom of Gaia
lonia and when its hardy mariners
were second to none in the world
About the same time, and also at
Barcelona, the famous code of mari
time laws known as the consulate
del mar" was promulgated, which is
the foundation of the present shipping
laws of every country.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
IL Came Off.

The fair bather was in the greatest
danger when the heroic rescuer seized
her by the hair. II came off. Puffs
and coils and waves and rats II
strewed the shuddering sea.
For a moment the rescuer was
dazed.
Then he grasped the tiny knob of
real hair that remained on the lady's
head and drew her into shallow water.
Did she thank him for saving her
life?
She didn't.-Clevelan Plain Dealer
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19

II is the greatest manifestation OF
power to be calm. II is easy to be
active. Let the reins go, and the
horses will drag you down. Anyone
can do that; but he who can stop the
plunging horses is the strong man.
Which requires the greater strength
letting go, or restraining? The calm
man is not the man who is dull. You
must not mistake calmness for dull.
ness or laziness Activity is
the manifestation OF the lower
strength, calmness Of the superior
strength.-Swami Vivekannanda.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
Man and Beast Alike.

Only those who have suffered the
agony of eye Affections can appreciate
the blessing to humanity in Dr. Mitch.
Oils famous Eye Salve. Introduced in
this region as far back as 1S49 1t is
found to-day in all well regulated
homes hereabouts. Not alone the eyes
Of man but those of the dumb animals
have enjoyed its comforts. Mitchell's
Eye Salve Sold everywhere. Price 25c.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
DISTEMP PER

In all its forms among all ages of horses.
as well as dogs, cured and others in the
same stable prevented from having the
disease with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER
CURE. Every bottle guaranteed. Over
100000 bottles sold last year. $50 and
800. Any good druggist, or send to man.
ufacturers Agents wanted Write for
free book Spohn Medical Co., Spec. Con.
tagous Diseases, Goshen, Ind.