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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12

in all my life. recommend Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
my friends. - Mrs. Will Young, 8
Columbia Avenue, Rockland, Me.
Backache is symptom OF female
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache, don't neglect it. 10
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this so safely and surely
as Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause Of these dis.
tressing aches and pains and you will
become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited
testimony constantly pouring ia proves
conclusiyely that Lydia r. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou
sands of women.
Mrs. Pinkbam, of Lynn. Mass,
invites all sick women TO write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health free of
charge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
THE WORD ALPHABET

Il Comes Through the Greeks and He
hrsws From Phoenicia.
When we speak Of our A B C's as
orr "alphabetv we are using a word
hoary with age, that. as FAR back as
we can trace IL, came from the eastern
shore Of the Mediterranean sea. thou.
sands Of years before the Hebrews
went up there and took possession OF
the land of Canaan. Back Of the PEG.
pie who occupied that land before the
events of Exodus were written we are
not able to trace the word, for We
have not sufficient knowledge Of then.
or Of their chronological history before
we find them ia Canaan.
II has been only within recent years
that we have been able to know that
the word alphabet" came to Us from
the Phoenicians. Before that we sup.
posed that 1t came to rs from the He.
brews, through the Greek. As we say
"a h CT the Greeks say 'alpha beta
(the first two letters Of their alphabet)
which when it reached us became ''al
pHAUEts HIS VIC nWbPeaEA Aa0 WIN
to the Greeks from the Hebrews, who
called their FIRST two letters ''alph" ana
"heth." but since then we have found
that both the Greeks and the Hebrews
got the word alphabet from the same
source. which was the PhoenicIans.
The people OF Phoenieia had the
same letters, "alph" and beth, which
have suffered but little change In
sound down to our A and B, Alph
meant simply an OK. the sign Of i
being conventional ox's head, Will
the lower part OF the face turned
slightly to fits right, and beth meant
house, which was pictured BY the rude
outline Of a primitive dwelling. whict
had a superfuous line added to dis
tingufsh # from other characters very
IKE it, as we place tan on @ tc
distinguish 1t from an 0. So the first
two letters Of our A B C's were orig
lnally an OK and house and-gaye
the name Of all Of the twenty-six let
ters which we cali our alphabet -
New York Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
A POISON EPISODE.

When . Famous Chemist Was silenosd
In Court BY Judge.
There was a famous poisoning case
In England many years ago in which
tie strong point Of the defense was to
show that the accused, who was an
expert chemist, would not have used a
poison which could be 70 easily found
after # had been taken into the hui
man system. Sir Robert Christeson.
professor In Edinburgh university, a
famous expert ON toxicoiogy, whose
works are still standard on that sub
Ject was put on the stand to prove
this point. When he declared that a
chemist would certainly use some poi
son which would leave no trace, the
prosecuting attorney asked him II he
meant to say that there were such
polsons
Sir Robert replied in the affirmative.
The prosecutor asked, Name themr
MOP shouted the judge Il forbid
you to answer that question:
In spite OF the protests Of the prose
cutor the judge would not allow the
expert publicly to give the name Of
poison which would leave no trace,
and the question remained unan.
swered.
Now comes the curious part Of the
story. During the next two years Sir
Robert received more than 1000 let
tiers from all parts Of the world ask
ing. begging, Offering to buy. the name
OF the untraceable poison alluded to In
his testimony. Many Of these he kept
as curiosities, showing them TO his
friends as evidence Of the depravity OF
human nature. Some Of the excuses
for wanting the name Of the poison
were very ingenious. One man was
writing a novel based on a poison plot
and wanted to make use Of the I'M
traceable poison idea. He did not
want to give the name Of the poison in
his book, but just wanted TO have it
by him in case any scientific critic
should deny the possibility Of such poi
sons, when he could send him the
name III a private letter and quote the
distinguished authority from whom
1t came. etc Several persons profess
ed to be studying chemistry and asked
for the information on the ground Of
professional courtesy. TO all such Sir
Robert would send the advice to pur-
sue their studies and they would soon
know as much about It as he did.
Many offered large sums Of money for
the secret usually pretending they
had bet still larger amounts that they
could find it out in a given time and
we're willing TO share their profits lib
orally with Sir Robert.
The thing which most impressed Sir
Robert was the number of persons all
over the world who seemed DESTROYS
OF possessing the secret Of an agent
that would kill, but leave no trace. and
the amazing falsehoods to which they
would subscribe their names In order
to obtain the information. 1t is said
that whatever poison Sir Robert had
in mind at the trial he never mention
ed It, not even to his classes, 50 strong
~ was he impressed with the danger
Of letting such thing BECOME matter
Of public knowledge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
washinqton,s sprino.

The tirst thing that greets the eyef
Of a stranger alightlng from the trair
at Cold Spring. q village resting snug
~ In the highlands Of the Hudson, is
Washingtons spring. inclosed By three
bowf1ers in the rough, which, as one
approaches. are seen to contain q tiny
pool Of spouting water. An inscrip
ton in relief upon the bronze plate
announces that General George Wash
ington, in frequent visits to the Arneri
can troops ehcsmped near BY during
the war Of the Revolution. drank Of
this spring and gave # its name, Colo
spring"
The encampments referred to wert
principally upon the famous Constitu
tion island, Just below. to which was
attached one end Of the great chair
which was stretched across the river
S West Point and checked navigation
81 the British warships during the
Revolution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
Some "don'tsn for women who have

Some don is : for women who have
their washing done out =
Don't blame your washwoman if your
clothes come home yellow or streaked and
bearing nasty odor.
The responsibility is yours.
She may not have heard Of the
Fels-Naptha way Of washing in cool or
lukewarm water which makes clothes
whittier, and clean and sweet.
You have.
She may be boiling the life out Of
them, rubbing till her back nearly breaks
with the ordinary old-fashioned kind ofsoap
because she doesn't know any other way.
It is your duty to tell her; to see that
she uses Fels-Naptha soap.
Then your clothes will come home as
snowy and fresh as you could wish and
they'll last longer.
And your washwoman will thank you
for making her work easier.
Just see that she gets Fels-Naptha soap
and tell her to follow the simple directions
on the red and green wrapper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
pusss Automatically.

Even the enterprissng housewife has
failed to find method Of keeping the
dust or the window shades 1t settles
On the upper portion of the shade, be-
ing very perceptihle when the shade IL
pulled down. She hates 70 get &c ii
with duster. as that requires the aid
Of a stepiadder to reach It. A Cana
dian inventor offers an excellent solu-
ton Of the problem in the automatic
duster for window shades shown In
the accompanying Illustration The
duster Is constructed as q part Of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
To Protect svreav.

One housekeeper who has mahogany
bedroom furniture and a careless fam
ily has hit upon way to protect the
top of Der bnreaus She buys d rem.
nant Of white oiicloth and has It cut
10 fit the top Of the bureau. This ID
put on beneath the ordinary bureau
cover.
Naturally, a cover that is not trans
parent must be used, but those Of
pique or heavy linen are both smart
and serYiceahle, and the oiicloth not
only keeps the wood from scratching
but prevents more seriors soaring
from hot curling irons or dropped
matches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
Newer Than POST carrln.

The sadly overworked picture postal
has blossomed out in a new gllise
which Is really worth while.
1t Is made OF fne white card OF ex-
cellent quality, and instead Of the
usual picture on the back there d a
selected quotation or motto beautiful
" printed and hand illuminated.
The postais are attractive enough to
be given the dignity Of a frame and
would often solve the problem OF a
valentine gift which represents small
money value.
The conventional flower borders on
some Of the cards are exquisltely tint
ed. and the quotations chosen cover a
large variety Of subjects.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12

roller on which the shade revolves. AS
the latter is allowed to go up OF down
the buster automatically wipes sf the
surface OF that part Of the shade pass
ing over the roller. AS the shade il
generally raised or lowered at least
once a day, the shade il given at least
daily busting. This attachment
should prove OF great value where
white shades are employed, keeping
them clean and thus prolongfng their
usefulness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
Ths gapaneae naby.

The first name is given to him with
great ceremony when he Is month
old. At fifteen he Is considered grown
up, assumes the responsibility Of a
man and takes new name. Entering
upon public duties he takes another
name. which IS changed with every
step in his life If his superior officer
has the same name he happens to
have at that time be must change It
again. He must also change it when
he marries. and when be dies It Is
changed for the last time and tn.
scribed upon his tomb,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
Ths s.ans Aousss d 80 I.Iand.

The Stone Houses Of Easter Island.
The remarkable stone houses Of
Easter island are built against a ter
race Of earth or rock, which in some
cases forms the back wall Of the
dwelling They are built of small slabs
DC stratided basaltic rock piled to-
gether without cement. No regularity
Of plan is shown in the construction Of
a majority of them The average
measurement IS as follows; Height
from floor to ceiling 4 feet 6 inches.
thickness OF walls, 4 feet to 10 inches;
width OF rooms, 4 feet inches. length
Of rooms. y feet inches; average
size Of doorways-helght, 20 inches;
width, 10 inches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12

@scuse me, ms'am,e said the husky
hobo; but ez youse Kin zee. amt
hardly got rag t ne back. Can't
youse do sumthIn' fer me9r
Certainly" replied the kind lady.
Here's the rag bag. Help yourself.
Detroit Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
Mrs- Winalow'a soo.hing syTup

a.. n..n used for evef efxTg-FIyE {kAks BY NIL
lions Of MOTHERS for sasis cAsLDhtS wiz
=. ~ z3,yfsfr ,Ish PERFECT SUCCESS 10 sOolHts
II .i1 y, eoF-Ts.Ts the GUNS, ALLAfs All fAle
sfs,a WIND collie. aud i the best remedy ier bif
NFtsA. Sold hy Druggists Il every past q W
= - .n8 ~ r5r z Mfs. WlasAeWF sootatpR ~
~ .s-ss ~ s4aer Kind. TwnutY-Ave cent? bofle, VI
49, ~ pod and nres Act Jane soth 1895 ssrsi
N,.ssssr ieag AN OLD Al : WAt-- AhAAp i.--aAS y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
How Rables Ar preas.d \ nav

FFNW IHNfHa FFg LFFuW19U ~ FtAFVs
This photograph of an Itahan child
about six months old shows the way
in which all italian babies are wrap
ped round with kind OF baDdage
many yards long. their arms and legs
being so tightly bound that they cam
not move them. The italian women
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12

say that If they were not bound thus
the children would not grow up
straight. A Strand writer adds, aIn a
small village / visited about forty
miles from Genoa among the noun
tains they were most astonished TO see
an English baby without any Of these
extraordinary wrappings."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12

Tom, Tom, the Piper's son, stole the washboiIer
for drum,
But his Mother laughed-she washed today,
Without any boiling, the Fels-Naptha way,
And found it so easy and quickly done,
Tom can have the boiler for his fun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12

way. i doct0reu
until / was dis
couraged, an d
thought I should
never get well. ]
read a testimonial
about Lydia y.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
thought / would
try it. After tax
ing three bottles /
was cured, and
never felt eo we'll
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
YOUR
BACKACHE
WILL YIELD
To Lydia E. pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine. -"I was troubled
for long time with pains in my back
and side, and was miserable in every
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
Honey sMeeta.

Cakes and candies with flavor and
delicacy all their own may be made
with honey as the principal ingre-
dent. Here arc recipes for some Of
them;
Honey Nougat Put half pound
each or strained honey and white sug-
ar into a saucepan over slow Gre.
Cook untii brittle when dropped in
cold water. Beat the whites OF three
eggs to stiff froth and whip into the
honey mixture AS It begins to cool
add a little extract preferably lemon
or orange, or, better still, the fruit
juice, and pound and half Of aim
onds blanched and broken into small
pieces, Mix thoroughly and spread on
oiled paper. When cold cut into strips
or bars.
Honey Cream Candy.-Into a granite
saucepan put one-half pound Of sugar,
one cupfui Of strained honey, onerhalf
cupful of thick, sweet cream and
dessertspoonful Of cold water. Stir
well together and set aside for an
hour Then place over moderately
hot fire and cook until quite stir.
Pour into buttered plates and when It
IS cool enough to handle pun and
break into pieces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
An odd Test.

One clever housekeeper has learned
to outwit q milkman whom she sus-
pected Of diluting bis stock Of mix.
She kept In her kitchen a fine steel
knitting needle, which was always in
. high degree Of polish
AS soon as the milk came into the
house she stuck the needle lightly into
the can and drew It out IN an upright
position. If no drop adhered to the
needle that milkman heard a Hne Of
talk on watered milk that caused him
to be careful how be daHied with the
pump on his next visit.
1t IS said IL there be even little wa
Ter IN milk not drop Of It will adhere
70 needle 30 used.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-13
To
SUCCEED
SWITzER?

Rev Parkin, a prominent and capa-
bic minister of Terre Haute. Ind. is
expected to succeed Rev. w. f. switzer
of the local Methodist church in the
event the Hammond pastor is promoted
to district superintendency.
W. C Belman, cashier of the First
National bank. and a leading Methodist
of Hammond. was at the CrawfordsviHe
conference, which closes today. He re
turned yesterday afternoon with no
more Information than he had when he
went down Saturday afternoon.
1t seems that there is a strong senti-
ment for the promotion of the Rev.
switzer, yet it cannot be denied that
there is an undercurrent, which is in
favor of another minister. not because
of any personal feeling toward Mr.
switzer, but because the other man
too, has strong friends.
The bishop presiding at the confer
ence will absolutely not commit him
self on the matter until the hour for
the announcements arrives.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-13

TORE:MODEL-
The ARMORY
Prospective shriners' Cere-
monial Calls for Partition
ing Off of Two Rooms to
Provide Essential Accom-
modations.

Owing TO the coming Shriners' cere-
monial session for Orak temple on Oct
2, the armory on the third floor of the
Masonic temple has been remodeled to
some extent to provide accommodation
for the event
This remodeling was possible owing
to the fact that the armory was ex-
ceptionaIly large and the partitioning
off of two rooms still leaves ample
space.
The two rooms that have been par
titioned off are destined TO be the
equipment room and the recorders
room, the latter being SO arranged as
to form part of the general club room.
It is only three more weeks until the
big ceremonial session for oct. .. The
Shriners are fully aware of the short
time that remains. but have their prep
arations well in hand having begun
preparations in ample time The af-
fair has already taken on bigger pro-
portions than they anticipated, and the
indications are that the session will be
on a par with the first one that was
held in Hammond. when the 1o1 class
was initiated.
Members of Orak temple will meet
Wednesday night to drill for the com
ing ceremonial session. A delegation.
composed of some of the most active
Shriners with DR.. H. +. Sharrer at the
head will go to Valparaiso tomorrow
evening, where they will attend the in
spection by Inspector General Wood.
their principal object. however, being
the gathering of new candidates there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-13
SUPERINTENDENT
EXPLAINS POSITION
Says Nothing But Inferior Quality
Is Barred-Doubts Truth of Al
legged Over Charging for Paints
Used By Pupils In Art Work
Children May Have Misunderstood.

Are Hammond school patrons being
subjected to an arbitrary and dictator
ial trust which goes a step farther
than the Indiana school book law and
sets down a hard and inviolable rule
in the matter OF tablets and paints to
be used in the public schools? In some
quarters the question has been an
swered in the affirmative. but closer
investigation shows that there is soma
misinformation abroad and that after
all common sense IS prevailing in the
matter
1t is true that the so-called Indiana
tablet has the preference. but this is
due largely because the leading school
stationery dealers in Hammond are
trying to work hand-in-hand with SUI
perintendent c. NJ Mcdaniel The same
is true in regard to one or two brands
OF paint which are to be used by the
pupils in their art work.
sfcDanfeI Explains Situation.
Superintendent G. Il. MCDANIEL. in
speaking Of these matters this morning.
explained the situation.
i-Just because the so-called Indiana
tablet is so stamped does not mean
that we Will insist on it to the exclu-
sion of all others which might be just
as good" said Mr.. Mcdaniel But we
do prefer that the pupils. if they do not
use the Indiana tablet, use one Of as
good quality as 1t is. The reason for
demanding this quality lies in the rule
that we have established that pen and
ink should be used to the exclusion of
the lead pencil as much as possible We
believe that child is more careful in
writing with pen and ink than with a
lead pencil The dealers in Hammond
have convinced me that the Indiana
tablet, or one of its quality, is the best
for the money. Most Of them preferred
to handle the Indiana tablet and as a
result I instructed the teachers to tell
their pupils to provide themselves with
the Indiana tablet. At the same time,
however. l told the teachers not to
discriminate against any other tablet
which might be just as good. I real
ize that some of the dealers were
stocked up with other tablets and it
was the understanding with the deal
ers that we would gradually work
around to the Indiana tablet or one as
good. Children may have carried the
wrong impression home and that may
have been the cause for the question.
Il am told that the one or two
brands Of paints that we prefer in the
Hammond schools are being sold to the
children at wholesale prices. and in one
instance I have been assured the price
1 has been below wholesale. We insist
on certain suality of paint just as
we insist on a certain quality of work.
I and the claim that the same paints for
which the Hammond children pay from
4 Is to Is cents a box are sold al con
siderably less in the and 10-cent
stores in Chicago, hardly seems rea~
/ sonable.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-13
HAMMOND
IN PATH Of
RELAY RACE

"Wil you clear the road for a trans
continental relay race of automobiles
between Philadelphia and Scatter
This in effect is the request that
Chief of Police Peter Austgen received
from the Philadelphia Press. which is
undertaking to rush message from
President Taft to the president of the
Alaska Yukon exposition at Seattle by
automobile relays
1t is said that this Will be the first
automobile relay race that has ever
been attempted in the history of the
world and viii attract great deal Of
attention.
It Is hoped that the message may
be delivered in twelve days, which is
three days better than the best trans
continental automobile run. To do this
it will require great deal of coop
Grafton on the part Of the police of all
of the cities through which the race is
run.
chief of Police Austgen has been
asked to see that the car has the right
of way The suggestion is made that
the transcontinental record can be con
siderable if thy police viii permit the
cars TO go as fast as possible where
the roads are good.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-13
KNOTTTSSUED
On BOND
He SIGNED
Gary's Mayor Made Defend
ant to Complaint Filed in
Lake County Superior
Court Against Him and
Simon Lederer.

Thomas E. Knots, together with 81
mon Lederer. formerly of the Three
Cent lunch room in Gary. have been
made defendants in 1000 suit in which
the Gary Building company seeks to
recover that amount from Lederer and
from Knots. who signed Lederers 5
bond.
The complaint. which was filed in the
Lake superior court this morning by
Attorneys Manlove and Carver, states
that on Feb. %. 1904, the Gary Build
ing company recovered judgment be-
fore Judge II. A. Townsley for $500
damages for the unlawful possession
of real estate.
The judgement was also for the re-
covery and possession of the real es-
tate together with the costs of the
suit An execution was issued on
Feb. 26th and Martin Johnson, con-
stable, was ordered to execute the writ
Enter Mr. Kuotts.
An appeal was taken to the Lake su-
perior court in the meantime and an
appeal bond with r E. Knots as
surety was approved by the court. The
his attempt to execute the writ and it
was returned to the justice who had is
sued it.
The matter. according to the com
plant. was tried in the Lake superior
court and the appeal dismissed, but in
the meantime Simon Lederer had dis
posed Of his personal property which
was al that time estimated to be worth
$1,000 and had spent the proceeds.
This left nothing with which to sat
isfy the judgement which had been Sc
cured in the justice court and had been
approved by the Lake superior court
when the appeal was dismissed and
consequently Attorneys Manlove and
Carver. representing the Gary Build
ing company are suing Lederer and
Thomas E. Knots on the bond.
AS there has been three months rent
at $3.50. month unpaid. the Judge
ment now asked is for $1,000
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-13
OPENING
SESSION
OF COURT

Today was the opening day Of the
Lake superior court, and the entire day
has been taken up with probate mat
ters. Judge Virgil s. Reiter took his
place on the bench for the first time in
several months and looks fit for the
most grueling work that he has put in
as Judge.
Tomorrow there viii be practically
every lawyer in the county present for
the setting of the civil cases. This
usually brings to town from fifty to
sixty lawyers. and is one of the big
days of the term.
After the setting of the civil cases.
the criminal cases will be taken UP. and
it is expected that a week win be all
that is necessary to dispose of them.