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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
An Emotional
Musician
BY DAVID WAL TER CHURCH
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.

In 1859 enlisted in the -th infan-
try of the French army. remained in
my native country until my regiment
was sent by the Emperor Napoleon
III. to Mexico. Shortly before Maxi
milan was shot by the Mexicans en-.
tered into a conspiracy TO rescue him.
One of our conspirators gave away the
plan We were arrested. tried and sen
fenced to meet the same fate as the
emperor.
The day before we were to suffer
death a man dressed In the uniform Of
a band in the Mexican army came into
the room where we were confined and
asked if any of US could play upon any
instrument de had not got the words
out of his mouth before | caught his
intention. There are. or were at that
time, more musicians in Europe than
ia the western hemisphere. This man
was after men to enlist in his band
One prisoner, who may possibly have
seen through the fellows design as
did, said that he could beat the drum.
The inquirer gave him a contemptuous
look and waited for other answers.
had no musical education whatever
and was unabR to play note on any
instrument It occurred to me to give
the same reply as he who had said he
could beat the drum, but the reception
of his statement assured me that such
a course would be useless. To gain
time, with a view to living a little
longer, sang out:
II played the trombone for years in
the band of the Tenth cuirassiers Of
the French army"
saw at once that | had caught the
mans attention. He waited for some
one else to claim to be a musician, but
as none did he said to me:
Come with me-"
My comrades were all shot. was
enlisted in the band Of a regiment that
was intended to be used at the palace
Of the president feared they would
test my capabilities before enlisting
me. but the man who had secured me
--he turned out D. be the bandmaster-
set so great store by what / had told
him that it did not occur to him to
doubt that | was proficient as a from
bone player.
Just before | was to take my place
in the. band for. the FIRST practice
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30

er things too, but not nearly 70 the
same extent, for very simple and sufi-
Gent reasons. There is more demand
and st the same time more scope for
change in dress than i'll other things,
modes OF shaking hands. Change is
novelty and desired mainly because it
attracts attention and eonfers distinc-
ton: and these objects are more eff
fectigely attained in proportion to the
promil ence of the personal element.
Nothing is 50 close to the person as
clothes, nothing so effcctually attracts
attention to the person. At the same
time they are more perishable than fur
niure or houses; they need constant
renewals, and the possibilities Of varia-
tion are unlimited Consequently dress
offers field for fashion or novelty 50
superior to my other that it has an
nexed the word and the fashions" have
come to mean novelty iii dress, and
especially women's dress. for the same
reasons, because it is more important
for women 10 attract personal attention
than for men. There are fashions in
men's dress, but they represent very
tsitling changes, and the men who at
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
BOTH AsPHYXIATED.
Husband and Wife Found Dead in Their
Apartment.

Apartment.
Pawtucket, r. l., Nov. go Going to
the room Of their parents TO awaken
them yesterday, the children Of John i.
Brais and Mrs Elizabeth Duryin Brais
found their father and mother dead from
asphyxiation, a partly open gas Jet still
pouring its deadly fumes into the room.
The decision Of medical examiner Har-
old French was that both had come to
their deaths by accident The gas cock
was one that turned easily. and it is
supposed that either Just before retir-
ing or some time during the night one
Of the couple touched il in such a man
ner as to allow the gas to escape
Brais was mill operative, 81 years
Of age and came from Canada His
wife was 81 and was born in Vermont
Their son-in-law George Paquin, who
also lives up stairs in the same house,
called at his fatber-in-law's door whom
he was going to work at the Royal
Weaving company's mill, where Brais
was also weaver Finding only some
Of the children up, he went with them to
Brais' room. where he discovered the
room filed with gas and the parents
dead. The doors and windows were
closed. but this was not unusual. and
everything pointed to the conclusion that
their deaths were accidental They have
eight children, one of whom is married
The youngest is 10 years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
.TOLSTOI'S
SON BITTER
BlameS Tschertkoff for the
Tragedy
EXILE WAS DUE TO AGENT
The Latter Stirred Up Trouble in the
FamiIy-otherwis All Would Have
Been Peace at Yasnaya
Poliana.
EXILE WAS DUE TO AGENT

St. Petersburg, Nov. 30.-Count Leo
Tolstoi publishes a bitter denunciation
of Count Tschertkof, the intimate friend
and literary agent of the late Count
rolstoi. The son declares that Tschert-
koif was the worst enemy that his Ia.
Their had in all educated Russia and the
civilized world, and that he was directly
guilty of the tragedy of Yasnaya Poll
ana. "The malign influence of Tschert-
koff, writes Count Leo, caused the
premature death Of my father, his super
human sutferings and the separation
from his family" But for his literary
agent, the son adds, his father would
have lived for many years peacefully at
Yasnaya Poliana with the family who
loved him and whom he loved 80 deyot-
eddy The arrival Of TschertkoG was
the beginning of the end
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
MEXICO REVOLT
NEEDS A LEADER
Former Consul Declares That Madero
Is Not the Man to Head an
Uprising.

Washington, D. G., Nov 30. Senior
Juan Pedro Didaph, former Mexican con-
sui at Norfolk, who resigned several
months ago on account of differences
with President Diaz and his administra-
ton, has arrived in Washington from
a two weeks tour of Mexico. Senior
Didaph stated that the revolutionary
movement in Mexico, so far as he was
able to observe, is not serious.
'Madero, the leader of the revolution
airy forces" Senior Didaph said, "is not
the man to head such movement Ma
dero's private life, as well as his politi-
cal principles are not such as to at
tract the real leaders Of the anti-admin.
istration While / will admit that the
anti Diaz element in Mexico is serious
proposition, yet a man Of the Madero
type is not the kind Of person to crys-
tallize the sentiment in favor Of a gil
gantic revolution.
SHOULD the revolving element be led
by such man as Gen. Reyes, then the
present administration might have cause
for alarm But men OF the Reyes type
are not willing to war against Diaz at
this time. While ii is admitted by them
that the administration is not all il
should be, it is also realized that Diaz
has done wonderful work for the Next
can people and for Mexico in general
So long as Diaz is alive | do not believe
there is cause for alarm
Conditions in Mexico are rapidly APP
preaching a normal status and the reyo
mtionary disturbances are believed to
be practically confined to the state OF
chihuahua. Such IS the tone Of tele-
gram received by the state department
yesterday from Henry Lane Wilson,
United States ambassador to Mexico
CITY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
A POLITICAL PRIEsrcRAFT.
Ex-senator Frank ]. Cannon's Story Of
the Menace Of the Mormon Church.

The former United States senator
from Utah, himself a Mormon, COM
mences series of articles in the Christ
mas Everybody's, written with a zeal
tempered by affection. He says of his
people:
"But it is even through their virtue
and by their very strength that they
are being betrayed A human devo-
ion-the like of which has rarely lived
among the citizens Of any modern sub
iugation against others and held as
means Of oppression upon the Mormons
themselves. Noble when they We're
weak, they are being led to ign0ble pur.
pose. now that they have become strong.
Praying for justice when they had no
power, now that they have gained pow
er it is being abused to ends of injus-
tice. Their leaders, reaching for the
fcshpots for which these simple-hea
ell devotees have never sighed. have al
lied themselves with all the predaceous
interests OF the country and now use
the superhuman power Of a religious
ts muuy 20 increase the dividends Of a
national plumber"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30

feigned illness and told the bandmas-
ter that ! must defer attempting to
play He grumbled, but excused me,
The practice came off on the parade
quadrangle Of the barracks. and /
could hear every note. | listened 10
the bass parts, especially to the from
bone-for some one seemed to be tenn
porarily taking my place-and since
my life hung on my being able to do
something with the instrument | lis
tened with corresponding attention.
Though | knew nothing of music. It
turned out that / had an ear for
chords told the bandmaster that |
had not touched trombone for years
aud it would require at least a couple
Of weeks before could take a cart.
Would he bring me an instrument and
some sheet music? He assented. /
got my nurse. Mexican girl, to show
me what notes on the trombone were
indicated en- the sheet music. Then
practiced for dear life.
Luck favored me, or rather the band
master had an intention that | knew
nothing Of. A prominent general Of
the army died and was to have a mill
tary funeral The bandmaster was
anxious that | should take my place
with the band at the obsequies. When
the day came round he ordered me to
get up. ! did so and put on uniform
he gave me Then | went with him
and took my position With the other
musicians The music was put on to
my trombone, and to my delight
found 1t to be that which | bad been
practicing. a dead march
| stumbled bit at first, but kept
my mind fixed on the fact that If
did not succeed the next funeral at
tended would be my own. Naturally
the melancholy Of the scattered bass
notes / played was enhanced by this
remembrance. As soon as | had play
ed a strain once and got the run of it
l put my whole soul into 1t on playing
It again. The profound sorrow | felt
for myself ] transmitted to the from
bone Those hearing the depth of
agony in these notes we're moved to
tears.
But at the grave a shock awaited
me- The music for dirge was circu.
lated. ! had never seen il and dared
not attempt It. Just before | was to
play my FIRST note | burst into tor
rent Of tears and told the bandmaster
that had been so moved by the mu-
sic we had been playing that ! could
do no more. He looked at me curl
ously, but / could see by his express
sion that he believed | had an emo
tional nature calculated to make re-
markable musician. He excused me
from making any further attempt. put
ting a man that could be better spared
from another part on the trombone.
The change was great benefit TO me,
for there was a marked contrast be-
tween his clumsy work and the bro
ken hearted wall that | had produced,
AS soon as got back to barracks !
took to my bed The bandmaster
came to see me and told me to rest as
long as | liked II was plain that be
considered me a prize The next day
| asked If ! could not ride out on
horseback, that might be revived by
the fresh air. / was given the permits.
sion, a good horse, and sailed forth.
That was the longest ride ever
took since ! rode all the way from
the City Of Mexico to Vera Cruz Be
ing in Mexican uniform. was not
questioned From Vera Cruz | sailed
for France
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
Keeping Steps Clean.

In cities no pavement can be kept
right unless it is cleaned once day
with the hose. Sprinkling will not do.
A broom should be used vigorously.
In case of bad stains on the bricks
or asphalt that will not kield. pro-
fessional cleaner should be called in.
II marble or stone steps have been
neglected il is we'll to have \ cleaner
do them as soon as you return to the
city Muriatic and other acids viii make
the marble glisten and the stone look
its best All that remains is 10 keep
them In such condition.
Remember not to use soap on brown
stone steps, as it ruins them. Vigorous
scrubbing with hot water is all that is
needed.
A nice wash for Ihite marble Is a
paste made from equal parts of salt
and fine pumice stone added to twice
tho quantity Of washing soda. This is
mixed with water into a paste after
being first finely sifted. Rub well on
the marble, especially on discolored
parts, then wash off in water to which
a little salt is added Do not use am
monie on marble, as i yeliows it.
Where Fashions Come From.
Season after season, year in and year
out, "he fashions" present themselves
in an endless succession OF changes.
Where do they come from and how
do they comet Who inyents them ?
1t seems mysterious business, and
there is in fact good deal of uncer-
tainty and caprice about it, but no mys.
terry. It is a regular process, says the
London Times, conducted on definite
and Ineligible principles, which are at
bottom just the same old business prin-
ciples that govern other things.
The fashions are business and only
different from other business in the fact
that their essential quality is changed
they are clothes Illuminated by change.
TIE same quality enters into some 9th
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
SEE BABY AT 81 A PEEP.
Hotel Guests Aid Mother Stork Accom-
panied on Journey

Ames, Ia., Nov. 30 The stork accom-
panied a train over western Ohio Mon
day. When this city was reached, Mrs.
Emma Hamstadt OF Columbus, Neb., was
taken to a hotel A physician was sum
moned, and within an hour a baby girl
was born.
Mrs Hamstadt was on her way to
her husbands family in Milwaukee Her
husband recently died Kind hearted
commercial travellers at the hotel devised
a'plan to provide money for nurse and
pay the physician. Each traveller paid
81 to have peep at the baby. The
money needed was soon obtained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30

particle Of good. Her hand and arm
would burn and itch so much that she
could hardly sleep at night. Her hand
was that way for about eleven months.
Finally a friend Of ours recommended
Cuticura Soap and Ointment to us.
She bought some Immediately aud
began TO use IT, She washed her hand
and aHm with CuticuIa Soap and
warm water. Then she applied the
Cuticura Ointment and bandaged her
hand up. The next morning we all
noticed a great Improvement. Before
she bad used half Of box Of Ointment
and a very little Soap her hand was
completely cured. Now her hand Is as
well as ever. / think Cuticura Soap and
Ointment is the greatest skin remedy
ever discovered. c. L. Canady, San
Loandro, Cal, Mar. Z, 1910"
Cuticura Remedies afford TIE mast economical
treatment Tor Affections % the san and scalp of
Infants children and adults A eake o. Cuticura
soap t25cl and box % eutieuHa Ointment ts0cl
are often SUFFICIENT sold thfaughaut the weird.
Potter DRUG Ctem. Corp. sols Props. Boston.
Ad-Nalied free. latest 3e-naEe beoks a. Authoiliy
On the TrtEfneug 81 skla snd seals A1eeuona
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
Guerra identifies His Assailant.

Havana, Nov. 3o.-Beforo the court
which is investigating his attempted as
sassination, Major General Pine Guerra
Monday positively identified a portrait
Of Rafael Perez a former lieutenant Of
police, as the man who shot him. Perez
fed the country Immediately after tbs
shooting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
WOMAN WORKS WIRELESS.
First Operator of Her Sex Sails On Liner
Mohawk.

New York, Nov 30.-on the Clyde
liner Mohawk, sailing yesterday for
Charleston and Jacksonville, the first
woman wireless telegraph operator who
ever bore the fonsibility of this
position on an ocean liner, viii have
charge Of the wireless room.
She is Miss Graynella Packer Of Jack
sonville. She is p years old and has
had two years experience as manager
Of a telegraph Office at Sanford, Fla.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30

rapidly. The neigh
bors said it was a
letter. She got some
medicine from a doc
tor, but it did not do
any good. In about
a week the letter be-
gan to break out on
her arm too. She
used five or six differ
ent kinds Of liniments
and three different
kinds Of salves. Not
one Of these did her a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
BENzINE EXPLOSION IN BERLIN.
100000 Gallons Go Up in Smoke-Loss
Estimated at $4,000.

Berlin, Nov. 30-Four tanks contain.
ing two and a half million gallons Of
benzine exploded Monday night in the
suburb Of johannesburg. There were
no fatalities, but the whole city was
lighted up by the flames. The damage
is estimated at s750,0o0 Other tanks
holding 100000 gallons were endan-
pered
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
FLOOD RELIEF ASKED IN FRANCE
Government Would Appropriate for Suf-
ferers SI,66o,ooo.

Paris, Nov. 30.--The government has
asked Parliament to appropriate 81 600.
600 for the sufferers by the recent floods
This includes 100000 for the wine grow
ers, whose crops were ruined.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
In Won1an's Realm.

To keep white silk gloves and waists
from turning yellow. wash carefully in
Tie usual way, then add one tablespoon
full wood alcohol to the rinse water.
To set green. blue lavender and pink
colors in wash goods, soak in alum wa
ter before washing, two ounces to a
tub OF water Black, dark blue and gray
should be soaked in strong salted wa
ter.
ii you wish to remove screw that
is difficult to loosen. heat poker red
hot and hold il on the head Of the
screw for short time, then, while it
is still hot, apply the screw driver and
it VIII come out easily.
Dust and dampness soon diseolor the
most expensive settings, and make them
shabby. Clean them with soap aud wa
ter with an old toothbrush Their brill
fancy should be quite restored by this
treatment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
SCOTT OFF FOR ANTARCTIC.
Polar Expedition Leaves New Zealand
for Southern Seas.

Christchurch, New Zealand, Nov 90
The ship Terra Nova bearing the British
south polar expedition under the com.
mand OF Capt Robert F. Scott, sailed
from Port Chalmers for the antarctic
yesterday.
The Terra Nova sailed from London
June | and gradually worked her way
south. Capt Scott, who joined the vessel
in New Zealand. hopes to reach the south
pole in December of 1911.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
HER HAND AND ARM
BURNED AND ITCHED
Could Hardly Sleep at Night for
About II Months. Used Cuti-
Cura Soap and Ointment and
was Completely Cured.

MY mother had a red spot on her
right hand which began to grow worse
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-29
THE PACKERS COUNSEL
Argue Against Government Action in
Dismissing Dissolution Suit.

Chicago, Dec. 28.-Attorneys for the
indicted meat packers who are accused
of having formed, in the National
Packing Co. trust in restraint of
trade, today appeared in the United
States circuit court and argued the
governments dismissal yesterday of
the dissolution suit in equity against
the National Go. Attorney George I.
Buckingham told the court it was the
packers position that the equity suit
really was a supplemental bill to the
injunctional proceedings several years
ago before Judge Crosscup and was in
the nature of contempt charge.
Assistant United States District At
torney James Fl. Wilkerson denied that
a prayer for contempt judgment was
contained, and insisted on the right of
the government to dismiss. it's bill since
he declared no answer therefore had
been filed or issue joined. The govern
ment, he said, had paid the costs.
Arguments will be heard before Judge
Kohlsaat Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-29

the Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini,
has come with his latest creation in
operate art, "Koenigskinder" or the
Children Of Kings" seeking Ameri-
can approval. Humperdincks three
act opera, taken from German folk
tale. was given its premiere tonight
at the metropolitan Opera house and
a brilliant audience applauded COM
poser and artists, who were called
before the curtain time and again.
Emperor William wanted "Koenigs-
kinder for Berlin, but New York had
spoken first.
The tender story of the Koenigers-
kinder with its shades of happiness
and pathos sound strong response in
the musical creativeness Of Humper-
Ginck. Two American singers. Miss
Geraldine Farrar, the soprano. and
Nine. Louise Homer. ccntralto. Eap-
peare'! with Herman Jadlowker. the
Russian tenor, and Otto Gorritx, BARI
tone, in TIE four leading roles of the
opera, which was conducted by AL
fred Hertz. + aS
The fairy fiction which Humperdinck
has delightfully."- told in opera, already
has appeared on the German and
American ltagc in play.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-29
FIVE KlLLED-ScORE HURT
BY Power Explosion in Shelter at e
Paso-Heavy Damage. n

El Paso, Texas, Dec. 2S.-Five per-
sons were killed. a score injured and
an extensive property damage re-
suited today when workmen at the.
plant of the American Smelter &
Refining Co.. endeavoring to destroy
Stag pile accidentally exploded 24oo
pounds of blasting powder. The ex-
Ilosion partly wrecked the plant and
many small houses in the vicinity
While glass three miles distance were
broken. The men were tunneling un-
der the mound of Stag when the ex-
plosion occurred. Eight workn1en in
the tunnel fartheSt away were taken
out alive.
Tonight two bodies had been rakel
from the tunnel nearest the scene.
Three other workmen are known to
have been in the same tunnel and
could not have escaped death. In
other tunnels imprisoned Workmen
are signalling to the rescuers and the
work of digging into these is pro-
ceeding tonight. All the dead are
Mexicans.
OF the injured who were struck
by flying debris, one is expected to
die.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-29
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-The Western
storm of Tuesday night has reached
western New York with decreased in
tensity and another storm is central
over east Texas. the depression extend
ing northward to western Lake Supc-
rior. This pressure distribution has re-
suited in general rains and high tenn
peratures with some snow in northern
New England. The eastward movement
of the two depressions noted will be
attended by general rains Thursday in
the CAT states and SHOWS in the mid
die Atlantic states and New England
Rain and snow will continue generally
on Friday in the Atlantic states. BY the
end Of the week the weather should
clear in TIL" Atlantic states. with a
marked fall in temperature. The winds
along the New England coast will be
moderate to brisk south to southwest; !;
middle Atlantic coast. moderate south
to west becoming variable by Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-29
Of Sentence for Charles
". Morse Now Sought.
fiisnds Have Practically Aban-
doned Pardon Scheme.
Sc. WIeksrsham Urged TO consid.
er Case Out OF Turn,

Washington, Dec. 28.-t'riends of
Charles w. Morse, the New York bank
er who is serving long term in the
Atlanta penitehtiary. have about de-
cided to concentrate their efforts for
his release on plea to President Taft
10 commute his sentence. All hope of
securing an unconditional pardon with
q restoration of civil rights practically
has been abandoned.
II is said that Mrs. Morse has been
won to this view and that Senator
| Hale, who presented the pardon petit
ton to President Taft, has been urging
The commutation idea on Attorney
General Wickersham. Senator Hale
has also been urging Mr.. Wickersham
to hurry his consideration of Mr..
Morse's pardon. if necessary, out of
| Its turn
! II has been pointed out to Mr.. Wick
srsham that if President Taft were to
| commute MOrsc's sentence to five
! years. the banker with allowances for
! good conduct. would serve only 8 wears
| and months. He has already served
year.