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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
MANS BODY IN BARREL.
Case Supposed to Contain Poultry
Opened by Express Company.

OPcu6u Wy 4LAPASS9 cihP~AAys
Montreal. Que, Dec %, The finding
of the body Of an elderly man packed
in a barrel ut a cold storage warehouse
here yesterday has furnished a mystery
which up to a late hour last night the
police had been unable to solve.
The body, clothed only in cheap
suit Of cotton underwear and pair
OF wooden socks evidently had been
placed in the barrel not long after death
and before rigor mortis set in.
1t was in a sitting posture, the head
between the knees and the arms, legs
and neck bound with rope.
There were no outward marks of VIC.
lence and unit the body thaws out, which
will take As hours, the coroners physi.
clan will be unable TO determine the
cause Of death.
The barrel was marked for shipment
to "Janitor Bishops college Montreal.
That college went out Of existence sew.
eral years ago According to the police
the barrel was originally shipped from
Jarvis. Ont, where the records are said
to show the name Of the shipper to
have been McSorley 1t was consigned
to j. II. Bonzfeld, st. Lawrence Market,
Toronto, according to the officials
Bonzefeld stated to the police yes
terday that be received the barrel aud
knows nothing Of il consequent reship-
ment to this city.
Unable to make delivery the railroad
yesterday opened the barrel to dispose
Of the poultry it was supposed to con
tain in order to cover freight charges.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
One Mag
Overcome

constipation permanently by proper
personal cooperation with the bene;
fetal effects Of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, when required. The
forming Of regular habits is most i'm.
portant and while endeayoring to
form them the assistance Of Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is most val
liable, as it is the only laxative which
acts without disturbing the natural
functions and without facilitating and
it is the one laxative which leaves the
internal organs in naturally healthy
condition, thereby really aiding one in
that way. To get its beneficial effects,
buy the genuine manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for
sale by all leading druggists. Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is never
classed by the well-informed with
medicines which make extravagant
and unfounded claims to cure habitual
constipation without personal coop
GRAFTON.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS IN U. S. NAVY.
Little Shopping but Plenty of Celebra
ton of the Day Planned.

ton of the Day Planned.
Washington, D. c., Dec. p. Though
Uncle Sans $4,000 or more sailors in
the navy will have little opportunity
to do any Christmas shopping while they
are cruising in foreign waters this week,
most elaborate preparations for celebra-
ting the day are now going forward on
every battleship and other vessels in the
service.
OF all the holidays in the year, Christ
mas is regarded in the navy as essential
" the sailors own. Therefore, the
tackles are allowed to observe it in ex-
actly the way that they deem best,
without let or hindrance upon the part
of the officers Work is dispensed with
as far as possible only the most nee.
essary routine tasks being performed on
that day The rest Of the time il given
over to the tnrs for amusement and
the Christmas dinner is the meal OF the
year.
Varied programs OF sports are now
being arranged to occupy the morning
hours mp to dinner time. The nature of
these sports depends upon the location
OF the battleship Those crews now in
the far East, with the Asiatie feet
are planning boat races, swimming races,
diving contests, and the like. Even a
baseball game will be included in the
program OF any crew fortunate enough
to be stationed in a tropical port for
the day. Wherever possible, races are
arranged with crews from the warships
Of other nations stationed in the yicin-
Iity
Sailors unfortunate enough to be in
northern waters on Christmas day, must
content themselves with such indoor
sports and athletic contests as are pos.
sible on board ship. These usually con-
sist of boxing matches, wrestling
matches, tugs.of-war, leaping contests,
and the like The boxing and wrestling
matches are the most popular, as hardly
ship is without its aspirants to put
gilistic honors, among whom vigorous
rivalry develops.
After dinner which is prepared for
months in advance another form Of en-
tertainment is introduced Nearly every
4 snip HAS Oil bOAiA AhltARtA "a NNt4A fNfA1
made up Of sailors. Extra efforts are
exerted to make the Christmas perform
ance the best Of the year The minstrel
show is followed BY a regular yaude-
vile olio including dancers, magicians,
and all the rest. In the evening the
Christmas celebration is brought to a
close BY the spectacle of a Christmas tree
on board ship. In fact, on each ship
there are always two Christmas trees,
for the officers never fail to have tree
in the wardroom. In the distribution
Of gifts, no one is forgotten, slight as
may be the intrinsic value of the pres
4 ents.
/ There is now bound for the English
channel, where the vessels of the At
/ lantic fleet are stationed, the supply
ship, Culgoa, and a large part Of her
/ burden is made up of Christmas boxes
4 for the tars, sent from the United States
i BY friends and relatives at home. No
tices Of the sailing OF the Christmas
ship are always sent out long in ad-
vance, so that everyone who wishes may
help add to the joyfulness Of Christ
mas at sea in the navy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
Hollows In Neck.

Almost any applications Of grease viii
fatten the neck or ather parts OF the
body, because in this way the tissues
receive nourishment Naturally some
oils contain great percentage of skin
food supply, as it might be called. OF
these olive oil and cod liver oils are
undoubtedly best and the two oils are
used for massaging the bodies Of per-
sons much Cmaciated from illness, who
cannot take sufficient nourishment
through the stomach to supply the sys-
TENS demands.
On such basis either Of the two oils
should most rapidly fill out hollows in
the neck and round throats which have
become strngy. Neither mguent is
specially pleasant IN c5or although olive
oil il least strong A few drops Of
oils OF lavender and mace, added to
these oils, will not injure the beneficial
qualities and will reduce the unpleas-
ant odors
Without exception. when the object
Is to increase flesh by outward appli-
cations, the skin must be made ready
TO receive the nourishing. This means
only that the epidermis is to be soft
ened and warmed, which causes the
pores to open and absorb greater guam
titles. Hot congresses act favOrably for
this purpose, and as flannel retains the
heat longer than cotton, it is most sat
sfactory.
When there are hollows to be round
ed the work should be done in the even
ing, when most girls can give an extra
amount of time TO the treatment. For
this the neck must be barred and hot wa
ter applied with two squares of thin
white flannel. Into the basin one cloth
is dipped, wrung and then laid Cat over
the hollow. As soon as one flannel cools
the other should be put on, so the skin
is kept warm The congresses are re-
peated for five minutes at least before
wiping the skin dry.
A small dish OF oil must be ready
and the fingers dipped into the liquid
and then rubbed rapidly, in rotary mo-
ton. over the hollows. Certainly ten
minutes must be given to this part Of
the work. and the surface made TO take
an the grease it viii absorb. After this
there should be final wiping with
cologne or alcohol 10 act as an astrin-
gent to shrink the pores.
The best way Of keeping the skin in
condition for the massage is 10 treat
one hollow az time. This treatment,
given nightly for six weeks. will usually
prove beneficial. Exchange.
Dorothy Dexter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
My Mothers Cookie Jar.

In the dim old country pantry where the
light Just sifted through,
Where they kept the pies and spices
and the jam and honey, too,
Where the air was always fragrant with
the smell Of things to eat,
And the GOODNESS was refuge from the
burning summer heat,
It was there | used to find it, when |
went to help myself
That old cookie jar asserting underneath
the pantry shelf
Talk OF mama straight from heaven,
why, it isn't on a par
With those good old-fashioned cookies
from my mothers cookie jar.
They were crisp and light and flaky;
they had lots Of sugar oni
And / think the way they tasted that
the fountains of the dawn
Had been robbed to give them flavor,
and the sweetness Of the south
Had been kneaded in them somehow, for
they melted in your mouth.
How | used to eat those cookies when !
came in from my play;
Yet the jar was never empty, spite Of
all ! put away
Oh the days that We're were better
than dyspeptie days that are,
And | wish / had cookie from my
mothers cookie jar!
am sick OF fancy cooking; ! am weary
OF the ways
OF the butler and the walters. Give me
back my boyhood days!
Give me back the good old kitchen, with
its roominess and light,
Where the farm hands did their spark
ing almost every winter night.
Give me back that well-filled pantry
where used to make a raid.
Take me back, as though forgetting all
the years which mark and mar;
Let me taste once more the cookies from
my mothers cookie jar
A. B. Braley, in Home Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
BRAND FIRMLY
IN POWER
Chamber Backs Railway Strike
Action
SOCIALIST ATTACK FAILS
Russian Paper Complains Of china-The
ManchuIian Authorities Are Re-
fractory, 1t Is Now
Charged
SOCIALIST ATTACK FAILS

Paris, Dec. 22.-The government has
successfully maintained its position
against the attacks Of the socialists I'M
der the leadership Of NJ. Jaures, Who de-
manded the reinstatement of all the
railroad employees who were dismissed
in connection with the recent strike.
The government took the position that
it was impossible to extend general re-
instatement to the men dismissed for
INSTRUMENTATION and violence, but was
ready to consider the merits Of indiYid-
ual cases The question came upu in
the chamber of deputies and the cham
Der sustained the government by a vote
Of 4O5 to 90
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
QUITS BAREFOOT HUSBAND.
Brides Love Cooled by Stochngless
Tramp in Morning Dew.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Dec. 22.-Forty-
two days Of married life, including two
early morning promenades barefoot in
the grass in the dew, ended in young
Mr. Glmda Hockstader putting ON her
shoes and stockings and other apparel,
packing her trunks and leaving her we'll
to-do, 74-year-old, retired contractor hus-
band, Ernest Hockstader, who now,
through his attorney. Charles Morsehau-
ser. has begun suit for separation,
Young Mrs Hockstader is at Waco,
Neb
Hoekst8der is a nature worshiper and
4 Kneipp cure enthusiast. He has a
pretty cottage in the center Of rolling
orchards and exquisite flower beds He
is also master Of long avenues OF bee
hives. and his boast is that he can
20 in aud associate freely and famil
iarly with his bees without the least
danger Of being stung. This is more,
apparently. than he can say OF his I'M
cursion into matrimony.
Mrs Hockstader AYERS he was con
stantly TRYING to stand her on her feet
bare in chilly grass at . o'clock in
the morning
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
REPORT ON NEWARK FIRE.
coroner's Jury Finds No Individual Re
sponsible for Deaths Of People.

Newark, \. j., Dec. 22.-The coroner's
Jury which has been investigating the
cause of the death Of Carrie RObrecht,
one Of the twenty-five victims Of the
Newark disaster a couple Of weeks ago,
Yesterday rendered their verdict. Cor
oner Edwin S. Steiner gave it out in
part as follows: "We find that Carrie
Robrecht came to her death by misad-
venture and accident caused by a fall,
and not as the result Of criminal act.
either of omission or commission, on the
part Of any individual OF individuals,
whether as private citizens or public OH
Gals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
DON'T WANT ROOSEVELT.
Detroit Business Men Say They'll Quit
Board If He's Invited.

Detroit, Mich Dec % There are a
number Of bankers and business men
who are threatening to withdraw from
the board of commerce if President
Lamed carries out his plan OF inviting
Theodore Roosevelt 70 address that body
January II. Those who have deter
mined to withdraw have put their inten.
tions into black and white
The representations blame the defeat
Of Congressman DENLY to Clifford Pin
chot's speech and say Ida Tarbells visit
had much TO do with the overthrow of
Julius c. Burrows. They say If any
mdre persons are brought here to create
distrust and uncertainty in the business
world, they will quit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
DAKOTA DAN" BACK TO STAY.
Russell viii Contestant Says He'll Make
Home in Melrose.

Boston, Dec. p. Daniel Blake Rus
sell. who, as Dakota Dan, was the
central figure in the recent long-drawn.
out will contest in Cambridge, is again
in Melrose, where he says he intends
to live the remainder of his life He
arrived Sunday night with his wife.
Mr. Russell says he is contented amid
the scenes of his boyhood and viii not
60 West again, except for occasional Wis
its 10 his ranch which be win sell if he
receives an attractive offer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
COSTS MORE TO BE ILL, TOO.
Daily Expense Of Hospitals Per Patient
Grows in Decade.

New York, Dec. p. In line with the
general advance in the cost OF living
the cost OF being i'll in New York, as
indicated by the expense Of hospital
maintenance has increased practically
100 per cent in many Instances during
the last 10 years. This il the inference
drawn BY Frederick d. Greene, general
secretary Of the Hospital Saturday and
Sunday association from an nvestiga-
tion just completed The association is
trying to collect 100000 as the city's
Christmas offering toward the free serv,
ice OF the hospitals
Ii was found that in 1900 the daily
expense OF patient was SLIT. while
now il has grown TO S2,06.
As the institutions represented by the
Hospital Saturday and Sunday associa-
tion gave over million days OF free
treatment to the poor last year, this
increase in the cost OF illness imposes a
heavy burden.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
CHINA GETTING REFRACTORY
Russian Paper Calls for Action to Pre-
vent Enroachment.


vent ENRICHMENT.
st. Petersburg, Dec. % The refrac-
tory behavior Of the Chinese provincial
authorities in Manrhuria is the subject
of an editorial which APPEARS in the
Novoe Vreyma. The newspaper recalls
a series Of Incidents during the present
year-the prohibition Of the export OF
grain, designed to cripple the Hardin
mills, the dispossession Of the Russian
gold claims without indemnity, the re-
fusal to admit Russian caravans to Ger
tain frontier cities, whereby extensive
losses were inflicted upon merchants, the
arrest recently of Chinese employees Of
the Russo Chinese bank in Hardin by the
Chinese taotai, the series eliminating
with a reference to the maltreatment
Of Colonel Raddazi, commander OF the
Amur Cossack regiment, who was ar
rested on Dec Is, while visiting the
Chinese side near Blagovieschtensk Col
one Raddazi was bound, his epaulettes
were torn of and he was spat upon,
Finally he was released by two sotnias
Of Cossacks The Noyoe Nreyma sug-
eests that it should be the serious task
Of diplomacy at Pekin to call the gov
eminent to its senses, to prevent chaos
at the frontier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
NEW POEMS BY WHITTIER.
Biographer Reports Finding Many Verses
Never Known as His.

Amesbury, Mass, Dec. D. Samuel J,
Piekard, the hiographer of Whittier
now living in the old Whittier home in
this town, tells of his recent discovery
Of a whole nest of poems by Whittier
never before recognized as his
In commenting on his study Of vol
ume OF the New England Review Of 1890
81, Mr.. Pickard says: "While edited by
Whittier. / find much that has escaped
me hitherto. ] have found a whole
nest Of poems BY Whittier never before
recognized as his The signature was
the odd one 'Feramorz | find that
these 'Feramorz poems are Whittier's,
and that he used this signature before
and after he became editor OF The Re
view"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
MAY BE HOMELESS AT lo7.
81 Don't Want Charity" He Says; "Give
Me a Job, l Can Work"

Kansas City. Dec % flames Forbes
Foster, l07 years old, who knew Daniel
Webster and Henry Clay, is going to lose
his only home. Foster is living in a
small room in a condemned building.
He has been given notice to leave within
a week. The humane society has taken
up his case.
II don't want charity the old man
told representative OF this society,
who called upon him. Il can still work;
give me a job.
Foster was born in Buffalo, n. ", and
has wandered all over the world He
has made and lost several fortunes in
zinc and lead mines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
DIDN'T WE'D HIS NIECE.
So Jury Orders Topeka Reform Mayor
to Pay $500.


Topeka, Dec. o. William Green, once
the reform mayor OF Topeka, must pay
$500 for breach Of promise to marry
Miss Selma Dalrymple, his niece This
is the verdict OF the jury which has just
heard the case Mr.. Green says he will
appeal.
Miss Dalrymple testified that AIr.
Green had asked her to come to Topeka
and make her home at his house. When
she left Topeka after an II months
stay she said that she wrote to Mr.
Green and asked him to keep his prom
Use to marry her, or provide financially
for her future.
Mr. Green's reply was the only letter
produced in court In it he acknowl-
edged his relations toward Miss Dali
rymple
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
Baldwin Meets Cardinal

Baltimore, Md Dec. Ex-Governor
elect Of Connecticut Simeon F. Baldwin,
who has been spending several days in
the city. called by appointment on Car
dinal Gibbons with Theodore +. Marburg
who introduced him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
WILL CUT CABLE RATES.
London Times Notes Passing of Control
to Americans.

London, Dec. % Referring to the
agreement between the Western Union
and the Anglo American Telegraph com
panies, The Times says the arrangement
marks the transfer into American hands
OF the control of the sole remaining
British cable under the Atlantic
1t is understood, adds The Times, that
an arrangement has been reached be-
tween the postmaster general and the
chief Atlantic cable companies for the
transmission at half rates OF deferred
kilograms in plain language.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
BIBLES FOR CHICAGO HOTELS.
Carriers to Deliver 5000 of Them on
Last Day Of Year.

Chicago, Dec % Six thousand Bibles
are to be placed in the hotel bedrooms
of Chicago. They are to be delivered at
the hotel bedrooms at ; o'clock in the
afternoon Of the last day of the year
The delivery win be by 1000 young
men from the churches and other re-
ligious organizations,
The Bible carriers will be formed into
procession at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.,
and will march to a central point in
the Loop district, where they will break
ranks and go 10 the various hotels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
WEEDS HER EX-UNCLE.
Girl Becomes Bride Of the Man Her Aunt
Divorced.

Stonington, Ct, Dec p Miss Louise
II Pratts aunt divorced James s. Smit =.
Miss Louise married him Friday. She
is 10; he is nearly twice her age, IS.
II was very quiet wedding. Miss
Louise and Smith came here from Nor
wich; he has been boarding with her
mother, his former sister-in.law, now
his mother-in-law Miss Louise and
her sometime uncle by marriage went to
Judge +. d. Hinekley, who made them
one by civil ceremony The first Mrs
Smith. who lives in New York, now yls.
its her sister, Mrs. Clarence r. Pratt;
smith and his foruAr wife are on AMIGA
bic terms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
Two More Cholera Deaths In Italy.

Rome. Dec. 22-Two deaths from
cholera have occurred in the past TWEEN
ty-fOur hours. Five new cases were re-
ported in the same period.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
In Woman's Realm.

When a cake or pudding runs over on
the stove, sprinkle salt on it at once and
the unpleasant odor will disappear.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22


Try mixing flour and water for thick
ening with a fork, instead Of a spoon.
1t is less likely to turn lumpy.
When washing enameled woodwork, or
any light painted wood, use half milk
and half water, adding teaspoonful Of
baking soda to one quart of milk and
water. 1t will make woodwork lock like
new.
Nothing is so restful as proper exer-
else. Taken in the morning, it prepares
one for the days work. Taken after
school, it rests one from mental labor.
Taken just before retiring, it relieves
the overloaded blood vessers Of the brain,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22

AT the side Of the velour hats many
women are putting nothing
Perhaps a quill made of the white kid
is more to your likings Soft suede,
chamois or glazed kid will do, and any
old midrib Of quill will serve for a
central vein around which you can sew
the long cut forms.
A gardenia OF white kid made Of many
round petals is another Partisan idea.
Merely a silver or gold cord, as thick
as your little finger, is tied around the
crown, with its two tasseled ends hang
ing over the brim.
A butterfly form of satin, of velvet
or both, is placed on many velvet tur-
bans
Feather disks, wheels or buckles are
used on felt or cloth turbans.
The two long quilts that suggest Robin
Hood often appear on the high-erowned
shapes,
Last OF all, do not put too much trim
ming on the side Of your turbanl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22
GIVEN siso FOR FOX SKIN.
Hubbardston Man Sells Silver Pelt He
Occurred This Fall

Occurred This Fall.
Hubbardston, Dec. % Fred w
Thompson sold for $3.50 the pelt OF a
silver foN ny secured while fox hunting
near his home here this fall The fact
that the pelt showed traces OF red some
what reduced its value. Had it been
rated as No / silver pelt it would
have commanded $500 But Thompson
SAYS he is satisfied.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22

Girls going away from home, whether
for study or sightseeing, should keep
diary and it will prove Of great in
terest in after years. In iotting down
each day first impressions Of new scenes
and experiences, all may be preserved
for future reading and thought 1t is
said that Robert Louis Stevenson would
write down his thoughts and impressions
under almost all circumstances. He
would sit down by the roadside and
describe scene or write thought that
had suddenly come into his mind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-22

NR. T. Felix 0ouraud'a Oriental
- Cream or Megiosi Bsautif1or

Removes Tan. plmplos.
hreckles, Moth Patehss
Ran. md skln n.saaara-