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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
To Prevent Fading.

These special 'ixatives' have been
used for several years and have never
been known to fade. They have been
used on the most delicate evening gowns
and expensive summer frocks.
Alum used in rinsing water win pre-
vent green from fading.
A handful Of salt thrown into the
rinsing water will set blue.
0xgall is good to use for gray and
brown.
Hay water, made by pouring boiling
water over hay, is excellent for washing
tan or brown linen.
Five cents worth of sugar of lead crys-
tails dissolved in a pailful of water
makes solution which fixes the tones
of pinks. blues, and layenders, The ia
bries should remain in the sugar of lead
bath half an hour or so before Going
to the suds. Theita baths win not
prevent garment from fading if hung
in the sun to dry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
A COLORED
WITNESS
BY F. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

In the days of slavery Colonel Au-
gustus Picard, Louisiana planter,
had an alteration with a neighbor
about the boundary line between the
two plantations. The neighbor. Silas
Green, a southernized Yankee, used
offensive language to the colonel. who
kicked him out of his house. Green
sued him for assault, and one of the
defendants slaves, Mark Antony by
name, having seen the fracas, was the
principal witness. He was a sleepy
looking old chap, and the lawyers
feared that he did not have intelligence
sufficient to give an account of what
he had seen. The lawyer for the de-
Tense, not wishing to draw out all the
darky had to tell. asked him but few
questions, then turned him over to the
counsel for the plaintiff
mark Antony" said the lawyer, "do
you know what it is to state anything
before this court that is not true or to
keep back anything that you know"
'Do l know dat?'
Eyes. Do you understand what it
means. and the punishment"
Il reckon dat would mean in de
fus' place de sames if | said de moon
war made o cheese when | know'd it
war made o. brass. And de second
part would be de same's if sor Mis-.
tab Green draw a knife on my mars
and didn't say nothin' at all about it,"
A smile passed over the faces of the
judge, the jury and the spectators.
The lawyer showed embarrassment,
'Do you know the punishment at
tached to perjuryp
Perjury? Is dat IL Mistah Green
backyard Cunnel Plead behind his
backY
Another ripple of smiles passed
through the courtroom.
mo. Perjury is telling an untruth
and not telling all you know after be-
ing sworn. State what you saw on
June 16 last at Colonel Picard's home"
Marx" the defendant spoke up,
tell it all. I'm not ashamed Of what
did. Don't keep anything back"
Thus treasured, Mark gave an &C.
count of the fray.
well, sab, on dat afternoon Mistah
Green he come to de plantation
what plantationT'
"0u' plantation, Of cose. Yo' don't
suppose Cunnel Plead would 60 any
wha' to meet a specamen OBJ de po'
white trash? Mistah Green he come
to de plantation, and I was wattin' at
de do with de bosses and carriage to
drive de cunnel out fo' de mawnin'
inspection. Mistah Green and de cum
mel was in de cunnel's ofiis right off
de gallery and de winder war up. |
hearn 'em talkin'.
"Mistah Green war sayin' to de cum
mel dat de line between de plantations
run right through de cunnePs gya'ding
and de cunnel say 'Yo' mistaken, sab;
de bound'ry line war laid down by de
survey. -sahl and Il am sho' it-run
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14

Mrs Joseph Lacelle, l24 Glenora ave.
nue., Ottawa, East, Ontario, Canada
writes:
81 suffered with backache and head
ache for over nine months and nothing
relieved me until / took Peruna. This
medicine is by far better than any other
medicine for these troubles. A few bot
ties relieved me of my miserable, half.
dead, half-aliye condition.
81 am now in good health, have neither
ache nor pain, nor have | had any for
the past year. If every suffering woman
would take Peruna, they would soon
know its value and never be without it.'
Mrs. Ella Miskel, r. T. D. 2, box 50,
Scottsburg, Indiana, writes:
81 suffered for two years with catarrh
in the head, having such pains in tho
head and face that feared | would lose
my reason l tried every known REM
edy, but gradually grew worse. Nights
Of restlessness would succeed days OF
agony After taking twelve bottles of
Peruna, l am entirely we'll"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
Playing Hide and Seek.

Chaves, Portugal, Oct. 1.-THE royal
list parties are playing game of hide
and seek with the republican troops
and whenever there is danger of being
tagged" they retreat into Spanish ter
ritory, only to reappear again at another
point on the border One detachment Is
encamped directly on the frontier at
Segura All this is exasperating to the
republican commanders, who are under
strict orders from Lisbon not to violate
Spanish territory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
TURKEY NAMES coNTRABAND.
List of Articles Includes Foodstuffs and
Various Forms Of Money.

Constantinople, Oct. H. The govern
ment has issued a list of contraband
articles. In addition to those already
known the list includes cereals, al
though -four IS not mentioned, and all
kinds Of preserved foodstuffs, bank
notes, checks, bills Of exchange and pa
per money The government also has
declared its intention to conform to
the declaration of London, although Tur-
key is not a party thereto.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
Nnt Snre.

"See here, Rastus" said the new ar.
rival at the hotel; do you mean to tell
me that this egg is fresh?"
1T was when hit was laid, sub" re-
piled the waiter.
"And when was that, pray?' demand
ed the guest.
"Ah dunno, boss" replied Rastus. "Dis
yere is nah first season at dis yere
hotel, suh.'--Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
GRANITEvILLE.

Don't forget the Woodmen dance Sat
urday evening, Oct IA. All are cor
daily invited.
?. F. Cassidy, New York City, ma
tional organizer of the Socialist party,
will give an educational lecture on So
cialism in Miles hall Monday evening,
Oct. 10, at I o'clock. Everybody cor
daily invited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
In Woman's Realm.

It is said that if parsley is eaten with
onions or salad, the odor Of the onion
will not affect the breath.
Wash the silver in the water in which
potatoes have been boiled if you would
have it beautifully bright and clean.
-
Rub glycerine over peach stains on
table linen two or three days before
washing, that the stains may entirely
disappear.
Wood ashes are excellent for clean
ing tin articles. Wiring a cloth out of
warm water, dip it in the ashes, and
with this scour the things, then rub
off and polish.
Tea and coffee stains on wooden
blouses, etc. can be removed with the
aid Of gIycerine. A little of this should
be applied to the stain, left for time,
and then washed out with lukcwarm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
A Queer Fact.

Weymouth, Mass, Oct l4.-Literally
splitting his sides with laughter while
witnessing farce in theatre in Bos-
ton Thursday night, Thomas NJ. Ryan
of South Weymouth ruptured blood
vessel near his heart and died shortly
afterward. He was employed as a clerk
in the Boston postofiiee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
OWEN wISTER is DEAD.
The Famous Novelist Dies In Cleveland
Ohio.

Cleveland, Oct. IA. Owen Wister, the
noted American novelist and scholar,
died yesterday at Cleveland aged fifty
one. He was graduate of Harvard
in 1882. He studied music and the
law extensively, going abroad after his
graduation to pursue the former study
Not only was he musician, but aft
er emerging from Harvard Law school
with the degrees of Ii. B. and A. NJ
he took up the practice of law in Phil
adelphia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
NO ARISTICE ARRANGED.
Rome Emphatically Denies the Report
from Berlin.

Rome, Oct. l4.That an armistice has
been arranged between Italy and Tur-
key, as reported from Berlin, is strenu-
ously denied by the Italian government
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-14
PE-RU-NA RECEIVES PRAISE.
For Relieving Such Symptoms as
Debility, BaCkaChe and Headache.

Mrs. Tressie Nelson 100 3rd Az, N, nashville, Tenn
writes: GAS Peruna has done me world of good
feel in duty bound to tell of it, in hopes thatit n
maymeet the eye some who has suffered as did, /
For FIVE years really did not know what Z#*:
perfectly well day was, and IL did not have N$%$
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

down on the river bank to think it
over. She wasn't blue. you under
stand: she was just mad. and being en-
tirely alone the dimple wasn't work
ing. Now. as she sat idly digging in
the sand. her fingers caught hold of
something round and hard and smooth
and when she looked down to see what
ii was. behold there was the top of
bottle sticking up in the little hole she
had dug. And the mouth of the bottle
was sealed with strange, foreign
looking seal.
Then the Red Headed Girl forgot all
about the Shoe Drummer and the yell
low Haired Damsel. for her curiosity
was aiiame. and she dug into the sand
until pretty soon she had the bottle out
and was looking at 1t with a whole
chorus of Il wonders For. really it
was very queer. 1t was about the size
and shape of the water bottles that Won
have on the dining tables but it was
carved all over with some kind of writ
ing in strange letters And when the
Red Headed Girl held it up between
smoke-just smoke-but il was the
curiousest looking smoke she had ever
seen. II was moving about all the
time; now swirling around now coiling
and twisting like a snake, and there
were all kinds OF colors darling
through it. Nothing would do the Red
Headed Girl but she must have 1t open
bit of gravel she knocked off the wax
and under II she found a screw top of
silver. 1t was stuck pretty tight. and
she almost bit her tongue in two before
she got II started. but she wanted to
know, you know. and SO 1t just had to
come off.
And, then. while she still held the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
SPEAKERS LOBBY OF HOUSE
WHERE MEMBERS CAN LOAF I'M SHIRT SLEEVES

buildings the task of keeping Congress in
a condition of good nature and comfort
through the heated term has become an
ambitious project. Indeed the eNpendi-
lures for this purpose have aroused such
a furore OF protest from certain cold
blooded members and senators-who can
look frigid in frock coats when their more
Aforementioned contemporaries are swelter-
ing in linens-that the staff of employees
has become rather wary about giving
statistics for these same Injuries. SO on
this point generalites only are possible.
There are 30 occupied committee rooms
in the House office building, and numer
Gus other special rooms for the holding
Of meetings. In each of these at least
one and sometimes three electric fans
buzz all day long in an effort 70 simulate
ocean breezes In the cloakroom there
are as many can be conveniently
placed for action The Speakers lobby
has its quota. and every committee room
Of the Capitol building, the restaurants
and some Of the Railways are similarly
equipped. In the Senate office building
each senator has two rooms-So the lolal
Of fans used there is enormous. Dut
what it costs 10 run al or them IS not
given out for publication.
In every committee room, in every prl-
vate office. IN the Railways Of the Capl-
toll in the office of each empiOye and IN
the cioakrooms of both House and Sen
ate there are water coolers always Hlled
with clear cold water. For the Ice USED
in these receptacles and in the House res
taurant the daily purchase. according 70
one OF the employees. averages four tons
in hot weather. But as this warm weather
necessity is purchased al a wholesale rate
of 500 per ton the entire amount only
totals slightly more than SD day.
No special minerals carbonated
waters are purchased out of House
fund. Some while back. when the sum-
mer season doomed Ominously on the hori-
Zon certain members asked for an appro-
priation for such waters. referring 10 the
Senate as a precedent. But their request
was voted down. and on the south side
Of the Capitol or in the House building
only plain. everyday Potomac river water
is served. An effort was made to secure
special coolers, but il suffered the same
fate as the bottled-water motion.
There is nothing else left to drink but
lemonade IN the cloakroom of the House
for more than twenty years colored
man known By his last name to every
member has dispensed this picnic
coction to thirsty representatives..
He stirs up his lemon juice, sugar,
cracked ice and water after a recipe ali
lis own. Epicures on lemonade declare
il inst right never too sweet nor too acid
nor even suggestive Of having been di-
luted.
The old man dispenses his cooling
drinks gratis Nothing is allowed to be
sold in the cioakroom. But about every
now and then "A members hand has an IN
stinctiye habit Of Straying first to his
loose-chanse pocket and then toward TINS
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cubic feet of air in each such interval.
This air is forced into the floor of the
House through gra,ings in the legs OF the
members desks and where the floor is
elevated. through bronze registers. Sew
en- hundred and eighty-fiVe square feet of
such openings are found on this floor.
There are similar air vents in the gal
lerieS. and one can easily detect the rush
of cold air by placing his arms down be
tween the seats. The warm air is eX-
PEELED through the ceiling al the same
rate as it enters, thus avoiding draughts
at the doors. The thermometer proves
that at all times the temperature is from
:! TO s degrees less than outdoors in the
shade.
Hanging in the fanroom is an cleo
trical tester which can be read in the
chief engineers room by pressing but
ton \ hygrometer registers the lu
midity OF the air and is also closely
watched by those who have this feature
of keeping Congress cool as their daily
duty.
Another fan draws from this same
duct and supplies air to the corridors
and committee rooms of the Capitol. the
air passing through f1ues buried in the
walls like chimneys. so that one room
may be kept cooler than another if de
sired. In this manner eight acres OF
floor surface are cooled.
Precisely the same method OF reducing
the temperature is used in the Senate.
with the difference that the air is drawn
from a Grotto nearby in the Capitol
grounds The suction fans are similar
and the air is likewise distributed through
the subway and various rooms. But, for
some unaccountable reason both the
Senate chamber and adjoining cloakrooms
always seem cooler tnan the correspond
ing sections of the House. The members
all insist upon this and the senators do
not deny 1t.
Nowhere on the representatives, side
Is there a spot cool on a hot day as
the marble room of the Senate. Some of
the officials Of the sergeant-at-arms' Of
flee. however. declare the statement is
merely an excuse members have for com
ing over there and drinking the senatorial
lemonade. But in another YEAR the
chances are, the Wearers of the toga will
be returning these calls for the House is
to have an ultra modern plant for keep
ing itself individually and collectively
cool Last winter an appropriation OF
$4,000 was made for this purpose.
According to Mr.. Elliott Woods. who has
the plant in charge. il Will lie constructed
in accordance with the method OF cool
ing down brine water and allowing this
10 circulate through the steam heat coils
Just as the heat goes through in winter
Moisture in the air collects on those
coils and turns 10 frost This coolS the
air. which is then sent through the build
lrE. Vt the same time that tie brine
chiils the air in the pipes enough Zee will
be manufactured 10 supply both Senate
and House and their respective reStau-
rants and office BUILDINGS
since the completion Of the two office
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salty. I'm j-j-i-just awfu,ly salty
Is that so?' inquired the Genie, much
perturbed I'm sorry: I'm very, very
sorry. my dear. l really don't like salt
at all: not at all But orders is orders.
And, anyway, just think of II. It's been
a thousand years since l had breakfast.
Really. now. you can't blame me for
being hungry, can YOU?
NO replied the Girl, 'n-n-n-no l
a-g-guess it's all right But p-p-please'
Mr.. G-G-Genie, before You eat m-m-
me. won't you show me how you ever got
inside of that little b-b-bit of a b-b-b-
bottle?'
.Ha. ha, ha.' and Haw, haw. haw!
roared the Genie. and the good house
wives in town ran out TO get their WASH
Ing off the lines Ha, Ia, ha! and no,
no no" he repeated until his sides shook.
That won't work, young lady. It's pref
IL smart but ] got fooled on that trick
once before Whoopee, But l haven't
laughed so hard since-Since-iet me see
BIB but. anyhow. Mr.. G-Genie.' in
terrupted the Girl, you must t-t-t-try
some of my n-n-n-nice g-g-green p-p-p-
persimmons first. They're awfuily g-g-g-
good for horse dd-d-dooyers.
The Genie Strengthened his face.
whats a horse doover?" he inquired
suspiciously.
ITS something to gg-ggive you an
Appreciated she answered.
H..
i don't need any appetizer. but just to
please you III try few of 'em."
Then the Red Headed Girl handed nm
the basket of green persimmons and the
Genie took the whole basket at a mouth
ful and chewed them right up. But he
made wry face at ii.
~ can't say that | admire the taste
of them he observed, but being as it's
you. ! don't mind
But he didn't finish what he was go
ing TO say. A sad look came into his
eyes and he put his hands to his stomach.
Feels kind O funny In here he said.
DO they always do that Way
'Oh. yes. sir replied the Girl. get
ting her smile back. That's how they
stir up the appetite. It'll be all right in
a little bit and then you'll feel just fine
But the Genie didn't seem to be re-
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assured The corners Of hfs mouth
dropped down and his eyes drew IN and
the sweat came out on his forehead In
great drops. And as the Girl looked be.
hold the Genie began TO grow less and
less For the green persimmons were
beginning to quicker him up and as they
kept on pickering he grew HITLER and
hitler until he was no bigger than tho
Girl herself. And still he kept his hands
on his stomach and looked at tho end OF
his nose, and the perSimmons puckered
and puckered and the Genie got smaller
and smaller until at last he was 90 little
that the Girl grabbed him and stuck
him back into the bottle and screwed ON
the stopper. Then she went home as
fast as she could, taking the bottle with
her.
And the Red Headed Girl put the bottle
in a box and wrapped 1t up and adj
dressed Ii to the Yellow Haired Damsel
and sent 1t to her by express prepaid.
And the next day the papers had long
story about the mysterious disappear
ance of the Yellow Haired Girl, and no.
body ever did find out what became OF
her. And the Red Headed Girl had her
face massaged and her hair marcelled
and sat her down to wait for the Shoe
Drummer. But he came not, then nor
thereafter.
And Finnegan slept.
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bottle in her hand the smoke COM
menced to roll out like it was a factory
chimney And il rose up and up. and
the Girl sat holding the bottle out at
arms length and saying. We'll. what do
Won know about that" What do YOU
isno,v about that? What-do-you
--know---abo THAR She
was that f1abbergasted. And when the
cloud of smoke had risen up until It's
top was 30 or maybe 100 feet from the
ground it began to roll ana turn ana
Writhe and presently the Girl saw that
ii was taking the shape of a Man. Ana
as the Girl continued to look with her
eyes almost popping out or ner mead.
and her mouth wide open. behold II was
q Mana Man who could step over
house as she might step over emp
and there was no more smoke Anu
the Man stretched himself as one VIII
when Weakened from sound sleep anu
the people in town said 1t was begin
ming to look like rain
..%ow. although the Girl had never seen
a Genie in her life (she had never trav-
eIed much and had only got as far as the
second wear in the high school sun she
knew at once what ii was. and she was
scared OUT of a years growth, as the say
ing goes though goodness knows she was
big enough. anyhow. But when the Genie
looked down and saw her and said Good
morning. just as polite as anybody. she
recovered her breath. for, after all. he
was only a man So she said. Good
morning too. and I'm pleased TO meet
you. sir.
THAT seemed to tickle the Genie. for
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,copyfisL,. 1911. BY {. 5. Yos,1

,CoiYri-Li. 1911. by I. :. Yostl
((@ AY. asked Mr. Finnegan. as
the face ~ the storytelling
nurse appeared in the door
~ Way. how'd that bachelor
yarn come out: | didn't want
10 20 to sleep II all. hut that chin Of
yours has got me hypnotized. Did ne get
rid OF il
Get rid Of what-the stork?"
NO, 10, no-the baby
.'Oh. yes" said tie nurse with Il twin
kle in hcr eyes. he got rid Of II. But
rather think ne Was sorry"
Huh" Mr.. Finnegan Srunted Il bet
he wasn't. / know just how lie felt
woke up along about : o'clock this morn
ing and there was a Stork standin over
in that corner. right there. | broke out
in a cold sweat. Then ! shut my eyes
for minute and when I opened EN-
again IL was gone. Don't you give me
any more stork yarns. Makes me nerv-
OGS
"An right, Mr.. Finnegan," said the
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Dowager Queen Likes Violets.

From the Detroit News.
Fondness OF Alexandra. dowager Queen
of England. for a certain shade of violet
Is not mere within. but really is based
on her firm belief the color once cured
her of a dangerous Illness Several years
ago she was i'll for months and. for a
time, physicians were worried greatly
about her condition. One day a friend
sent in to the queen a big bunch of dark
spring yiolets. The medical men noticed
that the sick woman Immediately began
TO gain strength and spirits. AS a result
they surrounded her with as much of the
violet color as possible, in the hangings
of the room and I'm the flowers brought.
When Queen Alexandra recovered she eX-
planned though she said she did not
know why. the beauty of that first bunch
of violets had quckened her interest and
made her eager TO regain her health and
strength Since then she always has
shown a great fondness for violets. and
for that color In her gowns and in the
Of her rooms.
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Mr. Finnesau, laviss frazzled his nerves
- the pursuit and capture Of many dol
lars wa troubled with insomnia lie
didn't have time 70 rest, and he wouldn't
take any dope tine doctor engaged
a storytelling nurse, a modern ScEeh.ra-
2aie. - talk him 10 sleep. linnegan
was instructed t. get into his bad II 10
O'clock cycry night end then 70 ring the
bell f0r the nurse. When she came ard
seated herself by his bedside b" was -
~ his eyes IN her chin for the hypnotic
ceeci. forget "vcryibin. else on earth and
listen ~ her stories
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We'll" said the nurse 'once upon Il
time there was a Red-Hcaded Girl. Her
hair wasn't auburn or chestnut. II was
the real red red, ana she had whole lot
Of L. and when she comhed ii up over
her roll il looked like a sunset on Lake
Michigan. And she had face as round
the fun moon in harvest time, and in
IL were set two Sray eyes that shone and
tWinkled i,- the stars. And there was
dainty little nose that turned up III the
end and a nice, large comfortable mouth
And when she smiled which was pretty
much all the time. one could see two rows
OF very white teeth. without any cold
in them, and the cutest dimple in ter left
cheek, And in the summer time there
were more frechles than you could count
in a whole day. which distressed her not
abit For she said To herself and 10
anybody else she thought IL might inter-
est If people don't like my frecklos they
don't have to look AT en-.
Also once upon time there was a
young fellow who was j Shoe Drum