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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17

Jonathan Strong was the village
cooper of Ellenyille--th that is, when he
had an order and was not too lazy he
constructed a barrel or frliin. He
was fat, good hatured and utterly
without ambition. AS in most such
cases. the wife earned most of the
support. Jonathan had reached his
forty-fifth year and wasn't worrying at
all as to how the future years were
going with him when a stranger en-
tered his shop one day and found him
chewing at a shaving. The stranger
introduced himself as Brown. He was
the homeliest man In the village.
Brown said:
"Mebbe you want a job that will pay
you good money!
1t was all Of two minutes before
Jonathan asked if there was any hard
work connected with it.
mot a bit" was the answer "You
are simply TO travel around with me.
You'll be my secretary and take down
names and dates That will be all for
the present Twenty dollars a week
and expenses, and you are to keep
your mouth shut Can you start in to-
morrow"
lie said he would try 1t for a week
anyhow. After another talk with
Brown it was settled that way, and
then the latter said:
I'VE viii now take a walk around
the village together. Here is a note
book and pencil, and your duties as
secretary begin at once. l shall talk
to people in way, and they will have
something to say in return. Write il
down Write down the names of any
other persons overhearing the remarks
Be sure of your figures"
Jonathan and Brown walked to tho
postoffice. There was quite crowd
hanging around the place. It was soon
understood that the stranger was deaf
and dumb, and Mr.. Johnston, the mer,
chant, remarked in the hearing Of
three or four others:
well, of all the man-gorillas l ever
heard tell of this fellow takes the cake!
Jonathan, where did you pick him
up?"
"oh. he's purity smart Teller" was
the reply.
"smartr' echoed the grocer "Why,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
BACKACHE GOES AND
KIDNEYS ACT FINE
A Few Doses Regulate Your Kidneys
Ending Backache, Bladder and
Urinary Misery

II your kidneys are disordered or you
suffer with backache or bladder misery,
few doses OF Pape's Dimetic now will
effect a cure.
Pit an end to kidney trouble while it
is only trouble before it develops into
dropsy, diabetes, gravel or Brigbt's dis
ease.
The moment you suspect any kidney,
bladder or urinary disorder, or feel a
dull constant backache, or the urine is
thick, cloudy. offensive on full Of sedi-
ment, irregular OF passage or attended
by a scalding sensation, begin taking
Papes Diuretic as directed, with the
knowledge that there is 10 other medi-
cine, at any price, made anywhere else
ia the world, which is SO harmless or
win effect so thorough and prompt a
cure
Papes Diuretic acts directly upon the
kidneys, bladder and urinary system,
cleans, heals and regulates these organs,
ducts and glands, and completes the cure
within few days.
Pains in the back, sides or loins. rheu
matte twinges, prostate trouble. debili-
tating headache, nervousness, dizziness,
weakness, bilious stomach. sleeplessness,
infamed or puffy eyelids, worn-out feel
ing and many other symptoms caused by
clogged inactive kidneys, promptly van
ish Frequent, painful and uncontrolla
bic urination due to weak or irritable
bladder. is overcome.
Your physician. pharmacist, banker or
any mercantile agency viii vouch for the
responsibility Of Pape. Thompson & Pape
OF Cincinnati. who prepare Pape's Diu-
retic-50-cent treatment-sold by every
druggist in the world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
AMERICAN HELD AS SPY.
Has No Difficulty In Convincing Author
tiles Of His Innocence

London, Jan. l7.-Dr Champlain Of
Kansas City, No. proprietor OF the Agri-
cultural Journal, was mistaken for a
spy at Guernsey yesterday and arrested
He was soon afterwards released DR.
Champlain had visited Fort Dodge carry
ing a camera. His presence was noted
by soldiers who promptly took him into
custody and handed him over to the
civil police, The American had no trou-
bic in convincing the latter Of his iden-
tity and the innocence of his mission.
The police apologized for the mistake
of the military.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17

you have only to look at him to see
that he's born fool. 1t ought to be
against the law for such critters to be
at large"
Then the other dry goods man had a
slurrlng remark to make, and the rail-
road agent had something TO say, and
Browns secretary filled three pages of
his notebook with good evidence Be
fore the day was over he had twelve
pages. No one had a word in favor of
Brown. He was called all sorts of
names, and when he appeared TO ask
questions in the deaf and dumb Ian
guage lie was almost hooted at.
The next day the pair started off in
horse and buggy %nd did not return
until they had visited every village in
two counties
BY and by that notebook was full of
memoranda to the last page and then
there was return TO Ellenyille. There
was but one lawyer in the place. 1t
was afterward remembered that he
had never said aught against Brown.
He had listened to others, but had said
nothing himself. When he and Brown
and Jonathan drove over TO the county
seat town in company one day nothing
strange was thought Of IT, but a sur
prise party was on hand. Within a
couple Of days all the constables in the
county were serving summonses ON
people who had slandered Brown
When Ellen county was finished the
constables in Rockaway county took
up the work The number of summons
served In both counties was 36S. Each
one was for defamation OF character
and asked for $4,000 damages. The
recipients of these legal papers greet
ed their service with laughter, but the
laughing did not last Tong Those who
engaged lawyers and started In to fight
the matter were confronted with dates,
names and expressions used and had
to admit they were correct. When they
had done this they had NJ defense, and
in each and every case were advised
to settle.
There are always clients who will
pay lawyers fees and then take their
own way. A few Of Che victims band
ed together and resisted the suits,
Then it came out that Brown had been
referred to as a fool. dummy, an
idiot, a hedge fence, gorilla, mon
key, skunk. lunatic, what-is-it,
coon, freak and some forty other
names, and those who had refused him
food and shelter because he was not
pretty to look upon found ruin staring
them in the face The verdict on the
contested suits was for the plaintiff,
with heavy damages, and the others
fell over themselves to settle.
Brown and Jonathan were not too
hard hearted. No extortion was prac-
ticed, but at the end of six months,
when the last case had been settled,
there was a goodly pot Of money.
Jonathan received his salary and
good bit more, and when Brown was
ready to depart he said to him:
Jonathan, never work when you
can avoid it,"
Il never have and never shall" was
the reply
But If you have to work-if circum-
stances drive you into It and you can
zee no possible way out, them"
Then work with the head instead
Of the hands The wear and tear of
1t comes on the other fellows sus-
penders instead Of your own"
And Brown nodded his head and
went away, to be heard Of no more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17

Vegetable Compound has done for me
turing this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
10 me that for the sake of other suffer
ing women | am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter. - Mrs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
R.F. d., GraniteYille, vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and I'M
Qualified endorsement. No other med
cine we know of has such a record
Of cures as has Lydia I. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
For more than so years il has been
suring woman's ills such as infamma-
lion. liberation. fibroid tumOrs, irreg
alarities. periodic pains and nervous
pFoStration, and it is unequalled for
carrying women safely through the
period of change Of life
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn. Mass,
invites all sick women TO write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
md always helpful
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
STRANGELY BLINDED.
Girl In Wilmington, Del, Believed II
Have Been Poisoned by Dye.

Wilmington, Del. Jan. rs. The
strangcst ease Of blindness that ever Or.
CURED In Delaware was reported yester.
day from New Castle. The victim il
Sarah Schuhardt, Is years old. daughter
of John Sehuhardt. She cried over some
childish act and used her blue apron that
had never been washed to dry her tears
soon afterward poisoning developed in
her eyes as q result and then she went
ilind. Specialists hurricily worked ON
the queer ease and il was announced
that the child will recover her sight
The poison IS believed to be the dye IN
the mwashed apron.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17

for an increase OF $4,000, 100000 estl-
mates are that it win go as high as
$1,000, 600.
The committee took no action yester-
day which would indicate clearly how the
lines viii be drawn Senator McCum-
Der said he had not canvassed the SEN
ate situation carefully enough to know
Just what would be done. He said, how
ever, he had no doubt Congress would
allow substantial increase, as the
sentiment was generally favorable TO IL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
POLICEMEN IN THE RING.
Three Jumped In to Stop clinch In
Troy Last Night.

Troy. n u, Jan. IL. Kid Henry and
Connie Schmidt, Of New York, fought a
ten round bout before the Grogan A. G..
at Watervhet last night. The bout was
fast and furious and the Trojan was
outfought all the way In the third
round the men eliuched and fell to the
floor and three policemen were com
PEELED to jump into TIE ring to separate
them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
MusT eo no ~ FoR FRAUD.
Sentence Of Kansas City Men Convicted
of Use OF Mails for Swindling.

Washington, Jan 1.-THE supreme
court of the United States yesterday
denied a request that it review the con-
viction Of Frank Horn, Elisha II. Horn,
Raymond P. May and S. II. Snyder OF
Kansas City, Mo-, on charges of using
the mails 10 consummate an alleged
fraudulent scheme of selling mining
stock The men, some of whom were
described in the request as prominent
in the community, were sentenced to
imprisonment for year and a day and
to paw a fine of $500 each.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17

| I + Q III nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and l
can truly say that
Lydia +. Pinkham's
" egeta BILE Com
pound has proved
worth mountains of
gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. 1
never forget to tell
lmy friends what
Lydia L. Pinkham's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
Merkle Again signs with Giants.

New York, Jan. l1-Fred Merkle, first
baseman. who has been with the New
York National league team since the
fall of 1907, signed his 1911 contract
Yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
AGAINST CANNON.
The House Refuses to Sustain Him, IS.
to ia.

Washington, Jan l7-By a vote OF
los to l24, the House refused yesterday
TO Law on the table an appeal taken
by Representative Fitzgerald. Democrat.
from a decision of Speaker Cannon.
Fitzgerald appealed from decision
which would have permitted the setting
aside of the new rule giving power 20
take bills away from committee.
Twenty three insurgents voted with
the Democrats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
Sirolin Is a
Physicians Remedy
Ask Your Doctor About 1t

Sirolin is well and favorably
known to physicians the world
over.
Sirolin is very agreeable to
the palate. 1t is a preparation
possessing all the virtues of
guaiacol and creosote, without
the disagreeable taste of these
most valuable drugs. Sirolin
is compounded with a palatable
non irritating derivative of
guaiacol, the active principle
of creosote. Sirolin is not only
palatable but it also improves
the appetite, assists digestion
and aids nutrition.
All leadfng druggists haze Sfyoltn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
Acts as a Tonic

1t never fails of excel
rent tot ic effect upon the
lining and adjacent it's
sues of the air passages,
and also upon the entire
worn-out system.
keeb a 6ottie of .Sirolfu
IN tie hoWse. Take al
regularly an rainy, Geld
aoeatker, and aOkeneUey
zen ha7'e Teen exposed. II
mil effecfuaiiy prt1ent
colds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
CHANGE
IN WOMAN'S
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound.

Graniteville, VT. -"I was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-06-29

100 Lingerie Waists on Sale
at HALF PRICE
S SO waists for $O.45 S1.48 waists for 5 ia
98 waists for 40 1893 waists for 80
125 waists for SO 248 waists for 1.24
Splendid lot of ladies' Bingham and Lawn Dresses
in very best styles and colorngs, on sale at
HALF PRICE.
Childrens light colored dresses age to IA years,
fast colors, made up in best styles, on sale at
HALF PRICE: 75c dresses for 38c; SIPS
dresses for CSC; ST 48 dresses for 74c. 1t will
save you lots of work and worry and money to
buy several of these:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-06-29

It has been our custom for many years to hold
stock as low as possible before August 1s the date
going to reduce stock lower than ever. You KIN
our stock fresh and free from unreasonable goods.
date goods here, what we offer is good seasonal
easier to invoice cash than merchandise
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-06-29
Silks on Sale
All our Fancy Silks
lOc Bleached Muslin TIL
On Sale ~

All Fancy Parasols in the newest colors and
styles on sale at 25% Discount.
Infants SC Fancy Top Socks on sale for 1Oc.
Choice, line of Shopping Bags in leather and
satins on sale 2O% Discount.
Entire stock of Trunks and Suit Cases on sale at
1O% discount.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-06-29

Topsy Hosiery 1Oc to $3.50 pair.
Carhartt Overalls ST 90.
Carhartt Gloves SIPS.
LaVoQue Goats and Suits.
Home Journal Patterns.
Kirsch'S Curtain Rods.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-06-29

One Lot TIC Percaes Mostly Blue and Gray. on
sale &c yard.
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-29
THE POWER OF ADVERTISING
How 1t Has Built Up Great Cor
respondence School at Scranton,
Pa, In Few Years.

The International Textbook COM
pany, proprietors Of the International
School of Correspondence of Scran-
ton. Pa, is an excellent illustration of
~hat can be accomplished by adver-
tising. In 1891 Thomas j. Foster was
the editor and publisher of a little
weekly paper In the mining town of
Shenandoah. Pa. He noticed that his
paper published a great many reports
of accidents In mines, and he made
an investigation. He reached the con-
clusion that these accidents were
largely due to ignorance, and after
much thought and study. started
query column in his paper. looking
to the explanation of these accidents,
and suggestions as to how thoy could
be prevented
Inc column was SO successful that
the plan broadened out. He made his
paper mining journal. and eventual
ly published a textbook for mine fore
men. His correspondence grew so
fast that he decided to open a corre-
spondence school for miners. One
thought after another developed, un-
tll To-Day there are PA courses of
study arranged by this institution,
and 1t employs 3,4OO persons. No
fewer than 100000 students have
studied with it. and at the present
time there are 100000 students en-
gagged in active study. and the work is
being done all over the world.
All this tremendous business was
the result of judicious advertising.
The school is now advertising in II
magazines and over 1000 newspapers
in the United States alone, in addi-
ton to the other forms of advertis-
Ing used, and is spending at least
quarter of million dollars annually
for this. The company Is capitalized
at more than 100000, and for years
has paid dividend annually of ten
per cent.
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-29
The Value Of Printers' Ink.

Il know dealer in surgical in.
struments in New York city who is
making fortune out of contrivancs
Of his own invention, concerning which
there is story" said M E. j. Stilton,
a Manhattan travelling man.
1T is clever thing, and in the be.
ginning many medical men advised
their patients to buy it, but few OF
them do so now, because OF a feud
that sprung up between them and the
dealer. Knowing that the inventor
and seller was making at least $12.50
clear profit on every instrument he
sold. the doctors thought 1t nothing
more than right that they should get
a fair commission on the sale OF each
instrument bought through their rec.
ommendation. The dealer on being ap-
preached gave most emphatic neg.
ative. He had good thing-his own
genius had evolved it-and he did not
propose to surrender of a nickel to
any outsider.
This amounted to declaration of
war. The M, DIS quietly put him on
their black list and sales dropped for
while in most discouraging way.
But the dull times didn't last. The
dealer, always resourceful. bethought
him Of the newspapers. Here were as
good allies possibly as those who had
forsaken him. AS matter of fact ]
think he has Jared better since he has
sought the advertising columns.
81 know personally that it takes "a
stenographers, working long hours, to
attend to his daily business and that
it is paying him net revenue close
upon 100000 year. In that other
period. when he relied wholly on per.
sonal Endorsements of his article, his
sales were not one-half what they are
today"
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-29
DISFIGURED WITH CRUSTs

Some time ago I was taken with
eczema from the top Of my head to
my waist. 1t began with scales on my
body. l suffered untold itching and
burning. and could not sleep. | was
greatly disfigured with scales and
crusts. My ears looked as II they had
been most cut OF with a razor, and
my neck was perfectly raw. l suffered
untold agony and pain. tried two
doctors who said had eczema In its
fullest stage. and that It could not
be cured. l then tried other rem
edies to no avail. At last. tried set
Of the genuine Cuticura Remedies.
which cured me of eczema when all
else had failed. therefore l cannot
praise them too highly.
II suffered with eczema about ten
months. but am now entirely cured.
and l believe Cuticura Remedies are
the best skin cure there is" (Signed)
Miss Matte ]. Shaffer, R. F. D. /. Box
8. Dancy. Miss, Oct. 27, 1910.
II had suffered from eczema about
four years when boils began to break
out on different parts OF my body. 1t
started with fine red rash. MY
back was affected first. when 1t also
spread over my face. The itching was
almost unbearable at times. 1 tried
different soaps and salves. but nothing
seemed to help me until l began to
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
One box Of them cured me entirely. l
recommended them to my sister for
her baby who was troubled with tooth
eczema. and they completely cured her
baby" (Signed) Mrs. F. L. Marber-
ger. Drehersville. Pa. Sept. 6. 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere. q sample
Of each, with 32-page book. will be
mailed free on application to Gut
eura," Dept. I L, Boston.
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-29
d Adoertisiing
Talks
KEEP ALWAYS BEFORE PUBLIC
Most Successful Merchants Arc Those
Who Advertise Continuaily-spas-
modIc Publicity Poor Policy.
lRy VIM. @. FREEMAN.D }

(By WIN. @. FREEMAN0
Just about this time OF year goodly
number Of merchants decide that they
will save money until the middle of
September by not advertising.
Year after year. for nearly twenty
six years, one of the hardest parts of
my work as an advertising man has
been to convince the merchant who
wants to stop advertising during the
summer months that he should never
stop advertising.
My average of success for each year
has not been more than 40 per cent.
and that is really failure-but the 40
! per cent. of doubling merchants who
were persuaded TO have faith in the
value of advertising in summer. fall.
winter and spring months have been
very successful. am glad to say.
A man came into my Office the 9TH
er day to talk with me about advertis-
ing furs during the summer months.
He wanted me to conduct a cam
paign for him-said he was convinced
that 1t would pay-that he believed a
campaign advertising furs all the year
round would enable retailer to sell
fur garments at an average lower
price. because he would do more bust
ness-that the retailer would not be
compelled to sell at an enormous profit
for short winter season, thereby min
imizing the number Of people that buy
furs-that he believed a big fur busi-
ness was possible II furs should be
sold at a reasonable profit-not at a
profit of from $3.50 to $500 on each
garment that costs the retailer from
500 up.
What he wants to do can be done
successfully, | think.
No average retail business can af-
ford to ever be out of the newspapers.
In this busy world, we are so easily
forgotten. We must keep ourselves
before the public all of the time. We
cannot afford to be overlooked If we
do not advertise all of the time, we
surely will be overlooked.
Don't stop, Mr.. Merchanct.
The Mark Cross Goa specially
business-one year discontinued adver-
tising during the summer months, and
Patrick Francis Murphy, the president,
lsaid;
Never again! When we resumed
our advertising in the fall 1t took us
three months to get re-acquainted with
the readers of the newspapers. Now
we advertise in the summer as much
as in any other season of the year and
as successfully"
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-29
Farms Show Increase.

Washington. - Because Of many
statements during the Canadian reci-
procity debate 10 of special in.
terested the Census Bureaus an
nouncement OF the latest general
farm statistics of the United State.
showing that farms more than doubled
in value during the last ten years. hav.
ing increased $15.252. .7ss.0 900 or 11s per
cent is Of great interest. In 1900 they
were valued at $13.051 .033 900 and re-
turns Of the thirteenth census show
they are now worth $aS.ss4.s21. 900.
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-29
SHORTCUT PHILOSOPHY.

II you have a dollar to spend
for advertising you can afford
to spend ninety cents Of II on
your own education.
Just because the tortoise beat
the hare, don't settle down to
be tortoise. Be a hare, but
not that kind Of a hare.
The most distressing thina
about oportunIty 10 that II lies
Just beyond a comfortable loaf.
ing place.
Ono reason some people can't
rest 10 because they don't work
enough to become tired.
A critic is a fellow who can
tell better how thing ought to
be done than he can do II him
self.
You cannot measure the val.
ue OF = mans work by the num-
Der Of hours he sits at his desk.
Tho snIucky man 10 the ono
who puts on a chest protector
and then gets hit In the back.
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-29
somsthlna to Think About.

II advertising does not pay In all
lines of business. why IL 1t that those
who advertise are generally tho ones
who eventually surpass in prominence
and financial standing? Why Is 1t that
those who advertise mbst are those
who make most? Why is 1t that the
extensive advertiser is a good d-natured,
Jolly fellow. while the man who knocks
advertising is dried-up and irascible
person? The day is approaching when
. line will be drawn between the two
classes Of business men, and the adver.
tiser will be patronixed by those citi.
zens who believe in happiness through
enconomy and mutual prosperity.
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Eastern Live Stock.

Chicago.-Cattle - Market strong
Beeves, 4.75@6.90; Texas steers. $3.50
@6.O0; Western steers. $4.0065.85;
stockers and feeders, $3.00@5.15;
cows and heifers, $2.15@5.75; calves
$5.00@7.5O.
Hogs-Market slow. Light, $6.45d
$50; mixed, $6.45@6.95; heavy, $500
@6.90; rough, $6.3O@6.45; good to
choice heavy, $6.45@6.9O; pigs. $5.65
Q6.50; bulk of sales, $6.55@6SO.
Sheep-Market steady to 10c lower
Native, $2.6O@4.65; Western. $1,000
40; yearlings, $4.3O@5.50; lambs, ma.
tive, $4.O0@7.35; Western, $4.5O@7.35.