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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
Old Ea.tsr Customs.

The English people formerly had two
very large cakes divided among the
congregation at the church on Easter
In 1915 parliament forbade this by
law. providing that the money spent
for cakes should In future be used 10
buy bread for the poor
At Easter let your clothes be new
Or else be sure you will II rue.
The boys IN the north of England
will tell you that if you do not put OF
something new on Easter day some
misfortune will befall you.
Underneath all these customs aud
carols lies the symbol of Christ's resur
rection.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
Conunciruns.

Why should a man troubled with
gout make his will? Because he will
then have bis legatees 0eg at easel.
Why is the volunteer movement ike
a basket of apples? Because every
corps (corel has its colonel 1erneD.
Why may carpenters reasonably be-
lieve there is no such thing as stone7
Because they never saw it.-Philadel-
phia Ledger,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20

al over my face, the erup-
ton coming in blotches,
and causing great pain
and Disagreement. Ny
face was all broken out,
and obi SO disflguring:
being a business woman,
it was dreadfully en-
barrassing. ! was DOCTOR
ing for six months without
any relief. Then | saw
the Cuticura Soap and
advertised, SO
thought / would try
them, which / did. After
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
CONVENTION SPLIT,
EACH NAMED DELEGATES
Missouri's l4th Congressional District
Had Uproarious Time at Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, Yesterday-Roose-
welt Faction Held the
Floor,

Poplar Bluff, Mo. March 20.-After
an hour of uproar, Taft supporters with
drew from the l4th congressional lis.
trict convention yesterday, leaving the
Roosevelt adherents in possession. Each
faction named delegates to the national
convention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
A CARD

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a 50-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar, il
il fails TO cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a 25scent bottle to prove
satisfactory, or money refunded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
Mhan Linz Doesn't Ely.

Sitting around country depot wait.
ing for a midnight train will do a lot
to dissipate that tempus fugit theory
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
MY FACE WAS
ALL BROKEN OUT
AndSo DisfguringI Eruption Started
with a Pimple. Came in BIotches,
Causing Great Pain. Spread Rap
Idly. Used Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment, BIotches Disappeared.

Ny trouble started with pinple on nv
nose, which l picked. and It rapidly spread
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
On THE ROADS OF PERSIA
Vehicles, Called PaIakis and kaIavahs,
Are Quaint and Very
Uncomfortable.

Bushire, Persia.-The most useful
vehicles for long journeys In Persia
are the palakis and katavahs, the
quaintest contrivances for travel TO
be seen anywhere. These Persian
cabs" are fixed upon mules. Each
animal carries two of them, one on
each side. They are furnished with
bedding. Men. women and children
sit in them, cross-legged, painful and
irksome position for Europeans who
usually prefer to ride horse or don
key rather than screw themselves up
In these boxes
Some skill. too. is required in load
ing up the mule with it's human
freight. care being taken that the two
people who travel side by side are
about the same weight. II tiny hus-
band and a fat wife have to go to-
gether. his box must be filed up with
ballast so as to equalize the weight.
Similar care has to be exercised in
dismounting, for II one passenger
jumps out without giving warning Of
his intention. his neighbor is shot to
the ground with unseemly haste.
The only difference between the
kajavah and the palald is that the lat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
HOW TO TREAT PIMPLES AND
BLAcKHEADS

z For pimples and blackheads the fol-
lowing is q most effective and eco
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura ONT
ment, on the end Of the finger. but
do not rub. Wash OF the Cuticura
Ointment in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. This treat
ment Is best on rising and retiring.
At other times use Cuticura Soap
freely for the toilet and bath, to as
sist in preventing inflammation. irri'
tation and cIogging of the pores, the
common cause Of pimples. blackheads'
redness and roughness, yellow, oily.
notify and other unwholesome condi-
tons Of the skin.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with Sz-p. skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
MADE BIG PROFIT FOR STATE
Purely Business Argument for the Es-
tablishment of sanitoriums for
the tuberculosis.

According to figures contained in the
annual report of DR.. H. L. Barnes. SUI
perintendent of the Rhode Island state
sanitorium, the earnings Of the ex-
patients of that institution during the
year 1911 would amount to over $780,
000. This is a sum three times as
large as that spent each year for main
tenance Of the institution. including
four per cent. interest and deprecia-
ton charges.
The actual earnings in 1911 of 10
ex-patients were obtained by DR..
Barnes. These ranged from 81 to sS1
per week, the total earnings for the
year amounting to $102,752. On this
basis, DIR. Barnes computes the figures
above given. He says. however:
while institutions for the cure Of
tuberculosis are good investments.
there is good reason for thinking that
institutions for the. isolation Of far
advances cases would be still better
investments.
Out of total of 46.450 hospital
lays treatment given. S9.147. or "a
per cent, were free. the treatment
costing the state on an average $500
per patient. Out ofzlSS free cases in
vestigsted. Sc had 40 families and no
income on admissiap to the sanito-
rum. Out of 1$sSpatients having
homes. the number in the family aver
aged 81, and the average family earn
ings were $5.46. In SO cases the fami-
lies had no income, and in only five
cases were there any savings, none OF
which amounted to as much as 500
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

December delivered a series Of lee
lures in which nobody could recog.
nize an idea or illustration they re-
called reading in any book.
II had interviews" says Doctor
Bliss, with the orthodox patriarchs
Of Antioch. Jerusalem-Greek, Cath
olic. Syrian, Maronite-who impaired
valuable information.
while many books have been con-
suited. II is in human documents that
the richest material has been found.
The Greek liturgies have been studied.
but the manual acts of the mass were
explained to me in the sitting room
of a kindly parish priest whose wife
had baked the communion loaf which
he reverently used in illustration.
Learned books on the dervishes
have been consulted. but It was
through the quaint tales Of gentle
eyed sheik in Jerusalem. who left his
humble task of securing pots and ket-
ties to make me visit. that learned,
past all forgetting. that In spite Of the
wild demonstrations which travellers
witness for q fee In Constantinople
and Cairo the controlling motive Of
the dervish life Is the hunger and
thirst after righteousness"
Doctor Bliss is dean Of the Univer-
atty Of Rochester.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
QUE IN AFRICA
Explorer Finds Lake Of Dead and
a Strange People.
p. A. Talbot, Who Located sacrea
Body Of Water, Describes Weird
Scene Of Place Never Before
Seen by White Men.

Cape Town, Africa--Mr. and Mrs.
P. Amaury Talbot have just returned
to London from Central Africa, where
they had spent two years in an anthro-
biological, botanical and geological sur
vey from the Gulf OF Guinea eastward
across the continent In a statement
issued to the London press, Mr.. Talbot
declares that certain territory he and
his wife trayersed had never been Wis
TIED by white man before. He said
that in the Southern Nigerian bush he
found evidence of the origin of the
witchcraft panic, which swept over
England, New England and southeast
ern Europe in the middle of the sew
enteenth century. Said Mr.. Talbot:
The bush, with its soft green twi-
light, dark shadows, and quivering
lights. is peopled by many terrors, but
among these ole or witchcraft,
reigns supreme. Should the suspicion
OF witchcraft fan upon any one, only
trial by ordeal can free them. The
most usual one is that of eating esere,
fSeSOACho oCon olhAOoN ~
variably kills the suspected person.
The ordeals of boiling oil poured upon
the palms of the hands and Of pepper
corns inserted in the eyes are far less
dreaded, not only because their re-
suits are practically never fatal, but
becense the physical anguish entailed
Is acknowledged to be less intense
than that caused by esere."
One of the most interesting discov-
cries was that of the Lake of the
Dead In the Oban country.
The name of this lake." said Mr..
Talbot, occurs in many of the tribal
songs. but for long time could not
discover the meaning of the word, and
all inquiries failed to elicit informa-
ton. and when l believed was in the
neighborhood Of this haunted spot and
altered my course my carriers begged
to be allowed not to proceed, and were
left behind. After a struggle through
dense bush we could see the edge of a
sheet Of water, along the banks OF
which were the holes of crocodiles.
whose tracks covered the. shore. The
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
1Ae MIddIe.Aued Woman.

OF tie many ways in which the mid
dleaged woman may vary the effect
o. Der afternoon gowns none is sim
pier than the use of a collar and cuffs
Of white voile edged with scaIloping
and embroidery in floral design. An
other change may be the froek set of
white chiffon with border of black
naIlnes and still another is the one
q hack net hemstitched with silver
threade Some of these collars are SO
loag In front that they terminate only
Al he waist line. where they cross In
mplice effect and are tucked away
under the glrdle. An excellent model
Of this sort Is of light blue lawn en-
brOldered with black dots. and a sec
end is Of white agarie trimmed with
thy folds Of broadcloth. alternating
With sponge
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
DEAN EXPLORES RELIGIONS
Or. Frederick J. Bliss Tells How He
Went to Work on II
In Syria.

Rochester, N. Y.-Dr. Frederick j.
Bliss gathered the material for his
The Religions of Modern Syria and
Palestine" as nearly as possible at
first hand. His sources were the
priests and elders of the i've Christian
churches that exist in modern Syria
and Palestine and of the Mohamme-
dan church. whom he interviewed at
first hand.
Doctor Bliss was appointed to de-
liver the Bross lectures at Lake Forest
university, Lake Forest, ILL.,. in 1908.
He instantly went to Syria. which by
the way was his birthplace. to gather
material. He knew the Arabic Ian
guage thoroughly, was able to con-
verse with the leaders Of the various
sects of the country and the following
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

scene was a weird one; the surface
was absolutely still. and round about
were ten-foot high bushes, with what
were apparently great tufts of creamy
flowers. These, however. proved to
be nests of tree frogs.
The place is a sanctuary for all
wild things, for no hunter would dare
to penetrate the bush to this dreaded
spot. As we stood at the edge gazing
out over the water its quiet was sud
denly broken by a broad ripple, and
little fish we're seen to spring agitated-
" above the surface. A great python
was crossing. and this, we learned.
shared with the crocodiles the
guardianship of the Sacred Lake"
Describing a visit to district where
all the houses were built of ebony,
Mr.. Talbot said:
1.-The side of our tent almost touched
a little ebony hut built over large
and gruesome looking pot. the sides of
which were Drnamented with iron
hooks. Before this, about breast high,
and the length of man, was kind of
altar, made of stout ebony blocks. In
front Of our tent door was tall cary
ed pillar, ornamented with strings Of
human skulls. The people all had the
fled teeth and thin. shrunken appear
ance which are always associated with
cannibal rites. and although they one
and all stoutly denied knowledge of
anything Of the kind, every one Of our
carriers said that not only was the
pot in the little hut meant for the sac
rifice OF human victims, but the two
hideous mud figures of a god and god
dess in another shed on the further
side q the carved pillar had had their
heas'a worn away by the constant liba-
tons of human blood poured over
them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
a WINNING START
Perfectly Dlsested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

everything goes wrong IL the break
nzI lies in your stomach like mud
PC What you eat does harm if you
e-nt digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this to
e true, even of an ordinary light
ngs:
Two years agoI contracted a very
s1aoylng form Of Indigestion. My stom-
- was in such condition that a sim
~ breakfast Of fruit, toast and egg
sass me great distress.
was slow to believe that trouble
soud come from such a simple diet.
~ nnally had to give 1t up, and found
Great change upon a cup of hot
.~sun and Grape-Nuts with cream,
y. my morning meal. For more than
sear have held to this course and
-e's not suffered except when injudi
ss varying my diet.
l nave been a teacher for several
~ and find that my easily digest.
reakfast means a saving of nerv.
!, 'ofee for the entire day. My gain
.sn pounds in weight also causes
q, . want to testify to the value Of
.., %'spe-Nnts holds first rank at our
CO.. lane given by Postum Co., Battle
~ neIesa reason" Read the little
The Road to wellvilie, in pkgs.
>sS rad the above letfers A new
~. -tesrs from time 90 time. They
hts;--, true, and full OF human
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

ter is open. while the former is COW
cred with light water proof roof and
is curtained against bad weather.
The most comfortable means Of
travel. sacred to the use Of the
wealthiest class. is the takhtiravan. a
kind of palanquin. consisting OF box
about seven feet long and five feet
high. fitted with doors and windows
and furnished inside with soft mat
tress and luxurious cushions.
The vehicle is built on the sedan
chair principle. the poles resting on a
sort of saddle on the backs Of the
mules, which are harnessed tandem.
Their area of usefulness is restricted 70
the plains and the sensation expert
enced while riding in them is like be-
ing tossed in an old-time liner on the
stormy Atlantic.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
HAS WORLDS SAG" RECORD
Woman Tells Judge In New York
Court That Husband Has Been
Drunk for SAYS Days.

New York-"Your honor, this man.
my husband. has been drunk contin-
uously for 5.475 days without let-uH
and | want him put away as an ha-
bitual drunkard
So spoke Sarah Welinski in the
West Side court before Magistrate
Butts recently.
Your honor. have spent most Of
those days in the synagogue In West
Ninety-first street You can send for
a Mr.. Klein. druggist, at One Hun.
dred and Third street and Amsterdam
avenue. and he will tell you l am Of
sober and religious habits"
So spoke Abraham husband Of
Sarah. Of l23 West Ninety-sixth street.
where he has a tailor shop.
II Sarah is right there is no doubt
Abraham has hung up new worlds
Jag record, according to court
archives.
Magistrate Butts became so inter
ested In the case that he sent for
Klein to tell all about II. In the
meantime Abraham Is held
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Plttsburo chlva.ry.

Whats going on here?" demanded
a man as he came upon two little boys
battling in a vacant lot on the South
side. The lad who was on top was
rubbing weeds over the face Of the un-
der one.
stop it." said the man, grabbing the
victor by the neck and pulling him
away. What in the world are you
trying to do to his face with those
weeds?"
do? Why, he swore in front OF
some girls. and I rubbed some smart
weed in his eyes to become a great
man like Abraham Lincoln. Pitts
burg Sun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

William Shaw, the secretary of the
famous Christian Endeavor society.
said in witty after-dinner address in
Boston:
There is little Back Bay girl who
is much interested in her auntie's
Christian Endeavor work. The little
girl was writing letter to her broth
er at Yale one day. and In the midst
Of the epistle she looked up and said;
Auntie. how do you spell devilr
"Devill' cried her aunt, with q
shocked smile. Why, child. don't you
know you mustn't use such word as
devil?'
But, auntie, protested the little
girl. I want to tell brother about
your Christian and devil meetings!' "
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Excellent Plan.

Il see,9 said Mrs. De Jones, while
Mrs.. Van lyle was calling. rthta you
have Chinese chauffeur. Do you
end him satisfactory"
Hes perfectly fine" said Mrs. Van
qyle. ITO begin with. his yellow COM
pIexion is such that at the end of a
lone. dusty ride he doesn't show any
Spots. and then when am out in my
Limousine | have his pigtail stuck
through a little hole in the plate-glass
window and use II as a sort of bell
rope to tell him where to stop
Harpers Weekly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
A Lottery.

us that picture one Of the old mas
tiers you were telling me about?"
YES" replied the art dealer. 1T is
a genuine treasure; absolutely anthem
tic"
'rll buy it. already have three
just like It, and somewhere in the
bunch I'm liable to hit the original"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

from inflammation, and your Sanativs
Wash relieved me. / am glad TO tell
anyone what your medicines have done
for me. You can use my testimonial in
any way you wish. and viii be glad
to answer letters. - Mrs. CHRISTINA
REED, los Mound St, Peoria, Ill.
Mrs. Lynch Also Avoided
Operation.
Jessup, Pa.-"After the birth of my
fourth child, had severe organic infam-
nation. Iwould have such terrible pains
that it did not seem as though / could
stand it. This kept up for three long
months, until two doctors decided that
an operation was needed.
"Then one Of my friends recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and after taking it for two months
] was a well woman. Mrs. JOSEPH A.
LYNCH, Jessup, Pa.
Women who suffer from female Ills
should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, one of the most success
full remedies the world has ever known,
before submitting to q surgical opera
ton
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed of Peoria, Ill,
Escaped The Sur
geon's Knife.
Peoria, ml.-"I wish to let every one
know whatL lydia z. Pinkham' sVegetable

Compound has done
for me. Fortwoyears
| suffered. The doc
tor said Ihad a tumor
and the only remedy
W as the surgeons
knife. My mother
bought me Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound, and
today l am a well and
healthy woman. For
months / suffered
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Eli PunIshment.

The Wicked Soul was sitting on a
hot stove. drinking molten lava and
tanning himself with a chunk of red
hot sheetiron.
"And who is that poor wretch p
asked Dante.
That" replied Satan. is the first
man who said, is it hot enough for
you T"--Milwaukee Sentinel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
IaxInn : Foundation.

Little BODY 1.-THE guest) = Mrs.
Skimper, when heard we were goin'
to have dinner at your house l start
ed right in trainin' fer 1t.
Mrs. Skinner (the hostess)-By saw
ing up your appetite. Bobby?
Little Bobby-No'm. By eatin' a
square meal first
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
man SELDOM generates any steam
WITH the money he burns.
-, /, Paw 70 hent . House?

Does u ray 10 neHt nousc9
a. out your rent receipts for the past fee
- and add them up yourself-then in
,,sslrale our plan; $3.50 per month, with B
- eeut Interest on yearly balances pays for
7 thousand dollar home. We allow the loan
4 run about ten years, but you can pay it in
Al Il any time, thereby stopping further
nl,,er. The Capital Security CO., Dept. XIV.
mi n Commerce Building, Norfolk. Va.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

Lumbago, rheumatism and chIIbIalns
There is nothing that gives so quick
benefit as Hunts Lightning Oil. The
very minute it is rubbed on the i'm
provement is noticed. For over thirty
years this Liniment has been acknowi-
edged to be the best for these troubles.
Every druggist will recommend It,
Price Csc and soc per Bottle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Bait.

First Suffragette we want to
get the young girls interested in our
meetings we must have something to
attract them.
Second Suffragette-Which would Il
better be-refreshmenV or men?-
Life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Between Girls.

81 believe I'll break my engage
ment to Cholly. He can't really love
me-"
''Why not?"
"He writes such short letters. Look
at this-only seven pages"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

INFANT MORTALITY something fhth We can hardly realize that Of
all the children born in civilized countries twenty-five per CENT nearly
onequarter die before they reach years seven per
than one before they fV one-ha before they feen
We do hesitate say that timely Caa would
y these precious lives Neither do hesitate say that many Of these
nnhe deaths occaond the preparations Drops nc
and soothing sups sold for ohens complaints contain OPIUM
morphine They are considerable quantities. deadly psons any quantity
operates exactly the REVERSE but you that bears the signature Of
Cba Fletcher Castoa the blood circulate property opens
pores of the skin and aIays fever
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

A little girl was playing at the
table with her cup Of water. Her IA
Their took the cup from her and in
so doing accidentally spilled some Of
the water on her.
There she cried. as she left the
table Indignantly. you wet me clear
to my feelings. Everybody Maya
zine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

Red Cross Ball Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes whittier than snow.
All good grocers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

No man is so dull that he can't
make bore of himself.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

Goodness does not more certainly
make men happy than happiness
makes them good.-Landor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

hst Beetle-What kind of a meet
ng vas that at the Oak hall last
night.
second Beetle-Must have been q
enperance meeting. The place was
I'LL Of water bugs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
An Eploram.

It isn't every woman who will make
you a good wife who will make you a
good husbandl
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

Mrs. Stranger-Can you tell me
who that stout man is over there? He
is the worst softsoaper ever met.
Dowager He is my husband.
Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
cenerous.

When / met my pretty cousin
at the train was in doubt whether l
should kiss her.
Tom-Well, what did you do?
Jack-I gave her the benefit of the
doubt.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Her Affectlons Dampened.

Dickey's Old Reliable Eye-water cures sore
or weak eyes. Don't hurt. Feels good
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

Poets are born-and most OF the
great ones are dead.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

Young Lady-Please show me some
ties.
Cierk-A gentleman's tie?
Young Lady-Oh, no. It's for my
brother.