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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
WANTS AGRICULTURAL AGENT.
Windsor County Out to Raise S2,4oo to
Secure Services of Expert.

White River Junction, Oct. l9.--Wind
sor county is out to secure the agricul
tural field agent whose services are avail.
able to the county in Vermont which
shall raise sufficient fund by Nov. |
Reports over the county from different
towns indicate that the attempt will
be successful. Boards of trade and other
associations are taking the matter up
with enthusiasm.
The amount required is $4,000 for two
years service. The United States
matches the amount raised dollar for
dollar. When secured the expert makes
it business to circulate among the farm
ers, examining conditions and making
suggestions
The Hartford board of trade, af a
meeting this week, appropriated $50 for
this purpose, and two farmers of the
town have guaranteed Sl00 A careful
canvass of the town will be made at
once.
A series of smoke talks is one of
the projected features of the board OF
trade for the coming year. Topics OF
general interest will be presented by
out of town speakers. committee was
appointed to confer with the poultry as
ISOLATION and local merchants with
view to having a merchants week come
the same week in December as does the
poultry show.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
Order of the DRAGON.

There is at least one order of Ameri
can officers that congress has recog-
nized to the extent of permitting the
members to wear the badge with their
uniform on proper occasions. This is
the Order of the Dragon. established
by commissioned officers OF the army
at Peking in 1900. The members are
commissioned officers of the American
army and navy who served in China
during the Boxer troubles. and there
are honorary members from other ar
mics and navies which took part in the
campaign of the allies. The society is
similar in some ways to the Order OF
the Cincinnati. founded by French and
American officers az the close OF the
American Revolution. the object Of the
society being to perpetuate friendships
formed during the war.-New York sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19

equal to cypress, laid "edge- grain" as
they call il. A porch floor of "the wood
eternal' will outlive the owners grand
children.
Chambers and other rooms of more
private nature often can be made charm
ing with painted floors, ii floor paint OF
the highest grade is used. Soft wood
flooring, in particular may be painted
TO advantage. Ii is not necessary TO use
a strong color like red or green. Some
of the best brands OF floor paint come
in soft grays, which show the dust very
little. Indeed, there is a shade known
as dust color. Three coats of paint are
needed for new floors. and two for floors
that have been painted before.
When it CONES to buying rugs for the
floors, let the home-maker go slowly
and not be ruled by the commonplace
Every one covets orientals, of course,
but there has been wonderful progress
during the past few years in making
floor coverings. Some OF the rugs made
of came's hair, natural wool and linen,
are exquisite; and splendid rugs may
be made to order to match any color
scheme, at very moderate price.
Smyrnas are excellent for general use,
as they are reversible and wear life
time. India druggets are as handsome
as they are serviceable; they cost forty
dollars in the 0xl2 size. Other kinds, at
different prices, run as low as ten dol
lars for rag rugs in neat patterns and
attractive coors. All these rugs, as
well as the best Wiltons and Brussels
rugs, have character and tone. May the
day soon arrive when they will have
crowded the vulgar ffower-strewn rugs,
with their huge sprawlng patterns, and
those other rugs picturing lions and
logs. from every parlor and living room
IL the land. Surely. good taste protests
against a flower bed or a menagerie in
he middle of the hoor-Boston Globe.
Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
What to Use on Floors.

Handsome hardwood floors are the
Joy of proud housewife. Likewise
they please the maid for the amount
of care they require is negligible in COM
parison with that demanded by the old
fashioned carpet. when any pretense OF
keeping the house clean and sanitary
was made.
The passage of the carpet marked the
beginning of new epoch in house build
ing. Formerly, only the kitchen floor
was considered of special Importance /;
now, all the flooring must be good; be-
large and small, it is all more or less
exposed to the visitors gaze. As for
the kitchen floor in these times, it Is
more likely than not to be covered with
high grade linoleum, laid in cement de-
signed for that special purpose and max
ing seamless covering that may be
washed with soap and water and that
will outwear many a wooden floor, if
given coat of linoleum varnish once
or twice year.
Maple. birch and hard pine are stand
ard floor woods They require no filler,
as does oak, and may be treated in nat
ural finish or stained. Ash and chest:
nut are used. also. but they demand the
use of a paste filler to close the pores
before the finish is applied.
Maple is very hard and will endure
rough treatment, so that it is well
adapted to kitchens. halls and nurser-
les. where the wear and tear is great.
Birch is a finish wood favored by many,
who prefer il even to oak itself. in spite
Of the fact that it costs less. 1t Is
tough and strong. and its fine grain
is highly attractive. IL may be finish
ed natural; but it takes a stain SPLEEN
iidly, and is often treated in that way.
There would be fewer complaints
about cold feet. using the term in its
literal sense. If all floors were made
iouble. using cheap pine or spruce for
the under flooring Sheathing paper
the boards helps 20 make the I
iOors warmer; layers Of asbestos are 4
! safeguard against Ere; and felt dead I
ms the sound Of children PLAYING leap
rog overhead. II j. popular plan 10 .
ave the dining OF living room con- I
trurted with open beams in the ceiling. /
n many cases. these beams are mere /
v slams. but il the actual oonstrre- 4
ion beams show. the fioor above should 4
Y made extra Thick
Floors may BE- vanished OF waxed;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19

better still, they may be vanished and
rubbed. A well vanished floor is dura.
BILE and clean. When it begins to show
wear in spots, little more yarnisll
may be added-there ought to be can
of varnish in every well-equipped house
hold. a word of warning here. 1t is a
mistake TO use any but the very best
finish on the floor. Cheaper material
may answer in spots where there Is
but little wear; but its use on the floor
will spell regret in a short time.
"Vamish is too shiny" somebody will
say. Very well, it is only necessary
to give the vanished surface, when
hard, a slight rubbing with pulverized
pumice stone and crude oil or water
and presto, you have the most refined
finish Use piece of heavy felt or
burlap for rubbing. Only little rub
bing is necessary to destroy the high
gloss; but more rubbing will produce
a rich, smooth velvety finish.
Sweeping days will be eliminated ii
the varnish or waxed floor is gone over
occasionally with a mop or cheese-cloth
that has been sprinkled lightly with any
of the we'll known floor polishes or
cleaners, such as three-in-one oil or
liquid veneer. When advised to use kerr
osene or milk on hardwood floors, take
Puneh's advice to those about to marry
don't. Turpentine will remove paint
spots and alcohol grease. Soap and wash
ing powders should be banished; but
little ammonia in the water may be
used
Well-made and well-kept vanished
floors. whether finished natural or stain
ed, are highly desirable for the princ-
pie downstairs apartments. Not only
can they be cared for with minimum
Of work, while possessing highly salts
factory wearing qualities, but they inn
part an air of distinction to the rooms
in which they are laid.
For porch floors there is no wood |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
A Companionable
Girl
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BY EDGAR l. THOMPSON

When / was a tenderfoot in New
Mexico, clerking in a bank, was sent
one day with $1,000 for man who had
just opened a store in settlement on
the Pecos river.
I had about fifty miles to go, Travelled
on horseback and, of course. carried a
AZ caliber revolver at my hip. l took a
snack with me, but ate 1t up before IL
o'clock. About . in the afternoon
passed house where there were lot
of horses tied to posts before the door
Thinking | might get dinner, | rode
up to the door and called out:
"Hello, there"'
heard a commotion inside, and
pretty soon man came to the door
He looked as if he were ready to kill
some one If necessary. and / noticed
he held his right hand behind him, SO
that he could have easily drawn on me.
He asked what l wanted. and when
told him he said there We're a little salt
pork and corn pone in the house that
could have IL could worry them down.
/ dismounted, went in and found an
other man and girl apparently about
twenty years old. They gave me the
eatables, and when / had finished my
meal one of the men asked me where
was going. / told him, and after a con-
ference with the others he came to me
and said:
"Neighbor, would you mind helpin'
Irct on tho " sra unirl' ~
I'D be very glad to do So" replied
"Well, Mol, you'd better go with
him, and you'd better take two of the
horses with you. We won't need 'em.
You wouldn't mind leadin' 'em, would /
your
mot bit" said Mol.
We'd been on the road together about |
an hour when we heard distant clat- I
ter of horses hoofs behind us. Mol /
looked at me. frightened. / asked her
what scared her. and she said she was
afraid road agents We're coming At
the same time she turned her horses
head into a thicket beside the road.
l followed her, and after riding few
hundred yards from the road she stop
ped We listened and failed to hear
the footballs. Mol looked awfully
scared and said she believed whoever
she had heard behind us had seen us
turn into the wood and were following
us and that the reason they made no
sound was because they were riding on
the turf.
/ thought of the thousand dollars
carried. and, thinking girl might be
better able to keep it from men, told
her | had money with me and asked
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
/" think | suffered every main a wornal

81 think suffered every pain woman
could before | began taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
think it saved this baby's life, as lost
my first one.
my health has been very good ever
since, and praise your medicine to all
ny friends. Mrs. VERNA WILKES, r.
f. ID. No l, Plattsburg, Miss.
The darkest days of husband and wife
are when they come to look forward to
childless and lonely old age.
Many a wife has found herself incapa-
bic Of motherhood owing to some de-
rangement of the feminine system, often
durable BY the proper remedies.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because Of the fact
that Lydia E Pinkham' s Vegetable Com
pound makes women normal, healthy
III ron want special advice write TO
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
ientian Lynn. Mass. Your letter will
De opened. read and answered BIZ a
nomaR and held in strict confidence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
How to Wash Wooden Blankets.

The first care in washing any wooden
goods is to prevent them from shrink
ing to keep them soft.
Always wash on bright, clear day.
Dry as quickly as possible.
Never rub them on the board.
Always dry in a moderate tempera-
ture. away from the fire, says Woman's
World for October.
Never allow them TO freeze while dry
ing.
Never use yellow soap, but one
which is made especially for washing
woolens.
Always have the rinsing water the
same temperature as the suds.
Always use soft water. If the water
is hard a little dissolved borax or am
monia may be put in the last water.
Never wiring by hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
But Much of Story of Conspiracy
Against Becker Ruled Out
JACK SULLIVAN lST WITNESS
District Attorney Whitman Forced tC
Testify for Defense as to Stip-
ulations with Those Who
Confessed.

New York, Oct. i9.-Jack Sullivan
indicted with four gunner for the muir
der of Herman Rosenthal, tried TO n.
fold on the witness stand at Yesterday.
session of the Becker trial his version
Of the alleged conspiracy by gamblers ia
kill Rosenthal and frame up" Becker
| for the murder.
| Through him the defense planned Ia
prove the contention that Becker had
nothing TO do with the murder.
But much of Sullivan's story was un.
told That part which Justice Golf per-
mitted him to relate was based on tes-
timony already given by the states
witnesses Rose, Webber, WALTON and
Schepps.
Sullivan denied portions of their ties.
timony relating to Becker's participa-
tion in the alleged conspiracy TO murder
Rosenthal and declared that after the
murder Weber and Rose told him they
Were going to "frame Becker" They
told him. he said, that their only chance
to escape the electric lay in so doing
Sullivan declared under cross.exami-
nation he himself was innocent of Ros-
enthal's murder.
District Attorney Whitman, Becker's
prosecutor, was virtually forced on the
stand as a witness for the defense.
Whitman said he had made stipulations
with Rose, Weber WALTON and Schapps
before they agreed to turn states evil
dence. The nature Of the stpulations
was not disclosed but Whitman agreed
to produce them. He swore he hadn't
promised the four immunity.
Former District Attorney William
Travers Jerome was the first witness
called. The prosecution soon objected to
the line of questioning adopted, and a
court ruling then barred out the testi-
mony which had been expected from the
former prosecutor. Finding him useless
to their cause, Becker's lawyers with
drew him and called Police Commissioner
WaIdo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19

men in matters Of right living fills ma
with gratitude and enthusiasm. ! want
10 help you. Write me any time you
wish and | will consider your letter
strictly confidential and give you prompt
reply. Follow the advice | gave in my
article. Whenever you have occasion to
consult me further, do not hesitate. Leo
us be friends, Ii you will be obedcnt
to me as a son ought to be will BIO
faithful and true to you as father
ought 20 be. Yours sincerely s. b.
Hartman, NJ D., Columbus. Ohio.
Pe-ru.na, Man-a-ln and La-cu.pia
manufactured by the pe.ru-na Company,
Columbus, Ohio. Sold mt all drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTICE Many persons in
qure for the old time Peruna. They
want the peruna that their fathers and
mothers used to take The old Peruna
is now called katarno. If your dealer
does not keep il for sale, write the
Katarno Company, Columbus, Ohio, and
they will tell you all about it.--Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
Dr. Hartman's Plain Talk to Young Men

My plain talk TO young men in my last
article certainly brought out many re-
sponses from young men. take this
means OF answering them briefly, for the
benefit OF other young men who did not
write me. One writer SAYS
Il was greatly interested in your talk
to young men. | wish | was strong and
well as you describe yourself to be.
am going TO begin ut once and follow
your advice and take care of myself
as | ought to. | will quit the use OF
all stimulants, tea and coffee, go TO bed
early. ! will take the cold water towel
bath every morning. / want TO live TO
be old and useful, like you. And l
shall also keep Peruna at hand, in case
OF slight ailments as they may arise. [
thank you in the name of thousands
OF other young men, like myself"
To this letter | replied;
My dear Boy: | cannot tell you how
much good your letter has done me. To
know that | am arousing the young
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19

her If she could conceal 1t on her per
son for me till the danger had passed
She was too frightened to reply a
once. but when / got her attention she
took the bills and crammed them into
her BOSOM / was much pleased, for
felt that they were safer there from
men than on me.
1t was soon evident that some per,
| son, or rather persons, were after us.
! for we heard. them near us in the wood,
| but we were in depression. with the
! bushes thick between us and them, and
they didn't find us. Our great fear
was that one OF the horses would be-
tray us by whinny. but fortunately
we escaped that. and in time our pur-
suers gave up hunting for us in that
vicinity. We heard man call to an
other, We've come too far; they turn
ed in farther back" Then we heard
them go in the direction from which
we had come.
The girl. taking the lead. started up
and made for the road farther on, |
following. But when she reached 1t
she kept on the turf | was astonish-
ed at the energy and foresight she
displayed she chung to the led horses.
though occasionally when fearful of
being overhauled she showed signs of
turning them adrift Finally. hearing
approaching hoof beats on the road in
the direction we were going, she let
the horses go, striking them with her
whip, and they made off into the wood.
This done. she modulated her gait,
and we rode on at slow canter. We
met man driving team. and ex-
pected Moll would warn him of the
road agents ahead of him. but she
didn't. and we went on till he had
passed out of hearing. when she be-
gan to lash her horse like a fury |
spurred my own mount to do his best.
but ii was soon evident that he could
not keep up with hers, and the first
thing I knew he stumbled and fell,
throwing me over his head on the turf
beside the road.
/ heard the road agents coming. but |
could now do nothing to escape them, |
Indeed, it wasn't necessary since Moll |
had gone on with the money, at which |
/ was much pleased. as considered ,
1t saved. When our pursuers-three I
men-came up to me | recognized |
one of the customers of the bank
where I was employed, and he recog-
nized me. He told me that they were
after horse thieves and when / told
him my experience he pronounced my
friend Moll one of them. The look on
my face startled the party. and when
they asked for an explanation / told
them that Mol had the banks thou
sand dollars.
One of the men went after the led
horses Mol had let go, while the other
.wo went on after Moll. Had my
horse not stumbled | would not have
been in a position to inform the pur-
'uers Of the direction she had taken
md the money had given her for
safe keeping would have been lost |
rs it was she was captured. but not
hanged because she was woman.
Those ! had left at the house escap- Z
d with their plumber.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
ECZEMA BROKE OUT
ON FACE WITH RASH
Hadto Tie Hands Behind Back. ltched
So Would Scratch All Night.
Could Not Sleep. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment Cured Entirely.

i6 Hancock St.. Newburyport, Mass. -
II was troubled with eczema for a long time.
IL broke out on my face with a rash. had
90 tie my hands behind my back when
went 10 bed, because IL itched me so much
that would scratch all night. i could not
sleep nights at all. tried all kinds Of medi-
cines without relief. and thought could not
be cured. One day saw the advertisement
for Cuticura Soap and Ointment so thought
i would try them. After the first treatment
/ could sleep good. l had not used IL for
more than two or three days when l soon
found relief used Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment for about a month and was
cured entirely" (Slgned) Peter Stevens.
March 2s, 1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
Stone Microbes.

The decay of building stones, accord
ing to more than one authority. is not
due TO wind action or other surface in.
fiuence. but to internal disintegration
resembling wood rot. and this is as
cribed by some 10 low organism like
the fungi and the uolds that cause the
decay Of vegetable substances.
A cure has been found for the stone
disease, or at least form of treatment
that dlminishes its ravages. The stones
are treated with germicides. the best
of which appears to be a mixture OF
euiphate of copper solution with BIZ
chloride of mercury and creosote.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
Recipe for Chocolate Cream Cake.

Cream Part ~One-half cup grated
chocolate, u cup sweet milk, "a cup
brown sugar, yolk OF one egg. Boil
until it thickens like custard; let cool.
Cake Part-one cup brown sugar, y
cup butter u cup sweet milk, cups
flour tscant,l 2 eggs, | teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in warm water. After
the cake is ready stir in the cream part;
add ! teaspoorful of vanilla.
Frosting for Same-Whites of 2 eggs
beaten dry, boil | pound sugar until it
hairs and pour on to beaten eggs, beat
until it is cold, then put back into dou-
BILE boiler and cook until it graduates
on the sides, then flavor, beat until cold
Halve it, put the white on, then add |
square chocolate to the remainder and
spread on top. Very nice and will keep
moist for weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
BREAKING OUT ON THE FACE
Co, All Over Face and in Hair.

General Delivery. Pittsheld. Mass. -
My oldest girl began breaking out on the
face with a sore. IL began TO run and be
watery. and scabs formed overit. IL got all
over her face and In her hair 50 had to cut
81. Her hair came out IN places 1t was very
itchy 80 had 20 hold her hands. ! sot bar
of Cuticura Soap and a box Of Cuticurs
Ointment. and she was cured Her hair
came back in and she has beautiful hair
nov" Csicncd) Mrs. !. Kaufman, Dec q. II.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are
sold throughout the world. Liberal sample Of
each mailed fire. with s2-p. skin Book. Ad-
dr-zs postcard ''CuticJ1r4. Dept-T. Boston
EFTonder-fsoed men should Use Cuticzre
soap shaving stick. sc. Sample free
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19

Brattleboro believes itself to be the
only town of its size in the United
States to have been visited this season
by the three principal candidates for
the presidency, Taft, Roosevelt and Will
sorr Presidents in former years who
have visited Brattleboro during their
texm of Office are Hayes, Harrison, Nc
Kinley and Cleveland, the latter of
whom passed through in his private car,
but did not leave it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
For Stains.

Fresh fruit stains will usually yield
to boiling water Stretch the stained
part over large bowl and pour ALSO
iutely boiling water from height
through the stain until it disappears.
Grass stains are dissolved by alco-
hol.
Blood or meat stains should be first
washed out in cold water and soap used
later. Moist starch repeatedly applied
will also remove blood stains if the
cloth is thick.
Alcohol will usually remove medicine
stains. Iodine comes out more easily
with chloroform.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
MRS. Wilkes
BLESSING
Her Dearest Hopes Realized
- Health, Happiness
and Baby.

Plattsburg, Miss. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has proved
very beneficial to me, for.now / am well
and have sweet, healthy baby, and our
home is happy.
81 was an invalid from nervous pros
tration. Indigestion and female troubles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
Eruit Of the Tree.

They have a family tree. I sup
poser
Yes. and the daughters are pip
pins--Judce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19
A cnra Eor coneeit.

Very few men will venture to tell you
what TO do for a sick horse. but any
body viii tell you what to do for your
self.-Louisville COurier,Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19

Automobile for hire. by the day or
hour; fine, new Buick car, can carry
FIVE passengers; will go anywhere. Jones
& Nye's livery stable. Depot square.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19

without earbestness NJ man is ever
great or does great things
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-19

A pinch of salt on the tongue follow
ed 10 minutes afterward by drink OF
cold water often cures a sick headache