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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14
20 didn't explain it I'LL the affair was

81 didn't explain it I'LL the affair was
! settled. nor will | tell you. Put your
\ self in my hands. ask no questions, and
l think can bring you out of this with
honor. probably with eclat."
| assented, and he took a message
! from me to Donhotf. / was an Amer
| lean. and Americans did not fight
duels. However. ! was willing to fight
under certain conditions. or. rather. l
would prove myself more skillful than
he. We would fire at hens egg mt
twenty PAGES If he hit the egg oftener
| than !. would stand up and permit
him TO shoot at me as long as he liked,
If hit the egg more times than he. lie
was 10 submit himself as a target for
me-
The bot headed youngster accepted
the conditions Indeed. he was rather
pleased at the novelty Of the plan.
Washburn arranged for a test of skill
In a fencing academy and brought a
basket of eggs to the place. which were
to serve ms targets The affair being
an unusual one. none of the safeguards
common in duel preliminaries were
taken. Washburn fixed the target. sus-
pending the egg by thread. Donhoff
and | tossed for order Of trial. and
won. Each principal was to deliver
FIVE shots, and the one who shattered
more eggs than the other won.
The day before the test ] could
scarcely hit barn door, but | prac-
ticed sufficiently to hit an egg ut least
once in FIVE shots On the trial | spat-
tered the contents twice. Donhoff. who
like all German army officers was a
good marksmun. looked upon my work
with evident contempt | missed the
first and second shots. and as soon as
had done so he seemed to lose all in
terest in the contest He had doubtless
made a previous trial and discovered
he could hit the egg every time.
had been instructed by Washburn
burn assured me that If his plan
worked would-I was Immediately to
renounce my right TO make a target
of him. Washburn hung an egg for
him. He fired somewhat carelessly and
missed. he was surprised especially Mt
seeing the egg vibrating from the wind
of the ball. He fired a second shot. this
time aiming carefully. Again he miss /,
I'd. and again the egg danced. If now /
he hit the egg at every remaining shot /
he could still beat me. Though be took !
a long time to aim before the third /
shot, be missed it. |
he could now only tie me. But he
had become so irritated With himself
that he was not capable Of doing as
good work as before. He missed the
fourth and fifth shots, the egg at each
successive shot vibrating less, fndicat-
ing that his aim had grown less accu-
rate On missing the fifth shot he
threw his pistol down with an oath.
Wasflburn shot me glance, and I
cried, Il renounce the right | have
wont" and, hasterf.g TO Donboff, put
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

When making cake, try using po-
tato masher to cream the butter and
: sugar.
To clean stovepipe place piece of
zinc on the Goals. The vapor produced
carries off the SCOT.
To clean colored satin pumps take a
small piece of cheese cloth, dampen with
gasoline, and rub on the part of the
pump that is soiled; then leave outdoors
in sunny place to dry.
In cleaning wooden dresses get 10
cent package of soap bark; dissolve in
a bucket of cold water. Take your
dress, souse it up and down in the wa
ter, and hang on the line without wiring
ing. Take in damp and press it. Takes
all spots out of the dress.
To clean carpets or rugs so that they
will be bright as when new, take a
pail full of sawdust to gallon of gaso-
line, mix well together, take rug out
of doors, beat well, then sprinkle a
small space at time with the saw
dust and scrub with stiff brush till
clean.
Take all leftover pieces of toilet soap
to the amount of one bar and cut in
small pieces, put in about one quart of
boiling water, place on back of range,
set until soap is melted, stirring occa.
sionally and adding more water if need
ed. To this add one ounce of glycerine
and the juice of one large or two small
lemons. When partly cooled beat well.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14
WORCESTER WILL NOT TESTIFY
He Declares the Report on Slavery in the
Philippines Is Conclusive.

Manila, Nov. Ex-Governor General
Francis Burton Harrison on his arrival
yesterday at Camp overton, in the prov
ince of Moro, Mindanao, was greeted by
seventy Moro chieftains in gala cos
TUNES. They petitioned him to maintain
in office. the American district governor
of Lanao, Major Henry Gilshenser of the
constabulary. In his reply, General Har-
rison gave his pledge to continue the
system of American district provincial
governors.
Dean c. Worcester, former secretary
of the interior for the Philippines, tele-
graphed yesterday his refusal to comply
with cabled request from the assembly
that he testify before committee of
into the charges of Philip
pine slavery. He asserted that the re.
port of the evidence was in the govern.
ment Office and was conclusive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14
Sleep for the Nervous.

A hot water bottle covered with fan.
mel should be placed at the feet. A very
thin silk tissue bag of rubber, partially
filled with cold water, should be placed
at the base of the brain. This bag can
be about 10 inches long and six inches
wide, soft as silk and only half filed
with water, so that it does not feel
bulky back of the head. In many cases
the patient goes to sleep within few
minutes with this treatment, because
the blood is drawn from the active
brain, which il one cause of insomnia
When a patient is extremely nervous
a cracker spread with butter and sprin-
killed. slightly with cayenne pepper should
be eaten. This warns the stomach. The
stocking wound around the neck, not too
close, yet rather snug, is an old meth
cd, for it does not retard the flow of
the blood from the head to the arteries,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14

coming out from the top Of my head. NJ.
coat collar would always be covered wit
dandruff and as it scaled Off it could be seen
plainly in my hair.
II tried many remedies but without sue
cess. The trouble having lasted for about
five years / finally purchased a box OF
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The first
application Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment
showed results. The itching stopped and
the dandruff had begun TO disappear. After
washing my head with Cuticura Soap each
night for two months and then applying
the Cuticura Ointment after my hair was
dried was entirely cured" (SignedD Ber-
nard Bresnick, May II, 1913.
For more than generation Cuticura Soap
and Ointment have afforded the most eco
nomlcal treatment for affections OF the skin
and scalp that torture. itch. burn, scale, and
destroy sleep. Sold everywhere. Sample OF
each mailed free. with 32-p. skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston"
Rs-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura Soap viii nndit best for skin and scalp.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14

but it does retad the flow to the head,
just as the cold water assists. All of
these methods are simple, effective and
harmless.
A cup OF cold milk taken just before
retiring viii induce sleep. Those who
hesitate about drinking milk lest it
cause constipation should remember
that boiled milk, taken hot. acts as a
laxative, 1t is only when it is cooled
that it has the opposite effect.
If you are nervous, think of your
knees. Control them when you walk.
and you will walk evenly, easily and
definitely. Control them when you
stand and yon will stand quietly. Con-
troll them when you sit down and you
will sink gradually into chair, not
drop suddenly into it. Control them
when you are sitting still and you will
gain repose.
William Blake, an authority on ex-
ercise as means of producing beauty,
quotes the following words of Doctor
Miliken, of Ohio:
"What is gracef A graceful act is
one which is accomplished with direct
ness, swiftness, certainty, and with APP
parent ease"
This phrase would be good motto
for the woman who must learn to re-
strain her gestures TO make them count
for something. In its clear statement
of fact it warns against fdgetiug which
lacks directness-and lack of control
which means uncertainty and the lack
of apparent ease.
Swfftness, certainly, there is in id-
getting and nervousness, but it is not
the swiftness which comes with control
the swiftness with which bird flies
straight through the sky, or with which
a hound follows a trail, the swiftness
which makes for grace.
Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14
JAMES III. HYDE
is TO MARRY
Engagement to Widowed Daughter of
Former Ambassador Leishman
Announced.

Paris, Nov. 1.-THE engagement was
announced yesterday of Countess Louis
de Gontaut- Biron, eldest daughter of
John G. Leishman, formerly American
Ambassador to Germany, to James
Hazen Hyde, who figured prominently in
insurance affairs in New York several
years ago, and who has lived in Paris
for some years. The date Of the we'd
ding has not yet been fixed, but it win
take place within a few weeks.
Countess Louis de Gontaut Biron's
maiden name was Miss Martha Leish-
man. Her youngest sister, Miss Nancy
Leishman, married the Duke of Croy,
Oct. 2s at Geneva, Switzerland.
Count Louis de Gontaut Biron died in
Paris on Dec 10, 1907.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14
Washing a Carpet.

If you have carpet to wash do not
rip it apart. Leave it whole and lay
it on clean grass with a clothes line near
by. Have ready several pals of hot,
clean suds and while standing ON the
carpet scrub or sweep it until all is
cleaned.
Then turn the carpet over and clean
the other side.
Rinse the same way, using cold wa
ter. Let down the line and draw the
carpet over it; then with strong pole
at the end of the carpet raise to the
desired height. Open the carpet, and
with dipper throw water all over the
inside until it drips off clean.
Then do the same thing with the out
side.
Carpets should be washed when a
strong wind is blowing to keep them
from drying in streaks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14

When making cake, try using po-
tato masher to cream the butter and
sugar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14
CHANGED HER MIND AT DOCK.
Woman from North Dakota Went, Back
Home When She Saw Ship.

baltimore. Md, Nov After com
ing all the way from Hebron, N. d.. to
take passage on the North German
Lloyd steamship Main, sailing Wednes-
day afternoon for Bremen, to visit her
home in Russia, Mrs. Katherine Rosina
changed her mind just as she was board
ing the steamer and decided she would
not make the trip, but would return
to her husband and children in Dakota
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14
ADMITS THE
0FFENSE
Asad Corey, Formerly of
Barre, Turns States
Evidence
SAYS HIS FAILURE
WAS NOT HONEST ONE
Corey Told Court He Ex-
pected No Reward for
His Evidence

Boston, Nov. l4.-Expressing contri-
ton for his acts, Asad Corey, formerly
proprietor of store at Whitefeld,
N. H., turned state evidence yesterday
in the trial of himself and Joseph
Charley, Joseph John and Kali and
Michael liter, all charged with conceal
ing assets in bankruptcy.
Corey stated that he expected no re-
ward for his evidence. He said his fail
ure year ago was not an honest one.
At the suggestion of Kali Sitter, he said,
he shipped some Of his goods to Fort
Kent, Me-, and others 10 Joseph John,
at North Adams, Mass Goods were
also sent to Pittsheld, Mass, and Barre,
vt. A fortnight before the failure, he
sold goods to Joseph Charley below cost,
he said.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14

itch and burn and cause loss
of sleep. found pimples and
many sores appearing on my
scalp. The itching and burn
ing of the scalp were so IN
tense that / scratched an
thereby caused the sores I
appear. My hair would L.
dry and thin and would kec.
falling out gradually, naaini
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-14

Place in wide mouthed jar in the bath
room or by the sink. This will clean
and whiten the hands.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03
Would Label Prison Products.

senator Anderson started Il ninth
inning rally in the introduction of bills
when ne kicked in recently with elev-
en- measures covering a wide range
of subjects.
One bill would have an important
hearing on the good manufactured in
the Detroit house of correction. He
would have all articles manufactured
in the house al correction. prisons and
reformatories marked with the place
of their manufacture, so the purchas-
or might know the articles were pris-
on made.
Another measure is one 10 register
the purchasers of all firearms. Ano:h-
81 provides for state ownership of all
natural resources, minerals ana wa
terpower rights now belonging To the
state or hereafter acquired. Several
bills relating To foods ana drugs, pre-
pared by the dairy and food depart
ment were introduced by Anderson.
Senator Corliss came in with u bill
requiring compulsory voting, while
Senator Woodwork presented bill
to provid. toy The recount of vot ~
canvassed by boards of supervisors
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03
Tax Autos at Cash Value.

Representative Hinkley Of Emmett
has introduced a bill providing for ar
ad valorum TAX on automobiles. motor
cycles and traction engines. the taN
10 he levied ana collected in The same
manner as all other taxes on person
al property.
nder the provisions of Hinkleys
bill, il would be the duty of each
assessing officer i'm the state To assess
all automobiles, traction engines ana
motorcycles within his district at their
actual cash value, and keep a com
ptete list of the machines, with a
brief description OF each.
In districts where the county road
system has been adopted, Hinkley
would have this tax credited To the
road fund. In any county where the
system has not been adopted the cash
would BE- apportioned among the
townships and credited Ia the town.
ship highway fund.
Representative Jensen has intro
duced bill placing all counties un-
der the uniform accounting system.
Representative Glasner introduced q
hill appropriating SECS, 500 for the
Western State Normal school at Ka,-
anaZoo
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03
SPRING HOUSE CLEANING.

Two Of the good old fashioned GUS
toms. the taking of spring medicine
and the spring house cleaning, are
vanishing institutions. The medicine
may we'll be dispensed with, for with
out opportunity 10 have green vege-
tables ana fresh fruits and meats all
winter--a thing impossible to our
torefathers-the scorbutic tendencies
Of the past after months of scant veg
etables and preserved meats no lngcr
exists
our spring house cleaning, however
should not be allowed 10 get tn the
lumber room of disused customs.
Above all as the medical journals
have been insisting, this is the time by
careful cleaning To limit greatly
Yet easily that household pest, the fly
We know il now as much more than
a passing annoyance, as. indeed. one
Of the most serious sources of the
spread of disease in hot weather.
Athorough brushing out Of dark
corners in which the mother flies have
been alternating, ready with the adj
vent Of the first warm weather IN
brood multitudcs. will save much
trouble and not a little danger later.
pound of fly swatting" later.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03

i noretha hears
u The people did like the bears
ducks aud ana little pigs aud sometimes
they would
old when
how his sheep the night before aud had carried
help him hunt big beast said the neghor and will give
the of his tracks
help Samues
NeghbUr Browns bear
little which
last birthday
tfrSa OF
coaxed las
promised
hunting musket with his little
little lamb but after time there no fleece and they did not know which
Il
a
he
lei
n
a
little i'll
badly, could walk The
He cared to hunt bears aferward.'"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03
bl.e Sky Outlook Poor.

The outlook for the adoption of any
blue sky law this year is becoming
more gloomy all the time. kepresen
tative Copley, of Detroit. has put in
ID bill which Is thought 10 he more
workable than any other OF those be-
ing considered but the committee il
said to he far from agreement. Some
of the men on IL favor the Kansas law
which requires the commission to pass
on stocks as TO whether they promise
n fair return on the Investment while
the chief features Of the copley bin
are the licensing of dealers and the
listing Of all stocks TO be sold.
The session IL now so far advanced
that the final rush will be coming on
soon and when IL starts, the predic-
ton IL that untried proposals of so
much Importance will find hard sled
ding.
The total number of bills presented
so far is 1873. For 4,5 OF which the
Senate is responsible and COS are
House bills. Some of those which
came in last week are, to require rail-
road and interurban companies To in
stall telephones In all stations; IL
create a state board of censors to reg
ulate theaters, burlesque houses anu
moving picture shows; TO put the loan
shark out of business by licensing
small loan brokers" who shall not
charge interest of more than eight per
cent per annum nor lend more than
900 to any one person: two bills for
state WIDE prohibition nv statute: non
rartzan election OF all judicial Off
GERS; to require the filing of the oaths
OF office of members and officers Of
the legislatures: TO create the office Of
state inspector of weights and meas
ures and 10 provide penalties for u.s.
of false weights and measures AMI
10 prevent the running at large Of
chickens i'm rural cemeteries.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03

ing one participated in by the prin-
cip1ls. but is the budding romance Of
two young doves from the Savage
household. Aided by Mary Bishop
happily united and after trying tn
elopc through three acts, and during
Il rain storm. The situations arising
over this Young romance are extreme
" laughabe. and aided 10y the art or
Miss Thurston. the entire play plcases
from Ars. 80 last.
Miss Sarah Enright, as Belle say
age, has convincing style and ham
dies the lines OF her role so as to
make the detestable part of "A gossip
inonser realistic character The
entire support of Miss Thurston is
strong. Miss Olive Article as Belle
Savage, assumes the role of one half
the love affair while Edwin Burke.
as Puck is seen as the other half.
Edward Delaney. as Neil WNman,
gives the part good life as does Gra-
ham Earle to the part of Adam Trask.
Miss Mary Davis, as Martha Hewitt.
the widowed sister makes a most low
able old lady of the Mrs. Gilbert t(pe,
which is seldom seen nowadays. Ed
win Walter. as Frank Chandler. rep
ieScnting the love side of the choice
AGAINST money, is powerful iu the role
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03
soeassrship Draws Attention.

LHnsinI. ATTil $50 great is th'
! iai,h oi The House Republicans tina
! they viii Ice ia control stil that gos'
| sip aneut che Speakership two years
hence has already started. II IL said
tina; Speaker Currie will not want IN,
iob again, but viii seek larger fields
OF labor in running for Congress.
The FIRST man suggested 10 take his
place Is Representative James Henry,
of Battle Creek, u fourth-termer who
has also served through three special
sessions and who has a hold upon his
home district which precmdes dan.
ger al defeat il he wants 10 com"
back.
Representative Henry recently pre-
sided one afternoon when the House
set an unequalled record Of passing
nearly ~ bills in committee of the
whole. His success in handling the
parliamentary reins then led some of
his friends To urge him To enter m"
race for speaker
Besides being the first man in the
field. Representative Henry will h"
aided hy never having antagonized
members of his party by taking an
active rart in any of the factional
struggles which have come within his
One experience.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03
PArrERsoN.s orAeR SIDE

], 'Hr million inhahitauts Of the
Miami valley have their way Saw rle
hosr.E. Journal the convicted presi.
den. u 'uo National CASH Register
comn"s VIII boz pardoned by p,cai.
dent wilson and then complimeat,d by
him. For the rood has revealed the
Other sid. ot John H. Patterson
During the uu that ended on,y a
rev weeks ago Patterson appeared AS
an ag',orat hrookiug no competition.
one rival after another surrendered
hoforn bis dcsprrute onslaught. The
th"rouphnese with which he carried
on bis campaign had picturesque H.
mstratiou ia the gloom room" into
which pr,sumptuous independents
we're taken 10 view the remains Of
their unfortunate predecessors. 4 very
ogre Of The business world. as rclent j..
less as that tabled parsonage and as
out Of tune with the spirit Of the
times When he was sentenced to
jail for playing fast and loose with the
anti-trust act tho whole country APP
plaudcd
Hut the man who smote his rivals
hip and thigh has been working like a
Trojan 90 succor food-strickcn Day
ton. In that very plant embracing tho
GLOON room have been established
JOY rooms whore families have been
reunited whore the sicl, have been
tended AS en- 20 hospital where the
hung ulHe H-eu fed ana tho .nN,.
ing Nt.'.'H.- v.t.sr' ..uIss ...i.,rr.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-03
What the Legislature Is Doing
Comment House and Senate Lansing

trivIng particular attention Ia the pro-
posed Normal appropriations I'm; 'hey
/ have been ably seconded hv the other
/ upper peninsula members RcprcScn-
| tatiVc Happier informed Cover nor
| Ferris the other day hat he mad felt
! inIp"llcd To send two of his daughters
t. the Kalamazoo Normal because
they complained that al the Marquette
institution they were sen, here and
there into improvised recitation !, oms.
because Of lack ot proper a"cImmn-
dationS Ia take care of the classes.
II is now coming To- he recognized by
The general membership of the House
that the Normal ana the upper PENN
sula really need the proposed new
building, II condition largely due Ia
the data and Information the M per
peninsula members hay. pu among
their colleagues.
The senate has passed n biil fpr the
Ncwhcrry hospital, calling Tor hu
litlle less than 100000. and il is hoped
thai the House viii grant close To
this amount. Such an appropriation
would permit the erection of one adj
ditional building and the carry ing out
of considerable number of improve
merits the trustees regard as essential
for the proper c0nduct of the insti,I-
i'm