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The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

means for producing OF the most novei
beautiful economical and easily attained effects
ever obtained any wood for interior trim. Its
extreme simplicity is of the chief factors in
its success The only tools necessary gaso-
line torch, such is used by plumbers painters.
an ordinary steel wire brush and small scrub
bing brush
In selecting cypress for sugi work. care should
be taken to that the wood is fiat grained. with
very little edge grain. and that is perfectly dry
The only defects to be avoided splits large
season checks and unsound knots On account OF
the slightly uneven surface II Is difficult to glue
the edges OF two boards together may be done
with oak. mahogany, etc. and for this reason it is
better to limit paneling to twelve or, preferably.
ten inches. Another reason is that it will take
huge logs to produce very wide boards showing
fiat grain figure the full width.
The torch used should have as large and as
hot blue flame as possible. since speed in burn
ing the wood is important. II the surface be
charred SO quickly that the heat does not go
through the board the result will be much better
and much time will be saved The of two
torches at one time, arranged handle that
the flames are a couple OF inches apart. will also
facilitate the work.
Since the burning is for the purpose Of coloring
the hard parts of the outer grain only, it is i'm.
portant not to burn too deeply. II the charrng is
carried too far the soft parts will be burned clear
through to the next hard grain and the effect will
not be nearly SO good
The mill work should be done and the Individual
Into place because of the tendency of the wood to
warp when subjected to the intense heat of the
gasoline fame-equaling about 1000 degrees
Warping under such conditions is perfectly natural
and unavoidable and need cause no worry Wood
that is considered absolutely dry still contains
much moisture ordinary indoor atmosphere.
or about IL per cent The heat has the effect of
driving this moisture from the burned surface of
the wood through to the reverse side. thereby
causing shrinkage OF face and a swelling
of the other. The result Is that the charred face
becomes concave and the other face convex. BY
setting the board aside Immediately after the
burning and allowing 1t to stand for two three
days. 1t will re-absorb enough moisture to balance
up with the atmosphere and thus straighten out.
1t is then ready for the rubbing process.
1t is advisable to do the burning In narrow two
or three inch strips the full length of the board
rather than to start at the top and work over the
full width. The one thing to avoid is overburn-
ing. The ultimate color effect is not controlled
nearly 30 much by the burning by the brush
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

she has seen him rise from an untried
lawyer to. one OF the ablest in his
state: from a member of the legisla-
ture to the associate tusticeship of the
supreme court of New Mexico, on to
the attorney generalship, and now to
the United States senate. And through
all that time she has had faith in him
the faith that makes man ashamed
not to accomplish things. To subjects
that may affect her husband and four
children. help them or interest them
she Is keenly alive-but beyond that
Mrs. Fall finds time for little.
1t is not difficult to find a woman
who says she believes a wife should
be helpmate to her husband. The
difficulty lies in finding one who lives
up to the statement Mrs. Fall does.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

building to building or hurrying along
the walks that edge the campus.
Many young girls, dark-eyed, with
hair as black and brilliant as polished
ebony. were grouped on the long
porches of their barrack-like dormi-
tory. They were laughing and talking
like any other girls. though the Indian
is said never to smile and to be de-
ficient in conversational ability.
There is no stealing here" Doctor
Friedman went on to say, There is
no lying here. An Indian youth or an
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

English tongue, as most of them
have had some training in it in other
countries. They all do not speak It
nuentiy, to be sure. but they under
stand 1t and are. able to carry on
conversation satisfactorily. Most of
the foreigners who come to Washing
ton speak at least one other language
besides that of their own country. and
many OF them are familiar with sew
eral tongues.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03
eaueho and crInoo.

"Gaucho' and "Gringo" do not mean
tne same. The Gaucho (now nearly
exuncD was the cowboy of the Argen-
tine pampas. half-wild fellow who.
dressed In his "poncho." spent his en-
tire time looking after the great
droves OF cattle that roamed over the
South American plains. "Gringo" is a
term applied by the South Americans
to North American or Erglishman,
and sometimes by Mexicans to a cits-
zen of the United Slater
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

States, is again
taking a part in
the social life of
the capital. She
made an extended
visit to Japan last
year and returned
to w a s h ! n g ton
only a short time
ago, bringing with
her one of her
sons. The wis.,
countess is giving
up part of each
day to learning
the English lam
guage, Of which
she knew nothing
until her husband
took up his post
in Washington. II
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

atorfal set is Mrs.
Albert B. Fall,
wife of the sena-
tor from New Mex
leo. Southern by
birth, she seems
rather more a
westerner. Tall.
slender. she has a
quiet forcefulness
which makes it
self felt without a
sense of obtrusion.
S b e exemplifies
the woman who is
capable of helping
those she comes
in contact with to
do big things.
And in the case
of her husband
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

chard in Colorado
is president of the
International Con-
gress of Farm
Women, W h 1 C b
has 10000 mem
bers in 2S ma
tions. Mrs. Belle
Van Dorm Har-
bert was chosen
president of this
congress last sum-
mer at Client, Bel
gium. She went
to the congress
not expecting any
Donors at all.
She had organ
lied the farm
W o m e n of b g r
neighborhood In
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

generous. k n d ,
patient and CRATE
full. II approached
the wrong way he
may be obstinate.
He 10 not lazy.
cruel nor treach-
erous."
Thus spoke DR..
Moses Friedman,
superintendent of
the United States
Indian school at
Carlisle. Scores
of young men. old
enough and strong
enough to be war
riors, could be
seen through the
windows of his
office going from
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

rubbed out with cotton waste. Varnishes should
never be used. They cheaper the work and the
results far from pleasing.
Not only is sugifnshed cypress one OF the most
distinctly beautiful of all woods interior
trim for buildings, but because of the and
cheapness with which the process be en-
ployed, and the pleasing and novel effects that can
be obtained its use for special furniture and In
Vulnerable small articles will undoubtedly
1t to become extremely popular with the amateur
well the professional craftsman.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

or two experiments on small pieces
will teach all there is to know.
The work OF the wire brush
leaves the board completely COW
cred with a fine brown powder.
which must be entirely removed.
This is done by going over it arst
with whiskbroom and then with
a small dry scrubbing brush, the
latter being handled vigorously to
polish the raised surface. Cloth
should not be used to remove the
powder. as it will rub the powder
In instead of removing 1t.
The final finish depends upon the
taste of the operator. If the
process is completed after the re-
moval of the powder, the board
will be softer In tone and less brill
liant than If waxed. Ordinary floor
wax. however. will bring out the
full effect of the grain. The wax
should be applied and then polished
with a bristle brush. Thin stains.
while permissible, have the effect
of darkening the wood. An excel
lent way to give color to the board
is to apply ordinary lead paint Of
the desired color and then imme-
H. -. Ill AIx.t hn
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

ing The more the soft grain is rubbed out the
lighter in color will be the general tone And the
rubbing must be done evenly that the tone will
not vary. If the rubbing is done only with the
grain the work will be slower and the tone darker
good plan is to first go over the board lengthwise
in order to remove the black charcoal and then rub
the grain Under circumstances, how
ever should there be any diagonal rubbing One
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03
HEARD ON A RAINY DAY.

Look here madam. you Just jabbed me In the
eye with your umbrella"
I'm very sorry. Here's my fathers card He's
an eye doctor. and If you use my name he'll give
you his lowest rates"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03
THE SAME RESULT.

How'd you get the black eyer"
Il heard man abusing his wife, and"
And you butted in to make him stop! Gee
but you are q chump!"
mo. started Ia to help him abuse her."
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

method of decorating wood is
interesting; 1t also serves to
show that as a race OF COM
mercial geniuses they are
right In the front rank and
wearing bells of considerable
size.
Many centuries ago these
keen-sighted Orientals began
to gather driftwood from the
sea and turn 1t to the uses
Of beauty without treating it
In any way. Its embossed
like surface. due to the long
continued swashing OF the
waves and the chemical ac-
ton OF the salt OF the sea,
which destroys the eofter
parts OF the wood and leaves
the harder growth in irregu-
lar ribs, was to them a source
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

One of the most prominent and de-
lightful members of Washington's SEN
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

The Indian whose blood is undi-
luted is inherently honest, truthful
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

bank. or-horrible thought-that he had gone in for
pyrography?
But don't worry. The chances that he is
"sugi-ing," and that the board on which he is Law
ishng his attention and the blue flame OF the torch
is decorative panel for the dining room OF his new
bungalow. Ask him about, watch him work, and
very likely you will be convert to this curiously
named occupation before you know 1t.
For the benefit of the unenlightened who may be
tempted to look up this word in the dictionary
where they won't find lit may be we'll to state
at the outset that 'sugiing' means the process OF
burning charring wood to give 1t the beautiful
effect produced by the Japanese their chief
commercial wood. sugi.
The method has been employed by Japanese
craftsmen for centuries. and they have reaped
rich harvest from the sale of samples Of the wood
to English and American travellers For want of
better name, these samples known in this
country Japanese driftwood." 1t not drift
wood. however, as the effect artifcially OBJ
tanned by the OF fire. the individual pieces hav
ing first been charred and then rubbed with rice
straw. How the Japanese to employ this
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03
COLORADO FARM WoMAN,S BIG ACHIEVEMENT

farm woman who lives In a cot
tage In the center of cherry or
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03
IS ACTIVE IN SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CAPITAL

The Viscountees Chinda, wife of the
Japanese ambassador to the United
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03

is unusual to find the wife of
a diplomat unacauainted with the
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-03
AIzR z1E cU9Scsl3 51zaWWS R11HED
WITH Il aSz2Tf W2DssHr-

f you should chance to discover your
friend Brown, the usually well-groomed
and sedate president of the First Nation
al bank, dressed in overalls. down on his
knees and busily engaged in scorching
board with the fame from a gasoline
torch. would you jump to the conclusion
that he had lapsed into second child
hood, which made you fear for the
safety OF your deposits in the aforesaid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-16
Ladies' House Dresses

In Ladies House Dresses putting out lot of Dark
and Medium Light Dresses at only CSC EACH These
Dresses that sold in regular at SIPS and $150 Now
to close at CSC each.
At S1.49 lot of odd House Dresses in medium and
light coors seasons best values that
throughout the at from $500 to $500 These
have put all together to clean the lot at only S49 EACH
In Children's Summer Dresses putting what we
have left in Gnghams and Percaes that sold at from $0O
to $5o at 79c EACH to close These exceptional values
at the prce-79c EACH
At only soc EACH lot of White Waists in qualities that
sold at from 90 to $3.50 EACH Only SOC each to close
In Ladies White Skirts have lot of odd styles and
cloths Skirts where there only two of kind These
putting table close greatly reduced prices
Bathing Suits should be interesting many and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

Pineapples for canning at Diversi Fruil
Co.
Special values in ladies' suits at Alb
bolts.
Delicious lemon cream sherbet to-day
at browns.
A new lot wash dresses, with the Rus
sian tunic effect at Perry's.
Francis McCleary of Boston arrived in
the city this week to make an extended
visit as the guest Of relatives.
Miss Mary G. Burns of Bellows Falls
arrived in the city last night TO make an
extended visit as the guest of friends.
The n. d. Phelps Co. wish to say to
their patrons; Although we have had ex-
tensive loss by water, fire and smoke,
We are still in a position to render our
patrons efficient service. The N. d.
Phelps Co., Barre, VT, Tel. 20,
The Riley singing orchestra will 20 to-
morrow to Greensboro Bend, where
music will be furnished for young
ladies' dance. The orchestra will con-
clude the weeks engagement with a
dance in the Rowland hall on Saturday
night.
Miss Elizabeth Carson. who has been
spending the past few weeks at the
home of her sister at Littleton. \. H..
arrived in the city yesterday for few
days visit Later she will 60 TO Lake
Morey to pass few weeks in camp.
Walter Thompson. former resident
of Barre, arrived in the city to-day from
Seattle, Wash. Mr.. Thompson has been
absent from Barre for the past 10 years.
During his absence he has resided in
many western states. For the past few
years he has made his residence in Cali
fornia and Seattle, Wash.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

Who gets the sewing machine at Fits
saleg
See Fits Saturday morning specials
in show window.
Enameled ware sale now on. c. N.
Kenyon & Co.
Great dollar sale Saturday at the
Vaughan Store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

See the bargains in muslin underwear
at Vsughan's.
The n D. Phelps Co wish to say to
their patrons; Although we have had ex~
tensiye loss by water, fire and smoke,
we are still in position TO render our
patrons efficient service. The n. d.
Phelps Co. Barre, Vt. Tel. 20.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-16
Your Opportunity is Here!
S19S-A BIG SALE OF WASH DRESSES - 81 .9S
EACH AT PERRY'S ON SATURDAY
THE SALE OF THE YEAR

Ratine, Crepe Musins, Dimity and Linen $1.9S each
Russian Tunc Wash and Street Dresses, $1.9S each
$685. $3.50 value
While we are always offering unusual values and shall
continue to do so the future this sale of Wash Dresses
beats everything have offered This is lot of
Russian Tunc Dresses sent to us by manufacturer at
price very low that decided to keep the lot and give
you the benefit of the low price Consequently here is
your best opportunity to look snappy lot of upo
date Wash and Street Dresses.
glance through this lot of Dresses will convince you of
the unusual values At SO eac your choice of the
tire lot on Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-16
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
Are These Values What You Want?
A. P. ABBOTT co.

ms the time OF the year when we are trying to clean up odd lots am
merchandise that asonae in lots that have become broken goods
have bought under price and giving the benefit Of the
department will find something that unusual See the
special values Wash Goods tables On special l8 table
goods the best values that sold Csc
good values At 79c each special value Mems Might Shirt made
from the fine Fruit of the Loom Cotton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-16
Special Sale on
Pineapples
for Canning

si3 tor .......................si.oo
Also Fresh Red Rhubarb.
We have secured an extra fine lot
lof these Pineapples at an exceptional
sly low price and are going TO give our
ocustomers the benefit. This will be
sthe lowest price on good sized Pine
sapples this year, so order them to-
day.
sao ms. Boston Revere Sugar. $500
Less per cent. cash discount at
our store.
Extra values in clean White Flint
Glass Jars.
: We have the best Preserving Jar
this year that we ever handled, and
the price is the lowest.
sh pints, per dozen ...........-soc
II pints, per dozen .sse
q quarts, per dozen ........... csc
u quarts, per dozen ......... Sr.oo
I All packed in corrugated boxes
one dozen in a box.
Pure Red Gum Rubber Jar Rings,
per package ..!......-.....I oe
Blueberries, Red Cherries, Beet
Greens, Cantaloupes.
Green Peas, per peck .........,..s soc
Fresh every sunrise.l
See the Curiosity in Our Fish Win
dow? What Is It7 Guesses Free
Swordfsh. per 10 ............. 7sc
Chicken Halibut, n ........ase
Extra fine Mackerel. large age, soc
Extra fine Mackerel, small, for sse
Haddock. 10 ...........Io e and lac
| Cod. n .............Io e and rae
Cusk. n ....-........fo c and i7e
Bluefish, per n ..!............. 7oc
Founders, N ..................io c
Fresh Salmon, h .............. SOC
Lake Trout. n ................7o
Perch, extra nice. n ............rSe
whitcfish, per n .......--.s...iSe
Butterfsh, N ...--......... f5c
Finnan Haddie, fresh smoked ev-
ery day. 10 ........-.-..-... rae
HOLSTERS, alive or boiled. cracked
and dressed IL you wish, n 5se
Our Fish are extra fresh this week.
Phone Early, please. .
.6Sa19&mlnes |
9 1ME~ |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-16
Ladies' Garments at One-Half Price

If you want good Tailored Suit in colors in extra
good quality at small price, putting full
stock rack to close at oneha price Here you will
find unusually good values.
What have left in Ladies Coats in coors and few
Blacks putting the center racks to close
half price, Here very good Coat values in cloths
and styles that all right for fall If in need of
Coat you should these values while the sizes good
and before the sizes broken.
We have lot of odd Skirts in qualities that have sold
from $500 to $1,000 These odd Skirts where there
only two of kind left. Are in Serges, Panamas,
Voes and Novelty Goods These rack to close
onehaf price
What have left in Ladies' Dark Coored Hats in the
sons best tailored STYLE in qualities that sold at from $3.50
to $3.50, now to clean up stock for only CSC each.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Ace Has Some More to Say

Cabool, Mo-, September I, 1914.
Editor Mirror:
| babe you all farewell last
week, but when l read my paper
l could not help wishing l had
mot gone for a time from among
you, and l can not refrain from
taking up my Faber for this one
more short letter.
The excerpt from the Detroit
News is great, and the writer
knows what he is talking about.
The Mirror and it's corps of cor
respondents should feel fattered
to receive such a learned and
lengthy com ment from such a
source.
l would suggest that the
whole bunch of writer's invite
him to visit Mansfield during
the Agricultural and Stock Show
and "ShoW" him a good time.
Let him for once in his life enjoy
the frugal, lnstinted hospitality
of the people who live in the
home of the big Red Apple
where the clusters of purple
grapes break and tear the mother
vine with their weight, where the
luscious peaches grow to per
lection, where the gamest o
game fish abound in streams
of crystal water, where noun
tain scenery surpasses that o
the Alps, where the purest waite
gushes unbidden by man from
the hill-tops and mountain.side
where the saint and sinner alike
vie each with the other in theil
heartlest welcome to the strang
err who comes within their gate
where good will and fellowship
abideth, where the correspond
, ents of the homo paper don
care whether Mrs. Vanderbilt
wore a new imported gown" o
was dressed in calico. Such
sir, is the Ozark country o
, South Missouri-paradise of thi
world to US.
ACE
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
AT SPRING CENTER MOUNTAIN LINEUPS
Rose. Bud Gives Gist of
Happenings AS She
Sees Them

September Z, 1914.
Lee Herod is on the sick list.
Mrs. Will Loyall is quite sick.
Sid McCrite is improving
slowly.
Pat MsCrite is filling his silo
this week.
Esband Bailey visited Lee
Herod Sunday.
George Werth spent Friday
with his son, Delbert.
Jap Morgan's were Sunday
callers at r. r. Bakers.
Ava Baker spent Saturday
night in Ava with his brother.
Oscar Moore's and Vernon
Werth spent Sunday at Lon Gas.
sidy's.
Hosea Herod is spending the
week at Pat McCrite' S helping
fill his silo.
Mrs. George Baker, of Ava
visited at II. II Bakers the las
of the week
Several from near here are at
tending the Holiness Camp Meet
ing at Mt. Zion.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
From a Seymour Bachelor

Seymour, No., September 8.
Editor Mirror:
l notice an article. in your
paper of last week over the sig
nature of Sam Strong. l do not
know Mr.. Strong, but say from
the tone of his voice his liver
must be out of order. He don't
seem to enjoy those names such
as Sunshine" Brown Eyes,"
blue Eyes," Red Wing"
"Black Eyes," and a dozen other
beautiful sunshiny names.
am a Mirror reader and an
old bachelor, and certainly do
enjoy reading the little items
from the Mansfield Ozark hills
and the beautiful names at
tached to them. Girls. keep the
good work going.
BACHELOR MIRROR ADMTRER
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Rheumatism Pains Stopped

The first application of Sloan's
Liniment goes right to the pain
full part-it p%enetrates without
rubbing it stops the Rheumatic
Pain around the joint and gives
relief and comfort. Don't suffer.
Get a bottle t. to-day! 1t is a
family medicine for pains, hurts,
bruises. cuts, sore throat, neu'
ralgia and chest pains. Pre-
vents infection. Mr.. Chas. H
Wentworth, California, writes
1T did wonders for my Rheuma'
ism, pain is gone as soon as
apply it. 1 recommended it te
my friends as the best Linimen1
l ever used" Guaranteed. 25c
at your Druggist.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
You Guess Gathers Many
Many Neighborhood
Items of Interest
September s, 1914.

James Ivy returned from hi
visit last week.
A O was born to Alex Camp
bell and wife last week.
Sunday school by the Church of Coz
every Sunday.-James Ivy, Supt.
Harve Young made a bushes:
trip to Macomb Monday.
Roscoe Skies and wife were
guests of his mother Saturday
night.
A daughter was born to Sher,
man Coday and wife on Monday
of last week.
Mrs. F. j. Light returned last
week from her visit near Noun
tain Grove.
Archie Wilcox and Clara Oct
ting were guests of Harve Young
and wife Sunday.
Mrs. Oscar Duggar has been
on the sick list for the past few
days, but is better now.
Mrs. Rebecca Skies and Mrs.
Elihu Coday took dinner with
Mrs. Harve Coday Sunday.
Ace, we are sorry to lose you
but we are glad that you have
some one to take yoar place.
Preaching at the Church of God
every second Saturday night, Sunday
and Sunday night.-F. ]. Light, pas.
tor.
Church services at the Freewill Bap.
tist church the third Saturday at II
a. m.; at night and Sunday.-C. N.
Findley, pastor.
Lewis Matlock and Homer
Pollock attended the pie supper
at the Moore school house SUIT.
urday night.
John Dixon's we're Saturday
night visitors at the home of
Mrs. Dixon's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Calhoun.
l think, Mr.. The -, that
that copperhead made a "rebel'
out of the dog all right, for
Harve said the dog nearly shook
the head off of the snake after it
had bitten him.
We think that a man who has
been in newspaper work as long
as our editor has should know
what it takes to constitute a
good local paper, and therefore l
for one wish to thank him for
the kind words of appreciation
he gave us in last weeks paper.
You GUESS.