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A womanly Queen.

The womaniness reflected in the
face of Queen Alexandra is radiated by
her life. During the near forty yea
that she has spent in England her gen
crosby, sympathy, charity and
thoughtfulness have never failed. AS
Princess of Wales she has been instru-
mental, directly or indirectly, in OBJ
tanning subscriptions to philanthropic
and charitable work to the extent of
two hundred and fifty million dollars.
She rcgI la ly visito d the no pi ais, and
the poor and oppressed have ever been
her special charge. She is religious,
and perhaps what is exceptional in a
woman in any rank of life, she is care
full and gentle in judgment, rarely ex-
| pressing criticism or condemnation of
any one To illustrate her kindness
| of heart story may be quoted from
| the Ledger Monthly. In one of King
| Christians weekly letters to his
daughter he wrote that an elderly lady
| in. waiting to her mother, the late
| Queen OF Denmark. was dying. and
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
ONLY A IS BILL
IS NEEDED TO
DEfRAY EXPENSES
COST OF MARRYING

tilted. Any person conversant with ths
condition prevailing in the mountain
districts OF Tennessee will appreciate
the wisdom Of this unique provlso-
Common superstition is to the enect
that the fee for performing the mar
rage ceremony is dependent entirely
upon the generosity Of the bridegroom
and it will doubtless, therefore, sur
prise many persons to learn that n
several states the. law has hand IN
the matter. In the old dominion, TOT
instance, there is statute that pro-
vides that the person solemniz1ng
marriage is entitled to fee OF one DOL
lar. and that "any person exasting q
greater fee shall forfeit to the party
aggrieved $50" In West Virginia ite1
stipulated that the fee be lat least enc
dollar" and the Idaho law says tnat
| "the fee shall be SIS, or any other OF
greater sum voluntary given by the
PARTIES to such marriage" In sixteen
states Of the union a welded coupe
NAV obtain a more or less elaborate
! certificate of their marriage.
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;tv and selfish treatment In the mean
time he had made many friends out
side the office Fe was now a good
looking fellow, tall and self-possessea
and had a winning manner. He mad
learned to read, write and cypher,
had acquired a taste for reading and
nassion for writing. He coulu pu'
original matter in type without hrst
reducing it to writing and at the time
he confessed that he wrote "toleraDle
verses"
Runs Away.
Whom he had three years of his term
rat To serve he resolved to quit Fowle
and on to London, where he hoped to
narfecN himself in the art of printing.
without saying adieu he left and went
+o Halifax whence he hoped to work
b;s wav to London. In this he was dis
annointed and was glad to enter the
a,onlov of the Halifax Gazette. An
+bony Henry was the publisher of the
,,nar He was ain easy-going Dutch
mon and the hust1ing young Bostonian
was soon in charge of the. paper. Be
fore leaving Boston young Thomas had
drunk at the fountain of rebellion and
now that he had a paper under hls
control he gave vent to
H,s Republican Principles.
The Stamp Act was ag1tatlns the
colonies and the young printer neglect
cd no opportunity to upbraid the Brit
isb government. Nova Scotia was very
lopaJ however, and young Thomas re
ceived but little support in his conte-
+ions He was SO strong and persist
ont in his invective that the royalls
officiaIs notified his employer that h
would he deprived of the government
n-inting. which was quite an item, un
1ess he removed the Gazette from tn
control of the young journeyman. he
1uctantly Henry dismissed the alread
ardent patriot -
Txomas then went to Portmouth,
n where he worked for awhile an
fnaily returned to Boston. He was nc
vet of age, but his former master
S7nurle. did not exact of him compile
tion of his term of apprenticeship. re
tbe next few years he drifted from on
n,aoe to another, until 177o, when
sya5u returned to Boston, determine
- eatabllsh himself in the printin
hnstness. He formed partnersnl
srssn l,,s old master. Fowle. and at tt
ana Of six months bought out lis II
tsrest.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16

The position, of secretary to the
president of the United States is an
arduous one In the rendering OF its
multitudinous services it calls for the
business qualifications of methodlcal
and systematic clerk in the perform
ance of the daily routine of official
work, and the fnesSe of practical
diplomat in meeting and satisfactorily
adjusting situations which naturally
come before him as an intermediary
between the president and an assorted
public, each individual Of which be-
Iieves himself entitled to portion OF
the time and interest of the chief e&-
ecutive.
The task of handling and answering
the White House mail is in itself no
small one the president receiving
from 200 to 1000 letters day. I'M
portant or not, each of these com
municatiCns receives due attention, the
secretary carefully asserting and
classifying them, presenting some 10
the personal attention of the PR sident
referring others to the department OF
person to which each properly be-
longs. while all receive courteous
acknowledgment from the president
representative. The secretary is also
| required to meet and dispose OF the
numerous visitors who call on thE
! president at times not set aside ~ hi:
| nublic recaptions. and whose bushes!
| ranges all the way from that relaIV'
! to tire appoin tment of supreme couf
! JUDGE or the governor of turbulen
ter tory to the obtaining of the presl
! dental autograph for a schoolgirl
| album TO deal with this heterogene
Gus mass in such a way as TO hes
serve the ends of both business an
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
Overys ork the Letter "II".

The perslstency with which the
Englishman as rule misplace and
displace the sound of the letter III"
has led them to an effort at reform,
which has thus far been almost as
ludicrous as the defect they seek to
cure. The middle classes have had so
much fun poked at them for this cause
that they have become sensitive on
the subject and many aspirate the oh"
with double force when the letter
should be aspirated. Instead of saying
before him" as Americans do, with
light aspiration, they will say before
him." taking a full and deep breath
when they utter the second word
shooting it as If it came from a pop
gun. Dropping the III" is not new
for ordinary English folk; it is new
trick to aspirate it with double the
force required.
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receiving and reading the first copy OF
the declaration of independence IN
Worcester. He built up a big publish
ing business and was interested in
many bookstores. So speedy was his
success that at the age Of 50 he retired
from business, the possessor of a com
Detent fortune for those times.
Eran<lin's Tribute.
BENJAMIN Franklin was close
friend and a great admirer of the pa
trot printer. The two exchanged Wis
its and regularly correspondent. Frank
lin said of his friend He is the Amer
lean Baskerville This was a great
compliment, for Thomas Baskerville
was the foremost of English printers.
Washington held Thomas in high es-
| teen and when the chieftain visited
| Worcester he inspected the printing
and publishing plant.
The later years of the patriots life
magnificent library and philanthropic
work. He organized the American An
! tiquarian Society and contributed fully
| $4,000 to its support. At the age of 81
/ he died, respected and mourned by all
He set his mark upon the time in
which he lived with no uncertain i'm
press and for his services in the cause
of freedom he is worthy to be remem-
bered with his friend, the eminent pa
triot. who was also a printer, Benja-
min Franklin.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
Five Generations of n Family.

An example of the longevity Of
Maine residents is depicted in the &C
companying illustration which is of
five generations of the Sawyer family,
who are natives of and have always
resided in West Buxton and Hollis, in
that state. 1t is not often that such
a. picture may be seen. AT the left
John B. Sawyer. who on November IA
next will celebrate his S7th birthday
On the right is Mr.. Sawyer's daugh-
ter. Mrs. Maria Whitehouse, who is
now about 90 years of age. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs l. T. Ea on, ste nds in the rear
of the left of the group. Her age Is
IS. Fred Eaton, aged 3d. is the son
Of Mrs l. T. Eaton and stands in the
rear of the right side. His son, Iris
tum, aged 2 years, may be seen in the
center OF the group. The picture is a
recent one, taken about three weeks
ago. John B. Sawyer is an old and
respected lumberman, who has operat-
ed in the vicinity of Buxton and Hol-
lis all his life.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
A GLIMPSE at the Bank or England

The Bank OF England is a pretty
healthy institution, with a capital of d
little over S72 100000 and a surplus of
about $4,000, 00G, yet the governor re-
ceiyes a salary of only $4,000 a year.
Our smallest city banks pay as much
as that to their presidents. The pay of
its "a directors is $4,000 each per an
num- The bank is a vast building,
one story high, and perfectly isolated.
There is not a window to be seen in
its walls. Its offices are lighted from
the roof or from the nine inner courts
and garden. At night detachment OF
the Foot Guards, commanded by a cap
| tain, watches over the safety of the
"Old Lady of Threadneedle Street"
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Special Letter.

Az Special Letter.
Among the patriots OF the Revolu-
zion It is probable that printers formed
= goodly portion, but BENJAMIN Frank
IN will always stand as the foremost
uepresentative Of this craft.
Isaiah Thomas, like Franklin, was
Drn In Boston and like him he was
pOor and had NO opportunities to &C
Quire an education. His father died
IN 1752, when the future patriot was
only three years old. He was the
youngest of four children and his wild
owed mother supported her little fam
lily by keeping small store. Isaiah
was bright little fellow and his
mother was very anxious that he
should receive good education and
learn trade.
ApprentiCed for Fourteen Years.
When seven years old his mother
Fowle of Boston until he reached his
majority. The indenture of apprent-
1ceship provided that the boy should
be taught the art and mystery OF
printer; to read. write and CIPHER;
that he should have sufficient and
wholesome meat and drink with wash
Ing and lodging and apparel and thai
ut the end OF his term he was to be
dismissed with two good suits OF ap'
parel, for all parts OF his body, one
Tor the Lords Day, the other for work
ing days, suitable to his degree.
Unfortunately the boys master was
not capable of teaching him to any
respectable degree. What he learned
he picked up himself. His work was
also arduous for one OF his years. In
the ofIioe he was the devil and about
the house he did all kinds OF servants
work From 1853 to 1851 Fowle had &
partner by the name of Samuel Drake1
and from him Thomas learned consid
cradle about printing. About thilc1lmt
he became interested in wood e;grav
inE and made some cuts which were
used and were commendable.
For IL years young Thomas served
his master faithfully, but early in hi
term had learned to look upon hin
with contempt because of his incapac
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
The Fearless Leonidas.

'Leonidas," said Mrs. Meekton,
there are burglars in the housed"
"I'll get right up and see about it :"
AREN'T you afreid?" mot bit"
what are you going to do?" Fright
en- them away. I'm going to the head
of the stairs and call down to them that
IL they don't leave instantly you will
come and give them a talking to-
Washington Star.
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81 don't suppose my husband will be
pleased with his dinner" said the
bright woman. But it is the best 1
could do" Does he usually COM
plain?'' Yes. But l take it as a part
of human experience. Men have been
blaming women about their food ever
since Eve gave Adam the APPLE
Washington Star.
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that her one wish was to speak again
to her dear Princess Alex" At that
. time it was impossible for Alexandra
20 leave England, but she spoke in a
long, tender message of love and hope
and remembrance into a photograph,
and sent it by special courier to Copen-
hagen. 1t arrived only short time
before the aged ladys death, but it
made her last hours serenely happy.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
Bad Manners.

Auntie-Don't you know, Bobbie.
that it's very bad manners to put your
knife in your mouth? Bobbie-Don't
you think, auntie. that it's very bed
manners to stare at your guests whSn
they're eating ?-Glasgow Times.
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How He Felt.

A certain chief justice OF the SUI
preme court in one of the western
states was noted for his disinclination
TO admit that he was i'll, as we'll as for
his roundabout method of expression.
One day he was approached py inc
state librarian, who courteously asked
after his health. William" SAID the
Judge, cautiously, II am not we'll. out
I am better than 1 was when was
worse than l now am.
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A Hero Indeed.

She-I shall marry no man who is
not a hero. He-Say that you'll be
mine and I'll prove that 1 am one.
She-Oh, Adolphus. how? He'll go
right in and TASK papa''-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-16
Swimming Lessons for Schools.

The New Zealand government has
decided that swimming and life-saying
shall be taught in all its schools The
Life Saving Society's method having
been a1orted, 1000 hand-books and
charts have been sent by order of the
government for the use of school-mas
ters.
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The North Is CuIpable.


The North Is Culpable.
Nor does the culpability belong
wholly to the South. In 1887 law was
passed in Alabama limiting the hours
of children's work in factories to eight
a day. At the instigation of Massa-
chusetts mill owners the law was re-
pealed in December, 1894, on their
promise to establish factory in Ala
bama Today the mills thus estab-
Hshed are working at least fifty chill
dren under II years old for 11$4 hours
a day
This is not an isolated instance.
| Much of the opposition to the passage
of a protective law through the South
ern legislatures is made by represen-
tatives of Northern corporations, who
are taking full advantage of the pos
sibility of child labor. When a bill
regulating child labor was before the
Alabama Legislature the mill owners
opposition to the measure in the SEN
ate was represented by lawyer, who
was also the president oil a cotton mill,
the owners of which are philanthropy
ic" Northern people-a corporation OF
clsrgymen and railway attorney!
In eleven mills I visited, owned by
|
there were twice as many children
under - as in thirteen mills owned by
Southern capital. The total number
of children under - in the mills of
Alabama. including the unpaid helpers,
I computed to be 1900. This number
is not stationary or diminishing; on
the contrary, it is steadily increasing
and the experience of other Southern
states proves that it is.
The Color Feature.
1.-THE question has a graver compli-
cation in Alabama and throughout the
South than it has in any other part OF
the world 1t is inseparaby connected
with the color problem. The rapidly
growing mill population is entirely
| composed of white people. The illit
crate negro sends his child to school
the illiterate white sends his TO tht
, cotton mill. In most of the Southern
, states an educational test for voting Il
either in force or inevitable in the nea
, future. The white man, to whom tn
test is not applied, has not the st1mu
, lus that the negro has to learn to read
, This aspect of the question would III
J it out of the region of purely economi
, or business consideration to plane o
/. the widest public concern.
I'm Alabama the proportion OF youn
" children to grown workers is betwee
v 6 and z per cent. In Augusta, Ca.
q count was made in June, 1900, throug
eight mills and SIS children under ]
were found working. Statistics bear
n ing on the subject are hard to Obtain
r but that child labor is a factor in tn
| ..A...4<aal sitnatinn AnneArE eYtdel
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state, who seals them with the Great
Seal of the United States.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
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AFTER THE DAYS WORK.

(Too tired to undress, the little ones
throw themselves on their beds and
fall asleep)
to open a cotton mill that they might
earn money so as to be able to put
nickel into the missionary boX!"
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Youth is really the only thing worth
haying-and 1t is about all the aver
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from the fact that thirty mill presl-
dents appeared before the Georgia
legislature in opposition to measure
regulating such labor"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-02
EAsr RoxsuRY.

f. o. Allen was in Barre last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bates from Tun-.
bridge visited here last week.
Ira Wiley has finished work for Henry
Shea and is at work IN Northtield.
Sidney Miller expects to open a paint
shop soon in D. l.. Bucks old shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO Boyce and daughter,
Mary, OF Randolph visited here last week.
Isaiah Verge from New Hampshire was
a guest OF her son, John Verge, last week.
Several volumes were recently. added to
the Sunday school library, the gift OF Rev,
y. NJ. Shaw.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Shaw are soon to
move TO Nerthfeld Center to make their
home with their son, Prof. Il. A. Shaw.
Mrs. Cassidy, who has worked for Mr..
Lakock the past summer, accompanied by
her daughter, Lila, went to her home in
Canada Thursday.
Miss Mary Woodruff and f. b. Stevens,
who have been boarding at f. T.. Aliens
this summer, returned TO their home in
Camden, N. j., Thursday.
Harley Ward is at work for O.P. Dudley,
while Mr.. Dudley takes carriage trip to
Canada to visit his son. He will be accom-
panied by Salmcn Williams, who will visit
his daughter, Mrs. Lura MeRichie.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-02
ObituarY.

Mrs. Wealthy A. fGoodell) Newton Of
Rorhester VT. widow of George Newton,
died September %, 1902, aged 81 years and
three months. She is survived by four
sons-Henry D., of West Rindge, n. H.,
Riley G.. Of Rochester, VT, Joseph Har-
Ian, of Cameron, Neb., ana Charles a., q
Rochester, VT; also by thirteen grand
children and two sisters Mrs: Mary +.
Burt. OF Monson, Mass, and Mrs. Eliza
4 Day. of Seattle, Wash; and three
brothers-C Charles II. Goodell, OF Tryon, y.
q. Rufus r. Goodell, of Houghton, Mich,
and j. Eugene Goodell, OF Monson, Me.
She came Of Cody ancestry and the
rich inheritance has shone M all her long
life She came to Rochester young brlde
ana at once Identified herself with the
First Congregational church of which she
had been a worthy member till she was
called home. She had always filed her
nlace in an the meetings Of the church,
when many a one would have excused
himself in her feeble health, til some 20
wears ago. Since then she had been one Of
fbe shut-in ones. only able 10 get about
her home and most Of the time in her
wheel chair. This affection only gave her
the more time to work for the Master
Thousands of letters have gone out u
voung and old and the afflicted. carrying
Counsel and comfort. She has been one o.
those true friends who would kindly
point out to you your faults.
such a friend was she to the young NM
ister Il no would come into the parish with
verv little experience in ways OF dong
Christian work. remember one OF thess
Young ministers reading letter he hao
received from her in the prayer meeting
and after reading portion OF y he sald
ssrrhe rest is so very personal VII no
read il. but wish you were all as faithful
as Mrs. Newton is to me in pointing oul
my faults"
She was a great lover of missions an6
she could not do enough for those who hat
gone forth to carry the good news OF sal
vstion. Like Dorcas OF old, her needle wa
busy making plain garments or plecini
bedquilts, so that never barrel or Do
went from this church that Mrs. NeWtoi
Mad not a good contribution 20 make to Il
] After She could not handle a fine needle
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-02
sRookFIELD.

Marcus Peck has gone this week on
business trip to Saratoga.
Cary Fullam recently presented the
school library with ten new books.
Mrs. Laura Allis spent last week with
Denison Brown family IN Northheld.
Wallace Greene Of Waterbury is spend
ing short vacation with his friends here.
Eliot Bowman and daughter of Essex
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Peck last
Friday.
Rev. r. II, Abercrombie's brother of
Lawrence, Mass, made him short visit
last week.
rhe many friends Of John Stone are
glad Of his safe arrival home from the
Philippines.
Mrs. Julia Seabury OF Waterbury is
spending several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Orlando Ralph
The Woman's Relief Corps will have
sociable with Mrs. Fred Durkee saturday
afternoon, Oct. 4th.
Mrs. +. f. Benham returned home from
Richmond Monday. She spent several
days there with her mother and sister.
Mrs. Blakebrough, daughter and three
grandchildren Of Bridgeport, Conn, have
come 70 spend two weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fannie Fullam.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Perham, Mrs. Fred
Durkee and Mrs. Walter Ketehum went TO
Barre last Saturday TO attend the funeral
OF their aunt, Mrs. Philena ID. Smalley,
She was 80 years of age last month.