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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
DECREASE IN CHILD LABOR
Rhode Island Sets an Example For
otnsr States to Follow.

Rhode island Sets an Example For
Other States to Follow.
Describing the decrease of child Ia.
Dor in Rhode Island. the Labor Bulle-
tin Of Massachusetts, says
"The chief factory inspector Of
Rhode Island ia bis annual report said
that In 1894, when the inspection bn-
reau was created, the percentage Of
child labor was as high as s5, while
last year 1t was but Az, little more
than one-half.
The figures, compared with those
given in the last report show an In
crease Of 5000 in the number OF male
adults employed. an increase of 2,225J
Ia the number OF female adults EN-
ployed, d decrease of 516 in the number
of boys employed, a decrease Of 266 In
the number of girls employed. a total
increase ef 7.947 In the number OK
adults employed. a total decrease Of
7s2 in the number of children employ
ed and a net increase Of 1866 In the
whole number employed. The per-
centaec Of children employed was 4.5
as against 5.3 in 1906 and So in 1905.
I'm the textile establishments en-
gagged III the manufacture OK finishing
Of cotton and woolen cloths and yarns
silk goods. threads, tapes. braids and
twines the figures compared with those
IN last years report SHOW an increase
of 1,6S0 In the number Of adults eTr (.
pIoyed. decrease Of 54S in the num-
Der Of children employed and a net in
crease Of 1,f82 ID the whole number
employed In the textile Industries The
percentage of child labor In these In
dustries was CT. In 1905 the percent
age was 10, and in 1894 It was 9.S.
Zone hundred and thirty-one arci-
dents have been reported during the
year, three Of which were fatal. or
the remaining accidents but twenty
eight were serious
THE chief inspector made the fol-
lowing recommendations Authority
for factory inspectors to demand proof
of age; educational requirement pro-
hibiting permanent employment Of
children unable to read and write Eng
fish; harmony between factory inspec-
ton department and school officials
A free employment bureau was es-
tablished on Jan. 10 BY the selectmen
OF the town of Wellesley Notices
were sent out to business men and
manufacturers asking what openings
for employment they had. All persons
out Of work were requested to commu-
nicate with the seleetmen. No charge
Is to be made for finding Positions
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
Young Folks
GAME or CHARACTERS.
An amusing Pastims That May Also
Be instructive.

An amusing Pastime That May Also
Be instructive.
A game played by any number OF
persons. one OF whom leaves the room
while the others agree on some histor-
ical character he is to represent He
is then called back. and each player
asks him q question Or makes a re-
mark to him. From these questions be
must try to guess what character he is
supposed to represent, and II he sue
ceeds the person whose question gave
him the clew must represent the next
character.
The questions are usually put so as
to puzzle the guesseFs DIS much ais pos
sible. For instance. If Washington be
the character agreed upon one player
may ask. DO rife balls bound from
you as IL You were made Of RUBBER
treferring 70 his remarkable escape in
the French and Indian warsl. Another
may say, "Do you think midwinter the
best time for crossing rivers n refer
ring 10 the crossing of the Delaware).
And another. Have you outgrown
your early fondness for cutting woody"
referring to the cherry treel. Instead
Of choosing a historical character per-
sons well known to the company are
sometimes selected. which is more
amusing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
LiNinnstnnn,a Vanity.

The Victoria falls Of the Zambezl
river, In southeastern Africa. form the
Iargest cataract in the world. They
were discovered Ia 1856 by DR.. Liv
ingstone, the great missionary and ex,
plorer, and were found 10 he twsee 81
high and three times as broad as Mag.
ara. Carved upon d tree near BY the
initials ID. T." are stlll discernibIe,
and in his book the missionary con.
fesses that this was the one occasion
in his life when be was guilty of this
form of vanity. These initials arc
carefully preserved by the officials Of
the British South Africa company, to
whom they were pointed out by the
native who saw them carved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
College and School.

All Abyssinlan male children over
twelve must 40 to school. The state
provides the education and is building
many schools
Ohio in spite OF her numerous coll
leges. sends 4oS students to the Uni
versity Of Michigan. Illinois sends
315, New York 300, Indiana 19S and
Pennsylvania ISL.
DR. Henry 7. Bovey. dean Of the fac
uItg Of applied science at McGll uni
versity, has resigned To accept the
principalship Of the Imperial College
OF Science and Technology, London.
Ut Thomas Harrison Montgomery,
Jr.. has been appointed to the chair Of
zoology at ) University Of Pennsyl-
'Sanla. He win assume his new duties
on Sept next. Dr. Montgomery is az
present professor DC zoology III tile
University of Texas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
He Refuses to Recognize the
Sovereignty
THE CAR IN MANCHURIA
Accredited Solely to china-An Expla-
nation Of His Course Is Sought from
the Ambassador and at
Washington.


st. Petersburg, April 1.-THE Russian
government is disturbed BY the attitude
assumed BY Fred d. Fisher, American
consul at Hardin, in the matter Of re-.
cognizing the jurisdiction Of Russia in
Manchuria Mr.. Fisher insists that
Chinese sovereignty in Manchnria Is
supreme, and, Furthermore, he has sup.
ported the protests Of China against the
establishment by Russia Of municipali-
ties in the railroad zone at Harbin and
Chailar independent Of the Chinese gov
eminent, and his attitude in this Russo
Chinese difficulty has prompted Russia
10 seek an explanation Of his course
beth at the American embassy here and
in Washington.
Mr. Fisher u accredited 10 China and
since his arrival in Hardin III January,
1907. he has constantly refused to re-
eognize or admit that he should have
anything to do with the Russian all.
ADMINISTRATION Of the territory. He has
been firm in his assumption that lie was
accredited solely to China, aud he has
aieclined to act on the suggestion con.
Yeyed to him by an official Of the Rus
sian railroad administration that he
should secure the permission Of Gen.
Horvath, the Russian governor Of Har-
BIN, before opening his consulate OF rails
| ing the American flag over the building
Under the treaty az 1906 Russia
claims exclusive control over the rails
read zone in Manchuria as we'll as the
right to organize Independent self
governing municipalities. The Taotal of
Hardin protested against this to the
Russian governor and to the consuIs
of the United States and Japan. The
Japanese, who are now cooperating IN
the friendliest manner with the Russians
| in Manehuria, rejected this project, but
Mr. Fisher supported II,
The foreign Office here expresses the
belief that it would b decidedly to Ahe
interest III the United States to rc1g-
rizc the Russian administration If Nam
ehuria, inasmucb a. foreign residents
share in the privileges Of this admins
ltIation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
Competition Brings Down
the Price
I'm The BOSTON DISTRICT
Seven Cents Gallon Delivered to the
Consumer The Second Drop in
the Price Within Two
Months.


Boston. April - Another Cit in the
price AZ Illuminating oil delivered 10
consumers from I'D tank wagons was
made BY the New England Oil Company
Monday, and was Immediately met By
the standard ON Company yesterday.
The reduction Il cent on gallon,
which viii amount to q loss Of revenue
81 about 4 million dollars year III the
Boston district The price two months
ago was nine cents gallon. but war
was initiated BY the New England Oil
Company and cut to eight cents re-
suited. This second cut brings TUE price
to seven cents.
The reduction affects only the Boston
district which il practically within a
radius III twenty miles III The state
House. and tie competition Is Only be.
tween the New England Company and
the Standard. The New England OH
Company IL understood " be backed bv
the Gulf Oil Company. which Is a com
bination Of tho independent refiners
practically controlling The output of
crude Oil iii Texas ard Indian Territory.
ere was stated BY an officer Of the Stan.
dard oil Company yesterday afternoon
that that company has only met the
cut. and whatever reduction IN made ia
future X Will continue To meet, although
no initial cut in prices win be made by
the Standard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
EVILS or ALCOHOL.
Gems From an English Primary School
Examination.

Gems From an English Primary School
Examination.
A paper published In Yorkshire,
England. reports that some G.000 chill
dren of Gateshead were recently re-
CURED to do essays on Physical De-
terioration and Alcohol" as tots in the
primary schools Of this part of the
world may now toss off brochures on
Variations In the Epithelium Cells In
Invertebrates. Marsupials and Planti-
grades" These Gateshead children
had valuable thoughts to contribute to
the temperance movement. The York
shire paper goes the length Of pub
fishing some or the gems brought out
in this outponriug OF infantile sapi-
ence. Here are few OF same:
alcohol is useful" says one Of
them, being most exauisitely pithy.
.'but not In the body. 1t is useful for
polishing furniture"
4 hope | shall never touch it until
am dead" says another, and we wish
him luck.
"A man who takes alcoholic drinks
can see two things at once"
''The children of drunkards are often
weak and are sometimes troubled
with being bowlegged' truly an ir-
ritating affection.
"Those who take drink are not so
broad chested ais they were 100 years
ago. How true!
when a man is Ill the doctor will
say, Are you a drlnker of alcoholic
and If he says yes, the doctor viii
say. 'eThat Is what has made you i'll;
you have d fatty liver"
'.The more temporary we live the
better it win be for body and mind"
"Some people say that II you want
to speak at a concert you should take
a glass Of beer before. You should not
1t Is certain that it makes you speak,
but you speak a heap Of rubbish"
when d man gets drunk his brains
will not telegraph properly"
81 will finish up with piece of poet
~ have made up myself
Never be drunkard;
Never touch the gin:
Always be taetotal,
And you're sure TO win
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
HE HAS BACKING.
Consul Fisher Is Not Acting on His Own
Initiative.


Washington, April /. 1t Ii admitted
al the state department. that the status
of the American consul at Hardin has
been made the subject Of representations
m Washington hF the Russian govern
ment, but while negotiations are pend
ing the officials are loath to discuss it.
The important fact is developed, how
ever thar the American consul, Mr.,
Fisher, ii not acting 0n his own militia.
tive in declining to seek the permission
If Russia to exercise bis cosdlar finc.
tions. On the contrary, it il under
stood that he II simply executing 4
Wrefully considered plan ~ the state
department to bring about through
proper means a recognition not only BY
Russia but by other nations ia Man
ehuria Of The integrity ~ Chinese pos
sessions
It was long ago perceived that to al.
nit the right Of political control BY
either Russia or Japan over the social
"a railroad zones In Manchuria, capable
rs they are OF indefinite expansion al
boundaries at the whim OF lease holders.
HouId soon completely defeat John
lays dream Of ''the open door" in Man
churia
Therefore, a quite definite policy has
Leon adopted by the state department,
tue very foundation Of which was the
application OF American consuls in that
province for Chinese exequateura. This
Was BY no means pleasing TO Japan, but
II is believed that America IS supported
fully therein by the great commercial
nations Of Europe, which have large
trade interests in the Orient.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
Miniature Fountain.

Take IN ounce vial and fill it three.
quarters full Of water; then make a
hole In the cork and insert small
tube or q stout piece Of straw. Tho
opening must be as small as possible;
the tube must reach nearly to tie bot.
tom o. the vial. and the cork must be
pushed in tight.
Now. II you blow into the tube the
air will be compressed 10 the upper
part Of the bottle, and when your Iips
are taken away a little fountain win
play from the tube for short time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01

It had not been disturbed. Then he
camped at the edge OF wood few
hundred yards away where he could
watch. He slept with one eye open
during the day and with both open
during the night.
1t was at a. m. of the third day
after his arrival that he saw sudden
flash of match under the blasted
tree. A full moon was hidden under a
cloud. but In few minutes the cloud
rolled away. Suddenly Stanton. dig
ging at the foot OF the tree. looked up
and saw standing before him the man
who had been hanged.
Hunt was still very pale, and the
moonlight made him appear paler Be
sides. ciotted blood stood under the
skin where the hangman's moose had
pressed against his neck. Stanton
spoke never d word, but looked at him
with eyes that appeared more dead
than alive. Stanton threw his arms
aloft with a moan. and fell uncon-
scious.
Every day for four days DIR. Baker
continued to receive reports from
Hunt, who wrote that bis heart 'fiut-
tered great deal. He didn't seem
to recover from the shock. The last
report WIGS written on the fourth day
after the hanging. 1t said that be had
been through a painful experience the
night before. and his heart was fall
Ing. He knew lie was doomed.
One morning Drs. Baker and Ar
buckle received each note from the
cashier Of bank stating that a con.
siderable sum OF money had been de-
posted by d strange man to their
credit. NELLIE EDNA CURTIS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01

TO mike bubbles that can be blown
big and vim last take piece Of pure
white soap about the size Of a walnut
ana cut ii up ID i cupful Of warm wa
ter. Then add teaspoonful Of give
erin. afir well and blow from a small
ripe. strawberry juice will make pink
bubbles and orange juice will make
YelIo,s ones.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
pEcREAsE IN coMMIrMENrs.
March Lighter Month Than February
at House of Correction.

Rutland, April There were 20
commitments at the house Of correction
during March This il Il decrease ~
seven from the month 81 February. III
the Rutland county jail there were 30
commitments for March.
The oiFenses for which the prisoners
were committed 10 the state institution
follow; Breach Of the peace, "a; lar-
'ceny. seven; misbehavior at industrial
school, breaking parole, coming into the
state with the intention 70 being pau
per, keeping gambling place, one each
seinng liquor Illegally, two.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
And there Was I.inht

Edgar's mother, wishing to keep him
In bed for slight cold, thought by
iarkening the windows TO convince the
young man that X was still night ana
50 closed tightly the inside blinds. Ali
was thus dark except the small round
holes where the adjusting rod Of the
blinds worked.
See" said mother, 1T is dark. dark.
Lie STILL now, and sleep until 1t is
light"
v Mamma queried 4 voice from the
cot presently mamma, look at TIE
window The dark has got holes in it.g
--Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
THE SCOLDING SQUIRREL.
What Came Of His Always Finding
Fault With Things.

Fault With Things.
Once there was i squirrel that did
not like bis home, and he used TO scold
and find fault with everything. His
papa squirrel had long gray whlskers
and SD was wise. besides which be
could shake his whiskers quickly. He
said to the squirrel: MY dear. as you
do not like your home there Is one Of
three sensible things You could do
leave 1t or change It or suit yourself to
1t. Any one of these would help you
In your trouble"
But the little squirrel said: "Oh, do
not want to do any Of these. I had
rather sit on the branch OF tree and
scold.s
well" said the papa squirrel, If
you must do that, whenever you want
to scold just go out on a branch and
seold away at some one you do not
know"
The little squirrel biushed SO much
that he became red squirrel. and you
will notice that to this day red squlr-
rels do just that thing.-St. Nicholas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01

About sixty feet under the surface
Of the water SIX miles or the coast Of
Florida two Greek divers fought des-
perately for the possession Of big
sponge When one Of them attempted
to prosecute the other Tor injuries sus-
tanned ia tie fight be found that no
court had jurisdiction over the bottom
Of the ocean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01

From hand to mouth-a wretched way
70 live, the shaving. saving say.
A shiftless, thriftlcss way. aver
The wise and unwise, too, concur.
And yet and yet. perhaps they err.
DO not their judgments 90 astrayg
Could ! not view without dismay--
aye. eren welcome~life with her
From hand to mouth2
/ think proved 1t yesterday
When deep in earnest, feigning play
kissed her glove. A half denur
And In her eyes sudden stir.
And then my glad lips leaped away
From hand To mouth
Edmund Vance Cooke III Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
Nat u a. Thnurs,t az

'fYou and your wife never play
bridge at the same table,
Certainly not answered MI. Meek
ton. X could not think Or Henrietta
being placed in position where, even
as formality, she might have to ask
my permission to play Washington
Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
Mo;Arnlv Mos;6ad

BE sure you're right said the ear
nest adviser, aand then so ahead
sThe motto rejoined Senator Scr-
ghum. should be slightly readjusted
to suit modern conditions. TX should
read. BE sure you're Ia right ana then
60 ahead. Nv Washington STAR
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
Tie FIRST Pawnshop.

The first pawnbrokIng establishment
was that of Freisingen, n Bayaria
opened ID llaS. Ia 1850 there was one
nt Salins, III FranChecomte, and in
1861 one was opened II London. None
of these was, however, successfully The
present Paris Mont ia Piete wa. es-
tnblished Ia lTTT ID the same etfeet
sraerc the bend Office now Is.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01

Lead and tin can be obtained NsyS
pilre. Good brands Of commercial ienR'
contain 99.05 per cent lead AID arg
often even purer. Lend III The 1purest
meta which III made COMMERCIALLY.
Good brands OF tin are COOS p9r cent
nure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01

Hes been used for over gIxrY-FIvE YEARS by NIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for theIr CHILDREN Wills
TkETIilNG, with PERFECT SUCCESS Il s0uTIIEs
the CHILD, s0FrENs the GUMS ALLAfs al PAIN
euAkS WIND collie, and il the beat remedy faF DiAR
khuiA4 Spid by Druggists IN every part ct the world
re sure ana ask iur Mres WinsOwu Soothing Syrap.s
sud take 10 ether Kind Twenty-Five cents bottle. Caa
aaierd under the Food and nrnst Art June oh 1901 Sr
Aumber loaS Az OLD AND WELL TRIED HENEDV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
Breaking His sIIencn.

What's all that racket about.s
Asked the customer 'soverheadTs
TITS roar from the silent partner. sir. =
The girl at the counter said.
Chicago Tribune
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
II Walked AWAY.

Visitor Crushing backl-I leftsly stick.
Little Girl-Tt's gone. ! heard sister
say, Thank heaven that sticks gone
Philadelphia Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
The sailor ard Eils ship.

Here I stand In my seaman's coat
Hurrah for man like mel
MY boat Is the stoutest craft afioat
On the blue, blue. blue, blue sea.
When the wind blows high she rocks ami
dips.
But never a fear have L
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
lust That.
tbeatrIcas

Were the amateur tbeatricas
good 7"
Splendid! | never saw anytime
worse. New York Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
Candles In the Commons.

Previous to 1884 the house of com.
mons was lighted By candles, which
We're affixed to massive chandeliers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
pitiahLa.

'Dreadful" moaned the opera singer
who had been robbed of $1,000. 'fWhy.
1t takes me nearly ten minutes of bard
work TO earn that muchp'- Philadel-
phia Ledg r.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01

His Wife-rEow does iHy new hat
lookg
Her Husband Well, It looks ike a
weeks salary to me, but 1t probably
looks like 30 cents to any other man.
Detroit Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
JINGLES AND TESTS
The Court Crier.

Said the sad. melancholy opurt crier:
s'I'm the man fair defendants an hire
To soften the Jury
by weeping like fury.
II amt, you can call me 4 liari"
PUCK
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
olInat EnnlIsh PIctnrs.

The oldest known English picture Is
ono 81 Chaucer, painted On panel III
the year 1880
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
niar,t WorI<

Scare killed cat" so some one said,
Blu. he was wrong. you bet
For / took care when9taling aim
The cat Ia meowing yet!
--Yonkers Statesma
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
The Race hlorse.

a race horse gall0plug dit full speed
clears from twenty feet 10 twehty-f0ur
feet every stride.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01

But never a fear have l,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-01
A Strange Case.

Ioriginal.l
tell YOU. doctor. the basis Of life
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-03
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
REALTY CHANGES

Elmer E Dunbar ct ux to John o
Booth. 81 of NEA. NWH SEh and
SW14 Sect. twp S8 8, 5w. $4,000.
@ E Fielding ct ux to Newell A
Stanley four acres in S1S, SWH of
the NwH Sec 81, twp SO. r ". e24O.
Josephine county to Roberts, lot
Q, block 1, town of Placer. tax deed.
Josephine county to J J Roberts.
lot 1 in block 8 in Placer. tax deed.
Grant Brewer to 1hos. Niokerson,
SYN Eh. Sec /. twp ss s, s, 80
acres, $e10.
EN- Provolt, ct ux to Grant Brewer
S1f. NEH, Sec 1, twp Ss 9, 5w,
$3.50.
Kate NJ and H c Kinney to Chas 8
Hoxie 8. IS acres in SEA Of M Sec Z,
twp So 8, ri5w, iscrow.)
II Wise. ct ux to H @ Baceham, ct
ux. S N and VIZ N s Sec 80, twp S6,
8, W. $2400.
: John P Ranzau ct ux ct al to Thos
Cornell, ct al, sHEA, ,Sw14 Sec Z, twp
8s s, r6 ", 1000. X fg VA
Ebeuzer G Wallace ct NIX by heirs to
lAlbert and Sumner Wallace, NWh
and W16NE14 NE14 andN rs Wa and
SEA SWh and southeast quarter,
pection 16, twp 40 s, RS, 81.
Helen F Mccoy to Clayton E Ryck-
Nnan Iots o and o OF Grante paso
$1,000. ,l -
Geo R Green ct ux to J Dimon.
southwest quarter, southeast quarter
and southeast quarter, southwest
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-03
GIadit Did so Much Good.

Some remarkable stories are being
told about town and among the
country people coming in. of this
simple homemade mixture curing
Rheumatism and Kidney trouble.
Here is the recipe and directions for
taking: Mix by shaking well in a
bottle one-half ounce Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kar-
eon, three ounces Compound Syrup
Sarsparilla. Take as a dose one tea
spoonful after meals and at bed time.
No change need be made in your
usual diet, but drink plenty of good
water.
This mixture, writes one authority
in a leading Philadelphia newspaper.
has peculiar tonic effect upon the
kidneys; cleansing the cloRged up
pores of the eliminative tissues, fore
ing the kidneys to sift and strain
from the blood the uric acid and other
poisonous waste matter, overcoming
Rheumatism. tBladder and Urinary
troubles in short while. "a New
York druggist who has had hundreds
of.calls for these ingredients since the
first announcement in-the newspapers
last October statedlthats the people
who once try it, swear by it, :"
especially those who have Urinary