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and architectural drawing. chemistry.
machine designing. forging. electrical
laboratory work. joining. pattern max
INK. geometry and such other useful
Industrial and general scientific arts
and crafts are taught the pupils tn
conjunction with other Of the high
school studies. These schools do q
great deal Of good and are q ma
ierial help TO the ambitious young
nan who has graduated from public
school and wishes 10 perfect himself
along certain lines before entering
bis chosen Geld Of work. u is the
renerai idea q educators that the
technical high school has come 20
stay. IT, uscfglness vii undoubiei-
iy be greatly increased when the 70
cafionai school becomes more promi-
mont Hundreds q graduates from the
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thing like $500 all told but the of
ficials look with complacency upon
the outlay for the new equipment Will
save them upward of double that
sum the very first year It is in opera
ton.
For one thing the automatic propen-
sites OF these new inanimate money
makers will enable Uncle Sam to dis
pense with the services of consider
ably more than 100 men and women.
lust here. it may be explained that
whereas these workers will lose their
present jobs after July next, il does
not necessarily follow that they will
be cut OF from means OF livelihood
under the government. Uncle Sam.
following his usual policy, will en-
ceavor TO find employment for them
in other branches of the ever-expand-
ing government service. All the same
their displacement in their present en-
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the Bureau of Engraving and printing.
il il intert sting 10 note that the idea
of this novel economy originated
with congressman who had only a
superficial knowledge of the technt
cal side OF money making. Represen-
tative James A. Tawney. is chairman
OF the Committee on Appropriations
of the lower house OF congress, and
il has fallen 10 him TO devise many
of the s0Femes for economy that have
lately lightened Uncle Sans burden
OF expense. Now the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. for ali that It's
work is as essential as any activity
under the government Is nevertheless
ore of the costliest of Uncle sam $
business enterprises owing 10 the
magnitude of its product. Studying
the workings of the "greenback" fac
tory for opportunities TO clip the cost
of living" Representative Tawney
conceived the idea that II might be
possible to SO combine some of the
operations of money manufacture as
TO save time and expense.
When he first suggested the radi-
cal innovation the practical men who
would have to carry out the schemes
were more than dubious rs 10 whether
1t could be accomplished, but they
set ia work energetically. That was
more than year ago. and their mis-
giyings as TO the task that confront
ed them were fully Justified. One
printing press manufacturer after an
other was called into conference and
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ing that class. ard the remaining one
Is no; beyond nope. II seems to- suit
the average boy a. well a. q does The
special case. and % has been my Cd
servafion that The boys who are a.
signed 70 the vocational CLASSES ad-
vance more rapidly in all their studies
than they did when they were doing
their regular school work in the 0rdi-
nary WAY. The idea is equally sppIra-
bic 70 girls. and think that the tim
f. coming when The vocational school
will be the only one found In Amcri-
ca. but. Of course. that time NAV
hc-and probably is-a great ways
on.
Manual training IN the schools of
America r. no new thing. Almost
every city Of any sire has its techni-
cal high school. where mechanical
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was particularly stupid IN number
worg OF arithmetic. lie is a mighty
f'ne workman with the tools He did
things. but he didn't know why. Now
this vocational school work - accom-
piishing wonder for both boys. u Is
teaching that bright feliow-who
knows a lot-how 10 apply his knovl-
edge. u Is teaching him that the
mere technical information without
the practical experience Is no good.
and II IS teaching the other fellow
the reasons FOR the things he does. u
-. making him an intelligent citizen
as well a. a handy workman. We
have boys ir this class who were pick.
Cd from The losfer element. ! mean
BY this boys whose fathers ano moth.
ers amount TO nothing. and boys
whosce very environment IS dctcrmcn-
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est single reduction yet attained in
the nations operating expenses. 1t
has all come about through the in
yention of two wonderful machines
which, between them, will perform
all the work of manufacturing curren-
cy after the initial printing of the
face and reverse of the bills. These
two new machines-each essential TO
the other in the team work" of
money making-will do the work now
requiring four or five different ma
chimes Moreover. the new machines
are so largely automatic in their &C
ton that two or three people will be
ali that are required to look after
each pair of machines. whereas six
or eight operatives are engaged in
these branches of money making as
at present conducted.
The new mechanical marvels that
have made possible the short cut in
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wrestled with the problem OF combip-
ina the various different inventions
perfected by the bureau experts. MOST
of them arrived al some solution OF
the problem, but as one machine after
another was tried out nj the printery
IL became evident that II was one
thing TO build an automatic money
mawer and quite another To devise
one simple enough to stand the
strain OF daily turning out erist OF
thousands upon thousands of bank
notes, gold and silver certificates. all
i.eat.y printed and accurately trim
med Finally. however. within the
past few weeks machinery equip
ment was perfected that proved itself
under the most exacting conditions,
and forwith an order was placed
for n complete new outfit to be ready
ere the beginning OF Uncle Sans next
fiscal year.
Under the old plan The newly print
I'd sheets of money. after the ink has
dried. are run through trimming ma
chimes which cut of the surplus mar
gin at either side of the printing along
the greatest dimensions OF the sheet
that is. at either end of each indi-
vidual note. Then the sheets are fed
into a numbering machine, one or
the most famous of the bureaus me
chanical inventions, and the function
of which Is 30 imprint in blue ink at
either end of each individual note or
certificate the consecutive number
which gives il individuality. Except
for a final examination and the count
ing of the sheets this concludes the
bureaus operations in the evolution OF
currency. and half-hnished money Is
them transferred to the treasury
building proper. where another COM
plement of printing presses Impress
Continued on Eleventh Page)
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money making are the inventions for
the most part of government emf
pioye-Mr B. r. Stickney, the me-
Chanical expert and designer OF the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Now, inasmuch as Uncle Sam is en-
titled to the free use OF the inven-
tions of the persons on his payroll 1t
follows that the only expense of ush-
ering in this new era of money max
ing will be found in the outlay for
building a suncient number of the
new machines TO equip a plant. or
course this will involve tidy sum,
for in order to keep pace with the APP
petite of the American people for
fresh. crisp bank notes it viii be nee
essary TO install at the money factory
some 80 of the new machines-40 of
one kind and l. of the otner. This
new battery of money makers will
stand the treasury department some
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vocational school VIII taper OF with
a course at the technical high
Then there are the regular manual
training classes and domestic science
classes. which are the part OF every
up-to-date school system in the United
States today. For the girls there are
lessons weegly or semi-weekiy in
drawing. needlework and cookery. and
for the boys work in the different
crafts. such as wrought iron work AID
woodwork. In many cities there are
domestic science headquarters. lOcat-
cd in different schools. where the
kris gather. in finely appointed. up
fO-dafe kitchens. and with real hour.
water. milk. lard. butter and such
other necessary inere dents. learn TO
actually bake pies that are the equal
Of any that mother used 10 mali. OF
course. the technical skill that the
boys and girls attain IN these classes
is not to be compared 70 the indusirl
al intelligence they acquire which
should las; them all through life Reg
Gi3r times in the school hours are set
aside for the work in these industri-
al arts ami great good j. being accom-
plished. especially in the eighth and
ninth grades. Great care j. taken in
these grades 20 make the work a.
practical a. possible. and many Of the
boys. IL H. safe 20 say. leave school
much better prepared to enter .ra ies
than they Otherwise would be-
Take the manual training work in
Buffalo. y. y for an exsmple-and
Buffalo l. a fairly represented Amer
can city IN educational matters. In
SOWING weekiv lessons last y ar " -
riven 20 800 ziris. The machine
classes produced 2012 fuii.sizcd gar
menfs ir school and lis a. home. a
'ofal % 5.2eo. In TIE domestic sciences
ss Of the 50 grammar grade schools
sent pupils to the six domestic science
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ra!. These boys come TO school be-
cause the compulsory educational law
requires a certain amount Of attend
ancc. They study because hey have
10. but they take no inieres; IN their
work and their free hours are deyot-
I'd 20 hanging around stree; corners.
These boys lack al initiation and am
bition. u left q themselves the effects
Of their education would cease the mo
merit they left the schooiroom. They
would never Of their own voiition
learn a trade and amount TO anything.
Here We are teaching shem not only
the use 81 certain tools. but We are
teaching fhcm the delights Of work.
ing The boys really learn 10 take
their work. and ] am happy TO say
that Of the four former 1oafers three
are showing signs u actually lcav-
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laboratories. Each eighth grade class
had ore lesson weekly of one and one
hal! hours duration, and each ninth
grade had one two-hour lesson week
". In the manual training depart
meni, practically every school in the
city has classes. Manual training in
Buffalo las ceased TO be a novelty
-.-,.e.e ar 10 manual rsin.ng teactt-s
in Buffalo. Their work with tee
thousands of pupils in the citJ's
schools is bound to have the effect OF
making better men and women of the
yearly graduates.
Practical as the technical high
sohoo! aud the modern manual train
ing classes are conceded 10 be, IL IS
generally admitted that the vocation
al school is a step in advance. The
tee hnical high school courses and the
grsmmer school Industrial work offer
great Inducements and give wonder
fui opportunities TO the ambitious girl
or boy. The vocational school. II Is
claimed. does more. in that Il makes
AAs c4tlulul Oor aAuuAAAoac- ont ~
combines book learning with actual
experience as to make IL easier for
su classes to master both branches.
Under the best system pupils from
the sixth grade up are admitted 10
he vocational classes. These nciuoe
al branches Of useful work Classes
are held both morning and afternoon
Those pupils who do their manual or
vocational work In the afternoon have
their written and mental work In the
morning and vice versa. The educa-
tionai and manual work - arranged
in correlation. For instance, u q
boy - devotiag his morning work 70
carpenterine. hts reading Work for the
afternoon viii undoubtedly pertain TO
forestry and kindr<i topics. and his
4Cr~sI~r.~r - ETar MA Pare
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NewX Z2becz2S
a10 c5aAz7s AacAZNe

- OR just about year now Uncle
Sam has been ecOnomizing
strenuously. The Taft admin
istration when it took up the
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- OR just about year now Uncle
Sam has been ecOnomizing
strenuOusly. The Taft admin
istration when il took up the
reins OF government was confronted
with the prospect of serious dehclt
in the L. S. Treasury. Immediately
the word went forth that officials III
all branches of the federal business
establishment must watch the pennies
ard curb expenditures wherever pos
sible. Expenses We're TO be reduced
in every direction where ii would not
mean an actual impairment OF ser
vice. Oddly enough. one of the ways
Uncle Sam has been saving money is
in money making. AS most OF our
readers know, this government, un
like some others. manufactures its
own paper money AT a great institu-
ton known as the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing! monster printing
establishment that is branch of the
treasury department itself In his
quest for economies Uncle Sam care
fully Investigated costs and causes
at this big industrial plant and the
outcome was the discovery that he
could keep quite little money in his
Iocket by using a cheaper grade of
paper and a cheaper grade of ink in
The production of currency.
The saving thus affected was i'm
portant enough. but now this self
same sphere of governmental activi-
ties is 10 be he scene of a yet more
significant saving. Indeed a recent
ly discovered channel of economy is
to be the means of making the great
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N000waH NzHaAA2S Ds01.

HE vocational school idea is
rapidly taking root in Ameri-
ca. This phase OF education
- al work has met with great
success in England and Germany.
american educators, not slow to copy
any good idea. are rapidly opening
experimental classes in large cities.
Vocational school work is yet in its
infancy in America One city OF over
400. 900 inhabitants. with a school
registration of about $4,000 and an
average daily attendance Of some 2e.-
600 pupils. recently selected a class
cf 30 boys to compose the first vo-
cationaI department in the municipal
ity's educational system The class
has been an unqualified success Its
superintendent has this to say:
The class was purposely made a
mixed enc. The boys were selected
from all degrees. We took some OF
the exceptionally bright boys who are
round to do well in all things. and
We took some Of the boys who by
their nature and characteristics seem
cd bound TO be failures in anything.
Look over the class for yourself. No
tice that young fellow with the dome
ike forehead. the ministerial air and
the eyeglasses. re was one Of the
most bookish fellows in the entire
city school enrolment lie read dag
end night. lie could tell YOU ofihand
how many cubic inches Of cement in
the pyramids. and Why; but he
couldn't tie up a paper bundle 80 that
= would stay tied while You walked
10 feet with u. lie had the learning.
but he couldn't apply H.. And there =
that other fellow working in the same
table with him. That fellow was one
% the biggest ounces 7 think o vas
ever ny disgust 20 encounter. RE
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Confined on Elev nth PaseJ
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-09
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Per-
kinS Launched Today
WILL REACH 80 KNOTS
The Newest United States War vesse
Was Put into the Water at Quincy
with Mrs. Larz Anderson as
Sponsor.

Quincy, Mass, April o.-The torpedo
boat destroyer Perkins was launched at
the Fore River shipbuilding yards here
this forenoon at ten o'clock. The sponso,
was Mrs. Larz Anderson, IN honor Of
whose father, Commodore Perkins, the
vessel was named. The Perkins is 80.
knot vessel aud is the frst destroyer 10
have Curtis marine turbine engines.
The Perkins is due for delivery to the
government on Sept. l, 1910. She is a
torpedo boat destroyer OF a new type and
one Of three similar vessels nov under
construction at the Fore River yards.
Her length over all is 203 feet 1915
inches; breadth tmoulded) 26 feet Az
inches; trial displacement, 742 tons; trial
draft, 8 feet inches.
The Perkins and her sisters are notable
in being the pioneers Of new enlarged
type Of oceaneoing destroyer capable Of
keeping to sea with the battle feet
Since these vessels were designed, the
first-class naval powers have followed
sit in laying down vessels Of similar
type.
The vessel is hnsh-decled fore and aft
with a topgallant forecastle, giving
high platform for the forward gun, with
good height for coming tower and
steering stations. while contributing to
the seagoing qualities Of the ship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-09
PANIC OUELLED
BY PROMPT ACTION
Asbestos Curtain Dropped in Theatre,
Orchestra Played Furously and Fire.
men Fought Flames, People
Finally Quieted

New York, April 3 Panic broke out
among 1000 spectators At the Alnam-
bra theatre in Harlem last night when
the gasolcne tank Of motor cycle rid
den BY a young woman on the stage,
exploded and sheets Of flames eurtained
the cage around the tank.
Agnes Hatfield Of Newark, ". j.,
known on the stage as Cedora. had
reached a speed Of As miles an hour
around the small spherical track when
her motor cycle collapsed It's fall
smashed the gasolene tank, scattering
gasolene over the floor. An explosion
followed and the cage was mass Of
flames
instantly tie spectators rushed ahriek-
fug to the doors The flremen ga duty
II the theatre ordered the asbestos cnr-
tain run down, end with the first shut
of from view, the audience grew more
reasonable and the police in TIE house
we're able to control the pressure az the
exits. Loud playing BY the orchestra
which drowned ont shouts from the
spectators, caImed the panic and the
theatre was empfied with only minor
injuries to amy one
Many women who tainted were re-
vivcd il the fresh air Mrs Hatfield
was bruised and shocked but attend
ants beat out the flames before she
was seriously burned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-09

PAYS HIBBARD
--------~
BOston's Mayor Appoints Him
to $4,000 Job
AS COLLECTOR IN BOSTON
Hibbard's persistency in Staying in the
Last Mayoralty Fight Is Believed
to Have Elected Fitz-
gerald.

Boston, April 0 Mayor John F. Fiiz.
gerald il repnted to have paid political
debt Of The last municipal campaign
when he to-day appointed ex-AlAyor
George "A. Hibbard as city collector at
an annual salary Of 5000. Hibbard's
persistency in staying in the last mayor.
atty race is believed to have enabled
Fitzgerald to beat James J. Storrow. the
next leading candidate. Although Hibs
bard polled but comparatively small
vote. the number was greater than the
different between Fitzgerald's and stor.
rows votes.
Hibbard WAS a reform mayor who
held Office Just before Fitzreralds present
term. Prior 10 that be was postmaster
Of this city for eight years, and in 1894
and 1906 he was a member 81 the Mas
saehusetis legislature He Is treasurer
Of Hibbard 4 Mason corporation. tailors
All his official preferments we're Sc.
cured IS a Republican, and in 1896 re
was 4 delegate 20 the national Repub-
liran convention iu st, Louis. Mayor
Fitzgerald Is a Democrat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-09
Takes C. G. Mascot Two Days
Before Trial Of MikaIeS
FOR KILLING MRS. MASCOT
Prosperous Business Man Of Barre Died
This Forenoon After Short Illness
with Pnoumonis- Wife
Was Slain Last July.

Constantine G. Mascot, proprietn Of
the Barre Candy Kitchen, died at $3.50
o'clock this morning at his home IN tile
Eastman block, after a ten days illness
with pneumonia. For ten years Nj.
Mascot had conducted q candy store IN
this city and was staunch business
man and well known resident. Born ID
Greece near tho city Of Athens in 1870,
he came 10 this country when a Young
man, and previous to his coming to Barre
he was proprietor Of candy store IN
Burlington Tor several years. For the
last three years bis health had been very
poor. and two years ago this summer he
spent six months IN France and Greece
for his health.
On January 2s, 1908, be married Miss
Maud Kelley Of Burlington, whose tragic
death occurred on July 25, 1909, when
she was shot ard instantly killed by
James Mikales. & clerk in Mfr. Mascott's
store Mr. Mascot leaves two Young
children. a boy five years and a giri
three years Of age; also his father and
mother and brother and sister in
Greece, and q brother. Nicholas. IN Chi.
cago, who Is expected to arrive here to-
day. BE was member Of Manchester
Unity, T. o. o. r., and Of the Barre
aerie Of Eagles. The funeral arrange.
mcnts have not been completed.
BY a somewhat tragic coincident, Mr.
Mascott's death occurred Just two days
before the case Of the slayer Of his wife
is scheduled TO be brought up IN Wash
iugton county court james Alikales.
the youth who worked in Mr. Maseotts
store and who shot her twice one Sunday
last summer when Mr.. Mascot was out
for 3 stroll win Be taken before Judge
Butler in court at Montpelier Monday
afternoon at two o'clock; and IL il pos
sible that at the same time the funeral
Of Mr.. Maseott will be starting
The Mikales boy-for be Is hardly out
Of his teens-hss been under observation
at the state insane asylum At Waterbury
over six months, and the defense which
his attorney viii present is insanity. It
Is understood that alieuisfs have decided
that he was not mentally competent
when he shot and killed Mrs Mascot.
who md been like mother to him since
he came to Barre, and that ke still is
insane The boy bad lived in the MAS
colt home which IA now still further
broken up by the death Of the husband
and father
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-09
WARM WORDS Or PRAISE
For Dr.. ]. W. Barnett BY Dismissing
Council at Recent Pastorate.

AT the council to dismiss Rev. !. vi
Barnett from the Alarblehead. Mass,
Congregational church. held March 22,
The following resolutions were adopted
IN concurring with the action Of this
church and parish in accepting the resig-
nation Of Rev John ". Barnett, ph. D..
the council bears witness to their high
regard for his service during the two and
half years Of his pastorate in this
ancient and important church He has
proved himself a wise, inspiring and help
FIJI preacher; a faithful. discreet anG
willing minister in this large parish.
His ability to interest and lead both
old and Young; his devoted attention to
the sick, the poor aud the afflicted his
interest in the social development OF his
people no less than their Intellectual and
moral uplift has been constant and gen
uine. While we DO not doubt his SINGER
ity and sinaleness Of heart in listening
to the summons Of another church. we
yet deplore his removal from our midst
where he has been valuable adviser and
sharer in our common labors We wish
his god speed IN his new relationship and
commend him to the ministers and
churches Of this new field as worthy Of
their fullest confidence
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-09
Will BUILD TRACK.
Boston a Maine Propose to Cut Central
Vermont Connection.

Brattleboro, April al w. Tompson
of Boston, consulting engineer for the
Boston q Maine raliraaa. left vester-
aay for Windsor Air. Norton has been
here with a. party Of engineers plan
ming q proposed railroad between Brat
tlehoro and Hinsaale. N H.. 10 connect
The Connecticut & Passumps6c 5ivi-
sion with the Ashuelot branch Of the
Boston q Maine, opera ting between
South Vernon and Keene n. Il.
n this line ID constructed It viii 40
away entirely with ne l0-mile strip
Of track on the Vcrmont siae Of the
river between Hrattlehoro ard Sostth
Vernon. owned and errrated by tae
Central Vermont Hnd oand Trunk rail
roads insofar as It concerns the Boz
ton & Maine interests.
A soon as the Ilrattleboro work "a
eompleaed the force VIII "a to Wind.
sor whore they will locate a line from
Windsor to West Lebanon. n. HI, do
ing away with The trackage Of the Con
tral Vermoa between Windsor and
White River Junction.