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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
AS STRONG AS AN EARwIG.
If Man Were as Husky He Could Pull
Forty Tons.

The humble bee, or as we call him in
America, the humble bee, is so strong
THAT he makes man or a horse seem
weak brother in comparison Profes.
sor John J. Ward has demonstrated
this by experiments which he relates in
the Strand He used miniature coach
and truck weighing AIS grains
The bee easily pulled both, so the
latter was then loaded with plasticine
until an additional weight Of 1865 grains
had been reached The total weight Of
coach, truck and load was then Sol
grams. The weight Of the bee was ex-
aetly two grains, so that II was pulling
load slightly over three hundred times
its own weight
II may therefore be said that the pull
ing powers Of a humble bee are proper
tionately thirty times as great as those
of the horse or man, even when both
the latter are estimated at their max
mum strength. But even the extra
ordinary strength Of the humble bee be-
comes insignificant when compared with
that of the earwig, the next insect
experimental upon.
II am inclined to think" says Pro-
fessor Ward, "that in proportion to its
size the earwig would prove on OF the
strongest if not the most power
ful Of insects in all-round strength.
though Of course TO obtain absolute proof
would require an enormous number Of
experiments.
If an earwig is held lightly between
he fingers its great strength can read
ily be felt as il struggles to escape.
vet full-grOwn specimen that | weighed
barely turned the balance at half
gram; but what that half a grain of
active life could perform was revela-
tion indeed.
"The earwig. like the ground beetle.
prefers the darkness rather than the
light. and is likewise always in a great
hurry TO get under cover. 1t did not,
however, attempt to hide beneath the
coach il had to pull, but seemed bent
on escaping by sheer pulling. The empty
truck OF 40 grains weight it could drag
about in a very active manner, and the
uncovered coach ii could also move read
lily.
when, however, the roof was placed
on the coach the limit Of its strength
was reached and II could then only move
slowly, with frequent stops to rest. The
weight OF the covered coach was 265
grains and that Of the earwig half
grain, so that the load it was pulling
was $50 times its own weight.
Even the prodigious effort of the
humble bee is entirely eclipsed by this
extraordinary performance, for il is OBJ
vious that allowing for the difference in
size, the earwig possesses strength equiv
alent to at least flfty.three times that
of the greatest effort that can be ex-
erted by man or by the horse"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
LAST TRIBUTE
PAID TO F. H. BURR
Captain of Harvard Football Eleven in
1908 Honored by the
Students.

Boston, Dec. THE funeral Of Francis
H. Burr, captain of the Harvard football
eleven Of 1908 and of the class of 90
was held at noon yesterday in Appleton
chapel, Harvard university The service
was attended by members of the faculty
prominent alumni and their families, and
many Of the students. Recitations at
the university were suspended from noon
to one o'clock.
The casket was carried down the aisle
on the shoulders of the pallbearers, all
of whom were classmates of Mr. Burr
These bearers were S. D. Bush, I'd, j. w.
Cutler, G. p. Denny, W. Groyenor, s.
Hoar, C. D. Moss, NJ ID. Robinson and
n S. Simpkins, jr. The pulpit was GOV.
cred with red and white roses and with
ehrysanthemums
Members Of young Burrs family fol-
lowed the body into the chapel, and as
the solemn procession made its way the
Appleton chapel choir sang Integer
Vitae"
After the casket had been placed in
front OF the altar, Bishop Lawrence,
Harvard II, conducted responsive read
iug from Psalms 27:l-l4 The congrega.
ton then sang, "0ur Cod Our Help in
Ages Past and Bishop Lawrence read
part of the 18th chapter of the first book
of Corinthians.
After the congregation had sung "The
Son of God Goes Forth to War" the body
was taken from the chapel and the serv-
ices were over,
The body Of young Burr was eremated
aud to-day was sent TO New Ipswich,
n g.. for burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
WOULD RESTRICT REFRIGERATION
Report OF Congress Committee Fayors 4
Check On Unsdlled Aliens.


Sentimental! considerations in restrict
ing immigration should be waived in
siew OF the economic problems arising
from adverse effects on wages and liy-
ing conditions which the large number
oil aliens have had In recent years by
their entry into basic industries. ac-
cordng to the final report Of the immi-
grafton commission transmitted to Con.
gress. The commission unanimously
urges the restriction of the unskilled
labor immigration. The commission,
created under the immigration act of
1907, expired Monday. and the results
of its three years investigation into
practically all phases of the immigra-
ton question make about forty printed
volumes
The commission presents for the con-
sideration of Congress, several proposals
by which restrictions of immigration
might be effected, including a reading
and writing test, the exclusion Of I'M
married unskilled laborers, limitations
in the number arriving at any one port
and from particular races, as well as
in the amounts of money required to
be in their possession on their arrival
All the members of the commission do
not concur in the feasibility of the read
ing and writing test.
The immigrants now coming, it is
agreed do not furnish any more crim-
inals or subjects for charity than the
native born, but the tendency toward
industrial and city life remains un-
changed in spite of the fact that sta
tistics show the immigrants to have
been more successful in agricultural pur-
suits. In connection with these findings,
the report urges that the division Of in
formation in the bureau Of immigration
be so conducted as to cooperate with
the states and various societies in
more beneficial distribution of immi-
grants among agricultural sections,
where they are especially needed. Ef.
forts TO exclude all British East In
dams through an agreement with Great
Britain, the continuance of the pres
ent Chinese exclusion laws as well as
present regulations with regard to Jap
anese and Korean immigration, the pas
sage Of the House bill for the deporta-
ton of alien criminals with changes in
the immigration law to make it APP
plicable to alien seamen, and the APP
pointment Of an additional assistant sec.
rotary Of commerce and labor to deter
mine immigration appeals are specifcal-
" recommended.
The commission which has been sit
ting continuously since Nov Is, last, in
reviewing the report, consisted Of SEN
ator Dillingham; of Vermont, chairman,
Senator's Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa-
shusetts and Leroy Percy of Mississippi;
Representatives Bennett, New York;
Howell Of New Jersey, and Burnett OF
Alabama; Professor J w. jerks Of Cor
aell university, and William r. Wheeler
Of California, formerly assistant secre-
tary of commerce and labor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
JUDGE BALDWIN FIRM.
Mr.. Roosevelt Must Make Public State
ment. He SAYS.

New Haven, Ct. Dec. 7.-Colonel Theo-
iore Roosevelt has written to Governor.
slect Simeon r. Baldwin several times
since tic election Of Nov. s. 1t is an
ierstood, but the letters have been re-
turned There has been nc definite al
uatmeut Of Judge Baldwin's alleged at
titpde towards workingmen's compensa.
jon laws, but mutual friends are said
70 be trying to effect Cancellation.
1t is stated that Judge Baldwin in
lists chat q public statement must come
from Colonel Roosevelt touching upon
lhe lattey's speech at Concord, N. II.
before the chamber Of commerce invita-.
lion to be fellow dinner guest with
MIR. Roosevelt can be accepted.
IL IS also understood that Colonel
Roosevelt need not expect any service
81 legal papers upon him when he comes
acre in a suit for alleged damages which
Judge Baldwin, during the campaign,
aid he would bring against his critic
lnless there was a disavowal oi the
statement contained in the speech in
question
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
ROAD WORK REVIEWED.
Washington County Expended Between
$4,000 and $4,000.

Washington county has reason to feel
proud of what has been accomplished
within its borders the past year as re-
lates to permanent roads. r. S. Cur
rier of this city, county road commits
sioner, states that the total sum ex-
pended in the year was between $685.
600 and 100000, and that a trifle over
II miles Of permanent road has been
built. This was small increase over
the mileage Of road constructed the
previous year, which amounted to 1915
miles. This year SIS pieces of road were
put in, the most expensive section being
the 200 rods in this city on the road to-
ward Montpelier, which lost $500.
The city OF Montpelier exceeded any
other city or town in the county i'll mum.
her of miles constructed, the total be-
ing one and one-third miles, at cost
Of something like $2,257.43.
Plaintield and Waitsfield are the only
towns in the county that are not rails
ing more money for the maintenance Of
roads than the law requires, which is
20 cents on the dollar, not including
the construction Of state road, and six
out of the 20 towns and incorporated vii
lagos and cities are raising 80 cents on
the dollar more than is required by
law.
The law now is that per cent. of the
state grand list of the various towns
and villages is to be used in the build-
ing of state roads and this last year
amounted to $S,040l0. In addition to
this, the towns or villages can vote
from 800 to $500 to be used for the
construction OF state roads and the
amount will be doubled by the state.
Seven of the 26 in Washington county
voted the maximum sum, which with
the smaller sums amounted to S6,364,
and as this was doubled by the state,
the sum available was Sl2T2S. Berlin
and Roxbury were the only towns in
the county which did not vote addi-
tional money aside from the per cent.
Of the state grand list.
Besides the money directly available
from the state and towns, cities and
villages, themselves, a share of the auto.
mobile fund and of the $4,000 special
aid fund also went toward the support
of the roads.
Commissioner Currier is well pleased
with the result of the years work and
said much more might have been done
had the funds held out, but as Wash
iugton county is above the average in
this respect. he thinks there is no cause
for complaint Next year considerable
road will be built in Berlin, near the
Dodge bridge, which win benefit both
Barre and Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
FALLING HAIR
Easy to Stop 1t and Make 1t Lustrous
and Beautiful.

II your hair is falling OUT if you have
dull, unattractive hair, or If you need a
daily hair dressing. read what Mrs. Het-
tie Hodgman of Jacksonville. Erie county,
Ohio, writes June 3, 1910, about Partisan
Sage;-
Il used Partisan Sage for falling hair
andtfnd il the finest thing ever heard
of My hair was falling out by combs
full, and / could run my fingers through
It and they would hang full of loose hair.
/ washed my hair and got bottle of
Partisan Sage and used two applications,
and | could see great difference. My
hair was lustrous and nice and had al.
most stopped falling out, and by the
use Of one more bottle it stopped alto
gether"
For women, for men or Tor children.
Partisan Sage is without any doubt the
finest preparation for the hair. Il is
guaranteed by the Red Cross Pharmacy
to stop hair from falling; 20 eradicate
dandruf and stop itching scalp in two
weeks. or money back. II is a most
daintily perfumed and refreshing hair
dressing. free from grease or sickness.
and ought 70 be in every home, where
every member of the family could use it
daily. Large bottle 50 cents az the Red
Cross Pharmacy and druggists every
where. The girl with the auburn hair
Is on every package.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
NO DYSPEPSIA OR
UNDIGESTED FOOD
A Little Diapepsin Now Will Settle Your
0ut-of-order Stomach and End All
Indigestion Five Minutes
Ta4ar

There would not be case of indiges-
ton here, if readers who are subject to
stomach trouble knew the tremendous
anti.ferment and digestive virtue con-
tanned in Diapepsin. This harmless prep
aration will digest heavy meal without
the slightest fuss or discomfort, and re-
lieye the sourest, acid stomach in five
minutes, besides overcoming all foul,
nauseous odors from the breath.
Ask your pharmacist to show you the
formula, plainly printed on each 50-cent
case of Pape's Diapepsin, then you will
readily understand why this promptly
cures indigestion and removes such
symptoms as heartburn, a feeling like a
lump OF lead in the stomach belching
OF gas and eructations of undigested
food, water brash, nausea, headache bill
ioHsness and many other bad symptoms,
and, besides, you will not need laxatives
to keep your stomach, liver and intes-
tines clean and fresh.
II your stomach is sour and full Of
gas, or your food doesn't digest and
your meals don't seem to fit.
why not get a 50-cent case from your
druggist and make life worth living
Absolute relief from stomach misery and
perfect digestion of anything you eat is
sure to follow FIVE minutes after and.
besides, one case is sufficient to cure
whole family of such trouble.
Surely, harmless, inexpensive prepa-
ration like Diapepsin, which win always,
either at daytime or during night, relieve
Your stomach misery and digest yom
meals, is about as handy and valuable
a thing as you could have in the house
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
A Clothes Closet with windows.

An unusually convenient suburban
house Is described in Suburban Life for
December Among the other interesting
features Of the house is clothes closet
on the second floor. which is almost ten
feet long and over six feet wide. with
partition four feet high running
lengthwise through the center, in order
TO increase the amount of wall space
for clothes, There are four small case
ment windows in this closet, as we'll
as an electric light, and one Of the
windows is usually open, so the cloth
ing is thoroughly ventilated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
NO PUBLIC
BUILDINGS BILL
Part Of Plan for Economy in
Appropriations
RESTRICT IMMIGRATION
Report OF Congress Committee, OF Which
Senator Dillingham; Is Chairman,
Favors Check on the
UnSl:illed Aliens.
RESTRICT IMMIGRATION

Washington, Dee. There win be
no omnibus public building bin at this
session ot Congress, according to pres
cut plans, but some individual bills to
meet what may be regarded as pressing
local necessities may be reported out Of
the house committee on public build
ings Chairman Bartholdt o. SHAT COM
n,ittee i against any omnibus bill,
which attitude Is il line with the policy
Of keeping appropriations down to the
minimum.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
LASTED TWO ROUNDS.
Morris Harris Against Sam Laugford
Last Night.

Boston, Dec. Sam Langford defeat
ed Morris Harris of New York, also col
ored, in two rounds az the Armory Ath-
letic association bouts last night He
had the New Yorker grocgy in the first,
with short arm iabs to the body and
swings 10 the jaw. The second round
opened with a right to the jaw. which
sent Morris down again for the same
count, aud the referee stopped the bout.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
Two NEGROES LYNcHED.
Confess Robbing Barn and Are Taken
from Sheriff by Mob.

MonYieyillc, Ala, Dec. Calvin Exele
and Sylvester Payton, negroes, were
found hanging to a tree at Double
Branches, two miles from here. Monday.
They had been arrested on charge of
robbing the barn and outhouses of Edgar
Bass and were said to have confessed.
A deputy sheriff had them in charge
and was bringing them for keeping,
when he was overpowered by unknown
men and his prisoners taken from him
and hanged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
CAR FRAUDS COST s6,soo,ooo.
Statement In Suit Filed by a Stosk-
holder In the Illinois Central.

hOlueI IN tne llunols Nenliai,
Chicago, Dec. THE total amount of
which the Illinois Central railroad was
mulcted through alleged car repair
frauds was fixed at $6,500,O00 IN the
declaration Of a suit by Mrs. Jennie
Edgar, stockholder in the railroad
company. The defendants named are
James 7. Harahan, Cornelius Vanderbilt
r. w. DeForest, r. S. Lovett, John
Jacob Astor, J. Ogden Armour, Charles
A. Peabody, John G. Shedd, Alex f.
Haekstaf, Walter Luttgen, John W.
AuchincIoss and Robert w. Goelet. The
declaration recites the history Of the in.
vestgation into the car repair bills and
the prosecution leading to the indiet
ment Of former officials, IL asserts the
defendant directors failed to perform
their duties or exercise their supervisory
powers over tho business affairs Of the
railroad
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
no REL1EvE FIoop VICTIMS.
The French Chamber Of Deputies Votes
Sum Of si.l6o.Ooo.

Paris, Dec THE Chamber Of Depu.
ties yesterday unanimously voted an ap.
preparation Of Sl,l60.000 for the relief
Of the victims OF the present foods
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
FOR LAYING UP OF HEATS.
Trotting Horse Association May Enact
Drastic Measure.

New York, Dec 7.--Interest in the ses
sions Of the board Of review of the Ma,
tionaI Trotting association, beginning
yesterday, conferred largely in what
might. be done in che way of proposed
reforms. Il has been suggested that
drivers who lay up heat be more dras.
tically punished than by the imposition
OF fine. Disqualification of the driver
as jockey is disqualified when he does
not ride to win, is talked OF mode OF
punishment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
YALE'S NEW CAPTAIN.
Arthur Howe, Quarterback, Unanimously
Elected Last Night.

New Haven, oCnn., Dec. Arthur
Howe OF Orange, n. j., was last night
unanimously elected captain Of the 1911
Yale university football team. Howe,
who is p years old, prepared at Hotch-
kiss school, Lakeville, Conn, and played
on his freshman team the first year in
college The following year he made
quarterback on the varsity and filled the
same position in the recent Princeton and
Harvard games.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
MITCHELL IS REELECTED.
Portland Boy win Again Lead Wesleyan
Football Team.

AiiddlctOwn, Conn., Dec. Carl II.
Mitchell Of Portland. Ne, center for the
,ast three years on the Michigan varsity
ileven has been reelected captain Of
last three years on the Wesleyan varsity
he team FOR 1911 Mitchell was captain
bis isN during his junior year, and
proved popular and inspiring Because
IF injury Mitchell was obliged to play
uueh Of last year with one arm strapped
ais SIDE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
Elected to Senate.

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. Judge J. R.
Thornton of Alexandria was yesterday
elected by the Louisiana general assem-
bly, as United States senator, to succeed
the late Senator McEnery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
PILEs CURED IN 8 To q DAYs.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case Of itching blind, bleeding
or protruding piles ia 8 TO "a days or
money refunded. Soc
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
TREPE's HARDLY TIME
For Congress to Act On All the Presi-
dents Suggestions.

Washington, Dec. Congress gave
'espectful attention to President Taft's
message yesterday, but there were COM
oarativcly few members who were favor.
tblc to eoncede the probability OF fav-
,rnhle action for the present session
81 many Of he recommendations con-
aimed therein
The general opinion was that time
would not permit Of action in view of
ttc fact that the session viii close
March 4.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
TUFTS COLLEGE
CALLS GLASGOW MAN
Rev. Dr.. John Hunter to Be Dean of
Crane Theological School, Position
Vacant Since June.

Boston, Dec. THE Rev. DR.. John
Hunter, minister OF Trinity church, Glas-
gov, Scotland, one Of the best known
liberal preachers of Great Britain, has
been asked by the trustees of Tufts col
lege to become dean Of the Crane Theo-
logical school The post has been vacant
since the retirement last June OF Rev.
DR. G. ~ Leonard, who has reached the
age OF IS. Dr. Hunter has the call undes
advsement. The trustees believe that II
the conditions are made satisfactory TO
him he will come to Tufts.
Dr. Hunter came to this country last
summer The matter was talked over
with him at that time. Action has been
deferred, but the trustees are still hope
full that DR.. Hunter may come here.
When he arrived in Boston last April
70 begin two months lecture tour, DR..
Hunter was guest of honor at banquet
given by Congregational and Universal
list admirers lie visited Boston previ-
ously in 1907, when he came to the in
tarnational congress Of religious liberals.
Dr. Hunter was born at Aberdeen,
Scotland, July Ia, lS40, He was edu-
Gated at that town and at Springhill
college, Birmingham, now Mansfield col
lege, Oxford He was ordained minister
to the Congregational church Ut York,
Scotland in 1871. In 1882 be went to
Wycliffe church, Hull, remaining there
five years. lie was then called to Trim
ity church, Glasgow, where he preached
until 1902
In 1895 DR.. Hunter was elected con-
conformst president of the Theological
society of the university of Glasgow.
He preached in the Kings Weigh House
church, Grosyenor square, London, until
1904, when he returned to the Trinity
church at Glasgow.
DR.. Hunters writings have attracted
wide attention and earned for him d
reputation as a theological scholar of
profundity. Among his works are de
Profundis Clamavi,' volume of dis
courses preached on special occasions,
THE Coming Church Angels Of God
and Other Sermons; "a Plea for
Worshipful Church. Devotional Serv-
ices for Public Worship" The doctor
has contributed much to religious and
other journals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-07
MORE CENSUS RETURNS.

AIkaHsds, Win li3ITiT4s1 TaIHS 20 FtI
Cent-South Carolina Increases 1871.
Washington, Dec Population sta
tisties of the thirteenth census issued
yesterday by the census bureau include
figures for the following state:
Arkansas, l,574,449, an increase of
262,ss5, or 20 per cent over l,3ll .564
in 1900 The increase from 1850 to
1900 was 1895, or 1853 per cent.
South Carolina, l,5l5,460, an increase
of l75,0s4, or 1871 per cent. over l,340,.
SIG in 1900, The increase from 1890 to
1900 was ls9,l67, or 1874 per cent.