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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
'RUSSIA'S PROGRESS
IN AGRICULTURE

& mcnt-Lcctuurcs ut Imperial Muse
I SfA UNI and Excursions to Suburbs Of
\ St Petersburg.
pregslon generally prevails
Russia Is most gem
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
EVERY BUSINESS WOMAN

let us tell you about it. Wakelins' !"
Atlas Block.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
A LONG WASH DAY.
u Lasted . Week, but Came Only four
Times Year,

u Lasted Week, but Came Only Four
Times Year
Every one has heard Of the German
and Dutch method of accommodating
soiled clothes and of having a wash
day only two or three times d year.
Not every one realizes, perhaps that
the custom was brought over 10 this
country from Holland and that the
Dutch settlers long continued its prac.
tice- In these days OF the ever ready
laundry Il Is strange to read Of the
lahorious period which came to orr
New Amsterdam ancestors four tines
year Helen EYertson Smith tells
about It 10 Colonial Days ana WAYS"
The custom Of quarterly clothes
washings was maintained notwith-
standing our summer heats and the
immense quantities OF clothes peres.
sary 70 keep up the state Of cieanll.
ness required by Dutch Instincts i,
New Englander who had married 4
citizen Of New York wsites in l7eO
Of this practice, which was undoubted.
" strange TO her:
Grandmother Blum is SO deep N
her quarterly wash this week thar She
has time only to send her love.''
The washing was done in an ont.
house called the bleeckeryen, where
the water was boiled III immense ket-
ties and all the other processes Of tho
laundry work carried on. The work
required not less than a week. fire..
qnently two weeks.
During the time preceding this cruel.
y hard labor the soiled clothes we're
accommodating in very large hampers az
open basketwork. This custom ORR,
mated the necessity for the great S,ares
OF linen with which every bride was
provided. -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12

and fired on and disabled two OF the
cars warships. The war was on. and
the result il history.
On Nov. II. 1905. the emperor Of
Korea was practically forced by
Prince then Marquisl Ito. the mlka-
dos special envoy at Seoul. to agree
10 new pact Korea's independence
then became practically nonexistent.
Nothing but a shadow Of her national
sovereignty remained. The emperor
became practically a vassal Of the mi
kado Marquis Ito was installed as
resident general az Seoul. and bis sub
ordinates ruled the destinies Of the old
kingdom. The following year. BY
new agreement. the emperor recog.
nized the residency general Within
. year he abdicated in favor OF bis
son. who was sent 70 Tokyo to be edu-
Gated 10 japanese surroundings By
an agreement signed July 81. 1907. all
administrative measures and the ap-
pointment Of al high officials became
subject to the resident general. FL.
nally In July. 1900. japan seized con-
troll OF the administration OF justice
and prisons. The national government
OF Korea was no more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
STATE FAIR sUpERINrENDENrs.
Appointments Made by the Commission
Arabian Horses 10 Be Shown.

Appointments Made by the Commission
Arabian Horses 10 Be Shown.
white River Junction, sept. l2.-Ths
executive committee has appointed
all the superintendent Of the
different departments Of the state fair
to take place September 20, q, p and
%. They are as follows
Horse, +. A. smaney. Morrisville.
Cattle, H. l. Hatch, South STAFFORD
sheep, W. II. Harrington, South Pom
fret.
swine. A. C. Holtt, Taftsyille.
Dairy products and maple sugar, n. A.
Adams, Derby.
Poultry, X. S. Currier, Barre.
Horticultural +. L. Wright, Middle
bury.
Machinery, Chester Sargent, White
River Junction
Domestic manufactures, S. 4. Leonard,
North Pomfret.
Spencer Borden Of FAN River, Mass,
viii exhibit four hlooded Arabian
stations and four full.hooaed Arabian
mares. These Arabian horses are the
finest Of their kind outside the desert
The famous Vermont Morgan Is thought
By some horsemen 20 be descended from
the Arabian. At the state fair there
will be an opportunity to compare tile
Morgan and tho Arabian and many cid
Vefmonters expect To see the Morgan
show quite as much, If not more quail.
ity. conformation, spirit aud common
sense as the representatives Of their
famous progenitors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

i
Judging from newspaper reports, -Rev.
erly Of Graustarks is one Of the biggest
successes Of the present theatrical sea.
son. and when Miss Marie DeTrace ap.
pears as George Barr NeCutcheon's de.
Iiehtful heroine at the Barre opera house
Oh Friday Sept l6, she VIII probably be
greeted BY many people who have read
the book. Those VINO attend the per-
Torrance will doubtless find proof that
no contemporary novelist has happier
faculty than This popular author, 81
humanizing historic personages This Is
true. even though the subjects Of his
pen are but myths. To the modern mind,
however. they have become realities from
their long residence on the pinuacles Of
fame. Set in the delightful atmosphere
Of the mythical kingdom Of Graustark.
the play is clean, wholesome story.
enliYened by several trong dramatic sit
nations The dramatization by the
scholarly Robert NJ Baker Is q wonder
fully good one and unlike so many Of
the book plays" nowadays, this one
adheres very elosedly to the original
story The original production from the
Studebaker theatre Chicago, N carried
BY the company, and Messfs Delamater
and Norris who are directing the tour
have spared no expense to make it one
of the most complete dramatic organ
izations en- tour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
Howe for Speaker.

While many strong and able men have
been elected members of the legislature,
nc man, in point Of experience and
knowledge Of parliamentary law, House
rules, etc, is 50 well qualified, we be-
lieye, for the speakership as Frank Il.
Howe OF Bennington.
He has served, in one capacity or an.
other, a most thorough apprenticeship in
the House and, as representative from
bis town last session, made most envi-
able record.
TIe is in every way well qualified to fiil
this important position with credit to
himself and honor to Vermont
With Howe as speaker, we believe,
the work Of the session Will start
promptly and be kept moving exped-
tiousiy until all the important business
OF the session is completed, and that,
toe, before Thanksgiving. That is what
tie people want. Morrisyille Messen-
ger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
Passing of
The Hermit
Kingdom

"A JTU JITsU hold Is a hard thing
w to break. We may squirm and
a. protest. but down We 20. II
you don't believe It ask the
Koreans japan got a jin iitsu grip on
Korea. and what has been the resulti
That country has been laid on its
back. so to speak-in fact. wiped on
the map Korea Is no longer Korea,
the Hermit Kingdom. but she-sun. the
Land Of the Morning Calm. II is part
OF japan. having Just been annexed by
that country. The emperor becomes
Prince ca and viii rank lower than
the Japanese crown prince. The civil
list win not be eurtailed. and there
VIII be more money for the court to
spend, as there win be fewer retain
ers. Morning calm win be succeeded
by evening calm where once Korea
was. and another ancient nation has
been smothered out OF existence.
japan by the formal annexation OF
the Hermit Kingdom has at last real
" grasped the rich prize toward which
all her efforts have been directed for
twenty years. 10 gain which she fought
China and dared 10 measure arms with
the mighty empire 81 the car. ex-
pending In the long struggle hundreds
OF millions OF dollars and the lives OF
countless thousands OF her subjects.
Slowly, but with grim "reminiscences.
the acts Of the drama have been evolv.
ed. succeeding one another with the
inevitableness Of the scenes In a Greek
tragedy The minds at Tokyo which
conceived the plot two decades ago
knew what the denouement was to be.
When Japan first cast covetous eyes
on Korea valuable on account or It's
intrinsic mineral wealth. but still more
on account Of its strategical position
Oh the mainland Of Asia-China was
regarded as possessing suzerainty over
that kingdom. Japan soon found a
pretext for alleging that China was
causing an unfrlendly feeling IN Ko-
rea against the rnikado's government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12

Thackeray's literary work did not
help him much when he sought 70
enter the house OF commons, The
Rev. Frederick Meyrick in bis "Niem.
cries Of Oxford tells Of a dinner given
when he stood as a Liberal for that
city: II remarked to him that bis
must be special experience. as ne
was known by fame to most Of those
whose votes he eanvassed. Now be
said. laying down his knife and FORK
anu holding up a finger, there was
only one man among all that went
to see who had heard my name before,
and he was a circulating librarian.
Such Is mortal fame" Tint was q
1891, ten years after the publication o.
Vanity Fair
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
The CAMERA oBscuRA.
From II Was Evolved Our Modern Phs'
taaraphie Apparatus.

tegraphic Apparatus.
The camera was invented by an Ital.
Ian named Baptista Porta. though i
was not at first used for photograph
ing II was IN reality merely a DARK
room, into which the light was admit
ted through a little round hole 10 one
side The rays Of light coming from
objects outside Of this room entered Il
through this aperture and made pic
ture on the other side of the room
glowing in all the beauty and color Of
nature itself, but rather indistinct and
upside down
This dark room was contrived bY
Porta about the middle of the sixteenth
century. He improved It later By
placing a glass lens ia the aperture
and outside 4 mirror which received
the rays Of light and reflected them
through the lens so that the image
upon the opposite wall within was
made much brighter more distinct
and in natural or erect position. Tbs
was really the first camera obscura, az
invention which is enjoyed to the pres
ent day.
Now our modern Photographic cam
era Is merely small camera obscura
in its simplest form. carrying lens st
one end and ground glass screen at
the other 1t is. however. often much
more complicated In Its construction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
STRENUOUS LIVING.
A Long Day IN the Life Of an English
Lady IN 1891.

- @oH1 lay " tHe LIE OF an EnHli8n
Lady IN 1891.
As for industrious idleness. which Is
held TO blame for tie wrecking OF our
nervous systems. 1t was not unknown
70 an earlier generation. Nine. Il
Brun assures us that in her youth
pleasure loving people would leave
Brussels early in the morning. travel
all day TO Paris TO hear the opera and
travel all night home. That" she
obseryes-as well she may-"was con
sidered being fond Of the OPERA
A paragraph in one Of Horace wal
poles letters gives us the record Of
day and night in the life Of an
English lady-sixteen hours Of strain
which would put New York to the
blush. 4 heard the Duchess Of Cor
don's journal Of last Monday be
writes to Miss Berry in the spring Of
iT9l. "She first went TO hear Handers
music In the abbey; she then Chamber
ed over the benches and went to Hast
ing's trial In the ball. after dinner 10
the play, then TO Lady Lucan's assem-.
bly,, after that to Ranelagh and return.
cd to Mrs. Hobert's faro table; gave a
ball herself in the evening Of that
morning, into which she must have rot
good way. and set out for Scotland
the next day. Hercules could not have
accomplished a quarter of her labors In
the same space Of time" = Atlantic
Monthly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12

The st. Adams board of trade pro.
poses an automobile tour Of state-buit
road in New York for Franklin county
senators and representatives-elect. This
Is movement in the study Of good
roads that all counties in the state could
follow with good results The more the
people see OF good roads, the more urgent
will be the demand for them ii Vermont
Good roads not only benefit tourists and
Automobiles. but they bring every
farmer 50 much nearer market. Yer.
mont has done much in the way Of road
Improvement in the past four years, but
there is still room for further improve
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
PATRICK LEONARD.
Death Of Old Employe Of st. Johnsbury
ana L. c. Railroad.

st. Johnsburgs Sept. ~. Patrick
Leonard, one Of the oldest employees Of
the st. Johnsbury and lake Clnmplain
railroad, in Vermont, dropped dead at
his home on Portland street yesterday
morning. Mr.. Leonard went to Abenakis
Springs some weeks ago, seeking relief
from rheumatism, with which he had
been afflicted during the spring He re-
turned greatly benefited and was IN his
usual health. lie arose Saturday morn.
ing, brcakfasted as usual, aud in few
minutes passed peacefully away.
Mr. Leonard was born In Cork, ire
land, IN December, 1884. In young man
hood he went 20 Lawrence, Mass, and
there on May ~, 1886. was united in
marriage to Miss Bridget Hougan, ma
tive Of Tpperary, Ireland After their
marriage they went to Royalton, VI.
where for twenty years Mn Leonard was
a section hand on the Central Vermont
railroad. In 1874, they came to St.
Johnsbury, Mr. Leonard to become fore
man Of section 0. St. Johusbury and Lake
Champlain railroad. He held the posi.
ton until his death. Mrs. Leonard died
In 1908, aud the year following, Mr..
Leonard was granted a years leave of
absence by the road. Ile spent some
months with his sons ia Toledo, O., and
biz daughters in Barre. OF their family
Of eight children, six are living, three
and three sons. The sons all
followed in the footsteps Of their ia
Tier and are all railroad men, John and
Dennis holding responsible positions In
Toledo, o., and Thomas T.. here. The
daughters are Mrs. Patrick Nelson, Mrs
Patrick Brown and Mrs.. A. j. Bonnette,
Ill Of Baae. The funeral viii be held
"wednesday from st. Aloysius church, Of
which he was a longtime member,
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard celebrated their
golden wedding six years ago and the
lecadon was memorable one through
1ut this section, many railroad men
uniting in the celebration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12

AMI NhOWN f1tlN1E tJH hplAhAs
The usual negotiations were but pre-
mde to war, the first act in the modern
drama of the far east
China as. a result Of the war lost all
right of interference in the affairs OF
Korea. But the exit Of China proved
to be merely the entry OF Russia on
the stage. Japan saw clearly that
Russia's line OF expansion would lie
toward the Pacific through Manchuria
She saw that Russia's eyes were bent
on Korea. and she resolved to be first
10 the field and place herself as guard
ian at the Pacific gateway Of Manchu-
ria.
Japan's plan seemed to have sue
ceeded when the Intervention OF the
powers IN 1895 barred her progress
and installed Russia in Liaotung.
ThenceforwaFd japan had but one
idea Russia must be dislodged from
Korea.
Matters came to n head toward the
close Of the year 1908, Japan demand
ed that russia withdraw her troops
from Manchuria. Russia declined. and
long negotiations followed. IN the
course of which Japan offered to efface
herself entirely in Manchuria If Rus
STA would do the same in Korea An
uitimatum from Tokyo having failed
70 bring reply from the St. Peters
burg government the nikado's naval
fores entered the harbor- Of Chemulpo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
KEPT HER BUSY.
The Way She Tried to Discover the
Telephone Numbers.

The Way She Tried to Discover the
Telephone Numbers.
II don't believe that the public
schools teach their graduates to use
their minds" remarked a well known
citizen Of Philadelphia the other day.
Here's a story just to illustrate what
/ mean:
Il got secretary last summer who
had Just been graduated with high
honors from the Commercial high
school. She had been picked out for
me as the best girl In her class, and |
found her excellent in all that required
methodical. parrot-like work.
Zone day | jotted down some tele-
phone numbers that wanted to re-
member and. having a poor memory,
forgot in the course Of the morning
whose the numbers were or what the
business was upon which wanted to
phone.
$50 called Miss Blank just as /
was going out and said, Before you
get your luncheon wish you'd iind
out for me whose those telephone num-
beers are
Two hours later / came back and
Miss Blank was sitting at her desk.
weary and perseverlugly studying the
telephone book.
II asked her IL she had got some let
ters written that had left. IL she had
lunched, IL she had done several little
things. She said no and then ex-
planned:
You see. 1t takes me long time to
read through the book till ] come to
the numbers you want. she said. I
haven't had time to do anything elsep
Philadelphia Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12

Says the Boston Transcript: while
Il is not a wholly new story which Mr..
George II. Earle is telling in series Of
articles in The New York World con
corning the failure Of Mr. Roosevelt,
when president, to prosecute the sugar
trust, on the evidence which Mr. Earle
was steadily offering to supply-after-
wards found decidedly efIective-it is
one that may well invite attention.
Here is Roosevelt.Taft contrast, great.
y to the latter's advantage. Insurgents
please note!n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
Il Wouldn't sound Wen.

An English north country paper
frowns upon the known ambition Of
the msyor OF its town 10 he made 2
knight for his distinguished services IN
receiving royalty and narrates for the
benefit Of the asplrant this anecdote:
when Adam Black. the Edinburgh
publisher. was sounded on the subject
Of receiving knighthood be said Nae.
nae: il wadna dee You see" be add.
ed. IF boy cam into ma. shop and
said. a ba'pefh o slate pencil. Sir
Adam, It wpdna sound weel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
catchlng On.

Young Mr. Struckett. Ritch was eat
ing bis first meal at real restaurant.
"What are thoseaa he asked, pointing
at the finger bowls the waiter had Just
brought to tne table
Those are to wash your fingers in,
sir" said the waiter
"Oh, / know that replied young
Struckett-Ritch, with remarkable self.
possession. II mean, are they cut
glass Chicago Daily Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
AN ERRONEOUS REPORT.
Local Mormon Missionaries Deny Pub
lished Story of Removal Of Church.

ubHSQ oluAy " AclhuNdH VI AhuAths
Editor Barre Times: In Saturdays
issue Of The Times, we notice snort
article, stating that the Mormon people
bad purchased $4,000 acres Of land in
Mexico, and that the president 81 that
republic has promised to grant them
liberty for the fun practice Of their reli.
gion which mems polygamy. And, fur.
ther, that Utah will be abandoned in the
near future by them, and they will
move to Mexico, where they Will no
longer suffer persecution.
All this is reported TO have been given
out bv Hamilton Smith. prophet Of
the Mormon church. There is no such
man BY that name holding any respon-
sibIe position in our church
III regard to the polygamy question:
we will say that polygamy forms no
part Of our religion Do you all under
stand? Az 70 Utah being abandoned,
that Is preposterous, TO think Of peo-
pie leaving their homes and churches and
schools and all else, that have taken them
years and years Of the hardest kind Of
work to establish. To any sane mind,
ia even think Of such a thing would be
absurd Thanking you for granting us
the above space, we are, Respectfully.
yours,
Elder Chas. A, Moses,
Elder John !. Steele.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
ROMANCE or ARCHITECTURE.
Origin Of the Graceful corinthian style
Of Capital.

Origin Of the Graceful corinthian Style
Of Capital.
In the winter a young girl had died
In Corinth. Some time afterward her
paid gathered together various trim.
kets and playfhings which the girl had
loved and brought them TO the girls
grave. There she placed them in a
basket near the monument and put a
large square Tile upon the basket to
prevent the wind from overturning 1t.
1t happened thar under the basket was
a root Of an acanthus plant. when
spring came the acanthus sprouted.
but It's shoots were not able to pierce
the basket. and accordingly they grew
around It, having the basket in their
midst Such Of the long leaves as
grew up against the four protruding
corners OF the tile on the top Of the
basket curled round under these cor
ners and formed pretty volutes.
KallImachos. the sculptor. walking
that way one day. saw this and i'm
mediateiy conceived the notion that the
form OF the basket with the plaque
on top OF 1t and surrounded by the
leaves and stalks OF acanthus would
be comedy heading for columns in
architecture He from this idea formed
the beautiful Corinthian style Of CAPT
tai such. at least. Is the story az the
architect vitruvius told 1t 1900 years
ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
EngIes and TESTS
An italian Lesson.

Eef YOU would be, o. Mercan,
Wise Dagoman like me
An call cen good Italian
Da names for theengs you see,
Com, lees'enl an / tai YOU true
How easy theeng eet ees to do.
For frsta lesson, now, suppose
We taxa som 'theeug sweet:
Dere eesa flower you Gala "rose,p
But what's my name for eetG
/ max Get vera plain TO you,
For here ees all you gotta doi
Say 4Angelai" jus "Angelat"
An eef You eateha sight
OF preeta face an shinin' eyes
Dat smila like Italia's skies.
You bet my life YOU weell be wise
An iusta wneesper "Angelal"
An sure you Well be right.
Eef you would know Italian
For sweeta theengs you hear,
Here's wise Italian teacher-man
Dat max Get plain an clear.
Com, lees'en an | tai you true
How easy theeng Get ees 10 do.
Oar eesa bird dat seeing 50 sweet
No sweeter song could be.
Thrust" ees da word you say for eet
OATS not da word for me.
You like TO know italian word
! speaka for dees songa birds
Say aAngelal" JUS Angela
An eef so be you might
Have happiness for standin' near
Wen sounds wan voice 80 sweet an
clear
You theenk Get ees thrush YOU hear
Say, angela" JUS Angela
An sure you weell be right.
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
Current Comment

The increased number Of Democrats
elected to the general assembly on Tues
day is mainly due to the law requif-
Ing majority TO elect Given con
test at Republican caucus, disgruntled
and revengefu. unsuccessful candidate,
and united Democracy and the result
will pretty nearly always be a Demo
cratic representative. This is one Of
our laws that the legislature will do
well to look into.- ST. Adams Messen-
ger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12

Robert CHAMBER Of New York made
over his fortune Of a million to Lima
Cavalier, when he married her, She
then made him an allowance of $50 a
month. Now Robert is home again. in
search OF living. This is reversing the
usual order, for generally it is woman
who marries European and settles
fortune on her husband.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
A $1,000 Policy May Look

small to You, but It might mean great
deal to your family in case Of your death
until they could adjust themselves to
the new conditions. National Life In
surance CO., Montpelier, VT. tMutnal)
$. 81 Ballard, General Agent, Mont
pelier, VT; M b. Ballard, local agent,
Barre, vt. tA1utuali
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12
splendid preventive.

statistics prove that marriage Il a
preventive against suicide remarked
the wise guy.
Well it's poor rule that won't
work both ways" added the simple mug
Statistics also prove that suicide is a
preventive against marriage Tit Bits
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-12

Charles II. Pierce, assistant professor
Of mechanics and railroad engineering at
the university Of Vermont for the past
four years, has been appointed assist
ant engineer in the water resources
branch Of the United States geological
survey and will be stationed at Homo
lula for a study Of the water resources
al Hawaii