The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-08
GLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

II will probably be granted that a So
ciaist wedding which took place in llli-
nos the other day was the real thing, at
least as Jar as appearances were con-
cened. The bride, a Miss Rhodeghiero.
was dressed entirely in red gown, hat,
shoes and stockings Her husband is a
socialist lecturer
A Brooklyn young woman who charged
her brother with larceny told the court
that the young man stole the ice box in
the summer and the stove in the winter.
and that sh, I'd the family thought this
was too much 1t happened that the
young man who stole the furniture
wanted the money to buy cigarettes.
A statewide spelling bee is under way
in Indiana, and thus the noyelists Of
the future are receiving the rudiments
Of their literary education. Reports Of
preliminary matches in some OF the
districts show preponderance of sue.
cessful girl spoilers. On one Saturday
nearly all the first and second places
were won by girls.
Chicago is to observe "sweatshop Sun
day." when well-to-do women will make
a house to- house canvass OF the resi-.
dence district TO solicit contributions OF
money for the benefit of striking gar.
ment workers. The idea originated with
the relief committee OF the womans
trade union league and was taken up BY
other organizations.
The dramatic critic of the Indianapolis
News attributes the i'll success with
which many new plays have been pro-
duoed to the theory that public taste
had advanced more rapidly than play
wTights and producers have realized
But in what city and in what theatre
and for how many consecutive nights
does one find the ideal audience
A higher mortality was found among
fishermen of the New England coast
than among any other class of workers
in this country last year The mortality
among these men was u per cent. or 1
per cent. more than among railway EN-
ployes. The number Of wage earners
who are killed in accidents in year in
this country is between 10000 and
$4,000.
Two hens were found sitting on their
eggs in the midst of the debris after
fire had destroyed a chicken-house in
Los Angeles, Cal The fremen had been
poured water into the ruins and were
tearing down what was left of the
chicken-house when the hens were found.
They had been protected by some boards
which formed a covering over them, bur
their fidelity to their nests has excited
Jane Adams says that the leader of
the boys gang is the prototype of the
political boss. When Fairgrounds and
other leaveuing forces do away with the /
boys gangs, the ranks of the bosses will |
be thinned, Miss Adams believes. The I
gang leader always knows what pool /
rooms and saloons are never molested /
by the police and training in the nc
quirement OF information OF this kind is |
conducive to the making of bosses.
The sum Of $4,000. which was aceu-
mulated from concessions in the wom- I
ans building al the worlds Columbian I
exposition in 1898 has not been disposed I
Of and remains on deposit in a Chicago /
bank. The building was under the charge +
Of board composed of women from an I
the states Of the union and the agree
ment was that the profits should be de-
voted to national charity The original
has never met to decide what
to do with the money
Dr. Mary Stone. a Chinese girl whose
family dates back more than 1000 years.
is the first woman named in her family
tree. This pedigree is contained in II
large volumes and gives the history of
the family for more than 1000 years.
Other women, daughters and wives. are
designated by numbers. DR.. Stone was
reared BY missionaries and chose to be-
come a physician. Her name has been
printed in the last of the II volumes.
because she is considered worthy of men
tion along with the men Of the family.
During the panic OF 1907. employees OF
the Chicago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad were called together and
asked how a saving could be made IN
the management Of any department of
The road. The need Of economiging APP
Dsrently impressed the workmen, for the
first month after the meetings showed
decrease in the railroads coal bill Of
$4,000. when practically the same ton
lage had been hauled. It is believed
hat = puoportionate saving is possible
ln a majority Of railroads If the EN-
lloyes would do their best. and it is
igred that there could be q saving Of
.i.0O00Q1 in the use Of coal on al the
.ailroads q the country in single
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