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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
aLike a Letter from Home"
"Raisin, Cal, Jan. ., 1912.

"Raisin, Cal, Jan. 2, IVIZ.
Through the columns OF the dear
Barre Daily Times we desire to thank
our many friends in South Barre, vii,
Jamestown and the city for the postcard
shower we received this morning.
"When far away from home and
f.iends, these tokens of remembrance
mean more than we can express.
''The Times is a welcome guest and
we never priced it more than now, as it
seems like big letter from home.
with all good wishes to friends and
editor. we are
Every sincerely,
MIR. and Mrs. George R. Patterson,
master Earl l.. Patterson,
''Raisin, Cal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
MORE. MARRIAGES IN 1911.
Twelve Countries Were Included in the
Nativity of Contracting Parties.

There were five more marriages in
Barre in 1911 than in 1910, the total
during the year just past being l05.
Native born grooms numbered 81,
against 81 of all others, while native
born brides numbered "a, against Al of
other countries.
Twelve countries were represented in
the marriage ties, as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10

September and October were the ban
ner months for marrying, each having
l3 The month of June came next with
IL, July and November with IL, Deem
Der 10, April Q, May 8, March Z, August
o. February 4, and the first month of
the year only one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10

The American Quarries company at
Moretown, formerly the Vermont Tale
and Asbestos company, commenced oper-
atoms at their mine last week. They
give notice that the mine will not again
slut down. On account of financial and
legal troubles the property has been idle
for three years past.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
NOTICE

My wife, Avis Lucy Bylow, having
left my bed and board, this is to give
notice that l will not be responsible for
any bills contracted by her on and after
this date.
VERNON BYLOW.
Barre, Vt, Jan. 10, 1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10

The births relative to the number OF
children born to the mother are as fol-
lows: First child. rs; second, So; third,
So; fourth, So; fifth, 81; sixth, IS; sew
enth, 7; eighth, 8; ninth, 9; tenth, 8;
eleventh, l; twelfth, l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bingham and percale waists, Acc, at
Naughan's.
Come to our garage and see our new
1912 models. Perry Automobile Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
They Love It.

do you know of any class of men
who would advocate the recall if it APP
piled to themselves 70
ooh, yes; actors. Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
His Theory.

Teacher What is it, Tommy, that
Shakespeare tells us becomes the
throned monarch better than his crown"
Tommy -Harper's Bazaar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
HOME TALENT CONCERT PROGRAM.
Occurs Friday Evening Under Auspices
of Civic Federation.

Occurs Friday Evening Under Auspices
of Civic Federation.
The program for the home talent con.
cert at the opera house January -,
under the auspices of the Barre civic
federation is as follows:
Violin Duet-"Sona.a ire" ......
.....................C Charles Avison
Hortense and Harold Knight
Reading -Monologue
Miss Trow
Winter Song ............-.... Billiard
Messrs. Mitchell, Edwards, Marsh,
Cutler, Inglis, Grant,
Mackay, Robertson
Solo--Sclected
Mrs. Bradley
Bridal chorus from "The Rose Maid
en- .,.......-.......... Cowen
High School Glee Club
Solo-(a1 THE Rosary" .......... Nevin
tb) "Nly Task ....... Aslyord
Mr. Edwards
Reading-Selected
Miss Lavelle
Violin Duet-'Iovely Paraphrase"
...........,.....,...Jos Jos. Nesvadba
TIortense and Harold Knight
Piano Solo-"H Hungarian Rhapsody, No.
~ ...........................Lisz List
Miss Ayerill
Stein Song ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Billiard
Messrs Mitchell, Edwards, Marsh.
Cutler, lnglis, Grant,
Maekay, Robertson
Reading Selected
Mr.. Allen
SOlO--Selected
Mr.. Robertson
Tickets on sale at Hendricks. Prices,
25 and 30 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
TOO LATE TO BE CLASSIFIED

To RENT-A furnished room. All modern
conyenienees. Inquire OF Mrs. Smith, No. IS
kei Avenue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-10
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1912.
Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast.
Fair and cold tonight and Thursday;
moderate to brisk northwest winds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
BOYS LEARN TO
WORK AT BENCH
Manual Training Department
AT High School A Decided
Success
MANY USEFUL THINGS MADE
Great Variety of Articles,
Turned Out Under Direc-
ton Of Prof. Finley

A few busy moments indeed well
spent, were those in that hive of in
dustry, the manual training room at
the High School.
There one finds bench room for 16
busy workmen. During different
periods of the day oyer 60 boys do
their quota of work in this shop.
AS a result one may see il their
different stages of construction
many useful articles, ranging from
coat hangers and bench hooks to
large pieces of furniture.
Oak And Bass Wood Used
Different kinds of wood are used,
pine, bass. oak, birch, and black wal
nut. Bass and oak are more desir-
able on account Of their working
qualities; while the price of black
walnut makes its use almost pro-
hibitive. Among the pieces of work
in course of construction are foot
stools, plate racks, corn trees, sew
ing tables, book cases. pedestals,
music stands, electric light stands,
chatting dish stands, writing desks,
library tables and many other use
ful articles. These many objects
show the value of the work as re-
sulting. from both shop practice and
the making Of useful articles for the
home, for who can say that mother
would not appreciate n sewing table
or sister chatting dish stand, or
father that writing desk, or the en-
tire family the happy reading circle
which may be formed around the
library table during winter evenings.
Many Excellent Workmen
Many of the boys are splendid
workman, and merit honorable men,
ton. Some of the most noticeable
pieces of high school work perhaps
are massive black walnut table
being made by Harold Peterson, and
another of oak by John Lamberton
Crowded BY Eighth Grade
The High School boys have some
very close competitors in some of
the 9Th grade workers. Among
much good work seen here can be
mentioned a fully completed pair of
oars made by William Carity and a
writing desk by Floyd Grapp.
Observation shows that aside from
teaching the boys to use tools in
beneficial ways, an effort is also be-
ing made to teach them system in
all work; for each desk and its tools
will be found to bear a correspond
ing number, and also a time sheet
which the student must o. k. and
sign for his period. This makes him
responsible for the tools in his desk
at the beginning of the next period,
and it may be said to the credit of
the boys that they are reasonably
careful about putting away their
tools, and cleaning up the benches
and room at the close of each period.
| Special blanks are also used in the
checking out of lumber.
Finley In Charge OF Work
Mr.. Finley has charge of the man
ual training department. He is q
young man who possesses unusual
talent and capacity in this depart
ment, and the work is progressing
splenddly under his management.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
WALL PAPER
DECORATIONS

The largest supply of new goods that
will be placed in stock for this market
has now been nearly all received and
ready for exhibit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
HELD PRISONER
BY THE NEGROES
Missionary Has Terrible Ex-
periences In Cut throat
African Kingdom
SAW PATCHES OF SLAVES DIE
Ruler Delighted In Shedding
BIood-Built Up Black
Babylon
SAW PATCHES or SLAVES DIE

After twenty-three years peril in
the heart of Africa, rnuch of the
time a prisoner in great Black
Babylon where nameless horrors
were committed every day, where
there were hills of skulls, and where
patches of slaves were butchered for
the mere joy at sight of blood, Dan
lei Crawford, a missionary connected
with the Plymouth Brethren, has re-
turned to Britain on furlough, and
has just been given an official recep-
ton at his native town of Greenock.
A Black Napoleon
Years before | went to Africa"
says Mr.. Crawford. ''Mushidi jour
neyed into the interior with his wife.
Kapapa, and two slaves, grand total
four, and this terrible quartet
smashed up all the tribes of Central
Africa. Mushidi was a veritable
black Napoleon of Central Africa.
His brain worked with the precision
of machine. Tribe after tribe fell
under his sway, and thus was evolv-
ed great black Babylon, where all
the tribes formed a seething mob
and where slaves poured in by hun
dreds and thousands.
AS The Spider Said To The Fly
1T was city Of scores of thou
sands of people, certainly over one
hundred thousand. And there for
years was kept practically prison
err, for Mushidi refused to let me go.
1t was case of. "Will you walk into
my parlor?" said the spider to the
fly. Partly perhaps it was case of
pride, for Mushidi wanted his enc
mics north, south east and west to
know that he had caught a white
man.
Life there was awful. Hills of
skulls all over the place. and drastic
excursions daily in full swing.
Blood, blood and yet more blood.
And there was |, shut in, a hopeless
prisoner, seeing these people killed
off in patches. ten and twenty day,
lfrightful murders, committed with
unspeakabe barbarities.
Begged The King For Mercy
For time Mr.. Crawford was help
less, but gradually he was takeni into
Mushidi' S favor, and acted for him
almost in the capacity of secretary.
And then daily he petitioned for the
lives of some of the condemned peo-
pie to be spared him.
Fifteen or twenty people were to
be killed on, say, the Monday morn
ing. | begged the emperor, oh,
king, live forever; give me two.
Another batch on Tuesday morning.
Again, oh, king, live forever; give
me tM more On Wednesday, oh,
king, live forever; give me three,
give me three. And | got three.
Beeotten From The Dead
The result is a lot of these people
are called by a word which means
'Begotten again from the dead, and
they turn up from all parts of Africa
bringing me little presents.
What kind of a man was Mush-
i'd? A typical Bantu cutthroat, but
he had wonderful head, really two
heads in one, the curled, rigid, occi-
put telling Of terrible potentialitles.
He had FIVE hundred wives.
Zone day strange flag was seen
approaching, and this heralded the
advent of new factor in the coun-
try, namely, the Belgians. In a little
while the great mushroom empire of
Central Africa was scattered to the
winds"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19

Mr.. Finley has charge of the man
ual training department. He is a
young man who possesses unusual
talent and capacity in this depart
ment, and the work is progressing
spIendldly under his manag cement.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
PROF. STARR PREDICTS WAR.
Russia and Japan to Fight; Also Japan
and China.

ana OnInas
Study of conditions in the orient has
convinced Professor Frederick Starr
Of the University of Chicago that
Korea will. within the next few years.
be the battle ground for two great
wars, one between Russia and Japan
and the other between Japan and
China.
Starr in recent lecture justified
the Japanese government for breaking
its promise to maintain the independ-
ence of Korea on the general grounds
that Japan is overcrowded.
He declared the Russian govern
ment. Inundated over its defeat. is
biding its time and making prepara-
lions to give better account OF it,
self.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
For the New
SeaSOn1
There are several advantages in
selecting goods ready for delivery

Choice be most readily determined from large samples
and combinations from plan Of exhibit or from goods
they appear in the roll
With privilege of extra purchase the investment
will always be only for actual amount required whatever
accident or error may occur.
Goods Immediately ready for without possibility of
vexaous delays account of errors sometimes occurring
in taking, filling or in the shipping of orders
possible lower average of prices which vary according
to grade and offered from 7c to 75c double roll
for this years goods and will be trimmed without extra
charge when so desired.
Complete line of inside finishes paints enames, stains,
varnshes and wall finishes readily selected to complete
harmonious combinations in all inside COatngs.
In addition these advantages the extensive line OF Spec
al Samples and unusual number Of remnant bargains make
it more important than at any previous season that pur
chases in these lines should not be made without visit OF
inspection to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-01
COAST LEAGUE WILL TAG CREW so FANS WILL
 KNOW WHO'S WHO.

A double-action, stem winding, sure fire 22-karat, self-starting, thirty third degree fan doesn't need any Who's Who or encyclopedia of ready reference in order to tell ball play CT from a bat boy or an umpire. He knows all of the men in the league by sight. and would consider himself an ignorant, uneducated "rube' if he didn't. However, there are people in the world who can't devote their en- tire time to the sporting pages and a study of baseball record books, and who go to the ball games only oc- casionally, and for these the scheme adopted this year by the Pacific Coast League will be highly useful. The Coasters as usual, will start the pen nant season earlier than any other circuit, and when the big race begins tomorrow, with Portland at Los An geles, Oakland at San Francisco, and Vernon at Sacramento, each player will wear on his left arm a big label bearing a number. This number will be his throughout the season, and on all score cards every man of each team will be numbered, the number before the name of player cores bonding with that on his uniform. If
 John Jones, for instance, wears num- Der 3''-although if he is as super stitious as most ball players he will likely register mighty k1ck-the spectator can 1InIneuldtely IueHLlly MT. Jones by referring to his score card. If MT. Jones sasses the um- pire, and is taken out of the game, and James Smith takes his place, the card will immediately reveal MT. Smiths idntity. It is great scheme. although the -the-wool fan will likely sniff at it as a reflection on his intelligence, and ought to be adopted by every league. The Pacific Coast League inaugurates the 1912
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-01
ST, LOUIS BROWN. BEAT
 BRESNAHAN'S CARDINALS

St. Louis, Mo-, April 1.-Hitting opportunely gave the St. Louis Amer jeans the second game of the Spring series with the St. Louis Nationals yesterday afternoon, 6 to 5. Two runs behind when they went to bat in the eighth inning, the Americans scored three runs and went ahead. The Ma tionals tied it in the ninth. The Americans scored the winning run on two singles and sacrifice. The score:
 Americans ................6 II 3 Batteries-C. Brown, Hamilton and Stephens; Harmon, Steele and Bres- nahan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-01
GRIFFIN SIGNS
 TO FIGHT HAYES
Articles Drawn up For Boxers to Meet at Eagles Hall
 April 9

Articles of agreement were signed, this morning, for the ten round bout between Australian Charley Griffin and Grover Hayes, which will be staged at Eagles hall April under the aus pices of the East End A. c. As was announced last week in The Farmer, Battling By of Springfield, was drop ped from the card. He worked out at Capt. Bonds yesterday afternoon, but the promoters of the coming show evidently were not impressed with his showing.
 Griffin has been training at Capt. Bonds for several weeks. He meets Gilbert Gallant before the Center A. c. in Boston, tomorrow night, and claims he is in great condition. Hayes has accepted terms and all arrange merits are completed. The men will weigh in at 133 pounds at o'clock on the night of the go. Both Hayes and Griffin are well known to ring follow CTS and the bout ought to be an ex- citing one.
 The other bouts on the card are Freddy Bosse of this city vs. Eddie King of New York, ten rounds; Young McAuliffe of this city vs. Jackie Rol- linson of Shelton, ten rounds. Dave Fitzgerald of New Haven will be ref cree, and Frank Braithwaite of this city, announcer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-01
OXFORD DEFEATS
 CAMBRIDGE CREW
Race ROWed Over as Result of Saturday Fiasco Proves
 Easy For Winners
Especial from United Press.)

London, April 1-Oxford won the annual race with Cambridge on the Thames here, today, scoring an easy victory. The race was rowed over as the result of Saturdays fiasco.
 The result was a foregone conclu- little interest in the outcome. Oxford went into the lead at the first half mile and from then on it was a pro. cession, although nearing the finish Cambridge made a desperate effort to cut down their rivals lead bu, they had ''shot their bolt' and could not do much as there was little slack eight.
 The winners finished first by six lengths.
 Instead of the fast stroke of Satur- day, Cambridge began with an aver age of 30 strokes to the minute Ox- ford rowed a steady 32 to the minute which was done as easily as though the crew was on a practice spin, their shell going through the water quiet ly and swiftly.
 It was apparent that there was much energy behind the workers and when they got ready they could move away from their rivals.
 For the first half mile the crews held together with the thin black Oxford shell three feet in front ot their rival. Then the stroke cut loose and called for "a trifle more steam. The effect was instantaneous and slowly but surely the Oxford shell forged to the front. In- frantic eff fort to stave off defeat as long as possible, Cambridge ran her stroke up to 3S and held it there but the power was in the other craft and for all practical purposes the race was already over.
 The official time for the IA miles was p minutes, three seconds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-01
CARL MORRIS GOES
 TO FIREMAN JOB
Oklahoma White Hope Decides He is too Slow to Become
 Good Fighter

Oklahoma City, Okla, April l. When the afternoon local from Sa- pulpa pulled in late yesterday a big man was seen leaning from the en. zine cab. He had a broad grin or his face.
 Hello boys," he shouted to the sta. tion attendants and crowd.
 well, bless my heart if it aim, Carl, and back on his same engine toor said an old flagman who has been in the employ of the Santa Fe since this city became a flag sta. tion.
 And sure enough, the old flagmar was right. For a few minutes Car Morris, one time white hope, the mar who was confidently expected to knock Jack Johnson's head off and regain the ascendancy of white fighters over the dark-skinned bruiser. Carl start ed in right away to tell the boys all about it. Here is just little of wha, he said:
 II am sure glad to be back on the old engine again. She behaves jus, as we'll as she ever did. I'll tell you I'd rather be good engineer than 8 bum fighter. I guess wasn't cut out to redeem the prestige of the white race in the roped arena Some lan- guage, eh boys? I learned that dowr East.
 l IouHu out lHdl WouIuH | uo. guess I was too big and slow. I had the heart all right and wanted tt make good. But I guess these ole muscles of mine, so used to shovelins coal. weren't quite Timber enough. wasn't in prize fighting for the money only. I really wanted to knock tha nigger's head off. but some other mar will have to take the job now.''
 This is the swan song of the Sapul pa giant, and as he sings it he is a! happy as a boy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-01
LOUIS LITSCHI DOING
 FINE WORK FOR VERNON CLUB
Hi ladd Picks Out Uniform And Is Ready
 For Practice Tomorrow

had a chance to see the former Pony in action as Gardella was out with an injured leg about the first day the team reached the training camp at Marlin, Tex.'
 This week, for the first time this season, a line will be gotten on the speed and endurance of the contem- plated Yale varsity eight when the boat will be sent over a full four miles on New Haven harbor. A cut in the rowing squad has been made bringing the number down to 25 oars men and four coxswains. Appleton. stroke of the varsity four, last season. will probably stroke the eight on the Thames in June.
 Hot Springs, Ark, April With President McAleer experimenting ev- cry twirler on the staff, both veter- ans and would-bes were given the workout of their lives, today. As was feared. the diamond was in no shape up to noon to play on. A good dry ing breeze sprang up, this morning, however, and it may put the field in shape by late this afternoon.
 Norfolk, April 1.--The Boston Ma tional Yannigans' team lined up with the Norfolk Virginia Leaguers, at the grounds, today, with a record break ing crowd expected because of famous old Cy Young being booked to ''put 'em over." The regulars took an early train to historic Petersburg where they are booked to play.
 Asheville, NC, April 1.-The Giants will have no more fun, except what they get out of being driven hard by Manager McGraw for solid week. The Giants, this afternoon, play a team from the Bingham Military School. McGraw promised the school players a battery and a shortstop.
 Hi Ladd visited the office of the Bridgeport club, this morning, and picked his old uniform out of the pile which had been returned from the laundry. Hi says he will be there with the spangles on at Newfeld Park tomorrow The old uniforms have been washed and put in good shape. They will be used in the exhibition games
 Bob Stow has been ill at his New Haven home. The fast second base man of the Mechanics was confined to his home by an attack of tonsilitis, but expects. to be able to get into the game this week.
 Manager McCann received letter from Manager Hemphill of the Atlanta team. Hemphill wants to unload sev- eral players, but said nothing about sending Harvey Russell back here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-01
M'KINNON SELLS
 OUTLAW FRANCHISE
Local Baseball Mogul Gets 3D. 500 For Washington, United States League, Club

Hugh McKinnon. of this city, one of the originators of the United States League, who held the Washington
 franchise, is the latest outlaw to get
 out of the Witman organization. Me
 Kinnon has sold his franchise tO
 Kohley Miller of Reading. Miller has
 had experience with minor league
 teams, having played in the Atlantic,
 Central, O.-P. and South Atlantic
 leagues. Last year he managed the
 Jacksonville team of the South At lantic League. Miller will not only act as president of the Washington
 outlaws, but also will manage his club.
 Miller has procured a lease on the
 old Union League grounds in Wash
 ington, but intimated that if the league prospers another site may be obtained before the end of the sea- son. Miller says his team will train in Richmond, Va. At the last meet ing of the United States League, held in New York, McKinnon said he had been offered S2,500 for his Washing ton franchise, but said he would not let it go at that figure. McKinnon formerly was associated with the out law Atlantic and Union leagues, hold ing the. Allentown franchise.
 Kohley Miller was signed by Bridgeport in 1910 but never reported