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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEETING

The Vermont Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION held its eighth annual
meeting at Sutton June 9 and 10.
The various reports presented show
ed increasing interest on the part of
Vermont or the subject Of equal
rights, regardless of sex. Thought
full addresses were given by several
of the ladies. The second evening of
the convention was addressed by
Rev. Leonard Dodd of Lyndonville,
who in a pithy and earnest manner
answered many Of the objections so
generally urged against granting
suffrage to m He was follow
ed by L. F. Wilbur, Esq, of Burling-
ton, who evidently has the courage
of his convictions, and presented a
clear logical address which could but
appeal to the unbiased judgment
and command thoughtful considera-
ton.
The following officers were chosen
By the association for the ensuing
year:
President-Mrs. A. D. Chandler of
Barton Landing.
Secretary-Miss Laura Moore, Bar
net.
Treasurer-Mr. c.. w. Wvman,
Brattleboro.
Auditor-Mr. Willard Chase, West
Concord.
Vice-presidents from each county
were chosen, and Mrs. E. M. OWN
nell of Glover was elected superin-
tendent for the Woman's Journal
and Woman's Column, and Mrs. A.
NJ. w. Chase superintendent of press
work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
A Good Word for Mr.. Taft.

From a personal knowledge of
the qualifications, character, ability
and integrity of Hon. E. B. Taft Of
Burlington we are in favor of him as
lieutenant-governor. We believe he
would not only make a most excel
lent presiding officer of the senate,
but that his name would add strength
to the ticket. Of all the good names
suggested we think he is the best
West Randolph Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
FROM ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

Mrs. Lay and daughter were in
this place last week visiting Mrs. S.
l.. Morrill, and other friends.
DIR. H. J. Lee of Cleveland, Ohio, is
here on a short visit to his mother,
Mrs. !. M. Lee.
The remains of Mrs. B. S. Adams
were brought here last Saturday
church on Sunday afternoon.
The exercises of Children's day
which were omitted last week will
be given next Sunday at the time of
the usual morning service.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
OF HONOR

The fourteenth annual session of
the grand lodge of the Knights of
Honor was held here yesterday.
There are IA lodges in the state and
DIR. H. S. Calderwood, the medical
examiner, reported FIVE deaths the
past year. F. w. Carr of St. Johns
bury was elected grand dictator,
William Wetherbee, grand sentinel
and DIR. II. S. Calderwood, medical
examiner. The next session of the
grand lodge will be held at Hart
ford the fourth Wednesday in June.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16

None fit better than ours. They are equal
to custom, yes far better than cheap tailor
made. We buy of the best manufacturers
only, catch all the popular novelties, keep
our prices down and the amount of our sales
up, Notwithstanding backward seasons. In
fact it is our intention to keep up with the
procession. Have you looked our line of
spring suits over? To see them is to buy
one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
Marriages..

At st. Johnsbury, June IS, by Rev. Edward
T. Fairbanks, Harry B. Daniels and Gertrude
E. Heyer.
At st. Johnsbury, June IA, by Rev. A. L.
Davis, Eugene S. Smith and Addie M.
Squiers.
At Glover, June II, by Rev. J.
aid, Silas L. Wiley of Greensboro and Mrs.
Sarah ]. fitzpatrick of Clifford, N. H.
At Glover, at the residence of the brides
parents, June L, by Rev. J. Mcdonald, Albert
F. Hinkley and Nettie E. Clark, both of
Glover.
At Glover, at the residence of the brides
parents, June 9, by Rev. J. Mcdonald, George
A. Humphrey and Gratia E. Clark, both of
Glover.
At ST. Johnsbury, June IA, by Rev. Costello
Weston, Calvin ]. and Mrs. Abbie
S. Blossom, both of st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
r HAMS, Triple.

tea and coffee, picked and smoked fish,
oranges, apples, and in fact, groceries of all
will be found always on hand and at
the lowest prices at
HORACE L. WOODS, 81 Railroad St.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
ROAD T

New lot of road carts at the Variety Store.
Best make and lowest prices, they are the
strongest cart made. Wagons and carriages
at "a regular prices. good wagon $45, top
buggy SOS, a good harness $3.50, a fine
harness $40. Call and see them and save
money.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
Births.

At ST. Johnsbury, June IS, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Carr.
At ST. Johnsbury, June 6, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. A. Burbank.
At ST. Johnsbury Centre, June 13, a daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Paine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
ALCMAN, 1888.

Standard and Registered.
IS, and grandsire of 444 trotteI
MATER, with five in the list, /
sire of IS, and grandsire of 1872
nian, dam of Alaska, 2.27A, ant
CURTIS HAMBLETONIAN, So
$50 list, and died at 9 years; hi
dam, the great brood mare, ]
2.17h, Alpha, 2.2312, and LeG1
years., 2.2312. Grandissimo, %
Alaska, 2.27A, Irene, 2.23A, Dc
dam by Sidi Hamet, by Virgini
Diomed. MAMBRINO CHIEF
sire of 6, and grandsire of 1O4 tt
If you want concentrated tr'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
Moose River Stock Farm.
Standard Blood at Scrub Prices.
HENRY S., 1854.
Standard and Registered.

SIRE OF LUCY P, 2.2712.
to make one. He has eight strains I
one of the thirteen %trotters in PIP o
sail (sire of Zelda, trial, 2.2912, and
Henry SIS dam was by ABDALLA
Maid, 2.14, and the grandsire of 15(
second dam by American Star, sire Q
Morgan; fourth dam by imported B
SIS sire was by imported CONST1
~grandsire of dams of Morning Glory
dam of his ~grandsire was by Daniel
The colts of Henry S. are of GOO
oughbred finish of their sire, and if
demand for carriage and driving pus
Henry S. is the only horse in Yer
low as $25; and besides Lucy P, 2.
better in n11hIic
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16

Speaking Of melody-there has
been a surplus of it here lately. What
with the combination of harp and
violin, and the monotonous grind of
the organ man, the clay of the last
minstrel" has filled the air to a large
extent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16
EN- PEASANT.

"Well," said a Summer street man,
after reading the bulletin; Harrison
is elected"
Yes" replied a b%y-stander, they
concluded to let Benjamin; and he
didn't have to crowd much either"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16

Of course you heard the music on
Saturday night, from the new band
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
$50. --s
A Tanned Lion.

At the Zoo young lion from Sokoto
was much intent on breaking in the iron
shutter which separates the house it
now occupies from its former quarters
next door. Apart from the very proper
wish to assert right to its former DOM
icile, it had the irritating stimulus sup
piled by an i'll tempered and deerepit
old leopard which was growing on the
other side of the shutter, and even went
so far as to insert one of its longest teeth
into the crack between the shutter and
the wall as a reminder to the lion of
what was waiting for it on the other
side. ~ III
The lion was striking constant heavy
blows on the door, and was SO intent on
its occupation as to disregard the call of
its keeper. The keeper quietly attracted
its attention by pulling its taill-and the
lion at once desisted, rubbed its face
against the keepers hand and lay down
to be stroked, patted and have its name
caressed A very beautiful puma close
by exhibited all the pleasure of friend
ly cat at being stroked, and the tiger
from Turkestan allowed himself to be
fondled like a big dog.-London Specta-
tor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
A Kittery Marine Missing.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March 7.-Pri-
vate Watts of the United States marine
corps stationed at the Kittery navy yard,
has been missing since Thursday night
and it is thought that he is either
drowned or else buried in some hugh
snow bank in Kittery on the road to the
navy yard. Watts left this city when it
was storming quite hard Thursday
night, and was last seen by the watch
man at Kittery Junction.
A force of men under Police Seargent
Russell have been engaged in searching
through the snow for him today, but
have been unable to find any trace of the
missing man. His time of enlistment
would expire next June, and several hun
dred dollars are due him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
A way of Cooking Rodents.

The negro slaves of Jamaica used to
regard rats as dainty, their masters
not providing them with any other meat.
Their method of cooking the toothsome
rodents was to impale each one on a
long wooden skewer, after cleaning the
animal and cutting off the tail, turning
it briskly around over fire until the
hair was all burned off. Then it was
scraped until free from fur, and finally
the end of the skewer was stuck into the
ground, inclined toward the fire, until
it was toasted dry and crisp, thus being
made ready for the meal.-Washington
Star
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
A Cordial Reception.

Early one morning, recently, l called
to see gentleman who had not yet left
his bed. / was met at the door by a
woman whose sleeves were rolled up,
who wore an ample apron upon which
were various spots of -four and whose
face was not entirely free from similar
spots. It was s.bake day." but she did
not embarrass me by any reference to
the fact or any apology as tosher appear
ance. She asked me into the parlor and
after sending one of the children up
stairs to notify the father of my pres
ence, re-entered the parlor and chatted
until her husband appeared about vari-
GUS topics in an entertaining, easy man
ner, quite as though she had been ex-
pecting and was all fixed up to receive
me. It was simply delightful and my
great grief is that l have no sufficient
excuse to make another early morning
call at the same home.-Detroit Free
Press
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
Making Allows Is an Art.

Great art is requisite in making alloys.
1t is true that they are readily formed
by melting metals together in crucible
or in properly constructed furnaces, but
it is necessary to insure perfect fusion
and to prevent loss. Zinc is a volatile,
infammable metal and easily catches
fire. Indeed, it is not at all uncommon
to find that two alloys Of exactly the
same component parts differ very ma
terially in properties, in consequence of
a difference in the mode of preparation
Or in the care bestowed upon it.--Charn-
bers' Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

The Result in South Thomaston and Wash
ington.
Especial to the Press.1
RocKLAND, March 1.-THE South
Thomaston election today resulted as
follows:
Moderator--Warren r. Rowell.
Clerk-Lewis NJ Butler.
Selectnep- Mark D. tAmes, Lewis A. Arey
and Sidney Jackson.
Treasnrer-H. S. Sweetland.
Supervisor of Schools George G. Horne.
Auditor. 7. Mcclellan.
All of the above were elected on a
straight citizens ticket The town voted
Al to 20 in favor of county Jail.
The town of Washington elected the
following ticket:
Moderator-Miles d. Cramer.
Clerk-T. S. BoWden
.Selectmen-L. A. Law, Miles Cramer and A.
N. Sprague.
SuperVisor--T. S. Bowden.
Treasurer. G. ingalls,,
Agent-Joel Flint
COllector-W. L. Deering.
All are Republicans.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

All turreted ships are called monitors
after Ericsson's celebrated ship, Mon
itor. All modern warships are meant
to ram, and to that end are built with
projecting Prov under water extending
to considerable distance from the reg
ular bow line. There are no vessels
known as rams nowadays. Ericssons
Monitor was not built with projecting
Prov Or beak. AS matter of fact, all
modern ships of war are rams in every
thing but name. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
Stockings Kent Black.

Black stockings are apt to assume a
greenish look after repeated washings
We are told that q simple way of pre-
serving the color is to wash them in soap
free of soda, and in the last rinsing water
to add tablespoonful of good vinegar.
Wiring them out and clap them into
shape. A hot iron tends to destroy the
color, particularly if they are wet
New York journal. N
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
Saw MIN Burned at Madrid,

PENNINGTON, March la Chronicle
special says the fine steam saw mill of
John A. Wheeler, at Madrid, was totally
destroyed by fire Sunday noon, caused
by sparks from the chimney. Mr..
Wheeler had just put in 5000 worth of
new machinery. Loss over. $4,000 in
sured for $1,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
MRS. KNOWLES is ELECTED.

She Will Help Run the Schools in Deer
Isle,
GREEN'S LANDING, Me-, March AT
the Deer Island town meeting today, this
ticket was elected:
Moderator-E P. Spoford.
Clerk-A. j. Deck.
SeIectmen-D. w. Torrey. r. W. Knowlton,
G.. w. SpOfford.
Treasurer-Judson Torrey.
Supervisor of SchoOls-Mrs. Matilda Knowles
1t was voted to support high schools at
Deer Isle and Green's Landing, and to
build new town hall to cost $2500.
Four thousand dollars were voted for
current expenses, and S1400 for highways
and bridges.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
EAST Liyermore Wen Pleased.

Especial to the Press.l
LIvERMoRE FALLS, March East
Liyermore's annual town meeting was
held at .Livermore Falls today. The day
was fine and the attendance large. The
old board of selectmen were reelected
r. c. Boothby, J. A. Powell, A. Fl. Ford,
Much satisfaction is felt over the man.
agement of thestown affairs during the
past year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
Republicans Carry windham.
Especial to. the Press.l

Especial to. the Press.]
At the town meeting today the entire
Republican ticket was elected as follows:
Town Clerk and Treasurer Thomas S.
Mason.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the
Poor-Charles Rogers, Charles y. Hawkes.,
Hiram G.. Hawkes..
Atkins.
Town Agent-Joseph w. Doughty.
Collector-Lewis E. Hawkes..
Auditor-Thomas NJ. Douglass.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
Topham's Choice.

BRUNSWICK, March 7.-Topsham elect
ed the following officers:
selectmen-C. P. Edgecomb, Joseph Whitney,
William Cam.
Clerk-M C. Hall.
Treasurer. C. Pminton.
Supervisor of Schools-George W. Avery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
Not His Publisher.

Ambitious Youths that man you
just bowed to your publisher?
Struggling Authorize, that's my
pawnbroker New York Weekly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
New York Shoe Remaining Co.

has removed from Exchange street on account
of the fire and has established itself at No. 406
CONGRESS STREET, next Union Mutual In
surance Building. VIII onr patrons please give
us their work as have had a large loss with
no insurance Tap and heeling, mems, soc. /;
ladies' and boys, SOC; children, 40c. Hand
work done in first class style All work done
while you wait. mar5d1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
BETWEEN THE CARS.
Two Terrible Accidents in Nearly the
Same Spot.


----!
CoNconD }tarch 1.-Two prob
ably fate accidents occurred
here tn 9TH men were hurt
in the $ ,sh almost at the
same L. 81 liter 7, as w. W.
Flandel $3.50, residence is at Orange,
was at " * repairing car in the yard
of the northern division of the Boston &
Maine, another car backed on to him,
jamming him between the two. He was
terribly injured about the abdomen, the
link being driven through him. About
an hour later Alexander Sanville, a yard
employe of the same corporation was
trying to make a hitch when he was
caught, severely pinclling him. Both
men were taken to the hospital. Flanders
has since died. Sanville may recover.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

was tabooed. gs4 q
Brunswick Will Remain a Town.
BRUNSWICK, March T. Brunswick
elected the following officers today:
observation-disclosures B. Srolfeld, Robert ID.
StanWood, Barton r. Jordan.
Clerk-ThomaS III. Riley.
Treasurer-John p. Winchell
Agent-Barton r. Jordan.
It was voted to raise SIS, 900 additional
for new school house, making the total
cost $50, 900, and not to apply for city
charter.
No Politics in This Election.
SKowHEGAN, March THE annual
town meeting today elected:
Moderator-S J. Walton.
Clerk-George 3. webb. ,
Standardization B. Snow, L. G. Emery, r.
F. Parker.
Treasurer-R T. Patten.
Agent and Auditors. w. Gould.
School Committee-E. p Coffin and Forrest
Goodwin.
Most of the officers are the same as
last year. There was no politics in the
election.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

IhaFe3psed DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for my
childreni it is the golden remedy
Mrs Blackwell, Raleigh, N. C.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

Passenger and Freight Steamboats, for
Sale.
N. L. Wagner, 90 tons net; NJ. i. Dickefman,
1877 tons net. For description and price Apply 70
NJ K. KING, General Manager.
feb19eod2m Norfolk, Va.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
CITIZENS AND REPUBLICANS.

For poor house, repairing. ....... 200
Repairing town hall .,..... So
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

The Policy plans of the UNION
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY embrace among others, Ordinary
Life, Ordinary Life with an Adjusted
Premium for 10 years, Limited ray
ment Life and EndowmentS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

The Premiums upon the Policies of
the UNION MUTUAL LIFE IN
i SURANCEC COMPANY vary in accor-
dance with the plan of Insurance
selected and the age at issue; they
therefore cover a wide range and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
MAINE ALL RIGHT.


> IcoNTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

-S}tit s5t@ sf,,
Ladies Who Use Face Powders.
To neutralize the injurious effect OF any.
powder or LIQUID. use G IEAURELLEO OIL BALM"
Ii the powder is used at night, apply "LEAUR-
Ellie" in day time: if during day apply 1t at
night, or first battle the neck and face with
t'LEAURELLE OIL BALM" then apply the
powder. The effect is most elegant; Keeps
Druggists, large size prepaid by express for
$1.00. E. 8. Wells, Jersey City.
ROUGH ON CoRNs. LIQUID, &c. Salve and Plaster 1oc.
ssRough on Itch'
Ointment, cures Skin Humors, Pimples, Flesh
Worms, Ring Worm, letter, Salt Rheum,
Frosted Feet, Chilblains Itch, Ivy Poison,
BARRIERS Itch, Scald Head, Eczema. SOC.
Druggists or mail e. S. Wells, jersey City.
Wells Health Remover, cures Sexual Indifference.
A Red Nose, y
A gross, rough, red face or hands, or a coarse
grained, uneven or muddy SKIN destroy the
pleasing effect of the most handsome races.
LEAURELLE On. BALM will assure, clear,
smooth skin and complexion, tones Gown the
red nose, banishes Pimples, Blackheads, blotch-
es, Freckles. Prevents tendency to W rinkles,
Ageing or Whitening of the skin, drying up
of the flesh. SOC. and S1.00 at Druggists.
Large size prepaid by express Tor STU ~.
ROUGH ON TooTHACHE. Instant relief. 15c.
Don't die in the house. "Rough on Rats
clears out rats, mice, flies cockroaches, bed
bugs. Never fails, Sold all around the world;
used by all civilized nations, everywhere.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

$1,000 on account of the town debt, which
will reduce it to avery small sum. The
new free high school was unanimously
sustained. The nonresident clam digger
was tabooed. .yg,- % e. sa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

FEMALE TROUBLES.
Became so Run Down that Life
was a Burden.
Aliens SarsapariIIa Makes Life
Worth Living.
ROCKpORT, ME-, Aug. ), 'oI.
have been brought back to health
from the very verge or the
grave by Aliens Sarsapa-
rilla, and | rejoice at the privilege
of telling others of its wonderful
merits. For two or three years
have suffered from a compliCa-
ton of diseases peculiar to my
sex, and became so run down that
life was a burden. had a
terrible cough all of the time, and my
friends thought | was going to
die. had tried many kinds of
medicines without benefit, and was
about discouraged when began
taking Aliens SarsapariIla.
Before had taken it a week IL
began to feel better. Now have
taken three bottles and can say that
/ am cured-entirely cured. |
twas not faith that cured me, be-
cause had no faith. 1t was Al
lens Sarsaparilla.
MRS. JAMES MUTT.
Sold by all deafers-12S Doses, SO c..
TIE Allen Sarsdparfifd Co.,
Woodfords, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
wells Health Remover cures Sexual Indifference
A Red Nose,
ROUGH ON TooTHAoHE. instant relief Is

Don't die in the house. "Rough on Rats"
clears out rats, mice, flies, cocfroaches, bed
bugs. Never fails. Sold all around the world; ;
used by all civilized nations, everywhere.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
The Result in Gray.
Especial to the Press.1

GRAY, March AT the annual meet
ing of the taxpayers of Gray the following
were elected officers for the ensuing year:
Moderator-W. H. Vinton.
Selectmen-Geo A. Morrill,, VIM. M. Dow, A.
j. Dunn.
Town Clerk and Treasurer Frank L. Clark.
Supervisor of Schools-Carrie E. Doughty.
Trlant Officers-Chas. Stiles and M. n Lunt.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Cyrus La
than.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08

The Result in South Thomaston and Was
srn
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-08-20
When Creek ct Russ,

A Greek vessel was lying at anchor not
long since in a harbor in the Black sea,
and being a rather suspicious craft an ex-
else officer was ordered to keep watch OF
it's movements The captain was anxious
to perform some illegal operation with his
ballast, but he found it impossible to es-
cape the vigilance of the officer, SO deter
mined to make it worth his while to wink
both his eyes. AS, however. the Russian
understood no Greek and the Greek was
quite ignorant of Russian, the proposal had
to be made in dumb show. After indicat-
ing in pantomime what he wanted to do
with the ballast the skipper wrote down
on a piece of paper, ''ten rubles." The
excise officer read the paper, and then
promptly wrote underneath it., 100
rubles." This was more than the Greek
felt inclined to pay, and the negotiations
fell through. The affair, however, reached
the ears of the authorities, and the Greek
was arrested. In court he rounded" on
his accuser by producing the document
which had been the medium of negotiation
between them.
"Did you write this?" asked the judge
of the witness, as he pointed to the words
100 rubles."
81 did" stolidly answered the officer.
"Then you demanded a bribe?" retOrted
the judge in his severest tones.
"By no MEANS" answered the astute
Russian. The prisoner offered me ten
rubles and l told him would not do what
he wanted for 100 rubles. "-Boston Globe.