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The St. Mary banner., 1902-05-31
Harpooning
a Wife.

Every one down on the coast has
heard Of the gold in the San Bias
country. Thus far no one has ever
been allowed to take any of it away
aye; not even to prospect for it..
These San Bias Indians guard their
women like their gold, SO closely in
lact that a foreigner has never been
SLOWED to sleep over night on their
mainland. Even when the United
States Canal Commission wished to
run q line through that section they
found 1t imperative to first make a
treaty with the chiefs, guaranteeing
That no member Of the survey should
slther touch San Bias woman or
pfospect for gold; the chiefs were,
furthermore, given the sum Of SIS
each.
Now, my luck had not always been
only neutral, but inclined just bit in
ny favor SO thought would have a
n. anyway at that forbidden territory.
Vetting my outfit together took pas
sase on q little coasting sloop which
was to sail to San Bias for a cargo of
cocoanuts for the Colon market Ar
rived at the anchorage, went ashore
and was lucky enough to run up against
IN old Indian with whom l had once
talked in Colon. He recognized me
and took me to his thatched hut for
sup Of native chocolate. But might
esfwell have tried to obtain the origin
md tenets of his religion as to get
any satisfaction from him regarding
the possibility of permit to prospect.
The "maches," San Bias for men,
treated me well and wanted to trade
me out Of everything l had, sometimes
o6ering crude little ornaments of pure
soid-that gold had made the dreary
voyage in a coasting sloop to obtain.
! had chance to see these adopts
IN their native waters spearing fish.
They use straight steel point fixed
% haft of heavy rowa wood. The
steel is about sixteen or eighteen
inches long, without a single barb
While the haft is some eight feet or
more. The weight of the haft usu-
ally counterbalances that of the fish,
thus allowing the line to be drawn in
drawn in without pulling the point out
o. the quarry. The San Bias are
equally as good sailors as the Caribs.
My trip had been for nothing. While
0pping chocolate with my old friend
! asked him IL l could obtain a boat
% take me to Porto Bello. He said
he would send his son and nephew
WITH me. The son, Santiago, was a
comely looking fellow, with the usual
stunted San Bias figure; Valanda, the
nephew, l had not seen, but when they
began pushing the big canoe down the
sandy beach. I thought MIN to be more
than the ordinary squat mache except
tor pair of very intelligent eyes.
With usual Indian matter-of-fact
ness, Santiago had decided to take
his wife, Nitanga, and her little bro
tner. Ntarga was just about the
prettiest Indian had seen from Belize
@ tpe mouth of the Orinoco. so
uont object. She-but who can de.
scribe the beauty of an Indian girl?
Our stereotyped expressions are too
closely associated with our own ideas
y beauty to apply with proper force
The St. Mary banner., 1902-05-31
From George w. to Edward VII.

Should the Baroness Burdett- Coutts
live to witness the coronation of Ed
ward VII. next June, it will be the
third event of the kind she will have
attended. At the age of sixteen she
saw George w. crowned, and she also
attended the coronation of Queen Vic
toria.
The St. Mary banner., 1902-05-31
FELLOW CAME TO OUR HOUSE" /"
BY Alfred j. Waterhouse. y,

Fellow came to our house and said he
= guessed he'd stay;
Dreadful inconvenient to let him have
his way
Had no room for boarders, didn't have
bed
Tried to argue with him, and this is
] what | said:
"Hey, there, little chap,
Come and visit me,
Hnmpty bumpty, jumpty dumpty
On your fathers knee!
Have you made arrangements
To pay for board and cheer?
You'll find them unavailing,
For we don't take boarders here"
But, though my argument was sound,
as | submit to you,
think he meant that he would stay
when he replied "Goo-oo."
Fellow came to our house, and some
one talked this way:
Hes such a ittywitty that l guess
we'll let him stay
I cou,dn't see the logic, but she press
ed the tiny head
Ctill closer to her bosom, and this is
what she said:
"Itty-bitty felly!
Blessed baby boy!
Come to b'ess his mamma,
Come to bling her joy!'
And then tear down starting
Her loving glances blurred;
But her lips went moving, moving
Though she didn't say word.
And knew a prayer she offered-and
an angel hear it, too;
But the baby nestled closer and only
said "Goo-oo!"
New York News.
The St. Mary banner., 1902-05-31

The fellow who trusts to luck will
soon discover that he can't get any
other kind Of trust.
The St. Mary banner., 1902-05-31

Some people are like kite7-high-
strung and liable to 90 up in the air
The St. Mary banner., 1902-05-31

2o4: lard, s7,254, and other provisions
S21,12S.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
His Red Neckties.

J. Howard Jacobs of Reading. Pa,
who died recently, was buried wearing
q red neckt1e. Around this fact there
Is woven a curious story. Mr.. Jacobs,
who was one Of the leading lawyers OF
eastern Pennsylvania, wore a red tie
for the first time twelve years ago at
an important case that he was trying
The case seemed all against him. Ev-
cry one was sure he would be beaten.
and yet he won. After the verdict one
Of the opposing lawyers said: Jacobs,
that tie Of yours hypnodzed the jury.
You had better wear 1t hereafter In all
your important cases" Mr.. Jacobs
took his rivals advice. At every sub
sequent case OF moment he wore
hambcyant red tie, and It is said that
never when he had this tie on did
verdict go against him. It was in
honor Of this superstition Of his, which
all his friends knew and respected.
that he was buried In a cravat Of SO
brilliant and inappropriate a color II
Is not explained whether his friends
thought he would need the lucky color
In the last case he would plead.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13

Rather curiously It appears that the
new King Edward shilling has found
its way to London from Belgium.
While not IN general circulation as yet
in the Angio-sexon capital. a few Of
them were paid out in the city within
the last few days, having arrived in
consignment Of coins received from
abroad.
The Bank Of Dngland, 1t seems, was
not aware that there had been a new
issue from the royal mint
The new coin has the advantage of
being at least original in design, and,
while severely plain on the diverse, Is
sufficiently decorative in its arrange
ment to lead w to hope that the medal
lists who have charge Of the designing
and cutting of the dies from which the
British coins are struck are learning
something Of the delicacies Of the art
from the French.
It IL to be presumed that they will
shortly be IN general circulation,
though further inquiry at the bank
draws forth no further information as
to when this may be expected, and the
puzzle is still unsolved as to how the
coins actually made their appearance
abroad before they were known in Lon
don
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
SHOT Her HUSBAND.

Binghamton n y, Nov. 9-Mrs Enoch
Hink shot and killed her husband at their
home, about three miles above Port Dick
inson this morning about O'Clock. The
act was done in self defense, Hink at the
time being engaged in murderous assault
on his wife with an open clasp knife.
Iink WAS % years old, his wife Is 40.
They have been married % years. For
some time Hink has been Jealous OF a
nephew, Frank Hink. who has boarded at
the IIlnk home. Saturday Mr.. and Mrs,
Hnk and Frank Hink came to Bingham
ton. Mrs. Hink and Frank went to a
doctors for the purpose OF securing treat
ment for the young man. Hink not re-
turning to the place agreed upon. Mrs.
Hink and Frank drove home alone.
About o'clock Hink, who had arrived
home some time previously in an intoxi-
Gated condition. began quarrelling with
his wife and made an assault upon her.
She got away and ran out doors in her
night dress, bare footed and pursued by
her husband, ran down the road, He slash
ed at her with his knife, cutting a slit In
her garment She fell in a ditch and rolled
into a clump OF fern brakes, where she
hid. Her husband failing to find her. She
ran to the house and barricaded her bed
room.
Hlnk came back and. learning that she
was in the house, tried to open the door
to renew the assault. He succeeded in
forcing the door open about foot and
repeatedly slashed at the woman with
his knife. Mrs. Hink had her IS months
old baby in her right arm and could not
hold the door. In the corner of the room
was single barreled ten bore shot gun.
Seizing this. she threatened her husband
with it. 1t was discharged and the charge
entered Kinks breast just above the
heart. He died in n few minutes.
Kinks little girl. who had been in the
room with her father, trying to calm the
Infatuated man, seeing that her father
was shot, called on the mother to come
out. Hut the mother thinking that her
husband WAS shamming, did not do so.
The little girl then aroused her seven
year-old brother, who went to the near
est neighhor. a quarter of mile away,
for matches. When the neighbors came
Hnk was found lying dead on the floor.
II Is not thought that Mrs. Hink will
be arrested. The coroner says that he
looks on II as a case of justifiable homl-
eide, although Mrs. Hink claims she mere
ly took up the gun to Tighten the man
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
A SLICK SWINDLER
Stranger Gets about $500 on Worth
less Checks OF Rutland Merchants
Masked as Salesman.

Rutland, Nov. IA stranger represent
ing himself to be a travelling salesman
for leading New York dry goods and
cloak house has secured about $500 on
worthless checks from the leading msr-
chants OF this city and disappeared.
He came to the city with a largo travel
ing bag filled with samples of small wares
and credentials from the house which he
pretended to represent and found the local
business men decidedly easy. He showed
his samples and took orders from nearly
all or the local stores which deal to any
extent in dry goods or notions. After he
had taken his orders he would ask the
merchant to oblige him by cashing check
drawn on a we'll known bank In New York
city.
He was invariably accommodated be-
cause the merchants had many Of them
dashed checks before for drummers from
the same concern, and they did not for a
moment doubt the mans integrity.
lie spent two days in visiting the local
business men. paid his board bill in full
and then left town. saying at the hotel
that he was going to Burlington.
Nearly all of the checks which were
cashed for him in this city returned yes
terday afternoon and this morning from
New York, with the information that the
man had never had any connection with
the dry goods house he claimed to be work
Ing for and that the checks were worth
less.
The local police were notified of the cir
cumstances this morning and they will
mako an attempt to apprehend the man,
although he has had about three days in
which to get away. 1t is extremely unlike
Iy that he will be captured.
It Is estimated that he cleaned up In
the vicinity of 81, 500 in Rutland the larg
est amount which he took from any one
man being 5000. 1t has been learned that
the man has not put In an appearance at
Burlington where he claimed he was
bound and 1t is thought by tho police that
ne went to New York from here.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
RIG SALE OF sTANpINc TIMER.

+. II. Wright of Auburndale, Mass, has
sold to John Tudor Of Stamford. and
George Tudor Of Strdtton, u coo ono feet
of logs from his wood lot in Woodtord. \
portion of which is already cut. The logs
are mostly spruce the price paid averaG-
ing ten dollars thousand. Mr. Wright
reserves the land by the terms of sale,
he has about FIVE years in which to cut
and deliver the logs, The Tudors will at
once place mill on the land, and expect
TO begin saving in six weeks. The tim-
Der is easily available. Mr. Wright has
also Just purchased in Plainield, a tract
of 3,4o0 acres. covered mostly with spruce
and balsam, on which he expects to be-
gin cutting the timber this fall The pu-
chase price of this property was about
$50 000-St. Adams Messenger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
NEW BRATrLEBORO FIRM

Having filed its articles of incorporat ton,
the Hooker. Csrser q Mitchell company,
successors of Hooker, Corser & Mitchell of
Brattleboro. manufacturers of overalls
ana other garments. announce the make
up OF the new corporation. 1t Is composed
on James IT. Hooker. William II. Corser,
William II. Proctor and Robert c. Bacon
OF Brattleboro and Charles d. Whitaker OF
Hinsdale N. II. The corporation 10 cap
italized at $4,000 full paid. and the Of
hcere are: President, James +. Hooker;
secretary and treasurer. William II. Cor.
SER vice-president and assistant treas
urer, William II. Proctor; superin tendent,
Charles D. Whitaker. Mr. Bacon holds
only nominal amount OF stock. Mr..
l'ioctur, who has besp q member OF the
hardware hrm OF Mellen 4 Proctor has
sold his interest IN that business to his
partner j. Il. Mellen. He wifi become
manager of the Chicago house OF the new
corporation. lie has been in business in
Brattleboro 10 years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
Wall Street the Only Bearish Spot
in the Country at
Present.
ALL LINES or TRADE ACTIVE
Good Collections the Rule-Favorable
Weather for Farm Work Cereals
Lower and Dairy Products
Stronger-A New War in the
Sugar Trade.

New York Nov. 7-Bradstrcet's Novem.
Der Will say Of the state of trade:
wall street has been about tho only
oearlsh spot IN the country; jobbing trade
mas continued active at most markets ex-
ceeolhg last year; spring sales are of good
Voiume, indicating confidence and enor-
nous shipments Of all classes of ruer.
chandise have congested the railroads all
ready fuly occupied in trying to move
supplies OF fuel to consumers and grain
crops to market. The mild. open fan sea
son mas been valuable to the farmer, en-
aohhs complete farming preparations and
lnsuring satisfactory beginning to the
wheat crop, besides allowing the late cot
ton to mature and facilitating outdoor
work, such as building, to progress rapid
~. Good collections are the rule few ex-
captions to this being noted Prices show
great Steadiness those increasing or re-
manning unchanged far outnumberine
those declining
Inc cereals are lower on the week large
ly owing to the large movement most
important and sustaining feature Is the
immense demand for flour, which has i'm
proved in sale the past week. Export BUSH
ness In this direction is very heavy from
both coasts.
Dairy products tend to strengthen on
seasOnable changes
Cotton goods remain quite active and
strong despite the shading in raw cot
tOil' ne WOuc0 goods trade is imCrOE-
ing, and the predicted advance Of five per
cent. on some lines has been secured
without difficulty. Raw wool is very
hrm and supplies are closely held. Fine
and medium grades are hardening
Iron and steel show little changes. The
fuel situation is conceded To- have an i'm
portant bearing, coke is very scarce and
tully score Of eastern furnaces are
banked. There Is waiting tendency in
the import trade and new business is not
large Steel rail makers are still busy
and an immense tonnage will have to lie
carried over into next year Car build
ers are purchasing large quantities 4
plates for next year The reduction in
tho prices of tin plates was rather larG-r
than expected Some other products are
weak.
Small dealers in lumber are less active
but wholesalers report manufacturers are
still behind on orders, A new war has
broken out in the sugar trade, the Pacif,
coast beet product contesting eastern
is firmly held on expected worlds crops
being shorter. but the refined is weaker,
partly owing to the war talk Shoe man
ufacturers the country over are busy.
Complaint that there is no profit in the
leather business still continues. Hides
seem to be the keystone of the situation
and as they remain firm they give tone
10 the entire market.
business failures for the week ending
Thursday. November s number AS as
against 1874 last week. 19l in this week
last year and 16l In 1900
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
YOUNG QUARRYMAN KILLED
His Head Crushed oetwsen TWO Blocks
OF Granite.

Barre, Nov "a peculiar accident at the
quarry of Barclay Bros. at Graniteville
snuffed out the life Of a young duarryman,
named John Mcclellan, yesterday after
noon. death resulting instantaneousy.
Mcclellan was engaged, with another
workman, in raising a large piece of gran
tie by means of a derrick. The two were
passing a chain under the stone which
was raised slightly from the base Of the
quarry Mcclellan reached under to get
the end of the chain and in so doing thrust
his head under. there being just about
room enough.
The stone slipped and lowered two inch
es, Just enough to crush the mans skull.
The other workmen hastily raised the
stone and drew the PROSTATE body from
underneath. Death had been instantane-
Gus. the skull being crushed.
Mcclellan was 10 years old and unmar
ried. lie was a native of Nova Scotia and
so far rs known had no relatives in Barre.
lie had been employed on Barclay Bros. s
quarry only two months The body will
be taken to Nova Scotia for interment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE DAY
Little of Importance Accomplished in
the Senate.

the Senate.
Called to order by president, Devotional
exercises by the Rev. +. C. Abbey. repre-
sentative from Essex. Journal of yester-
day read and approved
READ TWICE AND REFERRED.
III. 19l relating to taxation of farm ma
chinery; TO committee on grand list.
House joint resolution. providing for
expenses of committee to attend w. w,
Grouts funeral; to committee on finance,
PETITION.
Petition presented by Senator Emery
from st. Johnsbury Center citizens rela-
tive to prohibitory law
HOUSE AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
S. 81, relating to unlawful use of milk
cans and other receptaces which passed
the House in concurrence with proposal
OF amendment, was taken up and the
amendment agreed to.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
S, 81 amending V. s., 1856. relating to
sine facias.
House joint resolution relating to print
ing report of proceedings OF Vermont
Historical society. Amended by provid-
ing Tor payment Of same
s. 90, relating to peddlers, amends No.
81 OF acts of 1900. Slightly amended. Quer-
les by Cartmel, Emery, Stiles, Phelps.
Replies BY Owner Brownell. Russell,
Annis.
READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
S. 10. authorizing Burlington Traction
Co TO increase capital stock. Slightly
amended.
BILLS PASSED.
II. 100 authorizing Clarendon & Pitts
ford Railroad company to extend It's line.
IL. l0l, relating to Rutland 81 Ttdewater
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
ANGELS OF STUDIOS.
Women Artists Employed NJ Poser
For Religious Pictures.

Women Artists Employed NJ Pesers
For Religious Pictures.
Posing for religious pictures is bust
ness quite apart from the sitting for
the artistic figure, and there are four
models IN New York who make q spe-
ciaity Of posing for artists and sculp-
tors whose subjects are distinctly re-
ligious. For several yenrs Miss Jessie
Williams has posed for various Madon.
mas. She is a young woman Of no great
beauty, but her face has the soft, sym.
pathetic expression which artists find
It to be difficult to secure. Miss Will
liams posed for r. 8. Church's "Madon-
ma Of the Sea-" ana from beginning to
end the work upon the picture was
tinged with humor.
Mr.. Church frst conceived the idea
one day when down at Coney Island,
the last place one would think OF in
conjunction with Madonnas, where he
obtained the central idea of the cross
formed Of white sea guils flying to.
ward the hind, just above the Madon-
mas head. The next day he sent for
Miss williams. The day was rainy and
muddy. Miss Williams, who is evident
~ prudent young woman. wore pair
Of rubber boots and short skirt, a cos
tune, to be sure, not very conducive to
the forming Of a Madonna. Mr.. Church
gave her an old gray gown lying about
the studio Twisting an old skirt into
q bundle. be tied It with a cord, and
from this model. while Miss Williams
gazed at the rag doll, he made his
beautiful Madonna.
Mise Marion French 10 known as the
angel Of the studios" She has posed
more times as an angel than any other
model IN New York. Her features are
delicate. her eyes are serene and placid,
her hair golden, and she IS, In fact, an
ideal type. Whenever an artist is in
need Of an angel Miss French may be
eeen about the studio.
Gertrude Henderson plays varied
roles In religious posing. Madonnas
are rarely attempted by Miss Hender-
son. She Is posed for the odd picture,
st. Cecilia, Ruth or a Rebecca.
such subjects being regarded as her
particular domain. She has received
some dramatic training. has a peculiar
ly emotional face and readily adapts
her expression to suit the require
ments Of the artist.
That the painting Of a religious pic
ture depends a great deal upon the i'm
agination and creative power Of the
artist or sculptor there can be no
doubt, for as matter Of fact there is
nothing save tradition to build on.
There is no special model which has
been handed down to us from Biblical
times. There Is a general type that
has been established. As this is the
case, It takes much study and work to
select q model whose features suit
the religious groups, which explains
why there are so few models Of all
those who frequent the New York
studio districts who are able to pose
for religious pieces.--New York Times.