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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
CHARGE OF FORGERY.
Middlebury Man, On Wedding Trip, Ar
rested at Lancaster, N. H.

Middlebury, JAN 6.--Word reaches
this place that Harry Mccormick, who
It Is alleged, has uttered six forged
checks bearing the name OF Nelson Muir
ray, Of Lincoln, and passed the same IN
this section, has been taken into custo-
dy at Lancaster, N. FL. lie awaits a
reqnisition from Governor Bell. McCor.
mick i said to be on his wedding trip,
having married a yonng woman from
this town. The aggregate amount of
the checks is SaI6.
Mr. Murray does all his banking with
the Nergennes National Bank. Checks
have been issued to various parties and
all on the Yergennes bank. The last
one was refused BY the bank because IT
made Mr.. MuTay's account overdrawn.
The bank notified Mr.. Murray that he
must make q deposit, to which be re-
piled that he had balance there. and in
this way the forgeries were discovered.
The check that was protested and dis.
closed the forgery, was for little over
SIT, and was given to G. +. Rich Of
Middlebnry. Another was given 70 v.
NJ. Benedict Of New Haven and another
was given to Loomis j. Smith OF Bur.
llngton, and still another to j. q. Caudet
Of Bristol, and two Of them Mccormick
got cashed himself at the yergennes
bank
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
The Bush Guinea

toriginalI
People on hearing Of some strange
incident are apt to remark. What an
excellent story that would make. .
whereas there may not be IN il a single
element the story teller can make use
Of Per contra, there are incidents that
would pass the general reader unno-
ticed, but would be seized upon at
once by the writer Of fiction.
A long while ago, when Bristol, Eng
land, was growing rich with the profits
Of the West India trade, a stranger set
tied in the town, taking lodgings near
a famous old inn called the Bush. One
day soon after his arrival in Bristol,
about the noon hour, he entered the
coffee room Of the Bush, seated him
self at table near cheerful Gre for
1t was late ID the autumn and called
for glass df brandy and water.
Would you like to see the London
paper, SIR asked the landlord, hand
ing him the sheet.
Thank you,1 said the stranger
Now, the act Of the host was notice.
able from the fact that the stranger
bore about him no evidence Of prosper
ity Or that he would make customer
for the inn worth eultlpating. His
clothes We're seedy, bis body was lean,
and be was bent over IN d confirmed
stoop. lie read the paper through, paid
sixpence for his brandy and went out.
The next day be came again at the
same hour, called FOR a sixpenny worth
Of brandy read the paper ana depart
ed. He never gave walter d zee. new
er took d meal in the house indeed. his
expenditure was but sIxpence day.
which included the monopoly Tor the
noon hour Of the paper He was mani
festly q gentleman III very poor circunl-
stances. and it was not long before lie
came 70 be known as the poor gentle
man
Never for q moment did John Weeks,
the landlord intimate Or permit any
one &c bis employees to intimate that
the stranger was something of
sponge On the contrary. Weeks would
reserve the paper for him every day
and gave ont that when the poor gen
tleman@ bad It no one else was I'd ex-
pect it
Christmas came without the poor
gentleman even having called for any
thing to eat tn the house, and Weeks
made up his mind that his guest should
have one good square meal free of
expense. The day before Christmas.
as the gentleman was departing. the
landlord stepped no to him and said.
Tomorrow being Christmas. str. we
keep open table. ana should esteem
Il great honor, SIR, If yon would par.
take Of our hospitality.
The poor gentleman muttered his
thanks and went ont, neither accept |
Ing nor declining the invitation. The
landlord feared that though he had /
put the case as delicateiy as possible. |
he had wounded his feelings, placing
himself ID the attitude Of rejecting on
his guests narslmony. His feelings
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
BURNS MONUMENT IN QUINCY.
Movement to Make Memorial Similar to
That Set Up by Barre People.

The Scotch residents Of Quincy, Mass.
are pack Of project to honor the meme
DRY o. Robert Burns, the famous poet.
much IN the same way that Barre did
few years ago. The growth Of the idea
VIII be OF interest to Barre people and
the following outline Is given. it being
from a correspondents letter To the
Quincy Daily Ledger:
II has been q cherished ambition OF a
number OF the people OF Quincy to
erect here memorial in granite to the
immortal bard Robert Burns. This sen
timent crystalized into resolution some
TWO years ago. Clan McGreuor appointed
committee of clansmen to take the
initiative in establishing an association
- Quincy with the above object. The
same Was duly organized with Francis
Morrison as president and membership
unlimited Any one interested can be-
come z member BY application to Or.
MeLennan, secretary and treasurer.
me fund y raised principally from
private donations and entertainments.
only q small membership fee being charg-
e. Inc proceeds from the annual cele-
Dratioh OF the birth Of Robert Burns,
under the auspices OF both Clan Me-
efegor and Loyal Ladies viii be applied
wholly to the memorial fund. The re-
sPeetlge committees of these orders will
spare no pains IL making the entertain-
ment success soSsally and financially.
II seems in accordance with the eter-
nal fitness Of things that in land
where democracy Is the ideal in govern
ment, N education, in religion, III hopes
and aspirations, memorials are founded
70 one who sang SO sweetly and made
these ideals the household songs Of d
people whose language is her own. That
the memorial be worthy its representa-.
ton, Il the fond hope Of its promot.
ers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06

couple Of servants were dispatched
down to the wagon, which the police.
man had managed TO sidetrack lit.
tie way down the block despite the pro
tests Of its small guardian. In the rear
Of the vehicle. conspicuous enough but
hitherto nnnoticed, were stored pump.
kin and barrel Of red apples, and ii
gave the servants a tussie to lug them
Into the house.
"Bigges punkin in Jersey. explain
ed Aunt Celia proudly, while the fam
ily and the guests admired the great
yellow thing AN de apples ii right
off'n Celia's fahrn. missy!''
Into the drawing room, where the
marriage ceremony was performed,
Aunt Celia followed close at the heels
Of the other guests, and her eyes never
left the bride, The ceremony. how
ever was delayed long enough for the
gifts Of Aunt Celia 10 be taken III and
placed IN position Of honor among
the costly wedding presents. a gold
punch bowl had to yield its sway to
the barrel Of apples.
Diamonds and silver and wonderful
ornaments acted merely as settings for
the giant golden pumpkin, and not
guest passed out Of the house without
taking last look at the wedding gifts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
9be Times Daily Short Story.
'Ol..R = ~ . - g. d. q, Il, - II,

were reviewed, however. by the gentle
man appearing the next day punctualls
g O'Clock in the same seedy garments
he mad hitherto worn. Seating him
ser at the table he partook OF a dinner
with the apparent relish of one tc
whom a square meal was a novelty
not falling TO do justice TO the rare ale
Tor which the inn was noted far ana
vice After he had eaten his fiji the
landlord handed him his paper. which
ne read till he had exhausted every
Wora. then rose to leave. Weeks. who
naa enjoyed the satisfaction his bene-
hclary had shown III the one meal he
had taken In the Bush, stepped up to
nm and helped him TO put on hts
coat To cap the climax of his gener-
osity the kindly landlord sIipned 4
christmas gift Of a guinea into the
poor gentleman's" hand. The re-
cipient looked at the gold piece. then
az the landlord. sighed; something like
smile lowered for a moment about his
lips; then, buttoning up his coat, be de-
parted.
Anat was the last time the poor gen
uelnan was seen at the Bush. wheth-
er MS absence was that after such
kindness be was unwilling to trespass
further on the generosity Of the land.
lord, whether he had suddenly died Or
gone to some institution, Weeks did
not know He only knew that bis
guest came no more, and be missed
him
John Weeks was too generous n man
20 make money. He gave shiiling,s
worth for a shilling, and when the
owner Of the building he occupied adj
Yertised II for sale be had no money to
buy 4 and all that he possessed, which
was the good name Of his hostelry and
the business be had built up, was to be
a dead loss.
The advertisement Of the sale ap-
peared in the London papers. and one
day when Weeks spirits were AT the
lowest ebb at tie grim prospect before
him he received a letter from 4 famous
London banking house stating that II
he wished to acquire the bouse he &C.
cupied he might draw upon them for
the purchase money.
Was the offer bona fide or cruel
joke on the part Of some one who knew
his desiresl Weeks made up his mind
that the only way to find ont was to
go 70 London and present the letter.
He lost no time In reaching the me-
tropoiis and. going to the bank, sent |
the letter in BY a messenger with the
Information that the person to whom
Il was addressed was without. He
was not kept long waiting, the messen-
rer conducting him into q private Of
Gee. There, standing warming his
back before > fire. stood the poor gen
What does it mean?" asked the as. [
lonished landlord.
1T means that am Thomas Coutts, !
bead Of the banking firm or Coutts &
so,, aud shall be happy to make some
'eturn for past favors."
1t Ii said that the Bush guinea was
lfterward worn mounted IN bracelet
u Mr. Coutts' widow. the Duchess of
i. Adams. MARY 7. ELLIOTT.
i
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
THINGS THEATRICAL.

f.tsa Gilroy has been singing the
sammy song IN The Wizard or or. 4
4 has been reported that Ethel Bar
Emore Will have i now play by Jack
London, to be founded On one of his
aorels
Tile title Of the Drury Lane theater
Mondon) pantonime FOR this year ii
The White Cat and klaw & Erlan-
ger will present It ia this country next
faIl.
+ had to come Mrs. Chadwick has
been dramatized 4 play entitled "For
Love and Millions VIII exploit this
remarkable woman on the stage next
season.
Lew Spencer well known black
face comedian and liz different times
q member Of all the best minstrel com
panies in this country, died ut chi
cage recently
Eugene 0'Rourke is the latest addi-
ton 70 the cast Of '.The Money Max
ers, I which is to introduce Ida Con
quest as 4 star under the management
Of Tom w Itgier
Miss Louise Cunning, whose singing
and acting have helped to make
Loves Lottery success. will 40
pear as star at the head of an opera
company next season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting Win Be Held In Mont
pelier, January 10.

Ihe Evolution Of Forest Growtha
viii be the subject Of an illustrated Leo
tlire by Dr. b. f. Farnow Of Utica. NJ.
~, at the annual meeting Of the For
estry Association of Vermont to be
held at Montpelier, January liz. Prof.
i. X. Jones Of the University Of Yer
mont at Burlington, win also speak.
The business MEETING Of the assoeia-
ton will be held in the afternoon at 8
o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
A COLD DECEMBER.
Last Month Colder at Enosburg Fails
Than Same Period in 1ana.

EnosbuTg Falls, Jan. 6.The month
Of December, 1904, was much colder
than the same month the year before.
In 1903 the lowest the mercury 10.
gistered was "a degrees below zero De-
cember - and in 1904 it registered SO
degrees below zero December e5. I'm
1908 the mercury registered degree
above zero December rs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
WAS FORMER HIGHGArE BOY.
ames B. 0'Neill Appointed Surgeon
General of Maine National Guard.

st. Adams, Jan. Governor elect
Cobb Of Maine has signifed his intention
OF appointing DR.. James B. O'NeiH Of
Portland surgeon general on his staff.
Doctor O'Neil Is q native Of Franklin
county, q brother of Miss Tressa OsNeill.
q nephew Of Miss NJ A. Nolan, and i
cousin Of Miss Katherine Mailman, Of
this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
octopus and sea Hon.

The keeper Of the lighthouse near
Crescent City, Cal, reports d battle lie
tween sea lion and an octopus. The
octopus wound its tentacles around the
lions body, but the lion bit them OF
one after another and ate them. 9th
er lions then helped to dispose Of the
octopus carcass
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
Uses or Lumber.

For whai il Tie greatest amount 0f
lumber used9 Nine people ont Of ten
will say for houses and buildings tt
is doubtful il 81 per cent Of The lun-
her output goes into buildings. The
railroads farmers and miscellaneous
purposes talse about 40 per cent. and
the other 20 per cent goes into boxes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
anenr s.ltx-

Salti, a Sandman city, has no police,
no clergyman. no doctor, no chapel.
Marriages are ratified by a priest or
registrar at a parish many miles dis.
tant to which brides and bridegrooms
travel in patches to have the necessary
ceremonies conducted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
The A1exnnsrrtte

This rare stone IS sometimes called
the black diamond, and its curious
property Of changing color enhances It's
charm. Isl daylight It ii d dark. al.
most black green, but held to a strong
light i tones TO d sea green BY gas
light the gem Is blood red.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
BuRIINGrcN,s LIGHTING PLANT
porgress Being Made Upon This Munic
ipai Venture.

Burlington, Jan. O. Bellman d san.
ford, the contractors who are installing
the new municipal lighting plant in Bur.
lington, have been awarded the contract
for furnishing the poles and wires. Their
price il $4,000. The contract Is signed
and the work Of installing poles and
wires must be completed within so DAYS.
The contract Is for wires for CITY pur.
poses, and not for commercial use.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06

Sailing Carriages For Desert Use.
Initiating the land ships now en-
ployed IN sailing on the sands OF the
California and New Mexico deserts and
successfully used for pleasure on the
southern beaches and In many other
parts Of the United States London
builder has made sailing carriagss''
for use in the Egyptian deserts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
JINGLES AND JESTS.
The Facts II fhe cnnn-

The Facts In the Case.
Three drains do not a scruple make,
Nor twenty grains a dram
Tell that to those who like fake:
I'm up on that. am
Inc drains are never served By grains.
And the more OF them Won drink
The less your stricken conscience pains
Makes scruples don't think!
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06

II II estimated that greater quantities
Of gold and silver have been sunk In
the sea than are now ID circulation on
earth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
Shnr HACKING.

The ingredients which enter into the
composition Of shoe backing are bone
black, treacle oil of yitriol. sperm oil,
gumarabic and vinegar 81 sour beer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
ennnnfnn Women .

Canadian women are said to eat too
much sweetmeats. Their compilations
are almost invariably bad, an authority
says.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06

The priests of the Syrian Roman
Catholic church are allowed to marry.
and many Of them DO.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06

"She seems 70 be d woman OF I'M
usual tact
Tact Is no name for 1T She's had
the same housemaid for nearly two
years. ~ Chicago Record Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-06
The RahS.

man max stop foaming horse that's
tearing down the street.
May stop at enemyis advance amid the
battles heat.
In fact step almost anything III sltna-
tlons trying
But not single man alive can stop a.
baby crying
s,ti4 sst.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08
Innocence.

The revival meetings will soon get
the aid of men who have made names
in the special field of evangelization.
In the meantime a very marked up
lift of religious feeling has occurred in
Honolulu which seems to have begun
in a series of neighborhood prayer
meetings. There is undoubtedly a re-
kindled Christian spirit in Great
Britain and America. the influence of
which Honolulu would naturally feel
and out of which a genuine revival may
ensue. It's origin, humanity speaking,
is obscure, but that has been true of
all great reformations. One may east
ly surmise that the popular awakening
comes in protest to the loss of the old
Gospel landmarks through the effacing
progress of the higher criticism. The
shepherds have strayed into barren
fields and the flock wants to get back
to the clover
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08
4 SMALL SECESSION
FROM BtRGER'S BAND

Secession in kapeIlmeister Berger IS
Hawaiian Government Band2
So it was said. To think that there
could be any rebellion or secession in
the band which Berger has led for
over thirty years! Shades of Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse,
There is no such thing as secession
in Berger s code of discipline. He
learned all about discipline when he
was in the German army, and must
have been an obedient, well-behaved
member of one of the Kaiser's bands
away back in the 90 IS or T0's or he
would not have been chosen by that
great consolidator of Kingdoms as the
bandmaster of King Kamehameha VS.
band of Hawaiians.
And now the rumor has it that there
is secession in the band.
Well, on last pay day, three mem
bers of the band did quit. One was
the drummer boy; another played the
euphonium, and the other played some
thing else. That was all the secession
there was. They joined band which
is to play at resort outside of town,
but it is said they will drift back to
the big band again. They play now
every day from 2:30 to $50 and all
Sunday afternoon.
Another drummer boy beats the
sheepskin for Berger and the other
places viii be filed, so all is well
again.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08
HAWAII HAS
GOOD SHARE
It Gets Much Mention
In Agricultural
Reports.

| Ever since annexation, at every OPP
portunlty he has had, James Wilson,
| Secretary of Agriculture, has displayed
a cordial regard for Hawaii. ''The An
nual Reports of the Department of Ag-
riculture for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1904" a public document lately
received from Washington, is in strong
proof of the foregoing statement. This
is not so much on account of abundant
mention of the Territory of Hawaii in
the reports, as of the fact that there
are things done and doing for the Ter
ritory by the department which make
subjects OF necessary mention.
In one portion of the Secretary's
own signed report the greater part of
a page is devoted to information about
the Hawaii Experiment Station. An
other part of the Secretary's report
draws attention to the study of for
estry in these Islands which had been
made, and the appointment of a mem
Der of the Bureau of Forestry as su-
perintendent of forestry here.
The report of Willis S. Moore, Chief
of Weather Bureau, tells of the action
taken in March, 1904, to establish a
section of the Climate and Crop Service
Bureau in the Hawaiian Islands, and
concludes about Hawan with state
ment that arrangements here chad so
far advanced by the close of the year
as to justify the hope that the section
would be in full operation and issuing
the standard publications before the
close of the succeeding year.
The report of Clifford Pinchot For
ester has half page referring to the
Territorial department of forestry
and the appointment of Ralph S. Hos
mer, on the nomination of the Bureau,
as superintendent of forestry by the
local Board.
Three and quarter pages of the
report of A. G.. True, Director of the of
fee of Experiment Stations, is given to
the Hawaii station at Honolulu, with
references to the Hamakua tobacco
experiment and the Hiio banana enter
prise, to the farmers Institutes, the
chronological Investigation of the
leaf-hopper, the coffee industry, etc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08
A FABLE OF THE TIMES

A Man Built Duck Pond and
Leased it to a japanese with the I'm
Outstanding that he should not Keep
Ducks and Make a Nuisance but
Should use the Property for an limo
cent Cucumber Patch. The Japanese
was Bound by Lease which would
be Forfeited in Case Ducks were
Allowed to use the Pond. AS soon
as the Tenant got the Place he filled
the Pond with Ducks and Paid
Eighteen Per Cent to the Landlord.
The Landlord, seeing the Eighteen Per
Cent. pocketed it Gratefully but Pro-
tested in Loud Tones when the SAM
tary Inspectors came Around that his
Simple Mind had been Taken Advan-
tage of by Guileful Asiatic. Moral
An Increase of Dividends Promotes
Innocence.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08

THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF
HAWAII. Bound in law calf, sen
postage prepaid to any address in tn
United States for IS a copy. Copie
ran he had at the Gazette of1ire
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08
NO QUORUM FOR
TELEPHONE REPORT

No quorum being present, there was
no meeting of the Merchants Associa-
ton last night to hear the report of
the special committee appointed to re-
port on the Standard Telephone Bill
now in the legislature. 1t is understood
that the majority of the committee
favor the bill. with notifications, while
there is a minority report as we'll
The San Francisco Chronicle of
March 80, arriving yesterday, tells of
an expected battle of telephone COM
panies there, as a new company wants
a franchise to put in the automatic
system.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08

Kaniho is the yawping geyser of de-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08
HAwAIIAN's MILITARY HOP.

The military hop at the Hawaiian
hotel last night in honor of the officers
and ladies aboard the transport Sher-
man was a delightful social event.
From $3.50 until long after midnight Of
ficers, transport passengers and towns
folk danced to the fascinating music
furnished by Solomon's Quintet club.
Guests from the other hotels We're pres
ent. Captain Taggart, quartermaster
of the Sherman, with Captain and
Mrs. Humphrey and Manager and Mrs
Church formed a dinner party preced-
ing the dance.
There Will be no dance at the Hawai-
an Hotel tonight. Manager Church
"urteously deferring the same in favor
Manager Lake of the Young. who
woe his last transport dance this
vening.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08

The speaker would have been justi-
fed in ruling out Representative Fer
nandezs motion to read the 100-chapter
tax bill in Hawaiian after it had been
read in English. Fernandezs object
seems to have been one to waste time
and thus contribute to the need of an
extra session. AS the organic act re-
quires the proceedings of the Legisla-
ture to be carried on in English, it
would be proper for the speaker to en-
force it to save valuable time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-08
FAMOUS SCOUTS.
Continued From Page H.

NOOII01II1ICNI 4! / OIII l TO ~
Robert Dickson Boss Reese. Wesley
King, ]. A. Paegelow, c. E. Dority,
Crispulo Patajo, Clay Plat and A. j.
Macdonald.
Among the prominent army officers
sailing. on the Thomas for the Philip
pines are Colonel F. A. Darlington
Colonel Henry Wygant, Major H. c..
Fisher, Major c. G. Ayres and Captain
c. G. Sawtelle, Jr.
The drill of the scouts is said to be a
marvellous exhibition. They out-drill
many of the best regiments in the
regular army. Their setting up exer-
cises, bayonet drill and marching in
general are all performed with preci-
sion which marks them among the best
soldiers in Uncle Sans service.