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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
7be Times Daily Short Story.
Sseac1sIc1e 7sssgscs xrngs

closed with siesss taken on tie gronnd.
In the center Is space marked "
four posts. where the grave Is 70 be-
located. This Is not all ! want you
to be custodian &c my xTSYes sead foT
4 notary and I viii ursv NJ 4 psper
trsasserrias &c lot 10 sou with every
thing II esatsins, which, Of courxe. il
Ety Loty
What situations izy trip spelled,
eaIigsa to 80 home Ia cssap.aT and In
esre OF tie eornse Of the man who had
spoiled II, and my pay var plot Of
ground not wosth $50 which. after al,
must hold for a grave. NegcrtheIezs
consented IcaEnot claim that | did
1t solely from kindly motives. Enocli
Crane possessed singular Influence
over. ne. cftesi during nay attendance
upon him I wondered II were really
myself, IL were not uadeF some spell.
At such times Invariably thought or
sladbad tile saiicr,
When Mr.. Craze died ! possessed
myself OF bis wallet, which. ia addition
! to money, contained IN account for exs
4 peascs figured down TO the closest pos
;aib!e amount. it struck ne that he must
have been afraid / would reap q few
d5iiars out of the transaction. It paid
the ray exactly, and expended the
lat dollar in having the body trans-
ferred to the grave | had promised
Mr.. Crane thar / wonil rec The graYe
dug the bsdy lowered and the esrsh
put back, all under M swn supsrin
tendenee. To do this I muSt pay FOR
my ofTn carriage. Glad # the prospect
of eating The disngeesble natter or
| my hands, secured twS rsn with the
necessary implements and ras soon
standing beside them as they ding the
grave between the posts Crane had De
scrlbed. They had gone down ab,ut
four feet when one &c them threw I'D
tin box. took charge of Ii, bit
since Ii was locked | was oollgcd 70
/ wait my return to the village before
examining 1t. / presumed il 10 bc ait
other within of The man who was bcin1
buried.
Having kept my promise 70 the let
Ter, drove back TO The village and,
calling for room IN the little hotel.
4 proceeded to open the boz. 1t contain
cd number or envelopes. from Che
tcpnost drew 4 paper Il recopnted
the wrongs heaped upon Enoch Crane
By his relatives he Ind no wife Of
olihi-and their heartlcssness ID per-
hitting him to so abroad alone ID
rcarcll Of health. The next envelope
contained a paper willing Tho contents
Of the boz b the owner Of the lot ii
which Il was found. The remaining On
velopes contained stocks and bonds
worth $4,000.
! X was sonac time before could az
derstand that ia d twinkiing had
rofae Into possession ct fortune
This was owing ID my being daacd, for
never WINS there 4 eiearer case
owned the lot. and the swner Of the
let ovned the property found n Il
Eefof. leaving America the invaitd had
arrnn-ei to reward any friend be
rirht fnd
ARTHUR b BERWICK.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
PRESIDENT
M'CALL RETIRES
New York Life Trustees Ac-
cept Resignation.
NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT
The Statement, However II On Good
Authority--fEe HAS Suffered from
Misrepresentation and
NIisquotation.n

New York, Ian a,Et was made
known Sunday night on excellent All.
thority that John III Mccall resigned
On Saturday The presidency 81 the Nsw
York Life Insurarce company, says yes.
tcrday's Times, and that his resigns
ticn Ms Reluctantly accepted BY the
trustees
Official announcement Of THE resigna-
tion had been planned Isl the trustees
II Be rnade to-day, when The annual
statement d the company also became
public property
Mr.. Mccall, 1T His hone. would not
confirm thu report III Hill resignation.
None 81 the trustees ef the New York
Life Who could Be rtnetcd would talk
about MI Mccall Of THE cornpany's
affairs
Mr.. Mecali's resignation according to
the information which reached the
Times, was presented t0 full meeting
of the trustees, satmrdsy morning. II
was III writing. Iii Els litter be aid
thst, after long and careful considers.
fion. hs had felt ii best te take such
step In thk nsoHths during which
the insilraace controversy has affected
the Mex York Life. ne sid. his peaes
of mind hpS suffered fran continuous
niisundffst anding and misrepresentation
ef His aetsnnt nna distortion of facts
and nisqtlothtirn ~ hts uttefanecs My
The newspapers He WIS rot In COED
health uow. and hs felt that ii would
I,e hest fof himself and for TIE company
Tx he rssigned the presidency.
Protests were madr BIZ several Of the
trustees against receiving the yesigna-
item ii WIS msdr piain To these trtGs,
tees, howsyer. that Mr.. Mccall wnuId
shiie hy his resignation, and it Was then
accepted with appropriate expressions
III regret
All Of The trustees present were piedg-
"a 10 secrecy until Tuesday next, when
The srnual financial statement Of the
company VIII he inside public, This
statement II known 10 Ne even more
frsorsble ta the COMPANY than might he
expected Mr. HeSall, il /. understood,
intends to lrsve town after Tuesdsy
Bsxt n take lcnw rcrs. II il not I'M
probable thst he viii go 70 Europe for
while
JOHN ciadin. the we'll knoNn DRY goods
merchant. who i Trustee Of tie New
York Life, kas fregaently been spoken
81 lis MF. Aiet aIIs successor, bat II il
By ne means certain that Mr.. CIafin
will accept tho ekice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
slREs AND SONS.

M. DE wItte prancunres his name ais
II 1t were spelled Witch
Prince Peter Kropetksn. the famous
rsal reforrner. NOW resides at Brom-
II England
nir Henry Irving IN nnafed A. init.
mating thai he Mill devote his time To
fas writing III Ills autobiography as
soan as lie retsrcs from the stage
rx-Ieresidcrt Cleveland has survived
Its entire first extinct, with the cx-
tArtiom Of Afr. Villas. who presided
eves the convention which nominated
lin.
Professor j. Herschtergcr, lead Of
lie department Of ophthalrnology IN
Berlin university and one At the
worlds leading authorities on Tic eye.
II visiting this country
Louis i. rrndt. assistant attorney
general If the United States. who III
making d tour Of Europe. IL To retire
from once at tIe close 81 this rear. e.
resume private practice ii Milwaukee
Tlr. Douglas Hyde OF French rnrk.
ireland. Is coming to this csantry this
frI on Icefufins tonr. pr. Hyde il
president Or tie Gaelic League which
i actiye III preserving the cid Irish
tongue
Charles T. Yerkes, who il building
T.ondon's su5ways. has recovered sui.
neicntiv frora his recent severe illness
10 LEAVE London for 7nrls. TTis recov.
cry Ind been pronounced doubtful BY
eminent specialists.
John Hanke former living ncar
wiliiamsport. Pa. celebrated bis nine
ticth birthday by finishing four days
Il harvesting. in which he swung 4
cradle and kept UP with men less than
half his age Later lie had d family
reunion. at which he danced with his
great grandchildren.
Green McCurtain, governor Of the
Chnctaw Nation. will take his place
anaong the millionaifes ere long. he
settlcd up the affairs Of the tribe re.
Gently. involving the saie OF coal lands
verth s400og.000. OF this purchase
sTiee Governor Mccurtain will receive
10 per cent as commission. or $4,000
100.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
THE OLD NAN
OF TIE SEA

foFissnai1
In THE Arabian Nights Entertain
nae.its.'' 4 book that has delighted El.l-
Lona Of people both old ard young, IS
story Of how sindbad The sailor was
requested ID take sn eld man On his
shoulders and carry him across .
stream. When the old man was secure
II fi~ed III bis position he refused to
Get down, and sindbad wTs obliged 20
bear tie burden indefinitely aza re-
minded Of this story or the 1Old Man
Of The Sea- Ia something sirlilar that
happened to me when was voting.
Before settling down 70 nay pTofes.
sion, having put aside enough money
to spend d few m3aths iii Europe. /
went abroad. Tho sum was only $500,
and ! was obliged to piece 1t out by
doing good deal Of walking. One day
/ was trldging along through the En-
gadine when overlook a man who for
9one reason VAS having d hard time to
get On. When came up with him
bid him good morning and asked HIN
IL could 'Ec Of any assistance 10 him.
'sYou might help me along to the next
hotel he said. ITS only about a
mile
took bis arm. and as re walked
slowly On lilo told me that he was
Enoch Crane, an American. re had
long been eiling. anll bis doctor had
sent him abroad. Tie like myself, was
walking because liz couldn't afford to
ride. When We g7t to the Inn took
him to . room and helped him to bad
bel from which be was destined
Acyer to arise re was very III Ia tho
sigllt and | sat with him till near
morning.
Having NY time laid out and none
to loac, proposed after breakfast to
proceed Oh my journey. but Dir. Crane
begged me 80 pltifuily not to desert a
fellow couiitrynan among strangers
HAT | agreed 70 remain with him an
bther day. At tho end Of TINT dny !
Tas constrained to remain nnother md
mother I'll found tic time allotted
for my travels slipping away from
ne md | taking care Of slck man
Ia n little Swiss Inn.
In ibis way The whole time had
iaia oft for my "trip passed cad The
llne for me To 50 home arrived Thc
bid man was sinking rapidly, and the
Village doctor told him thar he Ind bet
Ssr prepare his aTairs FOR d journey 10
another world Then Mr. Crane called
me 70 It's bedside and said to me;
you te.l ME yoli are going home.
beg of you not 10 Ieare my body Ia this
faraway LIND, but to tske 1t with
you have expected TO die OVER here
ana have made every provision, lsv-
inr inquired tic cos 81 removal hi
every particulag Ysu will nnd exact
ii tie amount III ray wailst under my
PILLOW TAKE aT hrdy 70 81 III RI.
rouaty. III Massachusetts, and about a
milo north Of the vlliagc Oh tho ",
tgsn1lse i 4 lot forty feet square b..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
Pianist il I achain Gang. Z

You certainly find taIent ID the most
unexpected plarss,p said Alfred Dogia,
one III the Dcrie tris, On THE Orpheurn
bin this week at the theatre last night,
II Was In Johannesburg, South Afriea,
In 1895, about the tir1e hi the Jameson
raid. Fnnd. had nonr. and on account
of the sctiyity of the HceTt we concert
people saw little opportunity to make
any. Finally / recruited a small com.
paHy III those ia the same predicament
a. myself and We went to town called
MiddlthNrg. There Nas no theatre hi
THE town. but secured small school
house. 1T had no piano, 40 | went cut
tn borrow one. | succeeded, but the
big hearted piano man said / would
have e get someone to move il. I3v
this time ! didn't have cent and
finally vent to an officer cores onding
10 magistrate ID this enuntv and told
him fny troubles. He promised me the
chain gang. The prisoners were
brought ont and they carried the piano
to the school house ! had nothing to-
offer the men for their work. but aa-
nounctd rehearsal to which they were
invited 70 remain. The prisoners listened
IL the singing and PLAYING, and finally
one young fIaxen. haiicd chap asked nc
II be would bc allowed 10 play The
poor fellow then sat down and played
4 nocturne from Chopin and such playing
/ hsd never before heard The man
wss IN for murder; his list Of alleged
crimes included three or faar killings.
Tut how BIZ conld play Talent We fnd
anywhere, but usually III the unexpected
places. ~ Kansas City Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
THE GEWTLER SEX.


Thirty.tw o PER cent IF the school
teachers 1T Missouri are men and 6s
Der cent are woner Twenty six per
cent ii thc school teachers NJ THE United
states are men and IA DER rent are
womcn. III The last thirfy4three years
the men teachers Ill tie United States
have increased 81 per cent and the wona-
III tencheTs 17A per cent III Missouri,
during the same period the men teach
ers have increased lis per cent and the
women ass per cent Kansas City Jour
nal,
The number III women who come to
this country from the United States 10
hunt snd fish each season IA en the int
crease One ef these American rim.
rods caused sensation Az \ railway
station last wrsk as she trek an express
on her way hon1e. ri MAS not the hunt
ress herself 80 much as her garb, that
excited interest. Her costume was of
greer velvet and consisted of close
fitting iacke4, plain skirt thst reached
to her knees, stout GATHERS And 4 pair
Ill substantial hoets. On hsr head was
i rlose fitting hat, III which single
feather was stack at rskish angle,
while over her shoulder she carried d
rifle. MI oAe was bold enough tn st-
tsmpt to ascertain her identity and she,
xjth the tertant who accompanied her,
LIFT an the trsin without ralightening
anybody. All that the curious could
And ont was that four fine deer. which
formed part IF her baggage. were billed
10 some point In Illinois. Toronto cor.
respondsnee III Chicago ItcfsOrean
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
THE REVOLT
DIES OUT
Russian ReyolutioniSts Call
Oft the Uprising.
TROOPS HOLD MOSCOW
Remnant 81 the Insurgents Driven n
Surrender Chaos Along the Baltic
Virtual Anarchy ii the III
lithuanian Provinces.
TROOPS HOLD MOSCOW

81. Petersburg, Ian. ? The reyoln.
tionnry societies issued i manifesto yes
terday stating that IN view If the fall
ure 81 their risings they hive decided ~
refrain from ordering genersl insar.
|reetion it the beginning II the Russian
rev rem, NJ such declaration would
BE- likely To intimidats The iIl-infornled
and tilnid portion III the population,
The Government has declared iii in+
tention vigorously to repreas any pre-
pasations Tor d rising and ii fhf event
OF general insurrection is determined
Immediately to crush III The inhabitants
|of St. Petersburg are cxhortcd NOT ID
entertain any fear III an outbreak IN the
capital.
Moscow, Jan. So The Prots hsrcfT cotten
mill In which the rey0Eaticnists made
their last stArd, was surrendered sun
day after the rebels had given lip thefr
arms Tie iastisators III the revolt, with
ether YeveIutioraries In the Presns dis
'friet, also surrendered after the last Eff
forts VI the revolutionaries were crushed.
The Semenrvsky regiment occupied the
quarter without further fighting The
fetal number VI arrests rnads III the Pres
IA quarter was tso The population Of
the district lad been warnea and was
able III ssesps hefcre the hembar6rent
BIZ thr military began.
The authorities hsye organized homes
for womea and children who arr without
shelter. The damage tn property IN the
quarter amounts III naiIIinns nj ruhlsss
Reinforcenents continue 10 STRIVE.
Lander, ,iar. 1.-Ihe accounts ef SGT
rdsy'r syents ID Moscow In nowise
ngree al te the extent and gravity Of
Tie hrhtirE, though ait arren that the
rehels made their last stand in the west
ern part of the city, where practically
the full strength Of the reinforced troops
was directed tn crush them.
The Teitwrsph's SKI. Petersburg core.
spondsnt gives very gloomy picture of
lie general condition ot the empire He
says that despite the remarkable i'm
proyement Of sFsirs In Moseow when The
Revolutionary fire Il quenched III one
piscc 1t harnes mp unexpectedly IN am
ether
Yesterday the centre was Moscow,
today III l. Tver, tomorrow II NAV be
kien or Kharkoa Nearly everything
depends ~ the revolutionary proparan-
da, Anarehie chaos prevails in the BAL
tie provinces. where The rebels, spurnirg
ail human and several divine laws, are
creating tribunals guarded hy execution
srs and having no exit bnt TIE grave.
He predicts vcritalle whiFlwInds Of
dwelling terror in The spring.
The st Petersburg correspondent Of
the Timrs puts the rebels losses 1T Mos
eow On Saturday At 500, while S0a nom
ronabstants were killed and 900 wound
Cd. He SAYS tho lighting continued
throughout Sunday, che firing bring
chiefly b artillery At long range.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
EmIasnl naeIcrs praIss lis IsrrtalsnIs.

fSys ss.x.S -. ~ :, 4 =
- go co. y eeht Hssssuss
TT~ agn,ats wvMsh kn1NA ~ Df' flsfce :
uAsss assefa psavA.
Ut. JOAN Fgfe orc 81 the kdIteyisI staff
z; M ISLgcrlo 81 SnicAL 1NyIEw sys
y 1nasuth Fgos s1ese'ssks S1sstse wien
+ We = ~ gnsYs " 81 taa
WI q ~ ss... s $500 ..ssss R XIV
4, $500 y aess e tcx-
tt.sttr ~ ~ ~ 800 nksa EgT hsg1ael ".
III s,nts,,,sss ss N spfoauEsave syageTn
naent which more Ful i answer she as aFsye
purposes then nnv otser DRUG spt& sthfeh am
acquainted. In thu frestlmxAt Nj diseases pc
GUITAR " wensem iG y sclAusa that ease Is
seen when doeE not present soMe iHGleRtien
for tnls y, rene4sai akvAt,@ pr. Txss fuytAer
s&ys; Ehv E@lI9wiEk af@ aMsM# the l@ANiMg
a ~ seb, III eassass root aln
atomic weak ecn6stlsms III tke rssrti,sty Z
organs of w0nsem. mentnj aerrsssIfss ansi III
rttabluty associated with rhrsnie Nfaeasaa II
the Reproductive @rwHnm VI we1ssAe Nssa I'D y 4
sensation Of beat III the re9lcn 81 TIVE kid
neyss ncn d aslA sSeedias9 due ~ 3 wNaks
e,.SN ~ 80 sSslsNs
neriods sysi,ss rr ~ p
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
INCREASE FOR OPERATIVES.
$1,000 Women Mill Employees IN New
England Affected.

Boston, jan. With tile new veaH
II new scale of wages was irancurated
lin nearly every wooden manufacturing
centre ii New England involving ali aisA
nual increase In payrolls Of approximate
IIy $1,000 600. About fifty thousald
mill operatives participate in tho ir4
crease st percentage ranging from 4
10 Al PR cent Employees ri mills III
the states of Ohio, New York, connectiS
cut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, View
Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine are afs
fectea BIZ the new wage scale. In \
majority If cases the increase was made
Voluntarily.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
TIE Fellow who Knocks.

Now, here u toast. May II thrice
react
On the somhre yisaged duffcr,
With face DER long and with brain half
cracked
Who maketh ils all to suffer!
May the little red devils chase him, all,
On their redhot racks To break him,
While we drink one toast, though II be
as gail,
10 the fellow who knocks deuce take
hint
-FOUR business and mine 1T times may
Ing,
But bis tongue Tags forever.
Fle craft that tie sails floats the black,
black dag;
His motto Crush all endeaVor!
day the little rcl devils but that was
said;
Ani never The words win shake hims
70 hero Il toast, while Me wish him
dead,
r. thr fellow who knocks dsucs take
him.
can Francisco Call.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02

The wish to be beautiful il predomi-
rant in every woman, and mons can say
she does not care whether she il beau
tiful or not. nf. FeIix T. 6ouraud's
Oriental Cream, 81 magical bsautihef.
eiicits d elcsr, transparent complexion.
free from tan. frecltles or moth patches.
and - elosrly initiating nature as 10
defy detection. Il has TIE highest nedi
esl testimony A. well = that ct profra-
sinNsl celebrities, ard on is avs merits
Il has bzeore one 81 the largest and 4
popular speciality II the trade. Fred r.
HOPKINS sole proprietor ~ Great 1enes
street. Nt# ferk. Ter sale ~ al drug
kisfs aHa fAney goods desIers throughout
The United States. Canada and Europe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
NEW GRAND Jury.
Moran win Now 60 Ahead With His
Many Cases.


Boston, Jan. 2A new grand jury to
serve for the first six months Of 1906
took the oath Of office at the court house
yesterday. Unusual interest attached
to the incident because Of the alleged
action Of John b. Moran, who In Noveni-
Der was elected district attorney for
Suffolk county and who on assuming
office last month declined to present evil
dence to The grand Jury, which was then
serving for the last six months of the
year.
In view 81 the situation, many iTn-
portant eases were held for the consid-
Grafton 81 that body, sworn III yester-
day. Twenty one jurors met with the
new district attorney in the superior
court, where the oaths were admins
tered
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes presid
cd aud after Clerk Han1lin admins
tered the customary oath, Judge Holmes
instructed the jiWynen.
Among the important cases to be de-.
liberated BY the jurors il that of the
alleged misrepresentation of some $780,
600 in connection with the work of inn
proving the Fenwav, AIS found BIZ former
District Attorney Asa r. French of Nsr-
folk county, acting for the mayor,
Iii instructing the Jurors, Judge
Holmes said in part:
Yon and you alone have the right To
determine without dictation from. the
court 81 from any power of The com
monwealth. You are to reject All re-.
ports, suspicious Of hearsay evidence, but
with these exceptions You are to hear
all the evidence, whether it Is an at-
tempt To establish the guilt or innocence
Of any persons 4
IN closing, The court emphasized the
urgency Of strict secrecy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
MURDER ON INCREASE.
But Legal Executions Were Fewer al
Past Year.


Chicago, ILL.,, inn. 2. Unofficial sta
tstics Of the year slew that The nufabesl
81 murders and suicides III this country,
has greatly increased. ard that therM
has been d daeraasc iii The number III
legal executions compared with THE nlifnA3
Der of homir5Ses. The honaicides and
deaths by violence number 0,0l2 as conF
pared with 5 ,4s2 last year.
Il be stafthng feature iii lle record IL
the increase ii Che nuughe of MURDERED
committed III cold 3lVe M highway
men, burglars and tgi s of crisn-i
inals, the number being $50, against
AGA during 1904 Four years aco the
number was only 103 jealousy pros
yoked 57a murders and liquor 642. Hemi-
cldes growing out Of quar1els numbered
5,I1I.
1he record of self-destruetion Ii ona
Of the most deploFabla Of the year, tha
number of prominent men being much
larger than hitherto. The total nunbeis
il 0,as2, an increase az 512 over the list
Of the preceding year The steadiness
Of the increase ii indicated III the fol-I
lowing. IN 1899, 5,340: 1900, 6.775;
1901, 7,s45; 1909, s,5s7 1904, 9,240;I
1906, 9,9sa. The proportion of suicides
between men and women remains about
the same period nearly twice his MANY
men as women taking their lives. PLY \
sicians head the Hist Of professional men.
the number being 34to.
The legal executions numbered 1881
Of which iii were III the North and Nc iii
the South. Seventy three were negroes
81 white and one Chinaman
Mrs Rogers of Vermont was The onIvl
woman executed. Showing Che reIatiye|
changes az murders and executions, ia
may ~ said that Iii 1885, f,s0s murders
were reported, while tho number Of hang
ings were 100, while this year f5s wela3
hanged or electrocuted for o,st2 murders
committed.
The number 81 lynchinga was &C, tha!
smallest number reported since 1851
when statistics were FIRST gathered bsA
the press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
100000 MOTHERS
Daily Tell Other HTstIacrs

That cuticura seap is the best baby
soap III the weird for cleansing ard
purifying the skin, aHd that cntieMra
Ointment Is of priceless vsine for
soothing and healing itching, tortnt-
ing, and disngaring ernptions, iseh-
iras, and ekafngs. A single arpli-
cation of Cutierre Ointment. preceded
Nv warm bath with catieura Soap,
giYea instant relief, snd refreshing
slegp for skiu-tertured babies, ard
rect for tired, frcttrd nothers.
egtfsxzx SCAR Ususmsnt, sAe rr ~ ssa skronsAsst
I'M werld Tntgnr pk bra, Gers Eess@s eais PTpgs.
sa- seaA gss I Eew ID fnrs Dasg HameFta
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-02
GUILTY or SIMPLE ASSAULT.
Jury Did Not Find That Or. Morris
Tried TO XIII Penniman.

Woodstock Jan. 1.-The jury in the
ease against Dir. Georges T. Morris OF
Hartland, tried on the charge Of assault
with intent to kill Luther Tenuiman,
November 20, returned verdict Of Enil
II Of simple assault Saturday after
noon. Exceptions were taken and the
bai Of the respondent reduced from ST..
600 to $500