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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, August 6.-Bearish sentiment
predominated In the wheat market at the
opening today, because of favorable weather
In the northwest September. after the
opening, sold up to 9l1a, and then declined
to CO.'S a9O2..
The corn market was steady. Septem-
her. 533s
The oats market somewhat easier at
the opening because of realizing sales on
the part of some of the bulls. who have been
buying heavily during the last few days
The general sentiment was also less bullish
September. 4Ss4.
LIVERPOOL. August 6. - Wheat - Spot
quiet; No. western winter, Is Nd: flu
lures quiet; September, Is. Esd; Deem
Der Is 3D.; March, IS 4IAd.
Corn - Spot American mixed firm, SIS
I'D. old northern, steady, 5s. 2kd. futures
firm; September, As 11hd; December,
nominal
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Government Securities.
Entries at Saratoga.

SARATOGA RACE TRACK, N. Y, Au-
gust 0-Follo wing are the entries for to-
morrow's events:
First race three-year-olds and up: handi-
cap; seven furlongs-Dr. Gardner. 126;
Keator. 112; Far West. 40: Purslane, 1O5:
Cablegram. 1902; Mark Antony II, 102:
Deuce 100: Acrobat. 95; True Boy 92;
Prince Ahmed 0S. Also eligible: Rapid
Water. 1872: saricinesca. 1l2; ]. c. Core.
100; Sir Lynnewood, los; Dashaway. 105;
Rifieman, 100
Second race four-year- olds and upward:
steeplechase; selling; about two miles
sLarone, 1872; Sheriff Williams. 144: Kernel.
147; Gold Fleur 147; Mackey Dwyer, 142;
"Buckman. 1877; Cardigan, 142; Judge White
1877.
give pounds allowance claimed for
horses to be ridden by jockeys who have
never. won five steeplechases or hurdle
races.
Third race, three year olds and up; SELL
ing; one mile-'Blandy, 1913; King Cole.
1Ol Kilter, 1O1; Arimo. 9S: 'Workmaid.
SO: 'Tom Dolan 1O1; Fright Royal, 9G.
Fourth race. the Spinaway; fllies, two
year-ods; five and a half furlongs-Julia
Powell, ll2; Aimee c.. H.; Winning Star.
H.: Beckon, 100; Grand Dame, H.; Polly
Watts H.: Half Sovereign, 119; Keep
Moving, H.; DESTROYS, IL: Red Bonnet.
1l2; sun Clean, 1l2; Stamina, 125; Adriana,
H..
Fifth race. three year olds; handicap;
one mile-Dashaway, 119; Senator Clay,
IA; Dick Finuel. IA; Acrobat. los; Am
pedo. 10; Cork Hill. io5 Also eligible
Tony Faust. 1926; Saractnesca, 12J, fenar-
ris. III; Riteman 1l3; Barbary Belle, 1853
Golden West 1Oi.
Sixth race. two-year-olds, selling, five
and-one-half urlonss-+Moquette, 107;
wild Star 81; Single Stone. 90 Darlin
lo4; Scallop. l02; All Alone, 101; Old
Acquaintance. Io2; 'Tee Tick. 1O2: -Mar-
bles. 80; Blossom Friend. 81: Lotus
Brandt a5; 'Alauda, 81; Sweet Taire. 104
Fresh. l02; william II. Lion, 1903; 'Queen's
Souvenir. "a.
Part cloudy; track fast
apprentice allowance claimed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
New Pittsburg Exchange.

PITTSBURG. Pa, August Ga new stock
exchange is to be opened in Pittsburg by
brokers whose business was DESTROYED by
the Mesta anti-bucket shop law. 1t IS stated
that about seventy-flve persons have signed
for the new exchange, and that quarters
have been secured.
The new exchange will open in a few
weeks, and Will deal in stocks listed In New
York and the promoters claim they will lee
able TO transact much of the business which
now goes to Wall street. 1t is understood
that the charter of the old Consolidated
Stock and Produce Exchange has been Sc
cured by the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. August 6.-Three per cent rentes,
>e5 francs ~ centimes for the account. Elk
change on London. Is francs 16 centimes
for checks.
LONDON, August 8.-American securities
opened firmer today. Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul advanced 1ss over yesterday
New York closing and the rest of the list
Mas.
BERLIN, August 6.-EXchange on Lon
don, 20 marks Al pfenLigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills, 4 per cent:
three months bills, AS per cent.
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Closing Quotations.

At the close Of the stock market the fol-
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations. there being no change In
balance of the closing prices:
American Smelling. 1G7.
American Sugar ISL.
Anaconda. JTA
Baltimore and Ohio, 9JA
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 53as
Canadian Pacific, 16352
Central Leather, 21la.
Chesapeake and Ohio, 34ia
Chicago Nil &; St. Paul 1861
Chicago & n. W. 1445s
Delaware 4 Hudson 1871
General Electric. 13324
Great Nor. pfd. l2724
Louisville e. Nashville 1904
Mo. Kansas & Tex4s pfd. G.IiL
NJ. S. & NJ, 9s.
New York Central 10
Northern Pacific, 125i.
Pennsylvania r. R.. 1904
Pressed Steel Car, 81
Reading, 9Sa..
Sloss Sheffield Steel. 80
Southern Pacific, SG7s
Southern Railway 1914.
Tennessee Copper 3Gl2.
Union Pacific, 1874
United States Steel 33la
United States Steel pfd 100
BONDS.
United States Steel IS 9G7s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Small transactions in ten Of the securities
listed on the local stock exchange made up
the business Of the meeting today. The
trading was featureless.
There was no trading in Washington Gas
stock, and the bid at the close of the regu-
lar call was 75k. more than point below
the closing bid yesterday. Today the Of
ferilg prce-77--was the same as yesterday
A $1,000 Washington Gas 4 per cent bond
brought 1903, which was yesterdays price,
and $1,000 in Washington Gas certificates
brought 105. which was one point and half
below the price for $1,000 yesterday.
A total of forty-fve shares of the pre-
ferred stock of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company was traded at 80
and IN. and the stock closed the same as
yesterday. The per cent bonds OF thls
company were exchanged to the extent OF
5000 at SOS, the same as yesterday
price.
In the sale of a few shares of Capital Ma
tional Bank and Union Trust Company
stocks the closing bid fell slightly.
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Grain and Provisions Summary.
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.


Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August 8.-WHEAT-Weak;
spot. contract. ,SsaSsis; spot No. red western.
"iha9ILa: August, ssassit; September. s9aS0Is
steamer No. red. s0XnSl: receipts So $3.50 bush
els; exports, 40, 600 bushels southern by sam
pie. Gias6; new southern grade. s2as9ia.
CoRN-bul and firmcr, spot. 500, AGO: August.
39aaGp; September. sos, a6l; steamer mixed, S5La
5S4 receipts. 10333 bushels exports l2O 600 bush.
els; southern white corn. 5GaG0 southern yellow
corn, -.6atD
OATS Firmer No white. 58a5Gi5 No 4
white; "Ja'1H4; No mixed, 81: receipts lG 300
bushels.
RiE-Quiet; receipts. 2oi bushels
HAN-St"ady unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS- Quiet UNCHANGED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
Fire-Damp to Be Revealed.

Prot. Grihant OF Strasburg has invented
a. instrument which Will reveal the pres
sncs Of frc-damp IN the atmosphere In so
sna' proportion as loo of one per cent
The Invention consists Of a column or
meta supporting above a cup and below
a rod connected with an electric current;
Between the l'ttle inverted cup at the top
and the rod below IL placed a graduated
tube. bell shaped. into which is introduced
Tho gas for analysis 1t VIII be possible to
detect the presence OF this deadly gas in
mines long before IT becomes dangerous as
al explosive, BY the use OF this Instrument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
PHILADELPHIA Banks.

PHILADELPHIA. August 8.-Weekly
bank statement: Loan and discounts 500
900 decrease; lawful money reserve, SSO4 600
decrease: due from other banks S1,459Oo
decrease: due to other banks, 81, 933, 600 de-
crease; deposits, 81, 10000 decrease; circu-
lation, $64, 600 increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
MAY RECEIVE A MEDAL
LOCAL BOY COMMENDED FOR saw
ING BROTHERS LIFE.

Kenneth ]. Hines of 1915 Q street. the
brother, Leslie C. Hines, from drowning in
Rock creek, near Thompson's bridge, July
0, may receive the award of a Carnegie hero
medal. Friends of tie brave little fellow
have forwarded number of newspaper clip
pings containing the story of the rescue to
the headquarters of the Carnegie hero
fund commission, Carnegie building, Pitts
burg Pa. and answers have been received
from F. NJ. Wimot, manager of the fund
practically announcing that a member of
the commission will come to Washington to
make a special investigation into the case
Frank e. Plummer, manager of the estab-
lshment at 18th and streets where Ken
meth Hines is employed as messenger has
taken great interest In the case To Mr.
Plummer's first letter containing newspaper
clippings and an outline OF the events Incl
dent to the rescue, Manager Wilmot has
replied, and in q letter under date of August
l 1t is requested that detailed Information be
furnished of the date, time of day. names of
rescuer and rescued, exact description of
the place where the rescue occurred, and of
the rescue itself, with the risk incurred by
the rescuer The names of three witnesses
were also asked In the commissions letter.
List Of Witnesses.
Besides giving the names of the two CEN
trail figures in the rescue. Mr.. Plummer has
named as witnesses Elton Wilton, 63 o
street, Edward Reed, 1900 14th street. and
Charles Remsburg, 1916 14th street, Giving
a description of the act. as desired, Mr..
Plummer in his letter said:
Leslie Hines was pushed off rock by
a COMPANION and then held under water I'M
til he was taken with cramps. The boy
who pushed him In became frightened and
hurried off Kenneth. who was swimming
quite a distance from him, happened to no
rice Leslie when he went down and hurried
to him. catching hold of him in the back
and swan with him to the shore, which was
ouite difficult feat, kennth is much
smaller than Leslie. He then proceeded to
work on his brother by tickling his palate
and squeezing his stomach, he had swal-
lowed great deal of water, and finally
succeeded in reviving him.
Kenneth was very much exhausted from
his struggle with his brother in the water,
but did not receive any bad injuries"
The water at the point of the rescue is
about fifteen feet deep.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-ReguIlar call II O'Clock noon" ash'hs'oh
Gas As. $1,000 ut 1913. go .,oo -. a.
washington Gas cert. $500 at 105 500 at loo.
Carfial Traction Js 81 900 at 1lo!4.
Coiumiia H. r. -s 500 at 1894. 49,,
Washington Rwy. and Flee. Is, $1,000 at So's'
81 900 AT sos 81 900 at SOS. - ,o
washington Kwy aud Flee. pfd at -, 10
at -, 80 at I'll
Mitchell Mining 20 AZ 2.s.
Capital National Rank. 10 at 2'l,.
Union Trust. ; at 12i. at H.
10 at >.
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Annapolis Professorship.
special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, August 6-Mr. Her
bert L. Rice, who has been on duty at the
naval observatory, Washington. for num-
Der of years, will be examined tomorrow
by the Naval Academy board for profess
sorship at the Naval Academy in nathe-
aticS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06

The attempt to work up interest In the
project TO build a tunnel across the English
channel has failed again This scheme Is
brought up every few years. and the pros
poets OF Its success were greater on the
last occasion than ever before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06

National uank notes received today TOT re-
demption s156,n55. Government rcce'pts'
From internal revenue, $5lS,46o customs
$957, ISL: miscellaneous, $1O2,56I. ENpeho-
lures $111U,UD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06

The sperm whale can remain below the
surface for about twenty minutes at n
time. Then II comes to the surface and
breathes fifty or sixty times, taking about
ten minutes to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
The World Of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, bankers
and brokers. 1919 + street, members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board Of trade.
Itch T o.lS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished 10y f. X. Chapman & Co 90 b. Chin
man. MANAGER, members New York Stock Ex-
change, 1901 st. II. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
Stock Exchange Holiday.

LONDON, August 6-The stock exchange
here will be closed Saturday, August Fl.
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Government Receipts.

In the sale of few shares of Capltal Ma
tional Bank and Union Trust Company
stocks the closing bid fell slightly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26

New Woman" after which there will br
a supper, followed by a social dancr.
Misses Iva Wiley and Grace Quimby
and Mrs. Asa Bosworth went to Old
Orchard on the excursion Sunday.
Miss Katharine Follansby went to
Bradford Tuesday to visit her sister,
Mrs. I. A. Chase.
II, NJ. Hubbard aud family and
friends are spending the week at Camp
Essex.
Prescott Chase Of Bradford is visiting
at p. K. FolIau,hy's.
Rev. ). +. Cooley has gone TO his
home in Barnet for two weeks vaca.
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. J. .. Ames of Berlin. y.
H., were at Il. X. Poole's over SUNDAY.
George Cole has moved his family to
Groyeton.
Edwin Rich OF Springfield, Mass. is
visiting at Wayne Cobleighs.
Fred Knights is working for Charles
Stevens during haymg.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26
NORTON

1t will be recalled that April 20, 1906,
the store of the Nelson Co. was
burglarized several watches and other
articles stolen, also n few dollars in
money, including post office funds. The
safe was blown open by the aid of nitro
glycerine, and part of the safe hurled
considerable distance, and the store, too,
was badly damaged by the force of the
explosion. April "A three men were
arrested at Berlin, n. H., on suspicion.
and part of the proceeds of the burglary
found in their possession. They were
taken in charge by the United States
officers. They gave their names as
Irving, jenkins and Mcdonald. While
awaiting trial, they broke Jail at New
port Mcdonald effected his escape,
but Irving and Johnson were recaptured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26
LEXINGTON

tor"-i5a= Lee has finished work at
Haio, ntoaIac,t's and.hAs gone to work
on fer! boat at SOUTH Lancaster
Maulus Hobrook has returned from
his visit At T!ltou aud Monroe.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Horace Holden of Ca.
naan are visiting Mrs, Agnes IIolbrook
Miss Pearl Ilolbrook returned to
Island Brook last Monday.
Carl AIdrich is helping with haying
at GaiuS Blodgett's, aud Ernest Hol-
brook is helping his cousins during
having.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26

When Irving was placed on trial he
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
two Years Imprisonment at Rutland,
Jenkins had his trial last week at
Windsor, the case occupying several
DAYS. After fifteen minutes delibera-
ton the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
and judge Holt imposed "A sentence OF
three years and six months at hard
labor in the house of correction at Rut-
land. Alex Dunuett district attorney.
prosecuted in the trial of Jenkins. His
companion in the affair, Irving, WAS
placed on the stand His story is in
teresting. He testified that he went to
Norton Mills about two weeks before
the robbery and that it was then that
he decided to rob the poSt-otiice He
went to Norton Mills from Sherbrooke
and Richmond Que, and when he re-
turned to the above named place he
met John Jones and another man named
Smithy whom he knew. He then told
them what he had in mind aud they
agreed to go in with him. Irving then
went to point III a clump of bushes
near railroad side track and scared a
burglars kit complete except a Jimmy,
so they started for Norton Mills, steal
ing their ride on freight train, Ar
irving there Irving secured two jim
mics from SAW mill on his way up the
street and with these he and Jones
opened the front door of the Nelson
Co. store, III which the post-otfce was
| located, while Smithy stood guard.
While Jones was inserting nitro-glycer,
inc in the key-hole of the safe, it being
all old-fashioned one, Irving was search
ing behind the counters and found a
watch and ring and some knives which
he took when they had blown the safe
open and found what a small amount
of booty it contained. They had fall
ing out, each going his way. They
secured mileage book and small
amount of money. Irving then went to
/ Island Pond aud remained under cover
till Sunday in the Grand Trunk yards
when he met John Mcdonald whom he
knew slightly. Mcdonald asked Irving
where he was going and he replied to
Portland, Me. Mcdonald suggested
that they go on the same freight
train but as the day was Sunday they
had to stay in Island Pond till Monday
as there was no train out and it was
after that that the witness met Jenkins
1t appears that Jenkins has already
served two terms in prison in Maine for
similar crimes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26
TAPLIN 4 COFRAN,
AUCTIONEERS AND REAL
ESTATE AGENTS

will sell personal property and real es-
tate at public auction or private sale in
all parts of New England.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26
Local Business Notices.

VI Akk IN IHE MARkEl
for p in. dry box pine aud / in. aud :
IA. chestnut. We will also buy a few
lots Of standing timber. Correspondence
solicited. Morton r. Converse \ Son,
Ninchendon, Mass.
HORSES PoR SALE.
| have three horses for sale good
workers aud good drivers. ". r. BoULps.
SS0 buys my boat and boat house
WV stall at Birch Point. Write
for particulars to l4O Humboldt Park
way, Buffalo. y. Y.
Elmer A. Cabaua.
HAY WOOD BRICK
Hay, wood and brick for sale by NJ. G
Davis at Haymarket square, Island
Pond, Vt. Office ia Lakeyiew.
WOOL CARDlNG.
Barton Wooden Mills, carding and
greasing, Sc. Washing, carding aud
greasiug lie. Wool left at Geo W
Brackets store, West Charleston. and
w. W. Goes store, West Burke, carded
aud returned at &c per bunch extra.
Last shipment November To- Hand
spun yarns aud rolls for sale. Leave
orders at agencies.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26

If death should claim you tomorrow
next month, year hence-have you
made proper provisions for your dear ones
or estate? .
The logic of this table is that every
man should take just as much insurance
as he can possibly carry.
ILLUSTRATION
Take man at age of 35 whose net
income over and above expenses is
$1,000 per annum. His expectation
of life is 30 years, and his insurable
value is $l7,S73. That is if he places
Sl7,S73 at interest at 40 and drew
from this fund $1,000 yearly it would
last 30 years and no longer. Therefore
such man at age 80 wishing to secure
for his family $3.50 per year for 30 years
Chs expectancy must carry $500 of
insurance $500 per y ear $4,000 of in
surance; 81 900 per year Sl7,S73 of in
surance as per table
Is your income properly capitalized?
Better attend to it at once. Tomorrow
your capital as represented by yourself
may be either hopelessly impaired or en-
tireIy wiped out.
". ". SPRAGUE & SON,
Hao Hsnts nj NJ yas~a..
st. Johusbury, VI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26

he .eadIng lights OF so
clcty shine best under the
brilliant glow of Electric
Light.
For social functions Elec-
trlc Light is pre-eminently
the most satisfactory light.
Electric Light is the only
hight for the home. 1t re-
QuwcS no attention nor care,
It's absolutely clean, safe,
ornamental and convenient.
Wen be pleased to tell
you more about it if you'll
call.
Island Pond Electric Co.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26
GUILDHALL

Rufus X. Poole was in West Stewards
town. n. H.. the first of the week.
Mrs. &. c. Hayes has been on the
sick list.
The Lady Maccabees will give a
drama Friday evening entitled "The
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26

Farms and business properties avail
able at all times, as we make this a
special branch of our business, giving it
particular attention. Offices at
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Congressional Situation.

In the gossip of affairs of state at
the capital, which appeared In the
Milwaukee News, the writer has the
following to say of the situation in
the Second congressional district:
'In the Second congressional dis
trict Judge Byron J. Castle is already
very hard at work preparing for his
campaign against Congressman John
M. Nelson. 1t is said that Judge
Castle is corresponding with men in
all of the precincts in the district
and is trying very hard to work up
a precinct organization which shall
begin an active campaign for him
at once and do all it can even this
early to work up sentiment in his
favor. This organization, also Judge
Castle hopes to keep up until the
primaries, so that he shall have an
active force of workers in all parts of
the district on primary days. 1t can,
however, be said that Congressman
Nelson Is not allowing any grass to
grow under his feet and that he is
already prepared to put up a very
strong battle to retain his congress
SIGNAL seat
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

No man in the world has greater
sympathy with the unfortunate and nc
one is more ready to extend helping
hand than the writer, but when young
men in the full vigor of life through
laziness and shiftlessness neglect their
families and deprive Lnem Of the bare
necessities of lite while the husband
and father is enjoying himself at
saloons where he is not wanted and
sponging drinks, the law should take
him by the back of tbs neck and COM
pei him to pound rock until he learns
habits of industry.
I here are several cases IN this city
who, while there is an abundance of
labor at good pay, toll not, and their
families GO hungry ard their homes
are uncomfortable because OF the
absence of fuel with which to keep
them warm.
The attention of The Leader report
er has been called to several cases
where families are on the verge of
starvation because of the impruvidence
and laziDess of the man from whom
better things was expected and while
condemning the man The Leader re-
Trains from giving names of the par
ties in hopes that there will be re-
formation and husbands and fathers
become men and provide Tor their
families as they should.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Story With a Moral.

Yesterday, Aug. Tanck, ST., told
The Leader reporter story that has
a moral and is applicable to the recent
Scofeld libel case against the Mil
warkee Free Press and the Pfister
case now on trial in the circuit
court in Milwaukee. Some years
ago, there were two butchers in
this city who had the reputation of
helping themselves to poultry, pigs
and sheep when the owners were not
present to object. There was rivalry
between the butchers and much hard
teeIing, finally one of the butchers
accused the other of stealing sheep
and his rival promptly brought an
action in the circuit court forslander de-
handing heavy damages for shattered
reputation. when the trial came on
the defendant introduced several wit
nesses to prove that he was such a
liar, that no one would believe him,
not even under oath and he jury
rendered a verdict assessing the
damages sustained by the plaintiff at
six cents.
Possibly Scofeld suffered no dam
ag e, for no one believed anything
published derogatory to his character
or business reputation and it may be
so in the findings of the jury in the
Pfister case. The man or paper that
is everlastingly knocking men whom
they dislike for political reasons soon
lose their influence with the public.
An honest expression without virtu-
preation or viiifcation goes farther
in advocaney of principle be it right
or wrong.