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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
A Boys LOGIC
TO A LIQUOR SELLER.
If Not Too Young to Drink Then Not
Too Young to Take Total ABB
stinance Pledge.

a little boy was induced to sign thu
Bond Of Hope pledge, His father was q
collector and one night saloonkeepel
called on him for tile purpose Of paying
his taxes. In the course Of the CONVEX
sation II came out that the little boy
was d tcetotaleg
what" said the saloonkeeper with a
sncer A mere boy like that teeto-
taller"
Eyes, sir said the boy 4 am one.
"And you mean to say that you haNr
signed the pleIgeg"
Yes, sir; | have, and ] mean to keep
is too
Nonsense said the saloonkeeper,
THE idea. Why, you are too young to
sign the pledge
The little fellow came up to him, took
him quietly BY the arm and repeated the
words. YOU say. ST, | am too young
to be a teetotaltrga
Yes, | do
Well, now, please listen,p said he.
= win ask You question. You are a
saloonkeeper, are you not, and sell beeg
Yes. ! am saloonkeeper and sell
beer
well, then. suppose came to your
house for a pint Of beer Would yon
send me about my business because
am 50 yopng9"
mo, not said the boniface eThat Il
quite different thing"
Very we'll, then said the noble lit
tie fellow, With triumph in Ms face, sif
! am not too Young to drink beer, l am
not too young 10 give up the beer"
The salooHkeeper was defeated He
did not want to argue with that boy
again. Rams Horn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
SEEK GIRL WITNESS IN BOSTON.
Police Hunt "Georgie Dickinson With
Whom Whitmore Was infatuated.

Boston, Jan. S.--Mrs George Dickin
son Of Dorchester is sought BY inspector.
of Chief Watts staff as the most impor
tant witness in connection with the muir
der OF Airs. Lena Whitmore, victim Of
the New Jersey swamp tragedy
It has been ascertained that Mrs
Dickinson left the Grand Central sta
ton, New York, Monday on the 3 o'clock
train, due in Boston at $3.50 that night
She has relatives in Dorchester, where
he and her sister lived until year and
half ago.
Harry Dickinson, husband Of the miss
ing woman, admitted to the police yes
terday that his wife had come to Boston
Dickinson has been freed Of all connec-
tion with the case and discharged from
custody.
1t is believed by the New York and
New Jersey police that woman was
the motive for the crime Theodore
Whitmore planned to elope with George
Dickinson He gave her iewelry. Some
Of this jewelrv has been found in the
possession of Daniel O'Nei of no. 236
Adams street, Brooklyn. It was given
him by Whitmore, O'Neil says On the
outside Of the envelope is marked:
"To one can't forget
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
GLEANlNGS.

There are 1000 Chinese words that
have each ten different meanings.
Turkey pays Its public officials less
than any other nation In the world.
Human hair to the value of nearly
100000 is annually sold in France.
A woman in England stands a
chance. as figures show, Of living three
years longer than d man.
Edward Carnage. one legged ne
gro Of Macon Ca makes his living by
street exhibitions Of high jumping.
Getting some one TO hold his crutch
breast high. he jumps over it like a
kangaroo.
James Wight Of RockIand, Me-, was
surprised the other day to receive a
letter plainly postmarked Hell" Up
on opening it he found that it was
from friend who is on one Of Uncle
Sans warships and that it had been
mailed from a village Of that name in
Norway.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
Copper King Charged With
False CertificatiOn
A NEW YORK SENSATION
Financier Held in $4,000 Bail--Charge
Grows Out of Recent Events in
Monetary CircIes--Certifed
Check for s62,76s.

New York, Jan. ST. Augustus
Heinze, was arrested yesterday by a
United States marshal on an Indictment
charging him with having Illegally GER
titled check drawn on the Merchan-
tile National bank.
He was held in $4,000 bail after en-.
tering a plea of not guilty to the in
dictment.
The amount Of the check which
Heinze is accused of having certified
falsely was $62,76s. Heinze appeared in
court with counsel and announced that
bail would be furnished Immediately.
Heinze who has had q remarkable
career as mining engineer, promoter
Of various mining companies, especially
those developing copper properties and
within the last year or two as fnan-
cier. He was president of the Mercan-
tile National bank up to October last.
At that time there were heavy with
drawaley from the bank, due primarily
to rapid decline in the price Of stock
oil the United Copper company in which
Heinze was heavily interested. Heinze
icoiBhtu HUN tHt pitnlUeucy OF tine
bank. Charles w. Morse, the shipping
promoter who had been associated with
Heinze in various enterprises, retired
from the active management Of several
hanks which he controlled and it was
the great unrest precipitated By these
changes that brought about culmina-
ton of the city's financial troubles
generally and the panic which was in
full sway in the later days of October
1t has been reported ever since mis-
retirement from the Mercantile that the
federal government was making rig
i'll examination of the affairs OF that
bank and others, with view to tine
prosecution OF the persons responsible
for any unlawful act that might be
discovered.
Heinze i also accused Of illegal GER
OF other checks amounting to
100000 on or about Oct. ia, according
to his counsel, Edward Lauterbaek Mr..
said tina abundant col
lateral had been deposited to cover these
checks Many Of the checks were pay
able to the order of Otto Heinze & Co.,
Of which firm f Augustus Heinze,
brother, is member Augustus Heinze
gave bail in the sum Of $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
ODD ACCIDENTS.

In an effeft TO help a wounded spar
row William Longberry OF Phlladel
phia fell of the roof Of a house and
was killed
sTrs. Mary Carman was killed neal
Usage. N. /. BY freak Of tho wind
which tore Up o chicken house. whirleo
it around and threw it on the woman
crushing her skull
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pool, sged
flfty-six and tifty-two respectively
were killed at the same mlnuEe. the
husband by an explosion in coai
mine and the wife in the railroad yards
at Centralia. III.
A lighting water bird. known as tbs
stake driver. was captured near Port
land. Mich. By Byron Aldrich. When
he blew smoke at the captive The bird
plunged its bill deep into the mans
eye, the sight Of which win probably
be destroyed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
BETRoTHAL WILL END HER
MANY LOVE AFFAIRS
Princess Beatrice, Niece Of King Edward,
Was Once Wooed BY Waldorf
Astor-will Wed Prince
Alfonzo.

London, Jan. 8 Princess Beatrice Of
saxe-Coburg Gotha, niece OF King Ell.
ward, is 70 marry Prince Alfonzo Of
bourbon Orleans, and for the first time
ii the history Of England since Charles
|, welded Henrietta Maria, daughter OF
Henri Quatre, viii there be an inter.
marriage between the English royal
family and royal or ex-rpyal family oil
France.
Princess Beatrice Is the youngest
daughter Of the late Duke 81 Saxe.Co.
burg 6otha, formerly Duke Of Elm
borough. SHE is but 90 years old, and
unusually attractive Sire il happy
careless, warm hearted girl Of dis
tinctly radical nature, and has an up-to-
date American irregerence for old fash
icled court etiquette.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
The Gender Of the Moon.

In English. French, Italian, Latin
and Greek the moon is feminine. but
IN all the Teutonie tongues the moon
Is masculine. Which OF the twain is
its true genderg We 90 back to the
Sanskrit for an answer. Professor
Max Muller rightly says t''On the Re
ligions Of India9, 1T is no longer de-
MED that for throwing light on some
Of the darkest problems that have to
be solved by the student Of language
nothing is so useful as a critical study
Of Sanskrltr Here the word for the
moon is mas. which is masculine
Mark how even what Hamlet calls
swords. words. words" lend their
weight and value 70 the adjustment Of
this great argument The very moon
IS masculine and like Wordsworth's
child. is father Of the man" Moon
Lore"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
FIGHT TO BREAK WILL
OF ILLINOIS MILLIONAIRE
Late Col. Smell Cut OFF Son With $50 Pei
Annum and Tied Up His Immense
Estate For a Hundred Years.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. s.-The fight
for the millions left by the late Col
Tom Smell has begun in the De Witt
county circuit court. There are hints Of
sensational developments in the evil
dence.
The suit was filed by his only son,
Richard, who was cut off with $50 a
year Many Of the other heirs are sup
porting him, but as there is stipula-
ton in the will that any one who con-
tests forfeits his on her share 1t mas de-
cided to confine the prosecution Of the
case to one, the son, who had the least
to lose
The most remarkable phase consists
in the clause which provides that the
distribution of the estate Is not to Be
made until 90 years after the death Of
the youngest grandchild. As this child
ii but five years old. it will be seen that
the property might be held inviolate for
almost century and thus prevent any
Of the heirs now living from enjoying ii.
The plaintiff will endeavor to prove
that Col. Smell was not in his right
mind and that the tying up Of landed
property for such a long term is against
public policy and detrimental to the in.
terests Of the community
Counteracting the assertion Of men
tai failing, it viii be shown that Col
Smell spent year or more in drawing
up the will He consulted the leading
lawyers. Of Chicago and st. Louis and
obtained their advice upon the plans.
Mabel Smell of Kansas City, VINO IS
said to the the daughter Of a deceased
brother Of Tom Smell. was literally re-
1nenbered in the will, being given ST.
200 year for life and deeds to prop
erty in Fort Dodge, Ia. The other heirs
claim that she is not a blood relation
and not entitled to share in the estate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
IS CHARGED
WITH MURDER
WbitmOre is Formally Held
BY Court
WILL BE WITNESS TODAY
At Inquest at Harrison. N. J.--seek Girl
Witness in Boston, Who Was
aa Great Friend Of
whitmore. .s
WILL BE WITNESS TODAY

Harrison, N. j., Jan. S.-Theodore s
Whitmore, husband Of Lena Whitmore
the woman who was murdered and then
thrown into Lamp Black swamp here
on Christmas night, was yesterday for.
mally charged by Chief Of Police Rodgers
with being the perpetrator Of the crime,
and will be the principal witness at the
inquest, which is to be held to-day.
Police Captain Kuehne Of Brooklyn
yesterday notified the local police to be
sure to hold William Bartlett, as there
is charge Of highway robbery against
him in Brooklyn Bartlett IS the Brook
lyn waiter who was held here as wit
ness after he had identified the swamp
victim.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
Adom,s Punishment.

A prominent pastor tells this story.
81 visited certain school one daS
where Bible instruction was part of tho
daily course, and in order to test tbs
children's knowledge asked some ques
lions. One class Of little girls looked
particularly bright, and | asked tins
tallest one What sin did Adam com
init z
He ate forbidden fruit
Right. Who tempted AdamY'
Eve
@Not really Eve, but the herpent
And how was Adam punished
"The girl hesitated and looked con.
fused. Behing her sat little ssyear-
old. who raised her hand and said
please, pastor, I know
Well, tell us. How Adam was pun
isbedg
He had to marry eve. -Harper's
Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
anAY NoRro1K surr-577s.

purple, bourbon blue and mandarin.
These are not the combination of color,
but merely used as a touch Of color on
a collar facing the top OF a girdle or
On a revers.
A novelty Of the season is broad
cloth Of thin weave showing a velvet
figure or stripe These cloths are all
imported and sell from So TO Sc a yard,
so there IS no likelihood of their be-
coming common.
Lightweight suitIngs in shades OF
gray are exceedingly smart for school
boys wear and are particularly liked
made in Norfolk fashion. This suit
shown in the-cuf has one OF the best
Jackets Of the sort with shapely kulek-
erbockers. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
Industrial items.

Steel piles are now economically cui
Off by the use Of the electric are.
The mail order houses OF Chieag,
alone do business of about 500. 600,
600 per annum.
In India the patient native weayers
working for a plttance with hand
looms, make enough cotton cloth IA
furnish every man, woman and child
In the world yard every year
In France all mechanics are required
10 serve an apprenticeship Of fromtwo
10 three years. During one-half Of that
period they are required to board them
relyes auf PRE- ret paid any w sa.s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
A chanasd BIRD.

An Irishman who wasn't much OF a
hunter went out to hunt one day. aud
the first thing he saw to shoot at was
a bluejay sitting saucily on the top Of
fence. He blazed away at the bird
and then walked over to pick 1t up.
What he happened to find there was a
dead frog. which he raised carefully at
arms length, looking at it with puz-
zled air Finally he remarked, well,
hegobs. but Sc was foine looking
burd befur OF blew Their fthers OF O
verse; Judges Library.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
snaksa as Mouse Traps.

About the beginning Of Queen Vic
torla's reign an old man. who was nick
named the Duke Of York. used to sit on
the steps Of Kings college chapel,
Cambridge, with a basketful Of COM
mon snakes. which he had caught and
trained to catch mice. for which pur-
pose these curious mouse traps found
ready sale among the undergrad
nnl.a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
FORECAST OF FASHION.

Wide Back Hats Among New Styles.
Vivid Touches Of Color.
TulIe boas come in light blue, pink.
gray and white They are waist length
and heavily trimmed with rose petals
of the same shade
The narrow front hrim and the wide
back is a fashion In the new headgear.
Bandeaux VIII be more worn than
they have been for the past year
Almost all OF the neutral tinted ma
terials are frightened with touches Of
vivid color, such as emerald, prelate,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
70 Appoint Two New Generals.

/
Tie appointment of Colonel Medoreni
Crawford Of the Coast Artillery Corps to
be brigadier general makes an addi-
tional appointment tn that grade to be-
made By The president in 1908. as Gem
eral Crawford retires for age on Jan 2s.
He will be followed By the retirement Of
Isigadier General J MI H Davis on the
3lst inst Much interest attaches to
these two vacancies Of the present month
because 81 the long list IF candidates
who have filed their applications with
the WAT department Of made known their
ambitions at the White House The list
of candidates includes majors Of the line
ia anticipation that the appointment
may 50 TO comparatively junior officers
instead Of being confined to coloneIs
The policy Of the president appears to
be in favor Of the retirement OF older
colonies who have good records and who
do not come within the class who could
be retired as hrigadiefs on account OF
Civil war service. General Crawford
was one Of those officers, and there are
several who have equal claim in the
same way. It gives them a chance to
20 on the retired list as brigadiefs. The
president Is not committed 10 such
policy, by any means, because he realizes
there is something to be said against
appointing as brigadiers those officers
who are on the verge Of retirement and
who will not remain long enough on the
active list to perform any important
duty as general officers This has led
him to make some exceptions in favor
Of officers who had not vet reached the
grade OF colonel and in those cases the
officers have justified the selection. al
though among the army officers them.
selves there is much opposition to select
ing any but coloneis for the position OF
brigadier- general.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
Graduation at West Point Set
For February IA
WILL HELP MATERIALLY
In Filling Vacant Assignments--Tw
New Brigadier- Generals to Be- Select
ed--sone Of Colonies May Be
Jumped by the President.

Washington, D. G. Jan s The first
class At The military academy viii grad.
uate February 4. that date having been
selected Ply the superintendent 81 the
academy in accordance with instructions
received from Washington The army is
short Of officers. and lie addition to the
lisf resulting from an early graduation
viii help materially IN filling some of
the vacant assignments ii existing regi-
mental organizations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
CHIC STYLES.
II You Are Stout, Get Slender Imme-
dIateIy--Reddish Purple Worn.

Otately- -USuulsH TuFPle worn.
Whatever you are this season, you
must be slender. The verdict has gone
forth that hips are not to be In evil
dence and that long straight lines are
the "thing"
Reddish purple is to be smart color
In the winter both in dressmaking and
in millinery. but 1t is a very trying
color for most people
A really pretty model IN black felt
hats has rolling brim quite narrow, in
front which flares wen up 10 The
crown IN the back Directly In the
front the brim is slashed its entire
width, and fold Of velvet edges brim
and slashings Black velvet Is draped
around the crown, and over the back
falls q group Of ostrich tips. A slight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08

The mean level Of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans IS the same. but the
tidal variation at the two ends OF the
canal is considerable The tide rise
above mean level at Colon is one foot.
while at Panama it Is ten feet
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08

Towne-0f course tie scheme Is a
good one. but DO you think your wife
win approve Of IL Browne-Yes. II by
careful limiting / can get her TO formu-
late it herself and make her believe SIS
her own-Peanan's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
oes but Legal win.

The following VIII successfully stood
the test In the supreme court Of Cali
fornia: eCrclldepedro february 1892.
This is to serifey that ie levet mey
wife real and personal and she to dis
pose for them as she wis Patrick Don
aht,sp
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
ssautIful CITY Of India.

Jalpur is called "the Beautiful City
Of India and is noted among travellers
for the exquisite rose color which oil
Of It's houses sport 1t. gives the Inn
preston Of a pink coral city rising
from the sea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
W. c. I. U. SPACE.

This space belongs to the Womans'
Christian Temperance Union. They are
responsible for this space.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-29
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Business on the Washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday was small, judged By the
volume of transactions which were $2.003
in bonds and 133 shares Of stock. Bot
judged by the readiness Of many brokers
to take stocks al the prices quoted. or
even higher, q was an active day The
one trouble is that holders of stock have
an overweening faith that local securities
are due 10 pass through a bull market
and everybody wants the highest price.
II Is not buying power, but scarcity Of
stock at anywhere near the prices put
upon the board. that Is the trouble with
the situation. The cry from day 20 day
Is bid up the prices" and when they
are bid up the offerings are withdrawn
or raised. This makes an impossible mar
ket. with the holders Of stock in COM
m5ud OF the situation as long as they
can force up the bids from day 20 day.
Occasionally enc Of them IS caught. as
was the case yesterday on some shares
had % he sole. and was sold way below
what might have been had for il three
days ago.
one Of the features Of the day was the
FIRST actual sale % the stock of the Bell
Telephone Company Of Pennsylvania. the
new holding company which now con-
trols the property of the old Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company. The
sale was eleven shares at $t5 share
par value OF 800
The Washington herald., 1908-01-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York Ian. q -SUGAR-The market for raw
sugar firm. with sales Of 1900 90 1900 bags
/ Cuba centrifugal shipments not later than first
week in February. at . 1916 basis. 96test. and
/ l00l0 bags Cuba centrifugal, January steam ship
monts. at 7l5 cents basis 96-test cost and freight
Duty paid prices were $50 for IS Centrifugal; 335
for s9test muscorado and sos for s9-test m0lasses
sugar which is a fractional advance Refined sugar
was steady and unchanged. The London market
for beet sugar was ed higher. with January and
February at IS lls.d Stock in United Kingdom is
81 600 tons.
NAVAL STOREs-The market for spirits tlrpen-
tine was steady ard unchanged. with machine made
barrels quoted at s. at New York At Savannah
the market was firm az 5la, Rosin ruled dull and
unchanged, with common 20 good strained az 400 10
As. Tar was DUH and unchanged at as
BUTTER Receipts. 1880 packages. Finn.
Creamery extra. g.
EGGS-Rec1ipts, I3629 cases. Finner. Nearby.
white fancy. &aD, Western frsts, Q.
MILL FEED-Steady. fair dealings Spring bran
lMp0und sacks, to arrive, $3.50; middhngs. $500;
city bran, -i59. in bulk. Western red dog. 2975. 20
arrive; winter wheat bran. in 1o0pound sacks 3 30
OATS-Firm; fair demand. Elevator prices. No.
3 white 81 No 4 white, 55i4 No. mixed. 52h
FLOVR-fim; moderate dealings. Spring pat
ents 5.I5ae9o, spring clears. 500a5.3; winter
stTaights. A5la500 winter clears. 4ija4.60. Kan
sas. in sacks, patents, 525a5ioi straights, Assoc
clears i5al.65
RYE FLOUR-Quiet and steady: 4s5a5.g.
CORN NEAL-Fair demand Kiln-dried for ex-
port si5a3.55; coarse meal, in Gags l35aLs0
BUCKWHEAT FLOUB-Slow trade; small sup
PLY Choice 500
HAY-Reccipts. I640 tons. Irregular. inactive
Prime timothy, Loiall0; No. /, L00a102is No. 3
s0a95: No 8 S.
sTRAW-Uusettled Moderate s--=iness Long
NE 70a75.
BEEF-steady; small trading. Family. l501al55o:
packet l20al2sG
P0RK-lnactive; irregular, Mess. IL50a5oO;
family II 9oa1T50
TALLoW-steady; trade light CITY. in hogs
heads 81
LARD-Unchanged. Prime Western SIS; city.
Z50 refined continent $50; South American, 900
refined Brazilian kegs, 1885; city stearine. ss4a9
cleostearine dull; New Yors rs; Chicago. -.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-29
ASKS BIDS FOR CANAL WORK.
Commission Calls for 100000 Bar
reIs Of Portland Cement.

The Isthmian Canal Commission yester-
day issued proposals for furnishing 4,J05.-
oo5 barrels Of Portland cement for use on
TIE Panama canal Bids win be opened
in this city on March z.
The cement may be delivered al sea
ports Of the United States. or at Colon,
o. la Boca, on the Isthmus, The speci-
fcation call for proposals on the basis
Of transporting the cement in American
or in foreign bottoms. Bidders may sub
init proposals for furnishing all or any
part Of the full amount Of cement re-
quired
Contractors VIII he allowed 10 furnish
the cement in cl.aker form and grind il
ON the lsthmus. iB mill 70 be erected.
operated, and maintained by the cen
tractor
The Commission has also extended from
February 90 February Is The date FOR
the opening Of bids for furnishing cable
and cable railway installation for the
lock and dam 1T Gatun