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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
MINSTREL REHEARSAL.
How the Knights Of Columbus Work
up their Coming Entertainment.

lhr Knights ~ iflnhihus Aiu making
.iians riloits a. have lhriF Ministries oilr
ii llir lo.l aud lhrif constant Trhrafsais
an showing gpei wsnllsl the show be
hs practically rvad,, e interesting 70
aiinuss unn II the nuhrAFsals ani note
lir wnfk II Dinniaf John =, Nolan u
ll,.ian. sho is srnefal ol that slile
Il entertainment,
-NoW thai !. an rigl,i, aid Ne, Nolan
Al Asi nights rehearsal alter the chorus
had finished the nlscalns, but y Won
hnit "a go thpaugh Il again The nist
imifrs,iun ga the audirncu b made by
ihr overture, consequently ar must 90
ihrlugh Il in scnuinr mlnslivl style of
i maY not lUpk Null With that the
mpFiufr vas gone through and ~ The
expression Al onr oi the boAs "a Vas
No, that way: this Nay." aid Nolan,
a htilr later a. hr took tamhnuunr aud
isausins q alih irci, knees, elbow aud
head explained to the rnds lu,i how y
Arnt. Now. llauN, 4 > np to you,
sal the dinsriur aud Harry Henson
.irplssl up aud sang No, No Positively
NJ. in which the chorus Joined, Harry
doing a little dance while the chorus was
a0fllnE. ,iusi hrfr the director ca
planned htilr change that bc wanted 70
make and d was done.
That sounds like business, SAID Nolan
again when John Stewart finished he
s8ng. Gratitude, but Il wc take ~ that
chorus a little quicker Il VIII bc better,
ami the chorus went a. Il again.
Just then someone N the rear slafiei
talking. MIR. Nolan elapsed his hands
iuT attention and said, You viii do
me q favor ii you rrtain irom any con,
ycr.atiDn until the recess, which We VIII
have ia a few minutes. II there - any
thing that YOU do not fully understand,
ask me. not your nelghhor. I'm here
iur that purpose aud don't be AFRAID to
speak M" \ question was asked and
then a frcrss Wa declared. After the
r.ce.. Eugene Cray sang Much Obliged
to lou, Robert Mitchell sang The Ghos,
at the Banjo Coon, ID. Frank Shea and
H. &. Ricc came IN 10 run over their new
ionical song and the finale was outlined,
after which the end men retired with Dr.
ii. II. DConnor 10 talk over their Jokes
while eight Young women engaged IN
Butterfly Dance aud eight young men
wound up the rehearsal with a plantation
.ong aud dance IN which the director
joined as he said Just to keep myself
warm,
II was a profitable evenings work and
when seen aiterwarl the director said,
1t j. our aim 10 give the people run
Tor their money by making an effort to
produce the best amateur minstrel show
That Brattleboro has ever seen.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
ONE CASE DISPOSED OF.
County cour, Began Grinding Its oriss
al Newiane Tuesday,

County court oI,cnod Tuesday alter.
nson al a'elock ia NeNiane with Judge
,.oorso N. PoNun presiding, Tho after.
noon VAS ouruplrl IA considerations OF
molions iuf continuance aud other similar
business ul the a eases On the lury
lnal lisl about hall slill stand ior tfiai.
4 iuH Was rmpancllrd "Wednesday morn
ing M the case ol Elias Prouiy Of Hall
iaK against 1Ren Motden Of Marlboro.
lhis case l. on an appeal from ludg.
mrni a Justice oi the peace and is
brought 10 recover so aud interest, the
ialanre on a prumissofY note originally
given iof So ior three head Of cattle. The
note contained memorandum on the
haek NaTtantlng the title ui the prop
eity, The defendant refused Ia pay 81,
claiming that one Ui the COWS was not
the prUIeity ui the plaintiff when sold.
The defendant offered 10 evidence an arbi'
tfatiun agreement entered into by the
plaintiff. Who claims 90 have owned the
e0w .intr i Wa a cali aud insists that
the arbitration doe. mol apply. The de-
iendants evidence tends 10 show that
Nhsr The cali came from one oi the PLAIN.
tiiis COWS il was rrarcd by the deceased
.1n vi the plaintiff and was his property
ia iari. Last evening the jury brought IN
a verdict Tor the plaintiff "a recover
the amount oi the note, interest and costs.
The ease oi Richard Corey. against Del
ben Boynton. appellant. both OF London.
derry, j. set Tor trial this morning, and
the ease Of the Jaquith company, appel.
LAM. against the estate Of i. g. shum.
way is set Tor hearing Monday. This case
la, alrady been tired in county court
Jury aud was remanded from the su-
pfcme cour, for Tctnal
Nil. Jaluiih, Reporter Chase's private
sicnographer, has been taking his place
a. court reporter while he has been try
ms the Prouty. Worden case.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Conversational Statistics.

John NJ. Comstock of Chelsea, the sta
tistician OF the Congregational denommnaa-, ma
lion. has compiled his figures for 1917
for the national yearbook. and reports
that the 2l3 churches in Vermont had
the first day OF this year 22,055 members,
as against 22,O92 the year before Ihe
additions through the year. were 5ii on
confession of faith and 465 by letter from
other churches. The Sunday school mem. EN-
bership has increased 227 through tn, the
year to 1912. while the young people
societies report total loss OF Y, Their @
present membership being. 5,SSl. The
number of families have increased ri from
1856 in 1906 to ls,4e9 in 1907. There
has been the largest increase IN e1e Deheko- k
inr @ sIo5 55l more than the previous year.
Home expenditures have increased from
s22i,3ll to s22s,926. The invested ste funds, u.s.
siO5,O56 have. increased S4o,o-o ~ the .he
YEAR and the indebtedness OF tne
churches has been reduced Ss,S67 to its
present figure, S2l,5S5.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Thoughts for Parents of School Chill
dren.

Many schools throughout the county and
state will open next Monday, The state
laws now require every child TO attend
school from the beginning OF the hrst
term at least 2s weeks IN the year and
longer time il the school is IN session
more than the ~ weeks. Ii pupils be-
tween five and 10 years OF age are not
ln school, teachers are required TO report
their absence to the proper authorities
Failure TO do this Is neglect OF duty on
the part OF the teacher and Is not made
optional with him.
Adeauate written excuse should be sent
AT once for every necessary absence.
The law also requires that pupils shall
continue through the term IN the same
schools where they begin II. Ihls re-
1uiremcnt should be enforced, as IT is a
great disadvantage to school and pupils to
have changes made during the term.
Many patrons OF our public schools say
that they are not familiar with the laws
regarding attendance and are glad TO com
ply with them when they are understood
Each town Is required TO furnish DOCKS
and materials for pupils. These cannot
accomplish the purpose for which they
are provided unless pupils are at school
regularly to use them. Every effort has
been made to make school taxation as
nearly equal as possible all over the
state. and to provide every child thor
ough training in elementary and high
school studies. Some men say, Il am not
in circumstances to afford to hire help to
do work that the children can do "a, and
must keep them at home to do it,, Ihls
is the very reason for sending them to
school regularly; education may be the
child's only heritage. Wealth may come
and wealth may go, but no one can TOD
man of his education. :,
Every parent, guardian and pupil
should cooperate with teachers and school
officers and see to it that all who should
be. are benefited by the enormous amount
of money being expended annually In our
state for the public schools.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Bang, Bang, Goes the Hammer on tht
Anvil

One Vermont newspaper calls HIM Judge
Waterman "of Rutland" and another calls
him Judge Waterman "of Brattleboro'
Which is it, Judge?-Barre Times.
A postmaster down in Windham county
has resigned and nobody can be found to
take his place. Funny this Is, but 1t Is
true lust the same. No, it was not .
Brattleboro tmaster.-Morrlsvllle News
4 Citizen
The suggestion of the Bennington Ban
ner. O. NJ. Barber's home paper, that GOV;
Proctor be elected one of the Big -Four
from Vermont to the national republican
convention at Chicago, met with instant
and hearty endorsement by the state
press. 1t seems probable now that the
delegates will be Senator w. T.. Dllhng-
ham. Gov. +. d. Proctor, Frank l.. Greene
of st. Albans and j. G. Estey OF Brattle'
boro. No ticket would be complete. WITH
out Brattleboro man on it.-Burllngton
Clipper.
Gee The Mortified News says 'talnt
so that Congressman Hasklns suggested
Squire Plumley for the Venezuelan claims
referee Job, but that 90 Martin done
it. and they can prove it, too, bling! ~, N
what's more, in the next issue OF Ihe
News they're goin' to go after the con
gressmans record at Washington with q
hetchel. Come on over into the second
deestrict, fellers, the fun's all goln' to DC
over there.-St. Adams Messenger.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Fatal stabbing in North Walpole.

As the result of stabbing array wnlcn
occurred yesterday in the old d. toll prluSe
# Peter Gauthier and John Casey are
nnder nm, arrest; Daniel Phillips of Spring
field, field Mass. is probably fatally injured,
and and David Stevens the alleged assailant,
is g sought by the officials. The dispute s Is +
said s. to have started over a bottle OF IL, IL,
onor @ Phillips and his companions were
going going through the bridge when, 1t Is 3 as as.
serted. an alteration arose between 'au-
thier, Casey and Stevens. Philiips en-
deavored to separate them When, and 1t thrust [s
the blade into Phillips's stomach.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Uniyersalist Church.

Al the Uniycrsal-t church at 1890 Rev.
u. r. Trout will praoh the last Of a
-.ric. oi sermons on The Resurrection Of
Victory. The choir will b. assisted 10y
Edwin &. Hall. sinlinist, IN giving an eN-
ccelingly good program OF Easter music
~ the morning service. The program
will be- ~ follows;
Organ and violin. Iegende Nieniawski.
Quartet. He Is Risen, from The Resur'
re,t,nn Manney
Easter anthem. The Magdalene. Warren.
nGc,t,,y Sgrepadc. Drila.
Organ aud violin.
Solo with violin obligato. Easter Dawn.
Wooiman.
Miss Corinne L. Blodgett.
or,,p postlude. Nolcmar.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
The Unitarian Church.

The musical program at the Unitarian
church will he as follows:
prlpae Largo. Handel.
Mi.s Harriet Holden and c. NJ, Dugan.
Solo. q, Light That Breaks from ionder
Tomb Dressler.
E. II. Miller and c. NJ. Dugan.
Response. Solo. llosanna. jules Granler.
T.. II. Miller.
Ofertory. Intermezzo.
Cayalleria Rusticana.
Postlude. Baptiste.
Al the afternoon service at the church
at d. m. the following service viii be
gwen; ,i.:
Prelude. Alteration. Boroskl'
Violin and organ.
solo. The Easter Day, with vlolin oDll'
g,to Edward Mario.
T.. II. Miller.
postlude. Grande Choeur IN +. Salome'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Uermont Audubon Society.

The officers of the Audubon society OF
Vermont recently elected are as follows:
President, Prof. j. w. Votey, University
of Vermont, Burlington: secretary, Z; y.
Howe, Essex Junction; treasurer, Miss
Emma f. Drew, 80 Grant street, Bur
lington; first vice president, Mrs. Z. B.
Davenport, Brattleboro second vice presi-
dent, Miss Cora |. TarboX, Essex juno,
ton. The Audubon Leaflets puoiishhea
Societies. containing illustrations and de
scriptionssof birds, and dealing with their
economic value will be distributed dur
ing the month of May. These Leaflets
are are intended especially for use in thS
schools. A limited supply of these will
he sent free to teachers upon appllca
tion to the secretary of the state society
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
New School District Formed.

State Superintendent of Education NJ ma "a
iaSt Iot W week organizing school district,
,Slv Whereby G one superintendent will super.
wise w AZ schools in six different towns. Ihis
district which is the first one to be formed
Grafton. Windham, Andoyer, London
derrv and Chester L. A. Carpenter has
hean @ elected the chairman of the district
and the superintendent will be announced
later.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
consresAtienal church.

Al the Eifst Congregational church,
Rev. ~, Il, Milcs, pastor, the HoTtn"h
alil a. un Tlf Meaning ui the kr.unre
iian ia the Religious i.iie, The following
mu.i,ai piogfam Will h. giSsni
ulsan i,fcluie. Faster Morn, bali.ie'
Amhrm. Sins Nc the l.nfds
i,d.,,.,, Es.tsf naan. Mooiman.
Fnpl 4, Adams,
Anthem, The Magdalrnr, .
iIng Handel.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Naturalization Fee Forbidden.

Attorney General c. G. Fits has written
County Clerk NJ. L. Smile of Montpelier
the the federal government from exacting a
state fee for naturalization purposes. Be
cause of this Clerk Smile will receive no no
more more second Sc papers, and it is up to the
federal government to provide the neces-
sary machinery for naturalization ,pur-
noses Fifteen such second papers have
already been filed and they will be dis
posed of at a hearing May 10.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

Scott. $50 Brown has been buncoed IN
a mine deal. Too bad! l rather like
Mott. Eyes, he's a hole-soul fellow. :
Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
81, Michael's Episcopal Church.

The music in st. Michael's Episcopal
church on Easter Day will be rendered
hv a vested choir of - voices, under the
direction OF Mrs. Eta Sherwin Inc
soloists will be Mrs. Arthur Brasor, Al
fred S. Thompson and Myron +. DAYS
The choir will be assisted by Alison Dh.
gan violnist The services will be as
follows:
Choral celebration of the Holy Euchar-
Communion CO.. Office. King Hall; in c.
Morning prayer, Holy, Eucharist ana
sermon, 1890; subject, lhe kesurieeliph
" W;E,, NNajodv Nevin.
procassional , roc,a HYMN. III. Jesus Christ is
Risen Today, Allelula, from hyra
Christ Our Passover. Molnillse VI, i
.Jubilate Deo Plain chant.
ih'io''' j. Neander.
Anthem. I Am He that Liveth.
Hymn. lls. At the Lambs High Feast s
We Sing. .,, hose,au,e, an a =:
Communion Office will be the same as
I. Recessionai ,ns % Hymn. l2l. The Strife: is
a
Cbildren's service. Choral Evensong, 4
n. m. At this service The Lady Cate.
chism chi in will be given by the children OF i
thn sunday school. Those taking part
have i. been instructed by Mrs. Myron T
Davis. The service will be especially IN
teresting Dae to parents and children. . ~,
Evensong and sermon, 7;3O; subject; ihe Inc
Extension of the Resurrection through 1he
Sacrament of the Altar.
Violin solo-Berceuse from Haakman.
IoSes'ioi"' rIs, Sullivan
Magniicat. D',rnott
Nunc Dimittis. DuIGee, P;sor
lihlah, Mndn,. iii' Rimbault
Offertory. Thy Redeemer Liveth. Vlollr
| obligato. -, 1 1;,,os
i'eee'''0 Gauntlet.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

The board of governors of the Yer,
mont Wheel club met last evening and
anpointed F. A. Thompson, Eric Landry
and and DR.. F. R. Newell house committee.
The rule prohibiting smoking on the lower
aoor was rescinded
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Methods, Church.

The morning s'nirr az the Methodist
church Nill h. largely taken up by eArr
,isr. hY the children Of the SUNDAY
school in the ahsenur ui the pastor, Rev
All. Mri.h. Who Z. attending conirp.nuc
The rArrri.rs vail consist ui sons.. dia
log. and ircitaiiuns, The musical pro
gl4m Will h. a. iolloHs;
u,,,,n ,.,lt,tafv. Adngin. Gnunni
S,In Selected
Leroy llurlcttp,
Anthem. They have taken away my Lord
j. Stalncr
An,b.m. Victory. shelley
~. E,.i.r Eve. Goun0d
Nli.s Gertrude Matthews.
p,.tluJ.. Easter March. Merkel
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

u--sa---u-z~uHz--
\NANIRD- Washing 10 DO At home
w MHs, II, l. N,Ieeter, X, b, u. !, 10
WANTED Single man GA farm. lot one
W Scar, J., b. Maiher, West hFaille.
boro, VI, lsll
l\NANIED uih ion seneral hoassgork,
W Apply Al uTgan 81, hiallleboio,
lelrihone li.A, p
l\XANTHD-A cook IN private family.
w Apply hy letter of telephone, Mrs,
q, 4. huihAnk, West Chesterfield, \. II,
WANTED -Motk earPenlerlng By day
w OF contract, Reasonable prizes,
Joseph D. Nichols. Contractor aud hulid
e., West hTalllcboTo, VI. isE'
WANTED buildings 10 move. raise OF
repair. also roofs RAISED, Work
done ~ contract or day. Perry &. Gal.
lurc, Western Ave. Tel el5. is2s'
\VANTED- Rasswooi. chestnut. hem
w lork. nak, Zine, poplar and spruce,
We shall jay a. high oF higher pnecs
than Nc have ever PAID. Holden Mar.
tin, isii
N\'ANTED- No. | hardwood logs, WI
w blV al Ne can set delivered Ia our
mill in Newianc. VI, Highest cash pricc.
James =. Chase. Gen1 Mgr, Interstate
| Lumber Co, loli
\\-ANTED-Nurscs TO enter training
w school. Must he high school gtadu'
atcs aud furnish good references, For
| further particulars address Mrs, !. T.
| Sparks, Northampton Private Hospital,
I northampton, Mass. lalo
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

WANIED Girl ioF geneTal housework,
w Apply Al q urgan 81, hIalllebolo,
Telephone lisla, To-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

l\NANTED- cook ia private family.
w Apply by letter OF telephone, Mr.,
q, 4. huihAnk, West Chesterfield, \. II,
| IA
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
is especially good for piles. All druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Easter Services.
81. MisAasl's Roman Catholic Church.

Tho program Il muslr Al -, Mtrharls e
Roman Iaihniir ,huWh Sunday morning
al i0s0 vail i~ a. iulluNs5
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

ssar' l. X MaiSsr. is 90 ws., '.' fa,1s b. G
boro, VI, lsll
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

I'oR Photographs and records.
l. ". G.. Horton, u Main 1t. loti
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
Boroski
Baptist Church.

AT the Baptist church at 1890 Rev.
George b. Lawson will be assisted by
Rev. \. Thomas Haier At 3$O p. m.
a special Easter service will take place
for the reception OF new members. The
following musical service will be given:
Organ prelude Meditation. Gullmant'
Quartet Magdalen. ,-n
Solo. | Know that My Redeemer LlveIh'
Mrs. W. 4. Hubbard.
''''''''N' Mendelssohn
The Unitarian, Uniyersalist; Methodist;
Baptist and Congregational churches VIII VIII
unite in service at the Baptist cnuISn
sunday evening. All the pastors OF the
various churches will participate IN IN the
service but no address will be made, Inc
following musical service will be gwen gwen
Prelude. Christus Resertlt kaVeheho'
~" ;fa Bartlett.
Postlude. March. farker
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
RANKING FIXTURES FOR SALE

As we are erecs,m vanIts and counters, we will
s shall ~ have bargain Fire pSS sar Bsat fset
ssnss sss fod hss Hsis 1s . SSs 81
a. in nssDp s0Ipd or Gr%e we'll adapted for town records
at a bargain o,.o- eiphteen feet long,
made of black cherry Has H five foot grille and
boards boar snS n oaTRn fss Class order
4 iI,efeh inIb,eeiesraph and prices. We invite your
correspondence. ,.pK
sfhiN springfield, Vermont
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

\NANIED- Washing 10 DO At hon,e
w Mts, II, l., SlIeeisr. u. b. ID ]. 10
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

i,OR SALE !lemlock boards, ioist aud
IL .tudding, ". g.. Doolittlc. lott
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
AmuscIneneS
(GALA NIGHTS z
Auditorium, BratikboTo
wednesday and Thursday
bril- 2Sth and 18th
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
NINs1RELS St! |.
- Direction OF
Dim j. NOLAN, Boston
h., Minstrel show
tflf saa
ri Nan it8
|Nffr Mhstrri Maids 3
Hfff Orchestral
ustsfAs Double Quartet
ssdlffnF butterflies ~
Furlously Funny Farce
aStof fthe M0hiCanS
ssgisR cadets, IS
! srioas Musical fiekaninnles.
| 5r g.feets Novel Street Parade
s4ass,s..a

.FiaR cadets. 10
..riaas Musical Piekaninnles.
I'M Elects Novel Street Parade
| fstuls Castumcs
,t4rs seats are now being sold by Miss
fssphy. Subscribers sale opens. Box
Friday. April -. $50 a m. Public sale
1 ~ aaiee. Saturday. April ~. $50 a m.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

L,OR SALE-TOp carriage in good condl.
l. tion. Inquire at S3 high street, ~,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

WANTED buildings 20 move, Tal.e or
W nepair: also roofs RAISED, Work
done by contract or day, Perry G, Gal.
lnlm. Me.iefn Ave. Iel. els. la2.'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
For Sale

EoR sALE-Choiee lot Of slab wood:
l. Holden & Martin. lu
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

NOR SALE-A top buggy and Con
l. cord, cheap. j. 4. kalne, l22 Elliot 81
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
AUCTION

rnon. Vt. April l6. 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-28
A QUEER CASE.

It isn't often, in this day of ofice- seeking. that man runs away from one. but that is the news that comes from St. Paul. Minn., by way of Cali fornia. The story is that Robert A. Smith. octogenarian. Mayor of that city. had lied to Southern California on the eve of the city primary to escape another nomination for the same office. The Butte Inter-Mountain has this to say of him:
 Of his forty-dve years in ofYlce. twelve years were spent as Treasurer of Ram sey County, in which St. Paul is lo- cated, and fifteen in the Mayors chair of that city. Tn only one municipal campaign has he suffered defeat. He won his victories as a Democrat, but not as partisan, for his record for integrity and fairness was so marked as to be recognized by no small fac ton of other parties. Because If his record and the friendships he had formed, in all the years of his faithfuI public Eerv'ce he was long invIncib. a and repeatedly defeated the candidates pitted against him, although not a few Once wealthy. he devoted his private fortune toward paying the claims of the deposltors of the Bank of Minne- sota, an institution which failed and finally paid 70 cents on the dollar. Ills legal liability was limited in connec- ton with that financial disaster, but he turned over everything he had to the depositors. and in later years was not able to again build up his fortune. Men who followed him in the long years that he has occupied the Mayors chair in St. Paul have become wealthy, Not a few he assisted in a perfectly lAa k, AaV~ fortune. How much he might himself have acquired had he attended to his own business with the same faithful ness and energy that marked his deal Now past 80 years old. in ill-health and without sufficient means to provide comfortably for his declining days, he may well look back upon the almost half century in which he attended to other peoples business and ask him self if it paid.
 This is an extraordinary record of public service and of oflcial and per- sopaI probity. Of course it is not an unheard of thing to find an honest man in ofiee. but such a long life of public service, ending in poverty, is unusual While 1t may not have paid" from a financial view. 1t. certainly paid by se- curing the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens and by ena abling him to close his long life with a conscience devoid of reproach. And finally. his case presents the unusual spectacle of man running away from the possi- bility of further oface-holding. Rob- ert may be called an anomaly.