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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
FEAR CONTAGI0N
OF SMALL POX
Fifty People Attended Funeral Of wom-
an VINO Died Two Days After
Birth Of Child Which Has
Smallpox

Wakefield, Mass Jan. To- Fear Is
felt that 1 number of persons have been
exposed to smallpox contagion here.
Ambrose Leblanc 7.day old baby Of
Al Pleasant street. has been found to
be suffering with the disease At the
funeral Of his mother. who died two
days after his birth, fifty persons were
present OF these the authorities YES.
terday ordered an whom they could
reach to he vaccinated and instituted
vigorous preventive measures. A police
guard is being maintained at the child's
home.
One woman Of those who ATTENDED
the funeral was taken IN yesterday, but
the board Of health examiner declared
that she was suffering from severe
cold. She win be carefully watched
during her Illness, however
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
PISTOL EXPERT
SHOOTS HERSELF
MRS. Partridge Of Medford Hillside, Who
Has Toured Country as a Fancy
Shot, Sends Bullet Through
Her Heart.

Boston, Jan. lo.-Mrs. Eugene z,
Partridge, aged 81, an expert revolver
shot. fired a bullet from 3S-caliheF
revolver through her heart yesterday
afternoon alt her home, Q Fairmount
street. Medford Hillside. and died i'll.
stantly Her husband had gone down
cellar, when the woman took her life.
He found her lying across the bed par
TALLY dressed
The bullet from the revolver had
passed through her body, ana was
found embedded ii the woodwork at
enc side Of the room. Mrs Partridge
had travelled all over the country with
her husband giving exhibitions Of re-
volver shooting She had score of
medals and silver oups She bad won at
different shoots
She had been Respondent for q long
time. DR. 7. NJ Darrell examined the
body and pronounced death due to a
bullet wound, seg-inhieted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
FOUR PERSONS INJURED.
Woman and Her child Fan Into Base
ment.

Philadelphia, Jan. 10. The explosion
Of boiler in the bakery Of Charles
Uttermohlan last night wrecked the
building and probably fatally injured
Mrs. Elizabeth Shelter and her s-year-
old daughter who were dropped into
the basement By the collapse Of the
first floor, where they were sitting
They were taken to q hospital, suffer
ing from fractured skulls. Two bakers
were severely sealded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
PINCH0T WILL
VINDICATE POSITION
Is Now Preparing Statement Which viii
Probably Point Out Serious Dangers
in Taft's Conservation Course.
His Position Unassaiiable.

Washington, D. G., Jan, TO- Clifford
Pinchot the depoaed chief forester pent
today at home mapping out 3 plan fof
the vindiration of Biz position regarding
the president He has been busy for
two days planning q statement The adj
ministration's supporters are waiting
anxiously fer bis statement, which, it IS
believed, will point to serious dangers
IN President Tafts conservation COURSE
Friends Of Pinehot confidently assert
that his position is unassailable and that
be is constantly in communication with
Roosevelt Assistant Foresters Price
and shaw, other deposed officials, spent
the day assisting the ex-forester in pre-
pairing the statement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
FOUR SENTENCED FOR
WORKING SPRINGS"
Former Checkers Il segar Trust Empicy.
Who Were Convicted Before Judge
Martin, Sent to Blackwelfs
Island.

New York, Jan, l0.-Judea James 4.
Martin Of the United States court to-day
sentenced Thomas Kehoe Patrick Hen.
nesseg John r Berrill and Edmund AL
6oyle FORMER checkers for the sugar
trust. who were convicted for manipulat-
ing the "springs" on The scales, whereby
false weights were recorded, 70 one year
At BlaekwelPs island Oliver splitter,
TIE alleged bead 81 the conspiracy had
bis sentence deferred until February I
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
Barre Branch Holds Mass
Meeting This Afternoon
TO TALK WITH COMMITTEE
Latter Told Manufacturers Committee
They Could DO Nothing Until They
Get Instructions from Their
Union.

Following brief conference between
the lockout committee Of Barre branch,
G. O. l. A. and the committee from the
Barre Manufacturers association satur
day afternoon, the union IS holding
mass meeting in the opera house tbis
afternoon. The lockout committee, al
Saturdays conference, told the manufac
turers Il could not do anything tov,aid
settlement IN Barre without consulting
the union to learn the wishes 81 ts mem
bers. This is the object Of this after.
moons gathering. The meeting oqenei
at $780, but had not concluded Is ses
sion at the time of going to press
Nothing new has transpired m the
past 4s hours 70 change tie situalion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
DIED AFTER OPERATION.

Mrs. Lucy PieeoIini Passed Away Satur-
day Afternoon Funeral This Afternoon.
Mrs Lucy lGazolol Piccolini, wife of
Giuseppe Pieeolini Of the a. Tomasi
building, died at the City hospital at
$3.50 Saturday afternoon following an
operation for the removal Of gall stones
Mrs, Piocloini's condition was % weak
ened before the operation that she was
unable to overcome the shock She was
27 wears Of age and was born IN Payapa
Piedmont. Italy She IS survived by
her husband and one sister in New
York
The funeral viii Be held at $3.50 this
afternoon from her late home and IN.
terment viii be made in the Catholic
cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
DECREE is
IMPORTANT
Gives Bishops Authority in
Marriage Questions
WITHOUT APPEAL TO ROME
Pope Plus Gave Out Decree To-day
Considered the Most Important
in His Official ssrv-

Rome, Jan. lo-Pope piux x issued
the most important decree to-day Of his
official service, when he granted bishops
throughout the world the right 10 settle
All questions regarding marriages Of
Catholic, without referring it 10 the au-
thorities Of the Vatican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
EuNERAL on ]. ". MecULLOM
Was Held in Montpelier This Forenoon.
Body Taken to Everett, Mass.

The funeral Of J. W. MeCullom, a
Montpelier merchant. who died at the
hospital ia Hanover. N H. was held this
forenoon ct eleven o'clock from the resi-
denee Of Df. S. il. B0ardmann in Mont
pelier Rev Stanley It Bloomfield oaiciat-
ing Ana speaking briefly The bearers
were G. d. Mather, Clsude Fisher and
M j. Corliss Of Montpelier N G. john
SON Of Havofhill, Mass. partner Of
SIR. Mceallom ID The McCuen store, A.
W. Richardson and T. NJ Coburn, Boston
merchants. The remains were taken this
afternoon % Everett Mass accompanied
bv Mt. ana Mrs Frank Roberts and N. j.
Corliss Of Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
To- 49, oN BOBsLEp.
Fifteen Injured ia coasting Accidents
At Alton, III.

Alton. IiIL. Jan l0Fifteen persons
were hurt, six seriously, in two coast
ing accidents here yesterday
bobsled carrying eight persons col
lided with an ambulance en- route to
the home Of suicide, and the horses
fell OH the sled
An hour later, on the same hill, an
other sled eollded with an automobile,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
AMERICA Al 'DISTURBER
OF ORIENTAL PEACE. 9
Resentment Felt at Sec. Knox's Pro-
posal.-Japan Feels that this
Country Is Trying to De-
prive Her 0f Riahts.

Toxic, Jan. TO- Resentment il felt
everywhere over the proposal Of Secre-
tary Knox for the naturalization Of the
Manchurian railway, which is generally
viewed here as an attempt to deprive
Japan Of the fruits Of her victory over
Russia Count Hayashi declared today
that the American attitude Is similar
TO that Of The powers after the Chinese
war in 1884, Professor Tomistu, a
leader Of Japanese thought and as large
~ responsible as any one man for the
Russian japanese war, called America
today the great disturber OF oriental
peace
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
WANT HIGH C0ST OF
LIVING INVESTIGATE
Four Calls Now Before Congress, But
1t is Believed tiat Cannon WIN
Try to Smother Them All.

Washington, ID. G., Jan. 10. Every
body is being pinched and something
must be- done. said senator Crawford.
Republican, of South Dakota 70 the
United Press today. regarding The
necessity 81 the action 81 Congress TO
relieve the people Of the burden Of the
high cost OF living Crawford has q
resolution before Congress calling on
the department Of commerce and labor
TO inform H. as % the increases N food
products and manufactures Of common
wool and hides He viii try 20 have
the resolution passed today
In all. four calls for an investigation
OF the cost Of living and wages IS
before Congress, but It is believed that
Speaker Cannon win Try to smother
them ALL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
NOTED LABOR LEADER TO SPEAK.
His Purpose IN Life has been to Aid the
Labofing Classes.


Laboring Glasses.
William p Haywood, late secretary
81 the Western Federation Of Miners
and one Of the heroes Of the famous ida
ho trial Of three years ago, is 70 speak
in Miles hall Tuesday evening, Janu-
ary III, at 7.s0. IT should hardly b nee
essary for the wage earners of Barre
to know that It Is their duty to turn
out en- masse and give this leader Of the
working class a welcome to our city.
When you working men and women re-
eall the sacrifices wv p. Haywood has
made ii behalf of the oppressed wage
slaves Of Colorado, Of thc fight be has
made to illume and uplift the condi-
tions Of the workers Of al America
YOU will be doing less than your duty
If vou do not leave your iresides for
one evening ard hear from IFS own bps
the horrors Of the BUN pens, the mai
treatment of defenceless women and
children, the department Of striking min
ers TO barren prairies and last but not
least the diaholical attempt of tho mins
owners To send his comrades MoYor aua
Pettibone md himself to the scaiTold
It Is his special desire that The work
ing men and women Of Barre who So
nobly assisted the Western Federation
of Miners, both morally and financially
in their past struggles win he present
and for once hear THE truth from 0ne
whose life meant the life Of that qreat
federation Of working men The iee
ture IS entitled, The Glass Struggle ol
the Wostp and an admission fee of 10
cents viii be charged to defray expeHs
es Questions may he asked at the close
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
REACHING FOR HAT FATAL.
Berkeley, R. J., Lad Loses Control Of
Sled and Hits Tree.

Pawtucket. r. l., Jan. TO-. Wilfred
Barabee, u year-old son Of Louis Bara-
bee Of BerlSley village five miles from
here, lost bis life eoasting there yes
terday
While the boy was IN full career down
a steep hiIl the bat Of q passerby blew
on and across the course Of the speed
ing lad. While trying to catch the
hat the boy lost control Of his sled and
was dashed into tree, dying almost
interstate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
MRS. mATHIA MArHIEsoN.

Died Saturday Afternoon at Home Of
Her Daughter.
AIRS. MathIa Mathieson died Of heart
trouble at the home Of her daughter
Mrs. Olaf Hanson, on Clark street early
saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mathieson
Na a9 years 81 age and she a sur
eieea by sister n Wisconsin. enc son
lH8Wiq IN South Weymouth. Mass
daughter, Mrs Leuis Nelson ID Rumfor
r. g aud the daughter with whom
resided Arrangements for tile funeri
have been delayed awaiting the arrival
af the daughter from Nkeae IslRhd
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
srRANpED m NoRrH ApAMs.


North Adams Mass Jan 10, Rismor,
bead q coupe that played here THE
past week. departed yesterday Tor Ben.
ningtoH. VT, taking ore 81 two 81 his
scts with him The fare 81 the persons
81 one act was paid 70 New York Those
ia three acts art here stranded, They
have wired their friends ior means to
take them home.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-12-01
Ridt gut oenfbar.

2lm Reptunsbrunnsn (binttr Dem
t0nisliden SdIob in 8erliD tritt
elm altes Wfiitterden bonn 2anoe ets
mas 5uebaft an einen in Berlin ans
fGbisen BONNER beran unb frast
enoli9: rSusen g moal, ial oat
pirtIi9 De OF Raifer Dillem Iina"
IS, @ptt bepoabr oos! 9st is man
blob io'n M srot Pupp. lber tpis
tommen sic benn au Der 5rase9"
rs, oe beeben plI aroten 8ensels
boa bebben mie bet fs9t = (auf oipsi
fpiBbiibiih lo9enbt unb fib oubon-
trOIIenbe 2ebriungen asissn6) : ID
tunn MET ioa gliet MID oenten, oct
fs ben ulIen Mdnn 70 nadli9 up ot
Strout binfteIIen Odosn!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-12-01
Gas arSkte 2etO.
(gon @ar:c Sariff6et.)

(Son Rar:c Saritfdet)
9Sas iIr Sas alerIdpcrIte :, ',
3as ntdbt perI6Idlt Die Sauo Der Seit}
a1ns lit oas bitterIte 8eroerben,
9t0d bitt'rer als Elm einiam Stcrben2
,4as lit: 8enn 2ieb' nah Giebe brdngt
xIub : IlitIeio MIR, Itatt ibr enIpfdugt.
Sas lit Sas aIIerldperIte 2eip,
Rns niht berIoidlt bic 9ano Der Belt.
%eiu RitIeio, oas beelitdt MIDI niht.
9tcinI 2iebe mill i'd, Sonneulidlt,
9sidt elmer 2nnpe biirfti9en Sdlein,
9ei6t Sonigiuaiier: Seue ipein.
o bremen foL Su. Iiebbere ..id]t.
Scent SriibIina bab' idis ab9eIGiiht.
28ie Der es fbut nit ieiner Groen.
Rbu ib's nit Dir, rein mlBt ou tuerSen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-12-01
. Sdjmsrs, Iah mad!
Gn bic 5reuoenbaltsr 2ebensperiidss
runa in @liidsninteI.

Yin bic 5reuoenbaltsr Sebensnerithss
rung in @liidspintel.
8om ieligen Spb iiberraI9t tbeiie
Sbnen nit, bab meine Iiebe SrGu
9lbelbeio seb. Simmelrei9 seitorbsn
1T. Sa iis es ni9t abii9tIi9 sstban
bat, neil 1000 Mart BEL S6n.n b.rs
ii6ert iinb. 60 srIu9e i9 Inn &uss
sablung. Msin. 5rau ma mir Oisl
tbeurer. Sarauf lese i9 feinen tpertb
nt9t. Ssnbst mir bas 9slb baIo,
neil mein S9mera febr sroB 1T.
aber Sd truuere germ.
@s mar ibr f9on lange i9letbt, gtz
fern 1T ibre fdIsdtigteit 70 arg pOrs
ben. DAP Nidts mebr s.boIfen bat.
Sd bub sIeid ben 9ot!pr sebOlt, od>
nit Oab .s ri9tis sema9t pirb. limb
baB 9elo ii9er besublt tpirO. sic
ftarb sliidli9 idnel un6 bat pOliee
g2r. 1923. i1 bab fie immer i'm 9.s
bG9tnib. 9lm 9eIb lisst mir Ri9ts.
id betomn. es bod beitimmt9 WsiI
iie reseImdbis seitOrben iit. @.nn
ibr elet6 3ablt, fperoe i6 audi meine
5tpeite Sruu Oerii9srn laiien. mods
nal 70 bod. 9lber ss oarf nidt lang
bduern.
Sd bin iebr unsliidlid, neil id
ionft an nidts benten lam. 0as
9lsrStIidbe seueniB leg id por odmit
Die Sd9 fdnell.r sebt. uno pirb es
Die Mubrbeit bspeifen. 9as 1T isbr
traurig.
S6idet mir bas @slb glei9, oamit
i9 ni9t INNER bran benten mub.
Snbem i9 eriparte bus unfere 9es
fddftsperbtnbuns INNER 70 unsenebm
1T. 9riiBt
Sebaitian NubeGoruder,
Meblbdnoler.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-12-01
gfalser i'm 8artsbans.

mas boi9t De bann.
Was fpilIf9t De bann,
Das sudf4t bdnu dIsfort her9
Sd ratb' Ser gut.
Sunfdt sebt's nod e MuIeer!"
Ssi uf Der Sut,
mas ipilIIbt bann Ou.
0u hummer 8u,
@as tr.if9ft De bann sfoa
Remm Did in adt,
0u friesfdt Del Sradt.
Sd bau' Did braun un' Bloc"
rDus raiionirfdt.
@as bi16bebtrfht,
Sob ben S9bettateI fstn!
DO = bod Did ber.
Oh S9pabroneer,
Sd Sabl' e S90bbds Wein!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-12-01
Sn Der 9iaiieritnbe.

2ebrer (nadbem ibm Der nsue
2ebrIing Die redte @eii4tsbdlfte rds
firt bait: pSd, tparum raitrit Ou
ni9t ipeiter9"
2ebrline: r8ttt' fbDn, auf bic
lints @eite trau' id mid nod ni9t
- ou miifen g iparten. bis Der
9err prin5ipal fommt."
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28

I Asst year the death rate in the
Il United States was probably the
lowest ever known. 1t certainly was
less than the mortality of any other
year since vital statistics have been
collected in a sufficiently large part of
the country to indicate clearly the
general state of the public health.
In 1909 the death rate in states and
cities which contain more than half of
the population OF the United States
was almost exactly 10 to every thou
sand persons living. II was not quite
one in the thousand below the aver
age mortality rate OF the preceding
five years. The fraction was nine
tenths. That means nine lives in
every 10000 of the population 1t is
800 In every million inhabitants, or
81 900 in 90.O00.O 900.
The cutting down OF the death rate
enough to save $1,000 lives in a year
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28
Bankers and Bank Notes.

Four men. three Of whom were con-
nected with brokerage concerns in the
Wall street district, were discussing
United States paper currency and the
disappearance of counterfeits. 1--WE
are SO sure nowadays" said one of
the party, "as to the genuineness of
bills that little attention is paid to
them in handling, except as to de-
nomination" To prove his assertion
he took $40 yellowback from his
pocket, and. holding 1t up, asked who
could tell whose portrait it bore. No
one knew, and by way Of coaching
the broker said it was the first treas
urer Of the United States. Again no
one knew the name. "Why, It's
Michael Hillegas," said the man
proudly. But in confidence, I'll tell
you, I didn't know it five minutes
ago."-New York Tribune.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28
PLANTING weddIna Oaks.

Princess August Wilhelm, wife Of
the kaiser's fourth son, has set herself
the task of reviving one OF Germany's
oldest customs, that according to which
newly welded couples Immediately af-
ter the marriage ceremony plant a cou-
pie Of oak saplings side by side in .
park or by the roadside Of their ma
tive town.
The town Of Mulchausen, in Thurin-
g1a, Is the first to respond to the prin-
cess appeal. A municipal ON cial ap-
pears at the church door after every
wedding and invites the bride and
bridegroom to drive with him In a car
riage to a new road near the town and
there plant oak saplings.
The tree planting idea was started
by a former elector Of Brandenburg
with the object Of repairing the raw
ages caused by the 80 years war. The
elector forbade young persons to mar
ry until they had planted number OF
fruit trees.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28
Vivid at Least.

DR.. Hiram G. Cortlandt, the we'll
known theologian of Des Moines, said
In a recent address:
Thomas A. Edison tells us that he
thinks the soul is not immortal; but,
after all, what does this great wizard
know about souls? His forte Is elec-
tricity and machinery, and when he
talks of souls he reminds me irresist-
ibly Of the young lady who visited the
Baldwin locomotive works and then
told how locomotive is made.
You pour she said, a lot Of sand
into a lot Of boxes. and you throw old
stove lids and things into a furnace,
and they you empty the molten stream
into hole in the sand, and everybody
yells and swears. Then you pour it
out and let it cool and pound it, and
then you put 1t in thing that bores
holes in it. Then you screw 1t to-
gether, and paint it, and put steam in
1t, and it goes splendidly; and they
take it to a drafting room and make
bluep rint of it. But one thing 1 for
got-they have to make a boiler. One
man gets inside and one gets outside,
and they pound frightfully; and then
they tie 1t to the other thing, and you
ought to see it go!'"
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28

THAT tho United States army is in
ferior In military organization to
the armies OF every other large nation
OF the world is the sentiment of H. Lee
Clotworthy. military expert, associate
editor OF the United States Infantry
journal. and formerly a captain in the
hrniy. He asserts that Uncle Sans
military department is inefficient as
lighting machine. and that any one OF
The big powers-notably Japan-could
whip the dayllghts out of us without
half trying"
There are 30 regiments OF infantry
in the army" he says. but hardly any
one OF them has been mobilized to-
gether IN order to give the men the
proper training. They are scattered
all over the country at various need
less military posts. Consequently. both
officers and men suffer for lack of ade-
Auaie drill. and would be absolutely
"nprepared to eat an army of real
ssOldloS~
There are a great many needless
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28
Waste of Death Is Greatly Lessened

is like stopping the waste of life in
great war. 1t is equivalent to ward
ing off death $3.50 times every month.
1857 every week, 241 times a day.
1t averts ten deaths every hour, one
every six minutes day and night,
from one years end to the next.
If the economic value of the lives
saved by lowering the death rate in
the United States-the results of bet
ter and more careful living-is placed
at no more than an average of 81. 900
apiece, the effect of cutting down the
mortality $1,000 in year is much
the same as preventing the waste of
SSl 100000 dealing with this great
economy in human life on the hardest
and narrowest industrial and COM
mercial basis.
The gradual change for the better
in respect to saving life and warding
of death is not confined to the United
States. 1t is going on in other coun.
tries. also Throughout the civilized
world, there is a general change for
the better in the conditions of liv.
ing and in the chances for life itself
The conservation of human life is one
or the great interests and one of the
best signs OF the times.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28
Two Very Old Ladies',

We have heard a great deal lately
about long-lived people. but 1t is prob
able that the oldest two people in the
world today are Frau Dutkievitz and
another old lady named Babavaslika-
The former lives at Posem, in Prus-
sian Poland. and was born on Febru-
ary 81, 1855. She is therefore one
hundred and twenty-five years old.
The latter, however, is nine months
her senior, having been born in May,
1884.
She is still fairly hale old woman,
and for nearly one hundred years
worked in the fields. Her descendants
number close on 100, and these now
make her joint allowance She lives
at the village of Bavelsko, whose
neighborhood she has never quilted
during the whole Of her long life. She
remembers events which happened at
the beginning Of last century much
more clearly than those Of the last
40 years.-Dundee Advertiser
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28
Too Ardent a Lover.

Georgotto Fontano, an embroiderer
who lives in the Rue Sevres In Paris,
has found herself condemned to a
months Imprisonment for what seems
to her a harmless act
She was going home from a concert
few evenings ago when she decided
she would like to see her flance. AS
he happens to be a fireman whose
station is in her own neighborhood it
occurred to her 1t would be very easy
to summon him to her side by break
ing the glass Of the fire alarm and
sounding call.
She did SO anr in q few moments
fire engines came from several direc-
tions, all laden with f1remen, of course.
but alas! her fance was not among
them, and more than that all the fire.
men were angry, and before she knew
what had happened she was taken to
a magistrate, who proceeded to make
the course of true love run unsmoothly
by sending her to prison for a month
in spite Of her tears and protests that
she thought it would be a simple way
of bringing her fiance to her side.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-28
An Unnecessary Confession.

A hearty laugh was occasioned al
the Birmingham police court by a pris.
oner who gave himself away In q very
delightful manner. The man was the
first on the list, and the charge against
him was merely one of being drunk
and disorderly. He stepped into the
dock. however, Just at the moment
when the dock officer was reading out
few Of the cases which were to come
before the court that morning, and Q
guilty conscience apparently led him
to mistake these items fer list Of his
previous convictions.
He stood passive enough while the
officer read out about a dozen drunk
and disorderlies, but when he came to
one "shopbreaking" the prisoner ex.
claimed excitedly, THAT was eight
years ago, your honor" Everyone be-
gan to laugh, and the prisoner, realiz-
ing the blunder he had made, at first
looked very black indeed, but finally
saw the humorous side of the matter.
and broad smile spread over his face.
His blunder did not cost anything
Birmingham Mail.