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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
HANCOCK.

Dana Marsh is in Middlebury, acting
as juror.
L. T. Wiley of California is visiting
old friends here.
Miss Edith Vose has been the guest of
Mrs. G. R. Church the past week.
Walter Scott has opened his store and
also runs meat cart to Rochester.
Mrs. Albert Burke of Middlebury was
a guest at Wesley Burke's recently.
F. L. Gibson, piano tuner from White
River Junction, was in town last week,
Mrs. Josie Taylor is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Andrews, for a short
time.
There was a comedy company enter
tainment at the village hall Thursday
evening.
A crowd from here attended the thea
ire in Rochester nearly every evening
of its stay
Mrs. Edna Stockwell and Mrs. Her
bert Mason of Rochester were at A. d.
Martins recently.
A pretty home wedding took place at
the home OF Mr. and Mrs John Buttles
Wednesday, May 81, when their daugh-
ter, Erma, was united in marriage to
Orwell Hanks of Warren. Only the fam
lily of the bride were present, includ-
ing a sister and her husband from War
rem. Rev. o. B. Wells performed the
ceremony and Miss Edith Vose, the deae-
oness for this part of the state, was
also present The bridal couple left im-
mediately for Montpelier. Their future
residence is undecided as yet. Their
many friends wish them all happiness
and prosperity in their new life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
Buswers Book Store, 81 State Street, Montpelier

the other end OF the table at supper
''You ought to seen the way he look
ed at me. There was panied expires.
sion, as though be had built a beauti.
full structure over him away up into
the sky and 1t had collapsed and come
down on his head. The first thing be
said was:
"T)id she know who I wasY
emo, but my wife has told her by
this time
II saw he'd better not go to see
Martha right Off, and / told him so.
He agreed with me- When my wife
told Martha that she had set at the
same table with her old lover she
acted about the same way as Ben did.
She didn't go home that evenin', fear
In he would go to see her.
"Ben stayed around here for awhile.
He and Martha used to meet onct in
awhile. but they pertended not to
kaow each other for what they was
when young. Bimeby Ben went back
to Colorado. and Martha said she could
breathe free onct more"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
He Responds to Call for All
Senators
ILLINOIS MEN SUMMONED
To Testify at Inquiry-Committee Is
Studying Voluminous PaPers--The
Papers Are Furnished by the
Illinois State Senate.

Washington, June 10 Subpoenas for
a number of prominent men to testify
here in the new Lorimer investigation
have been issued and special officer
from the office Of the Senate sergeant
alarms is now on ais way TO Chicago
to serve them Secrecy is attached TO
the action by the special committee of
eight senators having the investigation
in charge 1t is understood, however,
that among the men to be summoned
are Lee 0'Neil Brown, Democratic lead
or in the Illinois House; Edward Hines,
president of the Edward Hines Lumber
company of Chcago Edward Tilden,
whose name was connected with the
100000 fund alleged to have been coli
lected for use in electing Senator Lori
mer and Charles S. Funk, an officer Of
the international Harvester company,
whose disclosure OF an attempt to have
his corporation subscribe to the al
legged fund was feature of the investi-
cation by the Illinois Senate.
The Lorimer investigating committee
is onsidering the voluminous testimony
taken in the Illinois inquiry and until
this is completed such meetings as are
necessary viii be held merely for pur
poses Of organization Senator Lori
taer for the first time in se"eral weeks
appeared in his place in the Senate
yesterday, He arrived this morning
from Chicago in response to a request
sent to all absentees to return for the
vote to-day on the resolution providing
for election of senators by direct vote.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
RELIANCE LINE

on Water Cooled and Air Cooled Gas
cline Engines as shown or mounted on
wheels complete with saw
Wood Saws, Drag Saws, Grinding
Mills, Saw Mills. Spraying Pumps,
Power Spraying Machines. etc.
1t is time to buy a Silo now!
PRICES and TERMS are sure to please
YOU. Write your wants. Ask for
CATAL0G.
See samples at J. l.. Arkley's, cor
ner of Summer and Merchant streets,
Barre. C. E. Searles. 305 North Main
St., Barre, General Agent.
Bracket, Shaw & Luns Company,
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
WAITsFIELD.

Blanche LABEL has gone to the Mary
Fletcher hospital for an operation for
appendicitis.
Rev. and Mrs c. S. Quimby attend
ed the choral union concert in st. AL
bans and spent several days visiting in
his former parish,
The ladies' aid of the Methodist
church will meet at John Neilrs next
Wednesday afternoon. Supper viii be
served and all are cordially invited.
Notwithstanding the rainy weather
last Saturday afternoon, there was a
large attendance at Mr. Clay's auction
and nearly everything brought good
price.
The many friends of Henry J. Smith
will be glad to learn that he is rapid
ly improving from an operation for APP
pendicitis, performed at the Mary Fletch-
er hospital.
Union services were held at the Con-
gregationaI church Sunday morning,
when Rev. w. A. Remele preached a
baccalaureate sermon to the graduating
class of the high school.
The schools in town will close this
week with graduating exercises of the
high school at J. o. o. F. hall on Thurs
day evening and of the ninth grade in
the grammar school Friday evening.
The people of this town are very much
pleas to have Rev. f. II. Roberts, for
mer pastor Of the NJ, +. church, return
to this town to make his future home,
He has purchased the residence of c. II.
Clay and win move there very soon.
A goodly number from here attended
the concert of the choral union in Mont
pelier Friday night, among whom were
Mrs. Remele. Miss Marion Neill, Miss
Stella Huntley, Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Kings
bury, Harold Wallis and Miss Mildred
Kew.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
Positive Proof
Should Convince the Greatest Skeptic in
Barre.

Ddtlts
Because it's the evidence of Barre
citizen.
Testimony easily investigated
The strongest endorsement OF merit.
The best proof Read it;
M. J. Spaulding, 10 Seminary street,
Barre, Ve, says: ~ had kidney trouble
for five years, brought on ! believe, by
my occupation. After a hard days
work there was such severe pain in
my back that at night | could hardly
sleep. Dark spots often appeared be-
fore my eyes and the kidney secretions
plainly showed that my kidneys were at
fault. The secretions were too frequent
in passage, highly colored and contained
sediment The contents of two boxes OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. procured at browns
drug store, stopped the backache and
corrected the kidney weakness, | know
that Doan's Kidney Pills are the best
remedy for kidney complaint on the mar
ket and | have often advised their use
Statement given November IA, 1909
endorsement.
Mr.. Spaulding was interviewed on May
%, 1911, and he said; 81 can still recon-
mend Doans Kidney Pills and gladly
confirm my former statement given in
their praise. Whenever have any trou-
bic from my back or kidneys, | always
take few doses of Deans Kidney Pills
and they act promptly. You may con.
tinue to use my endorsement.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents.
Foster Milbnrn Co. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name--Doan's--and
take no other.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
BERLIN.

In the Congregational church Sunday
morning. Children's day exercises were
held. with a good congregation. The
musical arrangements, under the direc-
tion of Miss Edna Chatiield, and the
recitations Of the junior scholars, I'M
der Mrs. Arthur Brown, showed very
careful training and preparation. A BIZ
BILE was presented a seven-year-old boy.
The superintendent. w. H. Perrin, and
the pastor. Rev. Frank Bloomfield. gave
apnropriate addresses. An offering for
Sunday school work was taken and the
service closed with the singing OF My
Country, IT'S OF Thee" by the eongrega-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
A Dreadful Wound

from a knife, gun. tin can, rusty nail,
fireworks. or Of any other nature de
rands prompt treatment with Buck
lens Arnica Salve to prevent blood POI
sou or gangrene. It's the quickest, sure -
healer for all such wounds as also ioi
Burns, Boils Sores. Skin kruptions'
Eczema, Chapped Hands. Corns OF Plies
25c at Red Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
LoRIMER WILL FIGHT.
Engages Counsel to Defend Him at His
Second Investigation.

Washington, June Ex-senator Lori
rner of Illinois, who came to Washing
ton to vote on the resolution for popu-
lar election Of senators will return 70
Chicago Immediately He announced
his willingness to appear before the
committee in his own behalf whenever
the committee fixes a date.
The senator Is preparing to fight the
ase vigorously He said yesterday that
he had refined as his counsel Judge FL
bridge Hanecy Of Chicago, who looked
alter his interests in the previous in
vestigation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

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soiutely harmless BE sure and ask for Mrs.
wnsow's Soothing syrup and take no other
kind Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
WILLIAMSBURG.

Twenty five per cent. discount on all
boys suits for this week. Lamorey
Clothing Co., Barre, vt.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-02
Simple Wills
the Strongest

Until there is better mode of COM
munication with those who have
stepped into another existence, or UNI
til the law legalizes the clairvoyant
shops, last wills and testaments will
continue to be matters of moment in
human affairs. Just why the dOcu-
ment called will should be so diff
ferent from the other written form Of
expression is not clear, but a consld-
cradle literature of swan songs at
tests that will writing belongs to a
distinct school of letters.
From the dark-age conception OF
death, probably, grew the idea that n
mans will should smack of the mys-
terry and obscurity of the passing on.
And some hundreds of years later rec
ords show that man has lost little Of
the early notion of the uses and pur-
poses Of a will. In this age of sim
plified spelling, short skirts and gen
eral ideals of utility, one of the most
archaic things is recorded wish of q
testator
'Brevity's the soul of wit" Shakes
peare said. But few who contemplate
death do it in hilarious mood and
many persons miss their one chance
to be a humorist, and their wills are
perfect exhibitions of how not TO
communicate few intelligent facts
on paper to intelligent people 1t is
rule of physics that to multiply
methods is to multiply the chances OF
error. The same could be said of
will making. The simpler the will
the less the chance for making a mis-
take that might invaidate the docu-
ment. Many have just missed for
tunes on account of technicalities that
would not admit the wills to probate.
Litigation and those who live on II,
thrive on the Wills that have been so
drawn as to admit Of finding a flaw.
Any law student can quote the cor
rect legal form of a will, but the law
yer of today will tell you that a will
can be correctly drawn by any one of
sound mind if few points are needed.
Make the will concise and as brief
as possible, they say. State clearly
the property to be bequeathed and de.
vised and the benefciaries-those to
whom the property Is to be given.
Herewiths, aforesaids, towits. etc,
usually are more decorative than nee
essary. Simple diction should be the
ideal I'm will making.
J. L. Guinotte, judge Of the probate
court, in a lecture before the Kansas
City School Of Law. read will that
he said was remarkable for its brevity
and directness. 1t was as follows:
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. IL, 1885,
I start for Crystal, Colo, today at
11:20. In case | should die or be
killed OF IN other words switched for
the other shore, heaven hope, want
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-02
Obscure Port.

In northern seaport town there is
wealthy but illiterate man. who
owns many vessels, and follows their
course over the seas by the aid of a
large atlas and a ten-horse.power mag
nifying glass.
1--WE just had a letter." he said to
n neighbor, from one of my captains,
and he tells me he's been in fearful
storm. I'll read you from his letter
what puzzles me. He says:
1.-The waves rose like mountains.
We we're driven before the wind, TO
the danger of our lives, and put into
great jeopardy
What | want to know" said the
shipowner, "is, where is Great Jeop-
ardy? It's somewhere In the Medlter.
ranean, but I can't find 1t on this map
anywhere. London Mail.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-02

birth and had come TO the United
States during the Civil war. He was
a good mechanic and secured employ
ment with one of the leading safe
manufacturers of this country. He re-
NAMED with the concern for several
years and in that time became a most
expert safe man. He had, especially.
a perfect knowledge of the mechanism
of combination locks.
Thus equipped, he left the company
and began his career OF crime. At
that time the safes made by the con-
Germ with which he had been en-
ployed were in use in every part of
America With an ingenuity that was
almost diabolical, he began operations
on the safes of his own company. His
nails had the greatest admiration for
Shinburn and were fond of saying that
he had elevated burglary from trade
tn n profession. It might have been
added that he was one Of the few
burglars who actually learned his
trade. He had served an apprentice
ship with the safe company and took
the knowledge thus acquired and I'M
gratefully used 1t against his bene-
factors.
One OF the curious side lights In
this connection was the failure of the
safe company Shinburn's success In
breaking into their safes drove the
concern out OF business. He knew the
banks and financial institutions that
had purchased safes from his old COM
pany, and In committing his burgla-
ries he always grimly gave these his
preference. When 1t became known
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-02

oner to Pennsylvania where he could
be tried for the White Haven offense.
They knew that they had an ingenu-
Gus and desperate criminal on their
hands and that it would be unsafe to
take any chances with him. To make
assurance doubly sure he was hand
cuffed to two detectives. He was
guarded every minute of the day and
night. Among other things, he was
compelled to sleep handcuffed to his
guards. Each night his clothing was
taken from him and locked in a sep
arate room which was used by Pink.
erton man. The detectives were In
no haste to turn him over to the au-
thorities. They were anxious to OBJ
tain enough evidence against him to
put him in prison for the remainder of
his life Accordingly he was kept at n
hotel where the third degree and
various other methods used by the
police were utilized with more or less
effect.
Shlnburn was almost childllke In
his demeanor toward his captors. He
had a charming personality and talked
engagingly. In other words, he pos
sessed that quality which, for want OF
a better name, we call magnetism.
This made the relations between the
criminal and his captors rather agree
able. They liked him, but they did
not relax any of their precautions.
One night. however, just before he
was handcuffed to his detective guard,
Shinburn secretly inserted the point
OF his plain gold scarf pin In the
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-02

! all my deposits in Clay and Funk
houser's bank 100000 Five thousand
dollars and all in the Citizen National
Bank to be paid over to my wife Lucy
b. Bowly this | doc for hur protec-
ton as we have no children.
-. w. BOWLEY.
"Witness--Ed. II. Stell, John G..
Longdon.'
OF course, the judge says, the fore
going might be improved upon in the
matter of diction and punctuation.
After making your disposition Of
your property sign the document in
the presence of two witnesses These
witnesses must then sign the paper
in the presence of the testator and in
the presence of each other Three
witnesses are better than two. No
beneficiary in the will Is a legal wit
ness.
Adam Long, who died last Decem-
Der, left an estate of million dol
lars to five heirs. Mr.. Long drew up
his will, but neglected to sign it. In
spite of this defect the will was adj
mitted to probate, the court holding
that as the testator had written the
will in his own hand his intention
was clear.
One day possessed Of fortune, the
next almost penniless, was the expert
ence of Lon NJ. Bales. who missed
riches because his benefactress had
but one witness to her will. Bales
was employed by Mrs Mary NJ. Brega,
proprietor OF the Canadian Hotel and
Employment agency, 1888 Grand ave-
nue.. He was engaged to he married
to Mrs. Brega at the time of her
death last January. In her will she
left to Bales a farm Of 200 acres in
Kansas, six diamonds, one pair OF
earrings. three race horses and $500.
A brother-in-aw of Mrs. Brega, Rich
ard Il. Brega, and other relatives,
sued for her possessions. Witnesses
testified that they had heard Mrs.
Brega say she had bequeathed her
property to Bales. But her will wac
witnessed by only one person, and
the court refused to admit 1t for pro-
bate. Bales was permitted to keep a
watch that had been given him by his
flancee before her death.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-02
The Story OF the
Wax Impre ssi0n-
sAnEpisode inthe career of ThomasEbyrnes
/ the Great Inspector of Police ........
4 o 2 y. e ~

that the Onetime expert of the safe
company and the audacious safe break.
er were one and the same person, the
company found it practically impos-
sible to dispose of any more Of their
products.
One of Shinburns most brilliant
achievements-if disreputable business
can be mentioned in this manner
was his robbery of the vaults Of the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company
at White Haven, Pa, in 1867. He
broke into the Office at night and with
a twist OF the wrist managed to open
the safe. There was. however, less
than six thousand dollars in money
there at the time. Shinburn expected
to make a big haul and he was so
thoroughly disguised that he only took
a few hundred dollars and left the
balance of money in the safe The
effect Of this may be imagined. The
officers Of the coal company promptly
suspected that some of their clerks
had been stealing, and it is said that
one Of the men was finally dismissed.
Shinburn made a second visit and this
time there was a still smaller amount
of money in the safe. His disgust was
in proportion to his disappointment
and he left without taking penny.
On the third and last visit, however,
he made a big haul There was some
thing like 100000 in money in the
safe, besides a large quantity of ne
gotiable bonds and other securities.
This time be took everything in sight.
The Pinkertons were put On the case,
but the clever crook managed 10 eludc
them.
One year before the White Haven
affair he broke into the WalpOle Say
ings bank Of WalpCle, y. H., and stole
large sum Of money and bonds. He
was arrested at Saratoga with seven
or eight bonds in his possession. The
evidence was conclusive. He was
promptly convicted and sentenced to
ten years in the New Hampshire state
prison. He accepted the verdict sub
missively, but on his way to prison he
Slipped away from his captors and no
trace OF him was obtained for a long
while afterwards. The White Haven
affair was just one year old when the
Pinkertons took Shnburn on Broad
way.
They proceeded to convey their pris-
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-02

fastened to give the baron his per.
tween the two men was a clash Of
keen minds. Neither one gained adj
vantage.
After that Byrnes made a careful
examination OF the stuff that had been
found in the baron's possession. 1t
was very commonplace. In fact, it re-
sembled the junk that a small boy car
ries in his pockets. There were few
dollars in bank notes, a small amount
Of change in silver and coppers,
time table on the Erie railroad, bit
Of wax such as housewives use to
polish their irons, a card case, a bit
OF string and n couple Of fish hooks.
Surely some one of these things
contained the germ of a thrilling de-
tective story. The local police said
no. Byrnes examined each particular
thing in his impressive way. The
brown eyes seemed sleepy and indif-
ferent. One thing after another was
tossed aside. But when he reached
the bit Of wax his eyes frightened and
What Is it?" asked one of his as
sistants.
ITS the proof of the crime" he said
tersely.
but it's only a bit of ordinary wax"
The chief smiled indulgently.
That's where you're mistaken" he
said "A close examination will show
you that it differs from every other
bit OF wax that ever existed"
Howe" was the incredulous inquiry.
We'll, for instance, it has the I'M
preston of the top Of screw"
What neXt?'
Next, find the screw"
They did. They found it on the
sidewalk between the police station
and the bank. The screw fitted the
lock plate of the door of the bank, and
the hole from which it was taken was
filled with wax that corresponded with
the bit found in Shnburn's pocket.
Thus, the man who had made for
tune by his wits and outwitted the
police OF two continents, was finally
betrayed by piece OF wax.
Sixteen years was the sentence i'm
posed by the Judge. SO far as is
shown by the records It ended the ca
reer of the burglar-baron, the man who
had entertained royalty and who lived
alternately in prison and castle.
The Pinkertons arrested Shinburn
more than once. Chief Inspector
Byrnes had the honor of entertaining
him in the Tombs. Many other de-
tectives claimed to have taken" the
great criminal at one time or another.
Byrnes used to say smilingly:
There's glory enough to go around"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-02

Fannie as a matter Of course and
when Fannie left the room she ex-
ploded at Mrs. Sander, why on
earth do you dress that girl so hide
ously?"
Mrs. Sander tried to bristle with
resentment and then she collapsed.
She saw that she must enlighten her
cousin. she doesn't look we'll in any.
thing" moaned the despairing moth.
err "She never has and she never
will. Nothing becomes her And if
it did it wouldn't be any use. because
she's so awkward and-homely!"
Indeed" remarked Cousin Kate.
She screwed up her eyes as though
studying something in the distance.
Then she announced calmly that she
thought she'd take Fannie along with
her to Europe.
All the while they were gone Mrs.
Sander and every one else who knew
Fannie remained in a state of wonder
in regard to Cousin Hates singular
state of mind 80
When Cousin Kate and Fannie got
home short time ago Mrs. Sander
felt that she needed an introduction
and a chart to the young person who
fell upon her neck. That young per
son was just as lank and long and
odd as ever, but it was with a differ
ence.
After she had got her breath and
really studied her daughter Mrs. Sand.
Ter saw that Fannie's garb if any.
thing acCentuated her absurd lankness.
Fannie, too, seemed to have an en-.
tirely new way of looping into chairs
and drapiug herself across tables.
quite as though she had about as
much backbone as a piece of Irvine
Her mother could not keep her fas-
cinatcd eyes off Fannie.
Il can't stop looking at her" she
stammered in bewilderment to Cousin
Kate.
"Of course not" was the response.
That's the idea, Neither can any
one else! Everybody has been per
'ectly crazy about Fannie ever since |
gave her a talking to and bought her
some things such as she ought to
wear If a girl cant be pretty she's
IN idiot if she can't be unique!"
"By the way, there's a young man
coming on here in day or two who's
yoing to marry Fannie ii he can wiring
consent from the parents OF such
aging beauty and priceless treasure
Us he thinks she is He's young and
les rich and he has no bad habits.
"Now let me tell YOU Elma Sander.
you must marry Fannie of quick be-
ore the present fashions changel"