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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
AN OBLIGING JUDGE.
= he Was Eager to Do the Right Thing
and Suit tho Prisoner.


Baron Martin. u famous English ju
sist of the old school. whose native
leniency and sense of fun often placed
him at the mercy of the very men he
was trying. was once about TO sen.
itence an old offender charged with a
petty theft. according to Lord Bramp-
toms "reminiscences.
Look said the baron, with an as
sumption of severity; Il hardly know
what to do, but you can TAX six
months"
II can't take that. my lord: it's too
much" said the prisoner respectfully,
but firmly. II can't take It, Your
lordship sees didn't steal very much,
after ALL
/ The baron INDUCED in one Of his
low. chuckling laughs before replying.
! We'll. that's vera true. Ye didn't
steal much" be snid. well. then, We
can TAX four months. Will that do
four months?'
Nay. my lord. but can't take that,
neither" was the reply.
'Then TAX three"
That's nearer the mark. my lord"
the prisoner said approvingly. But
Id rather you made 1t two. If you will
be SO kind"
Vera well. then. TAX two," said the
Judge. with the air of one who is
pleased to have done the right thing
at last. And. mind. don't come again.
If you do I'll give ye-well. It all de-
pends.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
DYNAMITE AS IT EXPLORES.
II Follows, as Lightning Does, tho Line
Of Least Resistance.


1t is the popular impression that dy
Mantle seeks the line of greatest re
sistance. Place quantity of black
powder on rock and light 1t with a
fuse. 1t will fash. simply scorching the
stone. Place piece Of dynamite on
shattered; hence the reasoning that
dynamite follows the line of greatest
resistance
Nothing could be further from the
truth. however. The black powder
takes fire and explodes much more
slowly than the dynamite. so that the
elastic air that incloses II. as it does
everything. gives way gradually and
the force Is lost I'm the atmosphere
With dynamite the explosion has been
no sudden. the attack on the air so in
Simultaneous. that for fraction of a
second 1t actually resists. The force of
the dynamite Is so tremendous that it
rannot wait, and 1t is turned into the
rock. which for the instant becomes the
line of least resistance.
An illustration of this may be seen
during a display of lightning. A fork
Of 1t strikes across the sky. II packs
the air so densely that 1t can no longer
make rapid progress in that direction.
and II turns aside to follow the line of
least resistance. 1t cannot wait for the
air to yield. 1t is the same with dyna
mite. -Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
The Word "Studio.r

studio" is one of the uany foreign
words that have acclimatiZed them
selves in the English language. 1t is
u recent import from Italy. unknown
to Johnsons dictionary and apparently
not occurring. before the nineteenth
century, but it has supplied want.
study" which is the real English for
studio" suggests room for reading
and writing. and ''workroom" lacks
distinctiveness. The French get along
with "atelier." which literally means a
place In which small plnnlls are pre-
pared-ln other words, carpenters
workshop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
WILLIAMSBURG.

The ladies of the NJ. +. church will
hold a social at the vestry on Wednes.
day. Sept. Is. The ladies are asked to
rome in the forenoon as there is work
TO do.
Ellerv LaBelle, who lies on the farm
formerly owned by Henry Davis on the
Brookfield road, offers his entire herd OF
b for sale at auction on Saturday, Sept
Rlst, at 10 O'Clock p. m. 20 calves will
be sold at the same time. Mr.. LaBelle
has bought a herd of Ayrshires and
wishes to dispose of his present stock
before their arrival
Mrs. Jennie Averill of Nashua, n H.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. w. Cram.
Arthur L. Davenport of East Ran
dolp was in town the l4th on business
concerning his place in Mill Village He
reports plenty of work at carpentering
where he lives at present
Miss Bertha johnson of North Mont
peler is visiting her aunt, Mrs. ID. NJ.
Jones.
turned the 18th from visit to Hyde
Park, Morrisville and vicinity.
Mrs. Walter Dunsmoor of Mortified
is spending few days at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. L. J. Bailey.
The high price of grass seed last
spring has led some of our farmers to
try the experiment of saving their own.
Vernon Is. Slavery selected an acre of
lgood herds grass and let it ripen and
thresher it, getting about s bushels of
seed. The straw from the separator is
free dust and is readily eaten by
Shorses.
I The Rural Good luck club will hold its
next meeting, Sept. 81 with Mrs. Mag
Igie Griffin.
DR.. and Mrs. Williams Ewes are now
pleasantly located at the Odd Fellows
Home in jackson, Mich. after spend
ing some time in visiting friends in De-
itroit and Ann Arbor.
Miss Florence Prescott has returned
Ito Syracuse university for her next
Years work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
Swimming Hole Tag.

swimming F1oie Tag.
For boys who can swim and dive the
game of ''in and out tag" adds new
joys even TO the unspeakable bliss OF
''the old swimming hole" The ideal
place for such a game is deep creek,
from ten to twenty feet wide. with
banks two or three feet above the wa
ter. and heavy plank stretching from
bank to bank at one end of the swim.
ming pool.
Suppose a boy chases you. II you
are clever you run across the plank
and along the bank of the creek. Ii
your pursuer starts to cross the plank
you wait until he nearly reaches the
bank you are on. then take shallow
dive and In one movement are back
again on the other side of the creek. II
he dives in to follow, you dive while
he Is under water. When he comes up
he will find you squatting on the OPP
posite bank.
The game demands quick thinking
and clean diving, swimming, running
and lodging. Sometimes boy barely
two feet in advance of his pursuer will
dive across pool. spring upon the OPP
posite bank just In time to escape be-
ing tagged. turn like fash, dive over
the head of the boy In the water and
be on the shore from which he started
before the other fellow can turn
around.
Diving and turning under water so
us TO return to the original diving place
are other tricks by which this inter
esting aquatic sport can be varied
Youths Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
MONTPELIER.

A raid was made on the so-ealled Kane
house on Barre street Friday night and
trunk was found which contained 81
pints of whiskey and there was also a
half barrel of bottled beer. Henry Soro
claimed to be the occupant of the tene-
ment, but one of the boarders said the
liquor in the trunk was his private
property. Soro secured bail
The funeral OF James Glynn, son of
Mrs. Katherine Glynn, who died in Ban
Ror, Me-, was held from St. Augustine's
church Yesterday, Rev. w. j. OSullvan
officiating. Tuberculosis was the cause
pf Mr.. Glynn's death.
John c. Silver of Montpelier, grocer,
has filed petition in bankruptcy with
Clerk I. S. Platt of the United States
rourt. He has liabilities of SlT49.S0
pnd assets of $l940.97, with 5000 claimed
exempt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
rrucklinu the Trencher.

This is an old English game. The
children sit on the floor or kneel in q
ring. A person In the center holds the
trencher Ia pie tin will serve). and
when all are ready he truckles or spins
It. at the same time calling the name
of some one In the ring. The one
named must spring quickly and try tc
catch the plate between both hands
before it stops spinning. II he sue.
ceeds he takes the place In the center
and the first trucker goes In the ring
II he does not catch the plate between
both hands before 1t stops spinning he
pays a forfeit and Is counted out
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16

entertainments of the middle ages. As
time went on the rod of Jacob" as n
branch of hazel was universally known.
gathered new powers. Not only would
1t lead to the discovery of buried
boards. but 1t would also act ms an in
fallible agent in locating runaway
servants and escaped criminals, 1t was
a sure guide TO underground springs as
well and was an unfailing charm
against the lightning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
The Hazel Tree.

A curious survival of the days when
the magicians of Europe sought indie
fatigably for the philosophers stone Is
the superstition that attaches TO the
hazel tree. The old alchemists used
to make their dIvining rods ont Of
hazel twiGs. and they fostered the be-
lief that 1t would mysteriously direct
Its owner to hidden treasures II It was
manipulated with the absolute faith
that was required in all those occult
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
A Lesson From Our Ancestors.

In the good oldfashioned days of ON
srandmothers, they depended upon the
roots and herbs of the field to re.
iieve disease.
! Years have passed by, but science ha;
newer been able to improve upon tn,
medicinal effects of these same roots
pnd herbs, which are natures cure FOL
disease.
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, that successful remedy for fe.
male ills, had its origin in this way and
to-day tons of roots and herbs are con
sumed annually in making it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16

Maud --Beatrix has lost twenty pounds
lately, her new gowns are perfect sue
cesses. her sweetheart proposed 10 her
last night. her rich uncle died yester-
day and left her a million. and now she
has to 20 10 his funeral today and try
20 look sad -Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16

my three-year-old boy has written
a novel;"
"Well, keep him away from the mag
azine interviewers. Too much public
lily isn't good for a growing child
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
GRANITEVILLE

There will be regular meeting of
the G. A. c. Monday evening, Sept. l6
in Socialist hall. All members are re-
quested to attend. All uniforms and
property belonging to the club will please
be turned in at this meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
FOR The CHILDREN
The KatYdids.

The katydlds. they do 1t all the time.
But mother says It's very impoite
To contradict; they always. always do.
hear them still dlsputing every night.
II must be pleasant for the grasshoppers
To listen to the quarrel all night long.
I'm glad i know what is polite and nice
To contradict is rude and very wrong.
Why don't the beetles tell them OF the
ants?
/ have to stop my ears to drown their
noise.
Oh. don't take pattern from the katydds,
All you good little girls and little boysi
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
He'd Triad IL.

Bill--If kept continuously running g
watch will tick 100. $4,000 times In q
year.
Jill-How do you know?
Bill-Oh, I've tried it many time.-'
Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
Not ALWAYS nisonuarahln

The trouble with the psychological
moment is that it wears gum shoes and
mufilers and often gets by you.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16

Excursion to New York. See adv. on
page O.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
STOCK MARKET
STILL QUIESCENT

The stock market remains i'm a
.Quiescent state though the demand
is possibly slightly stronger than yes
terday.
Eva opened at 33is, but closed with
sales at 80 fat. Hawaiian CONNER.
cial & Sugar sold for 44% on the
board, and 44la was bidding at close.
Olaa is still active IN small blocks at
tx.
Since noon yesterday oahu Sugar
has been considered on its new basis
Of $5,OOO,OOO capitalization, instead OF
S3,6OOOOO, and sales were made at
291a. This represents about Al under
the old capital The last sales were
40 fat. Deliveries of this stock can
not be made till April l. as the trans.
fer books are closed until that time
Waialua sold at 1872, but bidders are
offering only 1919 at close, 1922
asked.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
DINNER TO BOOST
BUILDING SCHEME

With a view to crystalizing senti
ment ambng the business men of the
community on the matter of a large
commercial building for Honolulu
which shall provide adequate quarters
for the Chamber of Commerce, Mer.
chants Association, Commercial Club.
Stock and Bond Exchange, and pos.
sibly other organizations, leading
members of the Commercial Club are
arranging for an elaborate dinner for
next Friday evening, at which the
building project will be the central
topic of discussion. The dinner will
be held in the Clubs dining room and
it is expected that a large part of the
business community will be present.
Among the speakers who have been
secured for the occasion are Governor
Frear W. r. Castle, chairman of the
Joint committee which is working on
the building project; r, l. Spalding,
president of the Chamber of Com.
merce; A. J. Gignoux, president of the
Merchants Association, and Fred L.
Waldron, president of the CONNER
cial Club. There will probably be a
number of other speakers, whose lc-
ceptances have not yet been re-
ceived.
1t is stated that the Territory will
consider the sale of the Honolulu
Hale property provided the CONNER
cial bodies are prepared to guarantee
not less than 1915 cents per foot for
the site.
1t is hoped that, in the general dis
cussion of the whole subject during
the Friday night dinner, considerable
new light will be thrown upon the
matter, and ways and means indicat-
ed for carrying the project through.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
ST. PATRICES DAY
At THE LIBERTY

BEFORE the opening hour last night
the Liberty theater was overlooked
for the St. Patrick's Day special per
Torrance, so that the doors had to be
closed in the faces Of scores Of people
who were only just punctual. pro.
gram that lasted three hours and a
quarter opened on time It included
a comical sketch by Harry Corson
Clarke and Margaret Dale owen, with
rare presentations of famous men by
Clarke worked in. Hanley, Marguerite
and Hanley-man, woman and boy
made their debut as athletic acrobats,
giving many startling feats new to
Honolulu The woman evidenced her.
culean strength along with most lady
like gracefulness.
Irish dancing by P. Maurice McMa-
hon and Jack Cleary, in costume, two
numbers, made one of the best hits of
the evening.
Rev. Father Cushnahan of Ogden de-
livered a mastery grafton on St.
Patrick. Unfortunately, when he was
just well warmed up after about forty
minutes, some of the audience became
impatient for the resumption of vau-
devills and interrupted the orator with
applause at the wrong time. They
were assisted by the stage manager,
who called from the wings-unheard
by the audience but mentioned by the
speaker in deprecation-askin him to
"cut it short" Two members of the
orchestra also joined the unholy and
inhospitable alliance.
Father Cushnahan was game, how
ever, and keeping his temper held out
until the disturbance was repeated
several times.
There would appear to have been
lack of definite arrangement of time
for the grafton, of which also the au-
dience should have been appraised, and
another serious omission was the pres
ence of a chairman on the stage to
protect the invited speaker. Father
Cushnahan was gracefully introduced
by F. D. Creedon, who Immediately
retired from the stage.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19

and the only ones who got any salts
faction were the jury, court attaches
and spectators.
Yesterday afternoon Olson cross
examined Assessor Wilder and sue
ceeded in seriously damaging the
direct testimony of the, witness,
though this morning Wilder, to some
extent any way, repaired the breaks
made in his evidence. On direct ex-
animation Wilder had stated that the
value of the Cummins property, ac-
cOrding to his estimate, was $S7, 43S.
On cross examination he admitted
that, for taxation purposes, he had
the same year valued the property
at 100000, and that later in the year
he had written to Governor Frear
that the value of the property was
100000.
Olson conducted most searching
cToss-examination that lasted so long
that Judge Dole objected, saying that
the lawyer was wasting the time of
the court.
This morning, under further exam
ination, Wilder stated that the figure
of 100000 which he gave Governor
Frear was the extreme estimate of
value for the property, and was given
for the purpose of securing as large
an appropriation as possible from
Congress for the purchase of the Fed
eral building site.
Wilder was followed on the witness
stand by Arthur w. Nicely, who
proved TO be one of the best and
most consistent witnesses who has
yet testified, in that his statements
were clear, direct and uneQuivocal.
Neely's estimate of the value of the
Cummins property was within $50 of
that given by Wilder.
Olson, on cross-examination, asked
him how he had arrived at his figure.
Nicely replied that he had taken into
consideration the rentals paid by the
property and also the sales prices of
other property in the same neighbor-
hood that had been sold. He men
toned specifically the Chambers drug
store corner. Olson asked Nicely il
he had taken into consideration the
sales price of a piece of property in
the middle of the block, across the
street from Castle & Cooke, that had
been sold. Nicely replied in the neg
alive. Olson wanted to know why
not, and Nicely said that it was be
cause the property was in the middle
of the block instead of being corner
piece.
A few minutes later Olson repeated
the question, and said, Wasn't it be
cause you did not take the trouble 70
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
MEETING NOTICE.

TO the Republican Electors of the
Eighth Precinct, Fourth Repre-.
sentative District
Owing to the death of the chairman
and the absence of the first and sec.
ond vice presidents of the Eighth Pre-
cinct Republican Club, Fourth District,
and upon request of seven members
of the above club, meeting of said
club is hereby called for the purpose
of electing officers to fill existing va
cancies, to wit: President, first vice
president, two judges of election and
two members for the executive com
mittee.
Said meeting will be held at St. An
tonic hall (ground floor on the 21st
day of March, 1912. at 1880 p. m. y
JAS. T. CAREY,
Secretary.
Honolulu, March IS, 1912.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
: STOCK SALES

Honolulu Stock Exchange-Sales
between Boards-1OO Olaa, 1919; 80
do, 1874; 100 o. R. & L. Co, 1880;
70 Haw. C. & S. Co., 44.5O; 10 do,
ALSO; SO Oahu Sugar Co, 40; 55 do,
40; 10 do, 40; so do, 1850.
Session Sales-5O Olaa, 1874; 10
do, 1871; 10 do, 1919; 10 do,
18TH; 10 Oahu Sugar Co., $3.50; 7
do, 1850; 10 Waialua, 1872; 10 do
1872; Eva, 1850; 5 Haw. c. & s.
Co., 44.75; so Eva, 80; 7 do, 80.
Notice-Oahu Sugar Co. quotations
this date on basis of new caitaliza,
ton.
Sugar Quotations-96 deg. Centrifu-
gals, $50; SO deg, analysis beets, As.
1O1ad. Parity, SIT.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
BIG NEW ACT AT
RIJoU TONIGHT

blJOO lONlSIl !
In addition to the already big show
at this popular house tonight, there
will be a big musical novelty. Yerin
and Verin, a singing, talking and
musical team, we'll known throughout
the large circuits in the states, ar
rived by the Wilhelmina this morn
ing, and will make their first appear
ance tonight AS Honolulu is notec
as a musicLoving community, it is
safe to predict these clever people
will make an instantaneous hit. In
addition to this big novelty, there
will be four other acts, making five
vaudeville acts in all Our pictures
will help to round out superb vaude-
vile bill. Great interest is springing
up over the real live baby that is to
be given away Friday night. The
management certainly has the com
munity guessing over this event, and
it is a foregone conclusion that
standing room wtll be at a premium
on Friday night.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
James +. r1Organ
Stock a n d
Bond Broker

Memeber of Honolulu Stock and Bone
Exchange.
Stock and Bond Orders receive
prompt attention.
Information furnished relative to al
STOCKS AND BONDS.
LOANS NEGOTIATED.
Phone 1872. p o, Box So
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
NOTICE
Eva Plantation Company.

Eva Plantation Company.
The stock-books of EVA PLANTA-
.TION COMPANY will be closed to
transfers Wednesday, March goth,
1912, at 70 o'clock noon, to Saturday,
March 3Oth, 1912, inclusive.
CHAS. II. ATHERTON,
Treasurer, Eva Plantation Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19

Get in line for mail delivery by
having your house numbered Stand
ard aluminium numbers carried in
stock by Levers & Cooke, 1T South
King street. Handsome and inexpen-
sive.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19

The office of chief of staff at head.
quarters, U. S. A., is to be abolished
on the departure of Captain Clifton
Carter, the adjutant general thereaft.
err performing the duties of the posi-
ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-19
CAMPBELL GOES
TO BIG ISLAND

-N ~ -
Marston Campbell, superintendent
Of public works, is leaving for Hilo
in the Wilhelmina tomorrow evening.
He will attend a meeting Of the loan
fund commission in Hilo, and then
will proceed to the Volcano in order
to look over the National Park propo.
sition. Senator A F. Judd will ac-
company Campbell, and they will go
over the boundaries of the proposed
park.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cross-examination that Your Honor
can not possibly realize until l am
through and it is my right to ask any
questions that will throw light on the
case. 1t is my duty to my principals
to conduct my case in the best way |
can"
81 will admit" said Judge Dole,
that in your cross-examination of
the witness yesterday afternoon you
very materially diminished the effect
of his direct mony"-Breckons
slid little farther down onto the
back of his neck and tried to look as
lif that didn't hurt-"but you didn't
know when to stop" Olson turned
red and initiated Breckons in his at
tempt to look cheerful. You were
wasting the time of the court and it
is my right to interfere and tell you
to stop when you do that"
Olson again started hotly to break
in, but the Judge held up a warming
hand. Now, this thing has gone far
enough and it's got to stop" he said.
Judge Stanley tried to talk at the
same time as the judge, and he got his
calldown. You keep quiet until |
get through, Mr.. Stanley" said the
Judge. 81 do not think that Mr..
Nicely really meant that he didn't take
the trouble to look into the matter of
the sale of that property. He had
already stated that he didn't consider
it for the reason that it is in the mid
die of the block, and he merely gave
his second answer because he didn't
care to argue the point with you. 1t
was merely as if he had said, oh,
well, have it your own way; don't
care"
your Honor has no right to make
any such a statement as that in the
presence of the jury" interrupted Oh
son, who was obviously getting hot
under the collar. 1T tends to preju-
dice our case and ought not to be toll
Grated"
Now, that's enough" said the Judge.
Stanley got the floor and poured oil
on the troubled waters. by a whisn-
steal remark that made everybody
smile.
Your Honor will admit that have
always been respectful to this Court" "
he said. But we have right to get
"udJ lulOIludIlOu we Cdh llOLh IhC WIZ
uesses. We contend that the second
answer given by the witness was the
truth and that the first answer was
not. Your Honor has admitted that
in our cross-examination of the pre-
vious witness yesterday we very mate
rally diminished the effect of his di-
rect testimony Now, if Your Honor
will be good enough to tell us when
we have entirely demolished the testi-
mony of a witness, We will stop very
willingly"
The Court will take a recess until
two o'clock" announced that function
airy.