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reverence and in awe"

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The speaker then described some
great Scots who in this country be-
gan at the very bottom of the ladder
and without helping hand climbed
to the very top and are today firmly
anchored there and are willing to ex-
tend helping hand to those who wish
to gain the top of the hill.
He told a story of Cronje, the ia
nous Boer general. During the Boer
war Cronje came across detachment
of Highlanders who had fired their
last shot. Some of them were dead
and others dying. Cronje said when
he saw the pitiful condition they were
in he said to the Sergeant, who was
badly wounded, "Why did you not
surrender ?" The Sergeant raised him
self up and said, eve are Gordons.
We know how to die but we do not
know how to surrender" The Colonel
said, 81 heard Cronje say these words
in the Minneapolis Press Club, where
he was a guest, and I was so force
fully impressed that I bowed my head
and said, 4 thank God I am of that
race"
The Colonel's address was listened
to with marked attention and when he
closed he received much applause.
A delicious Scotch supper was serv-
ed to the attendance in true Scotch
style, many old Scotch dishes being
in evidence The affair was Scotch
from the beginning of the program to
the end. After the evenings festivi-
ties were over everyone voted it an
evening long to be remembered be-
cause of it's sweet "reminiscences of
the land across the sea, Bonny Scot
land.
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trustee of the human race. He is
rooted indeed in the soil of his native
land, but his branches reach to the
heavens and give shelter to the birds
of liberty in every cline. Professor
Humphrey of Cambridge, himself an
Englishman, says, 4 always feel, what
think is by many admitted that the
Scotch are the finest people on the
earth's surface - that the grandest
combination Of the physical, the men,
tai, and the moral, is produced here
the sturdiest, halest bodies with the
largest, brains, the strongest minds,
and the best, "morele," the qualities
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best calculated to thrive in every quar-
ter of the globe Tannahill is by no
means a great poet, but poets of the
finest magnitude are rare. Amid the
throng of Hogs and Wilson's, Ards
and Moirs, Lockharts and Cunning
! hams, we all see the giant form of
the Plaughman Bard standing head
and shoulders above them all - the
Kingly Burns"
cloud applause.)
Mrs. VIM. ]. Norbeck, who by the
way is daughter of Judge and Mrs.
VIM. Murray, sang in very pleasing
manner, "Mary of Argyle" and as an
encore "a Wee Dock-an-D Doris"
The Reverend w. c. Hunter, Chap
lain of the club, gave an address on
Burns Ideal, as Viewed by the Light
of the Twentieth Century" 1t is
needless to say that this sturdy Scot
pleased the large audience with the
ideal views of Robert Burns on the
cause of humanity and the brother
hood of man. In part Mr. Hunter
spoke as follows:
"Mr. President and Members Of the
Minot Burns Club: It is just one hun
dred and fifty-six years today since
Scotland's Immortal Bard, Robert
Burns, first saw the light. His advent
took place in little cottage, two miles
from the town of Ayr, not far from
Alloway Kirk and the Banks O. Doom.
1t is we'll for the people of Scotland
and their descendants to meet together
annually to commemorate the poets
birth and review the marks Of genius
and contemplate the ideals of charac-
ter that placed him for all time secure
ly among the noblest of our race. We
are now separated by time one hun
dred and fifty years and distant in
space 5000 miles from the land and
year of his nativity, yet the brilliance
of his intellect and nobility of his soul
are increasingly admired by multi
tudes in every cline. 1t is fitting,
therefore, for us in this gathering to
consider carefully some Of the ideals
that he cherished, and that made his
life permanent blessing and inspira-
ton to mankind.
Gin this cursory attempt to single
out and review some of Burns ideals
i shall select, first, his ideal of man.
hood I gather from Burns many
poetical references to man that he
considered him great or important,
not from the amount of money at his
control, but from his kindness Of
heart and integrity of soul. Burns be-
lieved that with all his faults there
was something in an honest man that
merited the sympathy and esteem of
his fellow man and that reflected
credit on his maker"
The lack of space precludes giving
any full account OF Kew. Hunters
splendid address. The short reference
given above was followed by most
comprehensive tribute to the genius
and broad intellect of the Immrotal
Bard.
Mrs. Frank w. Roach rendered in
a mastery style, accompanying her.
self on the piano, "My Laddie in the
Scotch Brigade"
DR.. A. J. MCDANIEL related several
of his choicest Scotch stories in a
manner that convulsed his hearers.
Mrs. William Murray gave one of
her humorous readings IA Sair Pre-
dicament," and that lady always man.
ages to keep her audience in fit of
laughing from start to finish.
Mrs. Alexander Scarlet followed,
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IN MEMORY Of THE
IMMORTAL BARD
THE CLANS GATHERED MONDAY
EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE
NATAL DAY OF ROBERT BURNS
SCOTCH SPEECHES, READINGS
AND SONGS.

The anniversary of the worlds great
est bard, Robert Burns, was celebrated
by the local Scots on Monday even
ing, Jan. g., in the beautiful parlors
of the Presbyterian church, which
were kindly placed at their disposal
bv the minister and the committee in
charge.
The president of the club, Mr.. Will
liam Hetherton, ST., called the meet
ing to order promptly at o'clock, as
there was a large and varied program
to be gotten over before the supper
was announced.
The following letter of regret was
received by Colonel Scarlet from Gov
ernor Hanna:
Bismarck, Jan. 20, 1915.
Col. Alex Scarlet,
Minot, N. D.
Dear Colonel:
I have before me the invitation to
he with the Burns Club January 25th.
1 regret exceedingly that owing to
the pressure of work and duty here
that it will be impossible for me to
attend.
I wish you would convey to the
friends present my very best wishes
for a verv successful and pleasant re-
union and with all good wishes TO
YOUR own good self, I am,
Sincerely,
l.. B. HANNA.
The president, in his opening re-
marks. said that it was thought by
some that it would be better to post
none holding this celebration this year
On account of the war on the continent
Of Europe. But after consulting To-
oether it was decided that as Amerl-
ran citizens it would not be true to the
host interests of the club to postpone
it, but they had decided that no REL
erence whatever to the war going on
at the present time would be mace
for as scotchmen they knew that
9raat destruction was being made IN
the ranks of some of their dearest
md hest friends on the firing hne'
hut as their adopted country was neu-
trail they would show their high ap,
nreciation of the laws of the land ana
remain neutral also.
The president, who is retired mer-
,hont and an ex-counselor Of the City
~ Dumbarton, has been president OF
the Burns club since its formation
some years ago, and as he is whole
hearted and true Scot he has oeen
succeeding himself as President o.
the club, and as one member put IT,
that they would conduct the elecelon
~ the clubs officers on the same lines
a. in the "Old Land" "A man holos
his office for life as long as ne IS Oh
good behavior" ami,
The toast of the evening, "The I'M
mortal Memory of scotland's BARD,
Robert Burns" was given by the pres
ident, as follows:
eve the members of the Minot
Burns Club, are met tonight to TESTIFY
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singing my Love is Like a Red, Red
Rose," and as an encore "The Melo-
dies of Scotland"
Mrs. John Campbell, who is also a
splendid interpreter Of Scotch read
ings, favored the assembly with a
couple of her best readings.
Then came what was perhaps one of
Colonel Scarlett's best efforts in which
he portrayed the history and the life
of several Scots who have made sue
cess of life, starting at the very bot
tom rung of the ladder with stout
heart and willing hand to succeed.
The Colonel said that he could look
back to the year 1868, when he was
sent by the late Sir John A. MacDon-
aid, who was then in the prime of his
life and the Premier Of Canada, to
meet and be under the guidance and
Instructions of Donald A. Smith, who
was then in the employ of the Hudson
Bay Company. The Colonel drew a
pen picture from memory which he
said was as clear today as at that
time, when he met Donald Smith for
the first time on the streets of Kildo-
nan, which was then a village about
the size of Burlington. At this place
were assembled French half-breeds,
English half-breeds and other sturdy
pioneers Of the west. The mission
was to turn them from acts of rebel
lion into a peaceful settlement, bring
ing the Northwest Territory into a
union with the lower provinces under
one great Dominion.
At this time the Honorable VIM.
MacDougal and his staff were unable
to come into this territory, owing to
the resistance, and were obliged to
stop at Pembnia, in the state of North
Dakota.
The Colonel said that DR.. A. D. Nc
Camel had expressed wish that he
would at some future date give his
tory of the Northwest before confed-
Grafton, and of such great men as en-
listed at that time and played an i'm
portant part in making and framing
up the great Dominion of Canada. And
it is with pride he can refer to Don
aid Smith, the son of poor Scottish
parents, who came out and began life
in the service of the Hudson Bay Com
pany at salary of but $4,000 per
year.
Colonel Scarlet then said, "When
one stops and thinks that only year
ago this great Scot died, after having
risen to the highest point man can
rise, that of Lord High Commissioner
of Canada, with titles that made him
the foremost Peer in the British En-
Strathconna and Mount
Royal. Yet with all this lavishness
of wealth he never forgot his former
surroundings and when death came to
him in the ripe years of his life, he
a wish to companion that
he be laid on Scottish ground amongst
the humble people from which he
sprung. The nation wanted to put
his body in the national burying place,
Westminster or St. Paul's Cathedral,
but King Edward thought so much of
the great man that he respected his
dying wish"
The Colonel went on to say that he
would quote a few lines from Lord
Balfour's speech which was made in
the House of Lords at a recent date.
He said, in that august body, II love
the Lowlanders; love the Highland
ers, but when I come to speak of the
Ulster Scot and the Colonial Scot, I
take off my hat and bow my head with
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Regins Civil Calendar

The civil calendar in county court
will be taken up by Judge Murray Fri
day. who has decided to continue
court until Feb. ~.
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PRESIDENT LOSES
IN PATRONAGE WAR
Senate Wins Ruling That Recess Ap-
pointees. Can't Draw Pay Until
They Are Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April PA
sweeping victory has been scored by
the senate over President Wilson in
the almost forgotten patronage war,
in a decision handed down by Control
Ter of the Treasury DOwney.
Under this decision the men APP
pointed by the President while con
gress is in recess will get no pay from
the treasury department until they
have been confirmed by the senate.
This applies only to those recess APP
pointees whose vacancies occurred
while congress was still in session.
Men appointed to positions in which
vacancies did not occur until after the
senate adjourned may draw their pay
for this is not viewed as an infringe
ment on the rights of the senate tC
have these appointments made ''by
and with the advice and consent OF
the senate. -
The most prominent official who will
be deprived of his pay as result OF
the ruling is Federal Trade Commits
sioner George Rublee of Cornish, II
H.. whose salary is $4,000 a year
There are also scores of pOstmasters
and other federal positions whose oc
cupants will be at least temporarily
deprived of their pay.
The law on which this decision wa
based is Section 1761 of the Revised
Statutes, as follows:~
=. No money shall be paid from tn,
treasury as salary to any person APP
pointed during the recess of the sen
ate to fill a vacancy in any existing
Office if the vacancy existed while tn,
senate was in session ard was by Law
required to be filled by and with tn,
advice and consent of the senate, unit
such appointee has been confirmed b,
! the senate
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the night train in order to play today.
They sang two selections.
Miss Virginia 9. Peter, instructor in
singing. sang on her first appearance
the Aria from Aida with Prof Lewis
~. Hathaway al the piano. They are
The musical instructors of the semi
nary Her last number was a group of
three English songs. She was enthu-
siasticalIy received. Miss Marguerite
Ray Albertson, instructor in expires
sion, gave for her reading, The Bak-
ers Bedtime, story of childhood that
conyulsed her audience, and for an
| encore number The Old Man, by James
| Whitcomb Riley. Prof. Lawrence was
heard in a group Of piano solos, Novel
cite, Op. n, and Warum, both by
Schumann, and Chopin 5 waltz in Z
minor. The work Of the participants
in this program reflected great credit
upon themselves and the seminary.
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ROBBED PARK & TILFoRD.
Three Men Arrested Charged With
Systematic Larceny.

NEW YORK, April a. Alleged
wholesale grocery frauds, totaling
$35oO00 in goods obtained illicitly
from the firm Of Park & Tilford dur
ing seven years, resulted yesterday in
the arrest and arraignment of three
men on charges of larceny. Many
leading restaurant men of New York
city, detectives asserted, were involved.
The three men arraigned were Mil
lard Cadmus, for 20 years salesman
of the firm, and Joseph and Henry
Levy, brothers. Cadmus lives in East
Orange, n. j. The Levy brothers con
duet a restaurant on West 18th street,
this city. All three were held in $1,000
bond each for trial.
Detectives employed as walters by
the Levy brothers obtained the evil
dence on which the charge was based
They allege that the Levy s had reeeiv-
ed illegally every week goods valued
at $3.50, meeting Cadmus at intervals
for settlement. Cadmus, the police
assert, has confessed and given the
names of other restaurant men to the
| police.
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BULLS WAS MASTER
MECHANIC MANYYEARS
Death of Well-Known Railroad Man
Took Place in Bellows Falls-In-
vented Automobile Motor.

BELLOWS FALLS, April 24-William
Roberts Bulls, %, died at his home on
Westminster street yesterday after an i'll
ness of several weeks.
He had been master mechanic for the
Bellows Falls division of the Rutland
railroad for IA years and previous to COM
ing here had extensive experience on other
railroads
The funeral will be held at the home
Monday afternoon at ] 30 o'clock and the
body viii be taken to Chatham Center, y
y, for burial Tuesday
Mr.. Bulls learned the trade of machin-
ist in the plant of the Rhode Island Lo-
connective works and from there went as
master mechanic of the Lebanon Springs
road with headquarters at Chatham. y Y
This road was bought by the Rutland sys
TEN and he was transferred as general
foreman to Malone, \. Y, and then t.
Rutland as general foreman,
For some time he was employed as gen
eral foreman BIZ the Southern Railway
with headquarters at Blaeksburg, s. c.
and then returned to the employ Of til,
Rutland railroad and came 10 Bellows
Falls
He leaves his wife. who was Mis-
Emehe von Michielis of Chatham Center
y. Y, and one daughter, Miss Carlott
Bulls
Mr. Bulls was the inventor of an atuo
mobile motor in the pioneer days of auto
MODELLING and in this he secured the inter
est of Hiram Maxim, jr., and Col Pope Q
| bicycle fame He was very efficient alon
mechanical lines and in the Rutland roun,
| house here is model, made to scale, Q
one of the Rutland locomotives 1t
about three feet long and is operated b
steam and runs on rails made by its built
er. 1t is perfect to the smallest detail.
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PoULTNEY WOMAN UNDER BOND
Mrs Williams of Affection Fame
Charged With Breach of Peace.

POULTNEY, April 24.-Mrs. James
E. Williams, who acquired notoriety
last week when the Rutland county
court awarded her husband $500 for
her affections which the jury found
had been alienated by Fred E. Jones,
an unmarried Poultney man, has again
come into the hmelight of publicity.
She furnished $500 bonds Thursday
for appearance next Monday before
Justice f. c. Ripley to answer to a
charge of breach of the peace.
The alleged offense is said to have
occurred at Lake St. Catherine when
the woman got into a dispute with
two women being at the Williams cot
two women being at the Williams cot
tages. The complaint is made BIZ
Grand Juror w. H. Rowland.
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Tuesday the 18th Day Of May
next, at 8 O'Clock p. N.

to act on the following articles, to wit:
Art. l. To elect Moderator TO pre-
side at the meeting.
Art 2. 70 receive ami aet upon the
report Of the Commissioners, Treasurer,
Chief Engineer, superintendent of Fire
Alarm and Chief of Police.
Art 5. To elect a Village Commits
sioner for term of three years.
Clerk, Treasurer, Tax Collector and
board Of Auditors.
Art. T. To see what salaries shall
be paid the various yillage officers for
the ensuing year.
Art. ). To see if the voters Of the
Village Of Brattleboro viii appropriate
money for q series Of Concerts to be
given within the village limits during
the ensuing year, by the First Regi-
ment Band of BrattIeboro. Vermont.
Art. 6. To see If rho village will
vote to arrange for the laying of the
dust upon certain streets and highways
within the limits of the village for the
ensuing year, and what method for
paving for the same viii be adopted.
Art. I. To see if the village will vote
to appropriate money to pay for laying
the aust upon the streets ana highways
within the limits of the village for the
ensuing year.
Art. 5. To see if the village will APP
Ipropriate money for spraying trees dur
| ing the ensuing year.
| Art. 9. To raise money to defrav the
| Expenses of the coming year.
Art 10. To see if the village will
vote to pay not to exceed $4,000 per
year, for a period not to exceed ten
years. toward the rental of proposed
pipe line of the Brattleboro Water
Works Company, extending from the
Ipresent terminal to the factory of the
| Vermont Last Block Company.
Art. II. To transact any other bust
ness that may legally come before the
meeting.
w. H. PERRY,
Village Clerk
| RrattlpborO VT April 10 1919
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NOTICE

The annual meeting of the BRAT
TLEBORO BOARD OF TRADE for.
hearing reports, and the election Of
officers viii be held in Festival Hall,
Brattleboro, Monday, April 26, 1915, at
g p. m.
President J. NJ. Thomas of Middle
bury College win be present and de
liver an address. a buffet luncheon
will follow
CARL S. HOPKINS, Clerk.
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WARRANT!!

The legal voters Of the Village of Brat
tleboro are hereby notified and
warned to meet at the Town Hail in
said village, on
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BELLOWS FALLS.

Henry A. Wheeler, member of Com.
pany I, 18th Vermont Volunteers, during
the Civil war, died at the Soldiers Home
in Bennington Thursday night. He was
born at Bellows Falls Feb. s, 1884, and
was admitted to the Home March 20
1914 The body was brought here fol
burial Friday.
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that the ''Too Busy Man" will snub
or even abuse life insurance sales
man just because he puts up good
argument fer the "Too Busy Man s.
family. National Life ms Co. of VI
(Mutual) EARLE s. KINSLEY,
General Agent. Rutland, vt.
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Since the reign of George TT nd
Authorizations have been allowed in
legal documents in England.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church.
Services at lU.3U a. IN. and $50 I. m.
Sunday school at 1910 Tie ladies aid
viii meet Friday evening.
Iniversaist church Rev ID. E. Trout
minister Divine worship 1880 4. m.
iii charge of pastor. sermon by Rev.
slffed 4 Hough. Bible school 11.45.
Ne evening service.
salvation Army. Sunday II a. m.
holiness meeting; 800 p. m. Sunday
school and Bible class; SO p. III. Sal
walton meeting, special address, The
Power CT Personal Testimony.
! Advent Christian church, Rev T. s.
Hewitt pastor. Morning worship 1915,
with preaching by Rev A. ". Hewitt
Of PlainiieId, VI; Sunday school, II;
Junior Loyal Workers, 4; praise and
PRAYER service, 8; evening sermon by
pastor at 7 p. m.
St Michael s Episcopal church. St.
| Mark s day. Holy communion at $50
and 1880; morning prayer 10; Sunday
| school L.: evensong 100. Holy com
munion Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday at 100. Evensong Fri
day at 40, followed by vestry meet
ing.
Unitarian church. Rev. Z. Q. S. Os
good, pastor. Service Sunday morn
/ ing AZ 1890 The sermon viii be
preached by Rev a. H. Webb, . for
/. mer pastor of the local Methodist
| Episcopal church. Sunday school at
/ las. All are welcome at both ser
/ vices.
First Church of Christ. Scientist
Emerson building, Elliot street. sun
day service, 1915 a. m. Subject, Pro
baton After Death Wednesday even
ing testimonial meeting ct 5 clock
Reading room open daily except Sun
days and legal holidays from to
] o clock. All arc welcome.
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FOR SALE Fifty horses to select from.
We just arrived with 80. Eight pairs
5000 to $500, all fancy stuff, grays, roans,
bays aud blacks lot Of farm horses in
pairs, BOO to $500 Also single family
and draft and business horses, 1850 to
100 A few good seconds. All horses
warranted as represented. GUILFORD &
WOOD HORSE co. f. j. Wood, Prop,
Sbcburnc Falls, Mass. HOB
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Wise Father - Remember, my son,
that there are some things which you
cannot buy with money.
Sophisticated Son Yes, | know
but the stores don't keep them. -
Judge.
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PUPIL NURSES wanted at the Taun-
ton State Hospital Training school for
nurses For particulars address DR. Ar
thur V Coos, Supt., Taunton State Hos
pital, Taunton, Mass 4G-tf
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w. H. PERRY,
4THTT ~
IT SEEMS FUNNY

Brattleboro, Vt, April 10, 1915.
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Incident of Mormonism.


Mrs. Woodruff told of one place
where, after she had made an address
against Mormonism, the tenor singer
jumped down to the platform and ask
ed the pastor for the privilege of ere
plying to that lying woman.'' The
privilege was denied whereupon he Of
fered $4,000, which would more than
pay the church debt, if he We're given
no minutes in which to speak. The
pastor asked him if he was Mormon,
and upon receiving an affirmative re-
ply the singer was not only refused the
privilege, but was discharged on the
spot as singer in the church. He had
Ebeen in the choir two years, working
linsidiously among the girls, and an in
vestigation revealed an astonishing
situation.
| Other problems which she mentioned
lwere immigration, the liquor traffic,