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niK BURTTNOTON FREE PRESS AND TTOKK: TIUM'SDAV, .M PY L'. I'M.'J. 1'T CHARGED WIH noeiKiio andon Carpenter Alleged Have Obtained Money from Mrs. James Wclden. IVc Y,, After n search lust . it moon. Thomas Howland, t t r tu it Brandon, was arrested i ,v Deputy Sheriffs rascal Rlccl t in ami Mason of l'awlot lnrs,r o, extortion, The State of s weie unwilling to make known . i riKiriUiiK the case, but It Is i' toi l th t I lowland obtained J1.000 ij in t lroiu the wife of James ' i i eminent coal dealer of I rtli 1 mm to this city this morn , l he was followed by Mr. and r v Iden, who obtained the necos i i ns for his arrest, but the of ! vsvrc unable to traco their man ' ' four o'clock every sheriff In this .ltv was at work together with tho nollcc. story from the State attorney's s to the effect that Howland had in nob i? some carpentering work about thin house and recently he Is i i In e threatened to start a scandal -t. .I, II ta nl'ilnlnd li i iimey was iium huh. ii i.- u i ii 'il over at first nml tw M1-71T TTlTTTTTi A l?v W A ll i 1 1 1 r. L . ... . . ..at. m J i J " 1 1 Jli JLjCIAVO. ' J ' " ( Tencleteil the s. .Inliiislnlr.v liar ll (ill? V. Hill. St Jnhns'ii.ry. r)ec. 27. -A compllmen ar. ' mi i't w.i.- t udered to tho mcm in.i if i i St J ilinshiiry bar last even- t tin- !H Jobnsbury House by Ouy - ii.ii tii. nff, r wns In honor of Ir. tin's mil uti' versiry as a practlcinQ at , 'e M th'- town. A substantial rc-n-u s ved The toastmaster was ir I' sla k and the speakers were I .iter 1'. smun, noeen . j i ' i in rind H. Howe, James li. n l Mr illll. i a nrnnicic bankultt. l, t' i 1, Dec. 27. Dr. 13. A. Burdlck b. m r to-day filed n petition In l pu in tin offl -e here ot Clerk r u c.f tin rnitcd States court, ie. s his nihilities as $l,Pil.l3 and i tl it his assrts are 2.'J'-S.ra, of which .1 1 4 J li- IIIIU'll t'AVIIllU JAIL ARRESTED. M llllnni llnrl.e lino n Wnj- of Iro- liitiK hriUKli fell I'lnnrs. llutland Dec. 2R. The story of one ,ir the r.iost darlnp jail breaks In too hist ry of the county bocamc known ln vlien a party of deputy sheriffs If Into custody William Hurke who , s arrested at tho home of his unclo n est of tho village of I air naveu. iurko was originally arrested by Don- llt Sheriff John IT. Polly, charped ilth robblnp a frelplit car In tho r-Prond yards at Fair Haven. He was also wantel for belnK a principal In a free-for-all fifrht In the streets fi ihii I'llldn-rt n fiv weeks airo. fter his first arrest, Tlurke was 1 d up In the vIlliiKO Jail by Dep uty I'olly. He was placed In a cell la the rear of the structure but In a few hours tho officer returned to find tho rran In the main room anl still tho cell door was firmly locked. He had crawled through a hole In the floor Into the basement and used a hatch v a- Into the hip; room. Deputy PoPy thin lotked the man In another cell 1 it In the mornliiR his escape had n completed. ' urkr's method of escape nearly crt I lm his life. The second coll ct 'nlned a small hole In the tloor not riore than 10 Inches across and th-MiKh this openlnpr Burke manapred to so.uocz( He removed all his clothes and worked his way to the cellar, the edp-is of the boards taklnpr away a pool sh ro of the skin on his left side m 1 be 'd s he sustained flesh wounds. I kc i id Rood luck until he nttempt 1 to tt his .shoulders throuBh and I Is iliimo.l by the officers that he I n'-' fni"pended until he was almost ha"steil before ho was able to reach tin ullir Heie he obtained an ax with which he chopped his way out th' oii! h the rw f of tho jail. DILLINGHAM'S CONDITION. Senator llvpeetH to Return to Wash ington Next Week. Mon'nelkr, Dec. Si. Senator W. P. it l i m who has been conflnrd to his ime for several weeks with a severe n'tacl of bionchltls, has so far recovered t i it he expe ts to return to Washington t t week The story of his withdrawal from f" rthcr service In the Senate was r illed to his nttentlon and the senator r ulled that he knew nothing of the origin if the rumor hut that It had no founda tion, that he had never discussed such a lirssibllity and had never In his own mind entertained any such Intention. SHOOTS SISTER IN FOOT. Patrick fillrnln of Itullnnd Accidental ly Discharged Hummed lt-v olv er. Ptittnnd Dee. 27. Patrick, tho 17-year-old son if Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gllroln eif fils rltv came near adding a homicide to hi 1st of escapades to-day. when he nci I Icntnll- shot his sister, Elizabeth, In t'i lit foot with a 3S-eallbre revolver v bleu be had borrowed from John Har rison, a neighbor. Tho ball was easily ixtrieled from the flesh by Dr. M. R. f 'raln und unless complications set In tho wound will not be seilnus. Tho boy has 1 -en in the Vermont Industrial school rnd has been In n number of serious scrapes Wr.'n the pistol was flr"d Patrick, a ri'''lghb ir'H boy, and lluee younger chil dren of tin Gllinln family wero In the Pin'' room and Mrs, Gllraln and her 'uughter, Elizabeth, were In the kitchen ndii.lnlng It happened that the children were behind PnHck when ho accidental- discharged tho single cartridge which nil bee n nut In the chamber of the ro- ob'er The door between tho kitchen n 1 IP Ing room was open and Elizabeth CASTOR I A ov Infants and Children. IhB Kind You Have Always Bought Bufixs tho Signature of A Wtlrt t Oo&uty is m Joy Forever 1 iR, T. Foltx Goureud'a Orlantal Orearn or Magloal Baautlflar, lUmoTti Tn, limelM rcciin, . Moth rtehn na aim viicmc ail cvirr Pi mill on bHntf.iDddt fle detection, II liuiteod lh ItM ot 61 jers, tni li o htrmteM wi tMtclttoDtmrt.il Is f'r"'T md Acctpt noeounttt felt of ilmUu ntmt. nr. i. nnt. friu a. udV of tif. uA tan Cft nfctleitl "At yon l4l ltl mt fhm IV I rocommtnl 'ftnltritmlB Pratti t t 1tt harmful of ftll thl ikln ptfprUon," For ttt tor ll drugftiti nd Fncjr Ooortl I)clci In th Unllcd 8tilef,Cnitd ud lotopf URO.T.KOPKlKS.Prop. ftBruMonn SIinLImTnI happened to be directly In the course of the bullet which, had It been aimed a little htf-her, would have struck her In tho body. Why nt a range of about 12 feet ,tho bullet, with nothlnK to stop It hut n Kid shoe and a stocking, did not penetrate deeper Is something ot a mystery. JUDGES ASSIGNED FOR COUNTY COURT TERMS Montpcller, Dec. 27. The followlnc as Mtmnicnts have been mailo of tho Judges, who will preside at tho county courts for the comlnp: year: Chief Judge Miles Franklin, March 1; Windsor, Juno 3; Windham, Septem ber ft. Judge. Waterman Chittenden, March 11; Orance, Juno 3; Orleans, September 0; Kssex, October 2,S. Judc Taylor Windham, April S; Addi son. June 3; Franklin, September 9. Judge Stanton Orleans, Match 11; Es-.-ex, April 22; Caledonia, June 3; Chitten den, September 9. JudKo Butler Grand Isle, January 14; llutland, March 11; Bennlnston, June 3; Washington, September ft. Judge Fish Washington, March 11; La moille, June 2; Grand Isle, August 12; llutland, September 9. General terms of supremo court will be 1 eld January 7, February t. May 6, Octo her 7, November 4, 1913. Special terms will bo held at Brattleboro, February IS. at St. Johnsbury, April 1; at Rutland. November IS. The committee for bar examinations consists of lloger W. Hurlburd, W. A Dutton, H. C. Mower, John G. Sargent K. H. Deavltt, Robert S. Healy. DYING ITALIAN POUND. I.ellers In I'ockcl Inillenlr His Xnnie Was Chnrlrs Mnr.le(4n. Mlddlebury, Dec. 2C About midnight an Italian, nhnttt ja hair and mustache and of medium size. ! was found by two of his countrymen on the rnllroad track In the northern par; ii Ha jrji-f-je.s U S3 f f to' r-tf&ssSi of this village in an unconscious eondl-;"nK 11 ls i"-t juuge u. ji. tion. They were returning to their homes Thompson, democrat, will be clocd In Beldens and Immediately took the man to succeed Senator Charles Curtis, to the home of M. Ameraskl nearhv. Dr. I In hl"' C.ovei ror-olect James M. Cox S. S. Kddy was summoned hut the man ' wl" nttcI1,Pl ,lmlt IfRlMntlve ses died before he arrived. First Selectman ' s,nn ,0 M or nyf- ActH for tho '" T. F. Burns after viewing the body or-' nnn of ,he now 01110 ,"ntltutlon will dered It icnioved to tho undertaking 1l' up much of thr ,lmP "' ,h '"Ball rooms of A. J. BInckmer. Dr. S. S. Eddy made an examination and found a few marks on the man's fore head, a large stone In one of his stockings and a small amount of money In his pockets. One of his shoes was missing. Letters were found In his pockets ad dressed to Charles Marjetto. From what can be learned the man started from this village to walk to Beldens about seven o'clock last evening and that was the last seen of him alive. Drs. liddy and Sanboin examined the remains this afturnoon but could find no trace on the outside of the body that would cause death. Dr. B. H. Stone of Burlington will be here to-morrow and make a further examination. EDWARD P. VILAS DEAD. Prominent Wisconsin Lawyer nrokc Neck by Foil Dovfuntalrs. Milwaukee, Wis.. Dec. 25. Edward P. Vilas, GO years old, a wealthy lawyer and brother of former Postmaster-General William F. Vilas, died to-day from Injur ies suffered from falling downstairs at his home last night. Hl.s neck was bro ken. Martln S. Vilas of this city ls a cousin of Mr. Vilas, their fathers having been brothers. Edward P. Vllas'B parents were both Vermonters, his father having been Levi P. Vilas of Johnson and his mother, Esther Smllln of Wntervllle. Levi P. Vilas wa a prominent lawyer and politician of this State. He practiced for years at Chelsea and moved to Madison, Wis., of which city he was the first mayor and where Edward P. Vilas was born. The latter was a prominent and highly successful lawyer of the North west. He was a graduate of the Unlver- cltv rf ll'IcrinLtn nnil nf tlif. lnw SCllOOl I of that university. Harrison M. Vilas of Io"K term respectively, this city, father of Martin Vilas, was the I ",e tn)c oC thp Prohibition nnnlo nf T-,l,.nr,l TV VII Martin VllasilnWS wMch Constitute One Of the big had written to his cousin that he would visit him in a week. ALLEGED EXTORTIONER. Ilrnnilon CnrPeliter Unnble lo Obtnln 92,flon Unit on Serious Charge. Rutland, Dec. 29. Benjamin T. Howland of Brandon, a carpenter, who was ar rested several days ago by the county sheriff's department on the rhargo of getting M.ono from Mrs. James II. AVhel den, wife of n Brandon coal dealer, through threats, was arraigned before City Judge Fred G. Rwinnerton here yes- tcrday afternoon. He pleaded not guilty to the charge nf extortion nnd stood trial, W. A. Atwell of Brandon being hls-at-torney. State's Attorney Bert I Staf ford of this city prosecuted, Judge Svvln nerton held the respondent for the March term of Rutland county court under $2,ono ball. He went to Jail In de-fault of surety. It Is alleged that Howland went to tho home of Mrs. Wheldcn one night recent ly while her husband wns away to dis cuss somo prospective carpentry work nt the Whelden houso. As tho story goes he insulted Mrs. Whelden. frightening her so that she locked herself In her room. He is snld to have hung around tho house for some time, telling hor that he would circulate a story that ho was seen com ing out of the house nt a late hour dur ing tho husband's absence, unless Mrs, Whelden paid him tho money, It Is alleged that n second unsuccess ful attempt to get mone-y led to Mrs. Wheldcn telling her husband of tho oc currence. The woman Is highly respected In the village and tho peopln are very Indignant over tho affair. CniHilll.-VG AT NIGHT One had cough can keep the) whole family aw.ako at night. Phil. Dlsorneau, Sclmffer, Mich,, says: "I could not sleep tin account of a bad cough, and I was very weak, I used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, nnd soon tho cough left and I slept soundly all night." J. W. O'SullI van, 24 Church Strctt. Adv LLNOIS 10 HOLD CENTER OF STAGE . , . of eight on joini 1101101 aim expect to Legislature Has Two Senators toriect brands 1:. Wnrmn United states . f xjieci ana no Jfarty Has a Majority. Chicago, III., Dec. 29.-llllnols wilt hold the center of the stnge among the 13 middle westrrn States whose legislatures meet In regular session beginning edrly next month. With two United States senators to bo elected under the first democratic Stato administration In 20 years, with a Jmnd of 20 legislators from tho Progressive party fighting republi cans and domocrnts and no party holding a majority In either house or on Joint bal lot, It seems certain that the 4Sth genoral assembly which will he called to order January S will become one ot the most notablo that has met nt Springfield. Not only Is a deadlock In connection with the senatorshlp almost a certainty In Illinois, but a bitter contest over or ganization of the Legislature Is said to bo Imminent. Wisconsin has mapped out a compre hensive program of "social botterment" legislation for the year 1913. Kfforts to establish a system of rural credits to aid farmers, a system of land colonization that will make possible "tho-back-to-the-land" movement for the man with llttlo money, n mothers' pension plnn, and a minimum wage bill are a few if the measures that will be considered. Besides Illinois, Michigan. Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Kansas will elect 1,'nlted States sena tors. Indications point to the election from thee seven States of four republican senators, at least two and possibly three democrats and one progressive. Illinois may choose two democrats or name ono democrat and a republican or other party members to 1111 the short term opened by the refusal of the United States Senate to consider William Lorlmer's election valid. In Michigan William Alden Smith, republican, has declared t'aat ho I"! certain of election. Iowa Is slated to return to Washington, William S. Kenyon, republican. Nebraska wl'l name George W. Norrls, progressive In South Dakota, Thomas Sterling, re publican primary nominee, may be "PP""'' by Senator Robert J. Gamble In Minnesota, the return of Senator Knute Nelson seems assured. In Knn- tors. In Indiana, the legislature '.s expected to be Involved In a fight by the Taggart faction of democrats to elect a speaker. MASSACHUSETTS. Boston. Dec. 2ft. Among the leading problems which the Massachusetts Legis lature of 1913 Is expected to consider, nre the further development and super vision of railroad and street railway transportation, the federal Income tax; woman suffrage, the Inltlattvo and refer endum, and the election of a successor to United States Senator W. Murray Crane. MAINE. Augusta, Maine. Dec. 2ft. Regulation of the development of the vast hydro-electric power latent In the Inrgo area of lakes and streams In the State of Maine will bo proposed In measures to be submitted to the Legislature at Its session which opens January 1, 1313. Some of the members seek to have legislation enacted which will prohibit the transmission of such power to points outside the State. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Concord, N. H., Dec. 2ft. Readjust ment of tnxntlon methods, especially with regard to Intangible ' property, will be given much nttentlon at this session of the New Hampshire Legislature. The federal Income tax amendment, railroad rate regulation nnd restriction of water power development also will bo consid ered. TENNESSEE. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 2ft. Indepen dent democrats and republicans and the so-called "regulars" will contest for tho control of t'nc Tennessee Leg lslature, which Is to convene on Janu ary 0. Upon this control depends the Identity of the two United States sen ators who are to bo elected, for a political Issues In this State, CALIFORNIA AND MONTANA. San Francisco, Dec. 29. The California Legislature, which convenes a week from to-morrow, probably will be dominated by tho Progressive party. The make-up will be 72 progressives (elected as repub licans), 35 democrats, 12 regular republi cans and one socialist. Progressive sen ators have Indicated their purpose to In vite the nfllllation of all members elected under the republican name. Revival of antl-Japanesn legislation appears certain, nnd promltes some of tho excitement of tho session. With the democrats In the majority the Montana Legislature will convene Jan uary (. The members are pledged to vote for T. J, Walsh, democrat, to succeed United States Senator Jos M. Dixon, Walsh having received a plurality of the votes at the senatorial preference primary In November. The more important pro posed legislation Includes a workmen's compensation lnw and n constitutional amendment, giving the ballot to women. COLORADO. Colorado's general assembly will con vene January 1, with the democrats In the majority. Practically every member Is pledged to vote for the people's choice for United States senators, as expressed 111 the recent primaries. The men thus chosen are Governor John F, Shnfroth for the full term nnd former Governor Charles S. Thomas for the short term. Good roods and conservation are tho topics to which the new legislator will confine their greatest energies. IDAHO. Two United States senaters will Jai elected at the next session of tho Idaho Legislature which will convene Jnnuary 13. Tho re-election of Senator William E Borah Is assured. There oro seven can didates for the .short term to succeed the late Senator Heyburn. Among tho meas uros which will come before the legisla ture wljl '"' n public utilities commission; the initiative a nd referendum and recall; Htorlllr.atlnn of habitual crlmlnnls and Insann persons and now marriage and divorce luwi. WYOMING. The Wvomllig Legislature wiihli convenes Janiinry 1 1 will ho composed (if 40 republicans, SS democrats, unless Iho contest 111 Lincoln county In d,.. eldod In fnvor of tlm lomnerutH. Such a decision woiilil give the democrats a majority on Joint ballot and would result In the election of John II. Ken rtrlok to the t'nlte.l States Senate. Mr the canvassing hoard returns, how ever, the republicans have a majority of eight on Joint bnllot and expect to - enator, llallllcntinn 01 the Income tax law and election ot United States senators by direct vote of tho people oro on tho legislative program. NEVADA. The Nevada leplslalure, democratic In both branches convenes January 2n, for a session lltnlb'd to (M days. Key Plttman democrat, the popular choice, will ho'Ymk, New Haven it Hartford railroad elected to fill the unexpired part of Mm term of the late United States Senator George S. Nixon, ending March, 19IS. A change In the divorce lnw of Nevada making the period of residence required for divorce one year Instead of six months Is expected and the amendment providing for woman suffra-e Is expect ed to pass for the final time In the fmm of a resolution so that It can bo sub mitted to the voters, 1914. UTAH AND NEW MILVICO. Tho Utah Legislature will convent' Jonunry "3. Revision of the election laws of the State, a new revenue law to pro vide for tho assessing of property at Its actual money value, and a mothers' pen sion law will he among the measures to receive consideration. Tho Legislature of New Mexico will open January 11. There Is a Ilijlit on United States Senator Kail, the progres sives claiming that his election for a sec ond term wns not valid last spring. This may result In another senatorial contest and a new election WASHINGTON AND OREGON, rhe Washington Legislature will meet January 13. This Legislature will nt , elect a United States senator. Two worn en, one a progressive, the other a repub lican, are members ot the lower bouse. Measures for social reform and for n presidential primary will eonie up foi consideration. Tho Oregon Legislature, which will con vene January 13, will be overwhelmingly republican, but will elect as a L'nlti d States senator Harry Lane, a democrat oi Multelioinah county, to succeed Sen; tor Jonathan Bourne, Jr., as all of the legislators are pledged to vote for Hie candidate for "enator who received the highest popular vote at the November election. CONGRESS MEETS THURSDAY tpproprlntfon McnMirci In Gnotl shape tor I'lnnl I'liMsage. Washington. Dee. 2ft. Both houses of Congre.'s will reassemble next Thursday. In tin Senate, the Impeachment trial of Judge Robert W. Arclibald.of the com merce court will be resumed and In the House the Indian appropriation bill will bo again under debate. The House wa"s and means committee, the "money trust" Investigating committee, the glass sub committee on banking and currency, the merchant marine committee, which has bien snhpo.ienaltig witnesses for the In quiry Into the so-called shipping mono polies, will prepuri at once for hearings the following week. The appropriation measures .ire in gi-'ll shape for tinal passage before the short! session ends on M.uch 4. For the llrst tlmo In many years, the urgent ilelLiciic." bill was avoided during the pie-holl'lay recess The legislative, executive and Judicial appropilatlun nill has passed from the House to the Senate and the Indian and postofllce appropriation bills are pending before the House. The fortlllca tlons bill, which will cut considerably under the $7,'i,i estimated by tin- war department for the purpose, Is ready to follow these supply measures. The aimy appropriation bill Is almost completed and only a few finishing touches are need ed on tho rlveis and harbors omnibus ap propriation bill, which will run Into a total approximating ITi.Ool.OOa. VERMONT SUPREME COURT. Trlfil Calendar for tliv .Inminry Te'riu CoiitiiltiN - Cases. Montpcller, Dee. 1'7. The trial calendar for the winter term of supreme court which opens January. 7 has been Issm d and contains :".' cases, divided as follows by counties: Chittenden, live cases; Rut land, four; Windham, three; Orleans, on. : Windsor, six; Washington, three. The Washington county cases an : Flanders vs. Itugbee; Allen Lumber company vs. 1 legem and Thomworth vs Blanehard. ' hlttenden county. llattle dishing, adultery, Fred Labette, Louis I.apolnt. 'burglary; John Ashey, larceny; Windham county, Herbert Grace, adultery and statutory offense. Orleans comity. . 1! Aldrlch, ashing unlawful. RARE VERMONT BOOKS. Duplicates uf Horace W. I!nll-)'H nl- unlile Collection Bring; Clou. Rutland, Dec. 27. Ono of the largest collection of Vermont luiMlcatltins tu change hands In many ye-ar. at least, if ever before, has Just passed into the hands of a Manchester man through tin sale by United Suites Maish.il Hor.ic.- W. Balli'y of thlitclty of a large num ber of the duplicates eif hl.s famous col lection of books and pamphlets having to do with the' Green Mountnln State. This collection represents tho work of S3 years In purchase and exchange and men whOBo hobby ls rare, books consider It the tlnest lot of Vermont publications extant. The- set which is going to Manchester brings !3) and It Includes l:H pamphlets besides a number of raro books of larger size1. Includi-d in the lot aro suveml town histories, legislative and political notes, copies of famous addresses, inscription 4 of famous celebrations and publications on the natural history of the State. Most of these publications aro nut of print and hnvo been picked up through years or watching bookstores nnd sales lists. Marshal Bailey has In hl.s private col lection about 123 boind volumes of pam phlets of vailous sizes besides hundreds of books. Tim sECHirr 'mutton Tho haunting fear of sl-kness and help lessness Is the secret terror of the working man. Health Is his capital. Kid ney diseases sap a iiiuu sirengtn aim .. - I . ... .. viiniiiv. They lessen ms earning cnn.i city. Foley Kidney Pills bring back health and strength by healing tho ills- ense They aro the best modMnu made for 'kidney and bladder troubles. The' genulne are i mo yeiiow pacuage. llefuso nny substitute. J. W. O'SuIllvan. 21 Church Street. Adv Wnen someone decides lo se ll a no- longer-used article, at a "second-hand" pile?, the resultant "For Haiti" ad is suio to be' good nnws to n good many folks, Si GOING 10 RESIGN Prominent Railroad President Au thority for Story That He Will Succeed Brown. Boston, Dec. 20. The Globe to-day says President Charles S. Mellen of the. New Is going to resign. He Is to succeed W. C. Brown as president of the New Vork Central & Hudson River railroad. These two statements are made on the authority of the president of ono of the Inigest railroads In North America but being under promise that his name shall not be used the Globe Is unable to make It public. This railroad president was talalng re cently to a prominent Boston banker who has large blocks of railroad holdings, and the rnllroad president said something about Mr. Mellen's successor. "What: It Is really true then that Mr. M' lien Is going to resign?" asked the banker. "Yes, It has been or Is being arranged that he will succeed Mr. Browli of the TsT, II Vrirlr ('ntilrnt Ml- Urnlvli 1 finvlnill! to be relieved of the cares of railroad work. In fact, ho has been anxious to do so for some time." "And Air. Mellen Is going to succeed him'"' tho banker repeated. "Yes." That was all that was said at the time, but the banker was much surprised. He had heard that Mr. Mellen might rppIt,n ,)m )1)p nlm()rs wcr nf very flimsy foundation, while this state ment, coming from a big railroad presi dent, carried more weight. Furthermore, the lallroad president In question ls a close ft lend of Mr. Mellen. Rumors that Mr. Mellen was going to resign have been heard In railroad cir cles for the last year or more. High olll clals of the New Haven road say vcrlllca- i Hon of these rumors cm only come with 'tin. nr.ltttil iintiMimpfinent hv M- Mellen tIlnl ll0 WH r0sii,-n Men In railri ad circles said yencrda;. that they did not think that Mr. Mellen would li sign for the present In view of the fact that he Is under Indictment. Furthermore, It Is no time for Mr. Brown to resign, they say. In ause he ls also In trouble over co.il contracts. The plan Is. however, that when the clouds blov over and the public Is 'ess in t envied, then Mr. Mellen shall resign and take control of the New York Ccn tial. "They would not dare do It now," said one man prominent In rnllroad circles ytsterday, "In tine of the action of the federal govi rnn:-:.t against the New Ha ven. It will have to come after that." CANADIAN TRADE HEAVY. Estlliidteil That Ulllliill-lliillnr llurk Will lie Ftesebeil. Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 29. The grand total ol Cmadl.in trade up to November was T-i. 72.1.31. and it is estimated that by the "f the year It will reach the bllllon- dollar mark. January's total was $'.l,fi.sO, 1U; Febru ary's, a million more, and March $23,M. 0eo gre.it'.-. Thi Increase i-ontlmn-d until for October the total wns J10.127.IC9. It is estimated that the November figures, not et compiled, will beat October by $1,iW, Oii. The figures Indicate a state of un paralleled prosperity in the country. LAST OF THE BREATHITT COUNTY FEUD TRIALS Lexington, Ky., Dec. 29. The last of the trials Involving participants in tho lung-standing Breathitt county feuds will begin to-morrow at Winchester, before Judge .1. M. Benton. Fifteen alleged feudists, nccusei1 of the murder of former She! Iff Ed Callahan will be called to answer. Cailahau was n storekeeper at Croc kettsville, Breathitt e'ounty, and was shot last May from ambush. Ills daughter, Mis. Clifton Gioss, lode horseback all over Rieathitt county In her senrch for evidence, and It Is due largely to her efforts that the l." defendants wero ar rest! d. Callahan requested on his death bed that every effort be made to bring his slavers into euurt, and exacted a ptomlse from his kinsm -n that thev would not seek personal vcns-ninoe-. Callahan was himself a feudist of State wide reputation and for 20 years was said to h n o been Involved In the Amy Stiong tights. He nas shot several llll".S. CELEBRATED PAINTER DEAD Hubert Lee MiieCaiiieroii Made Por traits of Presidents i'nl' t and Miivlnley. New York. Dec. 29. Robert Leo Mac Cameron. American painter who recently returned to the United States after a long lesldenco abroad, and also a few months ago was made n chevalier of the hglon of honor, died in his apartments he re to-day In his 17th year. Among well- known people whose portraits lie painted In recent years are President Tnft, .Mrs. Edward H. Hairlman and Rodin, the French sculptor. He also made portraits of President MclClnley and Justices liar- Ian and Brewer. Mr. MaeCamernn became 111 a week ago last Thursday, the ailment being a disease ot the heart. The body w 111 be sent to morrow to Rochester, where tho funeral will be held and where the burial will take place. OUIMBY S. BACKUS DEAD. rortiMT Motr Siciinmr nun ii i n in-lit .llniiiifneliirer of II minion. Brandon. Dec 27. Qulniby S. Backus, a State senator In IftOV. died at his homo here this morning at 10 o'clock of Blight's disease and heart tumble. For two years he hnd been in very poor health. The funeral will he held Sunday at the hmiso ( at " 00 p m He is survived by a wife, a son"' Frederick E. Backus, and a .laugh- tor. Mrs, John O. Bowman, oi .mhih c Cniollnn. and by three grandchildren, . ..1. llnti.ii.nti nf .MUI' 1 Itrii. .I1IS. in of Ni'W v. ork, . . "' ; ,i r'i,nii,.a I'nvna of Westnort, N. V., and Beatrice Backus. He was born July 2.1. 1 n Biidge- water. He came to this village from Philadelphia 1(1 years ago and became ln- i..ti.stiil In tin. development of the Bnc kus heater, which becnnio ono of the Im portant Industries ol tho State. Mr. line' kus was the laneliuaio oi viu- iiiui...ii- J .Icnco League for governor nf Vermont In l!e, and iwiived I.KS1 votes. j - j I'm .T.IN PIl.N A'l I'lUJIJ l'lir.sx, ELLEH IS J DOMESTIC SGIESee I aw aa iiimiMBi n n mumm MKNf FOR SUNDAY HRI3AKFAST. I Brown Bread Warmed over Beans Biscuit Apple Pie Murmalndi) Coffee. DINNER, Celery soup. Pot Roast of Beef ' Gravy (Or Spanish Beefsteak, If preferred) Mashed Potatoes Squash Sweet Potatoes Celery Pudding Coffeo SUPPER. ; Apples or Bannnas Walnut Cako Soda BNeult Chef so Ice Cream. MONDAY'S MENU. Buckwheat Rolls. Applesauce Coffee Sausage LUNCH. Tomato Rarebit Sliced Oranges Cocoa Toast Cake Gravy DINNER. Cold Sliced Pot Roast Boiled Rico Sweet Potatoe Madhed Turnip Pudding Tea. TOMATO RAREBIT. Melt a tablespoon of butter, add 1-2 tablespoon flour, stir till smooth; then add 1-2 cup cream. As soon as the mix- Hire Is thick nnd smooth add 3-1 pound llch cheese cut In small bits. When tho cheese ls melted add '4 teaspoon mils- tard, a little tomato catsup or canned tomato In quantity to suit nnd season with paprika. Serve on thin slices of bread that have been toasted on one sldo only, so that the rabbit may better soak Into thn brejvd. '. POT ROAST. Wipe n piece of the rump of beer weighing live pounds nnd dredge with flour. Sear It on all sides in a llttlo of the fat In a large frying pan; add two cups of bollltjg water, two whole cloves and two allspice. Cover and cook four hours. After the meat has cooked two hours season with salt and a dust of pep- per. When the water cooks out add enough to keep tl'.e first amount. When the meat Is tender take It up and thicken the gravy with a large tablespoon of Hour made smooth In a little cold water. Strain and servo with tho meat. This way of cooking will mnke the meat soft i nd digestible and It will be good when cold. SPANISH BEEFSTEAK. If tired of ordinary pot roasts here is a recipe from tho Pictorial Review which you might like to try. Cut a roum stoak two Inches thick. Broil over tho coals, allowing 1" minutes to a side and turning but once. Before putting Into the broiler dip the steak Into olive oil. Place in a baking pan, sprinkle with salt and pep per, cover with a layer of sliced onlona ind again season with salt and pepper. I'.ake In the oven for 10 minutes. Cover with chopped tomatoes and sason once more. Bake 15 minutes and cover with grated cheese salted. Allow the cheese to melt and brown. If you have a large earthen platter the steak should bo baked In this nnd served In the same WALNUT CAKE. Cream one-half cup of butter, add one cup of sugar slowly nnd beat all the time. Add two beaten eggs, one cup of milk, two cups of flour sifted with four level teaspoons of baking powder and two-thlids cup of walnut meats broken tine-. Bako 1n a shoot Instead of a thick loaf and cover with a boiled Icing. Oar- ..ll. frt.. nn n.ltl. hnl.rAH t , I. u mi m ,.o , o 1IISI1 I.1IU iww im ,.Lt v i-a ui uid . imaia so .hat each snuare of cako will bo orna- mented with ono. DELICATE TIIREB EGG CAKE. Two cups of pulverized sugar, three fourths cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, one and one-half cup each of corn starch and Hour and four level teaspoons ofbaklng powder. Mix butter and sugar to a cream, then add milk, next corn starch and part of the flour with tho baking powder sifted with It, next tho w hites and yolks of three eggs beaten to a froth and labtly tho remainder of tho Hour. Use any flavoring desired. In 1 liking any kind of a cake In loaves the pins should be lines! with a piece of oil ed paper cut to fit the bottom of the pan and pressed down closely before putting Ii. the batter. FRUIT SUET PUDDING. Ono cup suet, chopped fine, ono cup sugar, one cup milk, three cups (lour, two eggs, one-half teaspoon salt, one teaspoon elnnnmou, three teaspoons baking pow der. Mix suet, sugar and yolks of eggs together. Add sait, baking powder and spice to flour, and add to mixture alter nately with the milk, then add well beaten whites of eggs. Lastly add ono to two cups of fruit, boll steadily In greased mould fur three hours, or In pound bak ing powder cans, (three of them) for ono and one-half hours. Citron, raisins, cur rants, cherries or nuts may be used in such mixturo as desired. This makes three neat llttlo puddings and can be steamed to warm for a later occasion, as It will keep fairly well. LUNCHEON MACARONI, Cook one-half pound of macaroni In snlte-d water until tender and drain well. Mix a teaspoon of salt and red pepper to l.isto (a saltspoon or less), with two of made mustard and u cup of cream. Add a tabh'spoon of melted butter and two well beaten egg yolks. Butter a baking dish, put In a layer of the macaroni, then .i sprinkling of grated cheese and a little nf the seasoning. Repeat until the dish Is full; then have the last layer that of e-neese nun se.iHiiiniiK , m-i in uiu mui w heat and mown. Servo hot. A. lv Whltake'r. COFFEE CAKE. One cup siignr, 1-2 cup of butter and lard mixed, 2 eggs. 1-2 cup of molnsses, 1 cup coffee, 1-2 pound currants, 1-2 pound raisins, i ie.ispi.no uo.i, mui-eu , U1BU,, Hour to mix stiff. Wilier, piliuil uicain in mi UW, one Plllll) 1 ii.ntt.ii veiiiti. in pirir. one in: snnnn vim i a. - -rr, - Mix the sugar, w."N,''r and cream of tar tar; beat slowly; stir until It forms a thread when dropped from the spoon. Pour slowly over tho beaten white of egg, beating ns you pour, flavor and beat until thick enough to spread. TURKEY SOUP. The following recipe Is from Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln; After must of the meat and tho nice slices have been curved from a mast turkuy, a good soup nin be made following tin s.' directions. Retno' i scnqis ot meat from tne bones, no in i I ov small, and lay them aside for f Jrt ,i v use; keep the stulllng by Itself tu , if there be nny left. Break the bom- e Ing careful not to put in anv of thi r i and skin, pack them elimciv m n krit,r cover with cold watei, iiirt mid out t a spoon of salt, one-fourth teaspoon of p p per and one small onion, i ut i it d h Let It simmer for two or thin nour, or until the bones are clennthen strain o.it tho bones and, und when It Is i.,d, rc move tho fat. Allow ono cup of the cold turke i cut Into dice, for each qnnrt of tie :- 1 Put them on to heat, and when Pi is boiling thicken sllehtly with one ' spoon of flour, mixed with a llttu ' water, let It simmer until the ni'. t tender, and servo Immrdlati'v Cut stale brind Into thin rll"es, . j read the stuffing betwt en them, nn "s t .c n t grther. cut Into small dice and unw them In n hot oven or In hot fi' 'n spider and serve with the soup r.' r'. tons, Croquettes, or a dish of scalle" d ' r key, may bo made If the!, o. . i too much meat and stutll f nmount of stock. If the meat lion 'n stulllng aru boiled together the st t absorbs the oil and gives a stmn- s agreeable llavor to the soup, anl flavor of the sweet herbs In the stub. Is generally too strong to bo ngree.abk i a soup. COCOANUT JUMBLES. M pound of grated cocbunut, thn fourths of a pound of sugar, three egg-i nn'l a Inrgo spoonful ot flour, Po' r on buttered pans and bake. BAKED POTATOES Wash and scrub potatoes of a uniform size. Cut off a small slice at tho sted end. Bake on a slide In a hot oven for from 13 to CO minutes, according to tluir size. When near done turn them over that they may be equally baked on hot sides. GRAHAM RISCtJTTS One pint graham flour, one pint hrea 1 flour, two rounding teaspoon- r- ain of tartar, one teaspoon soda, l.ttle Sift twice. Lard size hen's egg t lc - Mix thoroughly. Milk to mike .-uft dough. Roll out quickly. Bake In a ho' oven. MEAT AND VEGETABLE CRn QUETTKS. Tho following ls selected as a ie.ii wnch l8 nl)0Ut ns inciusV(. as It shoj -i be appetizing: Croquettes made from mashed pot t us and minced ment of any kind r- i i too appetizing to be consM, r ' -hand. Mash potatoes thorn'. -h w hot, and for three cupfuls allow t tablespoonfuls of hot milk or eim o tablespoon of butter, and asonl. g taste. Then add any cold m x n ' finely minced. About half t'..ei e,u i " Is a good proportion. Beat mi tu s m nnd mix them well In with tb. r- a an 1 potato mixture. Turn out on a i 't and when cold form Into croquette -i t er with egg nnd bre,id cru:m, , an l t In very hot fat to a nic brown 'I'm may be made already for frv ,ng ' " 1 weather, the day before. The ueldlng of small quantltb e turnip, squash or carrot. If not cmnis'i to be too pronounced would be iii ti i piove-ment for some tastes, wb I i Irs up those "spoonful remnants," wb b often so elusive. AC.ItlCl l.TUltAI. HIH't ATII (From the St. Johnsbury CaledonPi Vi'rmont is to be congratulit 1 on t' sentiment that is steadily -.1 iv li er favor of the practical dilation boys and girls, an ediicition for tl' they aro best qualified to I'.m ' ithe awav from It. Much btiulit can c . , n.. t.- c. l'ec,p1 from such a cours- But tl,c.SU must enter into the new system of cation cautiously and with can to 1 1 only such methods as will produce efl clency. The State hnt, been offered two farm In Rutland county on condition that thev are used as agricultural schools and 1 bill has been Introduced In the Legisla ture asking that a State agriculture' school be established in Addison county Tho Stato already has an agricultural school at Randolph Center which Is nn fully equipped and there ls tho Vail agri cultural school at Lyndon which ts full1' equipped and will some day become thn property of the State. Should all th proposltlons for new schools be accepted tho State would ultimately have five agri cultural schools and would be obliged ti maintain four of them. Now the ques tlon arises, whether or not tho Stat" would bo ablo to maintain so many efll clent and progressive agrlcultur. schools. We fear that the history three normal schools In the State might be repeated and Instead of having tb number of Institutions that could profitably maintained it would have s. many on Its hands It could not make am of them what they should be. It won' seem to bo a wise course! for tho Stile ' wait before opening more agricult'ira schools until It has properly equlppc 1 ono It has and learned whether or n there Is a permanent demand for m schools than It already hns Two class schools would be worth mui h m than five weak and struggling ms Hons. A PKAOII AllGl'MEXT I.V IlOI.I Ml (From tho Columbia State Peace propagandists instead of Ing on general principles, cou'd ad their cnuse more r.ipldlv with tin v ago taxpayer, by citing such ei lllustintions of the economic w vnlvcd In war as that explosl. - V at Sandy Hook proving grounds I a fourteen-lmii dlsappianiu . for the Panama canal fundi- 't e v destrovod, at n net loss t.i ta ment of 130,li). still nn-te r. Is the fact that this enornii" sive engine of destruction, If It h.i 1 iv stood the qualifying tet-t of thn ' ' would have been good fur not mo t 'Jeft discharges nnd each discharge w havo cost upwards of J700. Furtherm it Is claimed for this tvpe of g n ' Is much more durable than th- ' i twelve-Inch const defense guns in 1 In various harbor works of t ' try, since these latter gum. tlo less costly In construe pun 'n new model, can not safely be Mr than 70 times. It ls easily eonce vi that an installation of the iv e en ri' v Inch guns, costing J130,0oo ea " ni worn out In the courso of a lardment, If this were severe mvl triu'ted. HALF AND HALF Sho Sometimes you appear renMy i n ly and .sometimes you nre effeni nuti H(.l suppose It Is heredltnrs L 'f ' my ancestors were men and tb the? by (half wonion!-Tlt-HltB i