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THE 1.A1U.K DAILY TIMES, JiAKKE, VT., TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1917.
MURE DAILY TIMES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 33, 1917.
J.uieivrt ( the Poatnfflca at Iiarr M SaeonA
Cluu Muil Matter
CURRENT COMMENT
SUBSCRIPTION KATES
I'ublinhwl Kvcry Wwk-tfity Afternoon by
THE IIARRB DAILY TIMES, INC.
I r nik ii. Lnnirley. PublUher.
'I lie It'gislatiiiu got by "Indies' week"
juiti.' buci'efiflly.
Expect a German Atrocity.
It hn,n Wen mob a habit for tlie Ucr-
.13.00 niau army stuff to nrenare for huv nieas-
vl, """"1"- Vcent urt' w,,it'1' wo",tl btt likely t0 tll""'k Pub"
M tBpy " c lio sentiment by alleging that it wan a
reprisal for similar measure taken by
the enemy that it would hardly conio aa
a aurprise if it should appear tliat French
prisoners of war are to be used to bar
the eumptiign of the ulliea in the west.
At the outbreak of the war there were
false allegation! aa to the dropping of
bombf) on German territory, the atroci
ties in Helgium were defended by false
hoods, the ue of poison gus and lhjtiid
Hanie waa prepared for by ehargea that
the Kreneh were making this reprisal
neeeattary, the illegal ue of aubmarinea
wan re)nHen(ed as a reprisal tor the j
nungry war, anu now inn cnarco inai
the rreneh are putting prisoners under
guntire is unpleasantly suggestive of a
delilierate plan for compelling the French
to lire on their own countrymen. It ia
to be hoped that the recent German proc
lamation bears a less sinister meaning',
that use of captives has long been out
lawed in war. Springfield Republican.
. mere precedent is nothing to Presi
dent Wilson; le merely steps over it.
Vermont's "bluo sky" 'aw gets & more
stable foundation as the result of the de
cision of the t nitcd iStates. supreme
court upholding the constitutionality of
himilur laws in Ohio, South Dakota and
Michigan.
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
(Continued from first page.)
l ake it on authority of .Secretary Dal
ton of tho Vermont state board of health
I hut the easiest way to catch the grip is
to remuin in a poorly ventilated room
and that the best way to prevent the
grip is to breatho pure oxygen. Then,
having heard the advice, follow it.
The report that Chancellor Von Beth-niann-Hollweg
of Germany was to be, dis
placed gets its quietus with the assertion
that the German emperor has just "dec
orated" his chancellor, along with the
hero of the battlefield, Von Hindenburg.
It is evidence enough that the emperor
feels confidence in the ability of Hollweg
to carry on the internal affairs of the
government while Von Hindenburg is at
tending to the foreign relations of the
empire.
The tragedy tit Still River, Mass., in
which an automobile was struck by a
train and -five persona were killed out
right or fatally injured was due to the
fnct that a grade crossing was still main
tained at the base of a steep hill and no
provisions were made for the safety of
the utera of the highway, not even by
the removal of the obstructions to the
view as the vehicles on the highway ap
proached the crowing. Massachusetts
has an imperative duty to perform, just
as Vermont has to abolish grade cross
ings more rapidly than at present.
Raising the Subscription Price.
Tho Tribune feels that no apology" it
needed for the slight lift in the subscrip
tion price of the paper. The material
on which the paper .is printed has in
creased fifty per cent in cost, and every
thing else that goes into the making of
a newspaper hag gone up iu price. The
publisher of the country weekly, aa well
as the publisher of every other newspa
per or magazine, is up against a situa
tion that he must meet in one way or an
other. We prefer not to reduce the. si,e
of the paper or the amount of matter
put into it. We prefer to maintain the
volume of town news budget that are
sent to us from more than fifty loyal,
and interested, and helpful correspond
ents. We prefer not to lower the stand
ard of the paper in any particular, but
rather to strengthen it so far aa we
can. And so we make the slight advance,
a matter of half a cent a week on each
subscription, believing that member of
The Tribune family will endorse the
move as necessitated by business condi
tions that have been developing in all
parts of the country. Ludlow Tribune.
It was ad ccidedly poor sense of humor
that actuated one or more persona in
Burlington to send a fake subscription of
$10,000 to "the DeGoesbriand hospital
campaign in that city, and there is some
reason to believe also that they commit
ted a forgery when they signed the
names of two wealthy Burlington people
to the subscription. The public-spirited
efforts of those who are back of the cam
paign merit something besides such mis
erable treatment as that accorded them
by one or more jokers. It would be sat- j
isfying if the perpetrators of the hoax
were brought to public notice.
' If Governor Graham signs House bill
Xo. 1, as it is presumed he will, the
state-wide prohibition law which was
enacted two years ago and then held in
abeyance by overwhelming majority of
the voters of the state will be repealed;
and there will remain the policy of local
option by towns, the policy that has held
sway for nearly 15 years. The date on
which tho prohibition law was to have
gone into effect automatically was 1027,
providing, of course, that no intervening
legislative action was taken. By the re
peal of that law, the state absolves it'
self from the charge of inconsistency.
There is no doubt that the construc
tion of a state highway through Smug
glers' Notch would be to the great ad
vantage of the tourist interest of the
state and, at the same time, would serve
the people who reside in that vicinity.
The Xoteli, as most people know, lies at
the foot of Mount Mansfield and between
that famous peak and Sterling mountain
on the northward. At present the Notch
trip is impossible for automobiles and
almost so for any kind of horse-drawn
vehicles, moBt people halting, as they
approach from the Stowe side, when they
reach the "spring." But the most pic
turesque part of the route lies ahead of
them and its beauties are, therefore, lost
to them. If a state highway should be
built through that cut in the mountain
the route would become one of the most
famous in the state for touring parties.
and its attractions would prove a magnet
to thousands of tourist eath year. It is
to be hoped, therefore, that means will
be devised for securing the consummation
of th road building project.
Discrimination Against Vermont
Products.
Some time ago the Vermont stale
board of health established a regulation
that ice cream must contain at least 14
per cent of butter fat in order to be
standard and that nut and fruit makes
must contain at least 12 per cent. This
was a wise move, ensuring Vermont con
sumers of this delicacy the worth of their
money and a healthful food product. The
ermont manufacturers of this commodi
ty promptly complied with the regula
tion. When an effort was made to enforce,
this regulation against New York manu
facturers, trouble was at once experi
enced. New York has no legal standard
for ice cream products, while Massachu
setts requires only eight per cent of
butter fat in ice cream.
Interested parties in Xew York se
cured an injunction preventing the Ver
mont authorities from interfering with
the sale of their ice cream in Vermont.
It w-as held that the board of health
was really legislating when they under
took to fix the per cent of butter fat that
should be contained in the ice cream
brought into the state, constituting in
terstate commerce.
As a result of these developments I
Vermont dealers in ice cream have been
compelled to maintain the standard es
tablished, while dealers from the out
side could sell a frozen skim milk shake
or a combination of glucose and other
materials that never saw a bovine in
competition with our own people to the
disadvantage of both Vermont dealers
and Vermont customers.
A bill has been introduced in the legis
lature to remedy this whole situation.
We have not had an opportunity to
study the measure, and there may be
some provisions in detail which Bhould
be modified. The principle underlying
the measure is right, however.
Vermont is trying to gain new mar
kets, and to this end is seeking to raise
the grade of its products. We should
insist on the same rule for all product
so far as sale in our own state is con
cerned. While keeping up the grade of
our own products, we should not discrim
inate against our own dealers and in fa
vor of outside producers of any com
modity. Burlington Free Tress.
(Money loaned within this slate at rate
not exceeding 5 per cent shall be exempt
from taxation. Average amount i ue
posita I (ui nod in Vermont at not exceed
ing 5 per cent to be deducted.) To com
mittee mi way and means.
By Mr. Waite of Shorehain, an act to
amend Sec, 34 and 35 of No. 04 of the
acts of 1!15, relating to the appointment
of union superintendents. (Provide
that the commissioner of education shall,
with the advice anil consent of the school
director of the town comprising a (school
union, appoint a union superintendent.
Directors of towns comprising a school
union shall on or before May 1 vote on
the retention of such superintendent. If
vote is adverse office become vacant
uiKin completion of school year. Varan
cies filled as aliove.) 'To committee on
education. 1
By Mr. Kimball of Bethel, anact to
amend Sih 3,105 of the public! fctatutes.
relating to the custody of minor children
upon the granting of divorce or an an
nulment of marriage. (Grants to inno
cent parent not less than half a year, un
less such parent is shown to be morally
unfit for such custody or unless some
other arrangement is agreed upon by the
parents.) To committee on judiciary.
By Mr. taFletir of Midlebury, an act
relating to solicitors' fees in foreclosure
cases. (If mortgage contains agreement
on the part of the mortgager to pay to
the mortiratree in the event of foreclosure
the solicitors' fees incident tfiereto and
claim is made therefor in petition of fore
closure, the court in which such petition
is brought shall, upon hearing, allow such
tee as in jts judgment is just -and such
allowance fhall be in lieu of solicitors'
fees allowed under the rules of th court
of chancery.) To committee on judi
ciary. By Mr. Moore ofi Ludlow, to establish
a nine-hour day in mills, factories and
manufacturing establishments. (In the
absence of specific contract regulating
the period of labor between employer
and eiBpIoves in manufacturing estab
lishments, nine hours shall be a day's
work; doea not apply to employment of
women and children under 18 years.) To
committee on commerce and labor.
By Mr. Phelps of Fair Haven, an act
to amend Sec. 1 of No, 243 of the acts of
1910, relating to prohibiting the payment
of fee to a justice of the peace, grand
juror, city or village attorney in criminal
cases. (Prohibits fees to city or village
attorney in criminal cases in towns hav
ing municipal courts.) To committee on
judiciary.
By Mr. Amidon of Halifax, an act re
lating to the construction of water bar
in highways. (Five or more legal voters
in a countv dissatisfied with method of
construction or number of water bars in
a highway in such countv may petition
the county highway supervisor, who shall
within 10 days inspect such highway and
designate the number and prescribe the
method of construction.) To committee
on highway and bridges.
By Mr. Campbell of Belvidere, an act
to amend Sec. 555 of.tlie public statutes,
relating to the appraisal of realty and
making no deduction in appraisal for the
removal of timber for a jwriod of 30
years. (Provides that deductions for the
cutting or removing of timber shall not
be made for period of 30 year next en
suing and selectmen may require own
ers of realty to furnish bonds to secure
payment of taxes on such timber land
for 30 year,) To committee on taxa
tion. By Mr. Farsona of Hubardton, relating
to the sale of gasoline. (Provides that
no fuel for motors shall be sold an gaso-1
line which does not conform to these re
quirements. Residue not more than 8
per rent at 150 degrees., centigrade; dis
tillation, not less than 25 per cent at 110
degrees, centigrade; (lash test, not more
than 32 degrees, Fahrenheit. No mate
rial, as fuel for motors which falls be
low above tests, shall be old unless deal
er displays on container and conspicuous
ly, in black letters not leas than one
and one-half inches high on white paper,
the word ' Xaphtha,' with actual test
thereon, and the statement, "Thi mate
rial for motor is below the test required
for gasoline. Penalty of ix months or
$.0 line or both.) to general committee
By Mr. Steele of Ilighgate, an act regu
lating the rights and duties of railroad
and express companies, relating la cub
torn house brokerage. (Every operator
of a railroad or express company shall
extend and accord to each ami every reg
ularlv licensed custom house broker
privileges, etc.. which it accords to any
other broker or importer; makes it un
lawful for any railroad or express com
pany to carry on any custom house brok
erage business, or receive or retain fees
of such business. Penalty of fine of not
more than $10,000 and liability in an ac
tion on this statute to pay all damages
accruing by reason of such violations.)
To committee on corporations and fran
buses.
A POSSIBLE NEW ENTRANT IN WAR.
Switzerland' fear that her neutrality
will be violated by Germany in the lat
ter' efforts to get at the throat of
France seem to be little likely of com
ing true, because not even Germany will
have the "nerve" to repeat the Belgian
mistake, a mistake not from tactical
standpoint but a mistake rather from
the standpoint of alienating the sym
pathy of the neutral world. Moreover,
it Germany should attempt to lead an
army across Swiss territory in an effort
to get at France it would be tantamount
to a iWiaraiinn of war on the little re
public; and thus a real, fighting foe
wtiulu In- added to the already predomi
nating irifiicmc working ageiit the
c-ntra! iowTe. Swiicer!.id lu an army
of i'.;ru r ol a million mm alway un
Ut rm and er.il!y trained during
l-e pa--i tv years and haif in expec
liti n of trouble; anl it wo;ii.i not be a
r-pctiti-.n the Rumanian fieo if Or
trvny incur liie ill wii! of Sitr'and.
Ss iirrre.i may frcl rmulfraWe
-t-'iiMtnn- in Ibr ii f tht Germany
' ''A not maVe Midi f .! H vrnture at
lUU ' -e ! the -r.
Publicity.
The calendar the News has sent out
this year is being favorably commented
on by the state press. Several of them
have emphasized the importance of such
a thing for the town of Northfield. It
is on this point we wish to speak. If
Northfield's board of trade wculd adopt
some sucn method much valuable pub
licity would result. Many communities
are continually doing this. It all helps
to put any town before the people.
If a simple calendar such as the New
has produced will do it what might be
accomplished by united effort on the
part of the community. For illustration,
the writer in going over the state ex
changes noticed the Northfield Savings
bank is doing advertising in many state
papers. The granite men are doing this
through their trade journals. Other man
ufacturing concerns are doing this all the
time. Go into any part of the country
and you will see Barre granite adver
The Barre Granite Manufacturers' as
sociation is spending thousands of dol
lars each year for publicity. The pub
lication that has given Harre granite
wide publicity is '"Rock of Ages," one of
tho high grade brochures, gotten out by
Boutwell, Milne & Varnum. We under
stand there is another edition in the
works of this splendid work. It take
money to do these things, but result
have shown its py. It is everlastingly
keeping at it that brings results. The
better kind of publicity is too often con
sidered an expense when it should be
looked on as an investment. To our
mind there was never anything ever is
iued in Vermont that could touch "Rock
of Age." Such work pars.
If thi is pood for a certain industry
why not for eiery town. Pick up any
newspaper and find it filled with local
advertising am! it attract attention to
a town, it also encounters newspaper
to improve their quality.
For many years the New has gotten
out a calendar, and there is no doubt but
tilt it has done mn.h gwd" f.,r North-field-
Thi is the rasn it is being con
tinual. Nairn ally it pli-ases us t. n
tice thi one has kept up with the
standard set by Fred X. Whifser and
lat.r carried out by Sir. Whitney. )Tobfe dirtt and town of Springfield.
Xt-rtlifieU New. To c inmittee on minor tvtiri
By Mr. Howland of Barre City, an act
to creat? the office of insurance commis
sioner and to amend and repeal certain
sections of the public statutes and ses
sion law relating to insurance commis
sioners and insurance expert. (Governor
to appoint biennially an insurance com
missioner wl(o shall not be an officer or
stockholder of an insurance company
To have supervision of all insurance com
panies, replacing present commissioners,
and has supervision of insurance of state
property. To be ex-offirio fire marshal.
May investigate all fire Josses, may issue
subpanas, require production of books
and papers, administer oaths and punish
for contempt. Commissioner to make
annual report to governor containing a
statement as to the condition of all in
surance companies doing business in this
etate.) To committee on banking and
insurance.
New Bills in Senate.
By Senator Vilas of Chittenden, relat
ing to county courts and appeals to su
preme court. (Provides that no term of
county court shall be finally adjourned
but shall be deemed in continuous ses
sion and mey be convened at any time
the. needs of litigants demand and judi
cial duties of court permit. All process
in suits at law returnable to a county
court shall issue to the court and not to
a term of that court. No exception shall
he granted in any court as a matter of
right where amount in i-ue does not ex
ceed except trespass to t lie freehold
nd a-tion where title of real estate is
t issue, but court may in its discretion
How exception in a caw where the ex
ception is wt otherwise provided by law.
This act to take effect the.second Tues
day of March. I9I7. To jmiieiary com
mittee. l'v Senaf.tr Vila of I hiitenden. an art
to abolish the muniripal courts of Kex,
Orleans and Addison eountie and -the
prdte di-triet of Fair Haven. Hartford
Even the wind is
blowing about our over
coat. , Come in and blow
yourself to a 1917 model
at $19.17. Knee length,
belted back, double
breasted, and planned
out by a young designer
whose sympathy, taste
and interest is in get
ting up styles for young
men.
Here's a few good,
new-style, regular cut
coats, priced $12 each.
SPECIAL
Boys' overcoats, still
going down, 25c each
day, only, a few left.
Just take a look in our
window. Come in and
look over our Bargain
Counter.
HIS CHEERFUL RECEPTION.
Th Compliment Cam After Ha Mad
Hit Littl Talk.
X Washington newspaper man was
once a member of congreaa from an
Ohio district lit Is not an orator and
rarely makes a speech. When he w as
rwnninfr for congress be got word that
he must come to a small town on the
edge of bis district to attend a meeting.
A famous "spellbinder" had been se
cured, and tbe candidate was expected
to be there, to shake hands and show
himself.
When he arrived at the village he
was horror stricken to find that the
speaker of the occasion had missed his
train and would not be there.
'Com right up to the hall,' said the
chairman of the delegation that met
him. "There's a big crowd there, and
they are anxious to hear some talking."
Tbe candidate went In fear and trem.
bllng. He was Introduced and talked
for fifteen minutes. He started to sit
down, but tbe chairman motioned him
to continue. He went on for another
quarter of an hour and by ,that time
bad told all he knew or ever expected
to know that was of Interest to his au
dience.
Then he dropped Into his chair. The
man who was presiding came cheerful
ly forward and said: "We have heard
our candidate. Now, if there Is any
one present whe can make a speech we
shall be glad to hear him." Youth'
Companion.
A SHABBY
NOBLEMAN
By ALAN HINSDALE
F. H. Rogers &
Company
Clothing: and Furnishings
Do You Need
Shoes?
If so, now is the time
to buy them. We have
some special good val
ues in broken lots at
greatly reduced prices,
in men's, ladies', misses'
and children's.
Many have taken ad
vantage of this sale and
have saved money. Why.
don't you?
Something different
on our Bargain Table
every day.
A few lines of men's
heavy rubbers and over
shoes in this sale.
TEETH MENDING IN CHILE.
Not an Easy Matter For Foreign Dn
tlsts to Praotlo Thin,
Not every foreigner who comes along
with tbe claim of being a dentist can
practice that profession In Chile. The
government sees to It that any one
who is to look after the health and
preservation of tbe teeth of Its people
must first demonstrate his qualifica
tions.
The law provides that before a li
cense may be granted a foreigner to
practice dentistry in the country tbe
applicant must secure permission from
tbe rector of the University of Chile to
take tbe examination. His foreign di
ploma, duly certified and authenticat
ed, must be attached to the permit, and
a fee of 600 pesos (about $75 in United
States money) must be deposited for
the license in the office of the secre
tary of the university. If the applicant
passes tbe examination successfully the
license is issued, and be is authorised
to open his office for business.
Any applicant who holds a dental
diploma from a school not known or
recognized by the Chilean authorities
Is required to complete the third year's
work of the dental department of tho'
University of Chile and must also pass
a satisfactory examination before bs
can obtain a license to practice. Pan-
American Bulletin.
Rogers' Walk
Over Boot Shop
170 No. Main St.
Warning Before Command.
In bringing up my children I found
that at night when they were tired
they were spared many tears by being
warned before I gave them a strict
command. Instead of saying "Now It
la time to go to bed. Put away your
blocks at once," I would say: "It is
nearly time to go to bed. Finish your
house first and then put away your
blocks." In this way the children were
fully prepared to go, and there was
consequently no begging and no temp
tation for me to show my lack of firm
ness by being persuaded to allow them
to build "Just one more house."
Imagine a rupther in the midst of an
absorbing chapter being told by one in
higher authority to put down her book
at once and go to bed. Would it not
save a frown of impatience to be told
to finish the chapter first? Harper's
Bazar.
FINDING THE ALTITUDE.
Haw Airman Maasuro tho H'ghts to
Which Thy Acnd.
Altimeters or barographs are used by
aviators to measure the heights to
which they ascend. Both of these in
struments are constructed on exactly
tbe same principle a the aneroid ba
rometer. They depend upon air pres-
ure. At sea level, where the air Is
much compressed by its own weight,
the pressure Is about fifteen pounds to
the square inch, but at greater heights
it becomes Jess. The barometer is gov
erned by the pressure and so Indicates
the height above sea level.
There are many forms of barometers.
Tbe simplest is a bent tube of glass.
shaped like a very long letter J and
partly filled with mercury. The upper
part is closed, and the space above the
column of mercury la a vacuum. The
lower or hook end of the tube is open
and subject to the pressure f the at
mosphere. As the pressure becomes
less on rising above tbe surface, tbe
mercury in the long part of the tube
falls. The extent of tbe fall Indicates
the height
Airplanes use one of these instrn-
luents mentioned, which are practically
self registering barometers, and when
tbe airplane comes down tbe Instru
ment shows how high it baa been car
ried. Philadelphia Tress.
A Mummy's Ooll.
Among the ancient objects exhibited
in the British museum is a doll more
than 3,000 years old. When some ar
chaeologists were exploring an ancient
Egyptian royal tomb they came upon
a sarcophagus containing the mummy
of a little princess seven years old.
She was dressed and interred in a
manner befitting her rank, and In her
arms wax found a little wooden doll.
The inscription gave the name( rank
and age of tbe little girl and the date
of her death, but it said nothing about
the quaint little wooden Egyptian doll.
This, however, told its own story. It
was so tightly clasped in the arms of
the mummy that it was evident that
the child had died with her beloved
doll in her arms.
Looking It Up.
He wss that type of genteel beggar
that "puta np a front." as the feliows
say. ills race had more tears in k
than a cemetery, and be was Just get
ting ready to tell bis down and outer's
tale when tbe man at the desk reached
Info a drawer and brought forth a dic
tionary, placing It In front of tbe ap
pealing one.
"What do yon want sympathy? tbe
man at the desk asked.
"Yes, sympathy, was tbe half sob
bed reply.
"Look in S for It- I saw it there the
ther day."
The sympathy chaser grunted and
headed fr the door. He wssn't look
ing for work. Jost sympathy in tbe
form of a t'iece of loos change. In
dianapolis News.
Remarkable.
"One of tbe astronomers claims that
he has charted 60,000 new worlds."
"By George, It'a remarkable!"
"Not so very when you consider the
fact that he has tbe use of tbe largest
telescope in the world."
"I wasn't thinking of that. What I
ronsider strange is that with so many
other worlds in existence the lady wbo
Is acting as stepmother for my chil
dren had to light on this one." Chl
rago Herald
Wooding Out Procssa.
"How are you getting along with your
new efficiency expert ?"
"Remarkably well," answered the
bead of a large business firm. "In fact,
we are still quite friendly, although he
has discharged several members of my
family." Birmingham Age-Herald.
A gentleman dressed very plainly
indeed, shabbily stepped into a Jewel
er'a store in New York and asked with
a Urltisn accent to see some peari
necklaces.
Tbe clerk went to a safe, took out
several trays and placed tbem on tbe
counter.
"These necklaces are very , expen
sive," ho said. "Of course so large it
number of real pearls cost money. But
this one," handing out a single string
of very small Jewels, "is cheaper. The
price is $2,500." .
Tbe man did not seem shocked at
the enormous price named by the clerk,
but after a close inspection of tbe ar
ticles, holding tbem within a few
Inches of bis eyes, on which he wore
glasses (evidently to correct near
sight), he banded them back to the
clerk, saying: "I can do better in Lon
don. Let me see some earrings."
The clerk put away the trays and
brought forth others containing ear
rings. Tbe customer, as in the esse
before, examined the more expensive
articles and asked tbe price of a pair.
each having a single pendant of a dia
mond as large as a good sized pea.
The price was $4,500. m
You are nearer a reasonable price
on these," said the customer. "They
are very pretty."
The clerk bad shown the man jewels
far beyond tbe price be supposed from
bis appearance be could pay. Indeed,
he fancied tbe party simply desired to
feast his eyes upon them. Tbe diamond
earrings were apparently nearer bis
caliber. Perhaps a sale could be effect
ed. After holding them near and far
and catching tbe light on the diamonds
be asked the clerk If be could send
them to his hotel. He would like his
wife to see them. The clerk agreed.
Tbe gentleman gave bis name, George
Throckmorton, and bis hotel, at the
same time taking out a cambric band
kerchief and wiping his glasses. With
the handkerchief came a letter which
dropped on the floor.
The clerk's back was turned at tbe
time, for he was putting away tbe
jewel trays, and wben be again faced
the counter a fashionably dressed man
was there holding out the letter the
other had dropped.
"The man who Just left you dropped
this," he said.
The clerk took tbe letter and natural
ly looked at tbe address. It was the
Earl of Boylngstone, hotel, New
York, U. S. A., and bore a London
postmark,
'That's singular," said the clerk to
the man wbo picked tip the letter.
"What's singular?"
"Why, that the fellow should be a
nobleman! His clothes are worn
shiny." i
"Don't you know," replied tbe other,
examining the address, "that those
English lords wear seedy clothes? It's
an a fleet a tion. But you should see
their lackeys, all velvet and gold, with
powdered wigs and silk stockings.
Sometimes their shoe buckles are set
with real Jewels."
"You don't mean It!" said the clerk.
"I've heard it said that the members
of the house of lords are tbe worst
dressed men to be found In any legis
lative assembly. I happen to know
that the Earl of Boylngstone is one of
the richest men In England."
The clerk put tbe letter in his pocket.
and wben be sent tbe earrings and the
letter to tbe earl's hotel sent also a
message that there was 15 per cent
discount on tbe necklaces, which be
had not mentioned. Tbe Countess of
Bayingstone admired tbe earrings, and
the earl asked the man wbo brought
them If a draft on London for tbe
price would be accepted in payment
Tbe bearer telephoned the firm, and
since tbe clerk bad reported that
George Throckmorton was also Earl
of Boylngstone the partners consulted
as to whether they should do so un
usual a thing as be requested. The
clerk was called in and told that tbe
customer bad refrained from buying
tbe pearl necklaces not because tbey
were expensive, but because be said
be could do better In London. "If
there was anything wrong with him,"
added tbe clerk, "it would seem that
he would have chosen tbe Jewels In
volving tbe greater amount"
The junior member of the firm said
that if he could have a look at the
purchaser he ccld rate him correct
ly; be would know a gentleman by
instinct It wss agreed among tbe
Throckmorton fancied any of their
necklaces It could be had for less
money than tbe clerk bad named. But
tbe earl said that bis wife would not
need Jewels in America, and be would
not purchase anything more than tbe
earrings at present. This statement
removed alt. doubt as to the genuine
ness of tbe transaction, tbe earl's draft
en his London bankers was accepted,
and tbe earrings passed into bis pos
session. A couple of weeks later tbe draft
came back marked "No funds."
Then It appeared to tbe Jewelry firm
that they had been neatly tricked. The
ear) was a confidence man. and the
person wbo bad picked up the letter
w.s bis confederate. It is a well
known fact that many lords affect
shabby clotbes. Tbe swindlers took
advantage of the fact to Inspire confi
dence and by it made a successful
haul
A FAMILY ORCHESTRA.
Has Your Homo One, and, if It Has,
Do Thi Just Fit It?
Wben two people conduct an orches.
tra there is plot material. If the two
are knit by marriage ties tbe plot thick
ens. Endlcott and I conduct a family
orchestra he at the piano, I playing
second violin. I know more about mu
sic than does Endlcott; he is more mu
sical than I. I keep tbe time; be has
tbe temperament. Temperament is
more noble than time, but time, I abalt
always iuslst, has its place, perhaps
nowhere more appropriately than In an
orchestra. He at tbe piano can domi
nate the situation more neatly than I.
In my position among the strings, how
ever, I can more readily ' organise a
strike.
The rest of tbe pieces are presided
over by our children, young people of
inflexible spirit and chromatic moods.
Sometimes we doubt whether we have
our troupe under the rigid control which
as parents we might expect- to com
mand. The conductivity of an orches
tra, says our son Geoffrey, varies with
tbe distance of the blood relationship
between artists and conductor. Wben
the children were little we held the
pleasant theory that a family orchestra
would draw us all close together, stand
ing always as a symbol of our perfect
harmony. That would be all riglt If
the harmony would only go to suit us
all equally at tbe same time. As it is
our little band, in which observers find
so touching a picture of hearthside uni
ty, suggests sometimes all tbe elements
of guerrilla warfare. Atlantic Monthly.
A Statue That Nvar Was Built
Mount Athos, in Turkey, was the spot
contemplated by a sculptor for the most
Imposing monument that man bad ever
had. The sculptor Dinocrates offered
to cut tbe huge mountain mass into
the form of a statue, of Alexander
which should hold a city In the left
hand and in the right a basin to re
ceive all tbe waters that flowed from
the mountain.
Alexander was much taken by tbe
plan, but rejected it for tbe practical
reason that there was not food enough
in the district to feed the inhabitants
of the proposed town. So the canal cut
by Xerxes to enable the ships to es
cape sailing round the mountain re
mained the greatest enterprise eTer
achieved there.
partners that this man should go to
tbe hotel and give the answer.
The Junior member of tbe Jewelry
firm, in order to excuse tbe visit said
that, be had come to say that if Mr.
Goose Fat.
Goose fat makes excellent pastry that
Is absolutely free from any flavor of
the bird or of the onion stuffing. The
pastry turns out light and "short"
when this sort of fat is used. A Bel
gian recipe Is as follows: Throw all the
fat left after drawing the goose into
cold water with a little salt as soon aa
tbe goose is drawn. When the bird la
half done ladle off some of the dripping
before it browns or becomes strong and)
as the roasting proceeds leave only
enough dripping in tbe pan to baste
with. Next day put the dripping, with,
tbe fresh fat, in a stewpan, with slices
of apple, and onion if approved. Add
salt and pepper. When done clear it
and strain it into a jar. Cover it and
keep it In a cool place.
Spoilad His Speech.
"When I roee o speak it was so still
in the ball you could have heard a pin
drop."
"Yes?"
"Well, I stood there for a moment
looking out over the audience and fram
ing my first sentence, and I am sure
that I should have been able to get
along all right, but Just before I bad
got ready to utter my first word some
fool in tbe back end of the hall yelled,
'Louder !"
Rocklws Disregard.
The law of supply and demand,
said the economist, "is as inexorable as
the law of gravitation."
"You can't always enforce either of
tbem. The law of gravitation doesn't)
prevent people from getting up In the
air these days. Washington Star.
Quarralsome.
Polly I never knew such a quarrel
some girl as Molly. Dolly That's right
Half tbe time she isn't on speaking
terms with her own conscience. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Neither should a ship rely on one
small anchor, nor should life rest on a
single iope. Eplctetus.
At It Night and Day.
"My daughter Is a wonder at tbe j
piano," said tbe proud father. I
"That's so. for wonders never
cease." said the man who oecwpied the j
adjoining fiat Boston Transcript j
Powerful Mind.
"So Ptubkins bas a mind of h'.s own V
"I should say be has. And yon enght
to see her use ft." Ch Irs go Herald.
keep up
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Th man wVo tm th rrtd its money' worth
of bruin or brawn h a rirM to tr Him fair Dlar
when ha ran a bar ins" ar th Old Phifcaophar.
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