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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-20
Will Soon Rival the Best.

Morgantown's new paper, the
DAILY NEW DOMINION, is a thrifty
looking youngster. Tt has been il 81.
istance now one month and il it keenr
on Improving will soon rival the bes1
daslies IN the State. We wish it tho
continued prosperity Ii deserves "a.
Grafton Sentinel 7'7 81
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-20
Lively, Clean Cut and Spicy.

The New DOMINION, of Morgan
town, now appears as a daily. The
DAILY New DOMINION is lively, clean
cut, spicy and full of good reading
matter. We hope its career will be
as Successful as the weekly edition
has been. ElEias Inter n osuataia.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-20

If you enjoy a delicious
smoke then try the An
tonic Roig 8 cts. cigar at
Lazier'S.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-20

G. w. JOHN & Co. for Good Honest
Goods at the Lowest prices.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-20
Dress Making.

Mrs. Laura keenan, has had six
years experience. Rooms at S. v.
Thompson's, Wiles street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-20

THE best sugar cured hams for 10
cents at Posten's Cash Store.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-20

If you want
to be in style
go to
j. c. McVicker's
and get the latest
tints in paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
VIM CHURCHILL.
Consul General.

Lloyd Osbourne, the United States
vice-consul general land the literary CO.
laborer with the late Robert Louis
Stevenson, wrote Judge Ide as follows:
My DEAR CHIEF JUSTICE IDE:-Leav-
ing Samoa suddenly and unexpectedly,
l fear | shall not be able to meet you
again before you, too shall have taken
flight from these Islands; nor to say
many things that have much at heart.
What l most desire TO express to you
is the high esteem in which you are held
by this community, and the universal
regret, might almost say dismay, with
which your departure is regarded.
lean say, think, without presumption,
that there are few persons in Samoa
who know more than myself Of the dit
iculties that beset you from the very
start, in your official work. Practically
unsupported by our own government,
who would scarcely have found your
failure welcome, you have had to main
tain the dignity and prestige OF your
personal qualities alone; by your tact,
courage self.reliance, and wisdom-and
this amongst mixed population OF Sa-
means, Germans. British and Americans.
all living under unusual conditions. 1t is
hal dly too much to say that you alone
have borne the weight of the Berlin
General Act, and to you alone is due the
measure of success that has attended it.
| am sure that when you contrast the
the Samoa of 1892 with the Samoa OF
today you cannot but ieel the greatest
satisfaction in the result of your labors.
A familiar knowledge of the language
has given me keen appreciation ct the
good effect on the Samoan people Of a
court administered with justice, endless
patience, and an intelligent understanding
Of their peculiar customs. That the
work so ably carried on by you may be
continued in the same spirit, and with
the same success. is the earnest wish of
Your sincere friend
LLOYD 0sBoURNE.
u. S. Vice-Consul General.
Vailima, Samoa, April Fl, 1897.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11

from this source alone has been sufficient
to keep the court fully occupied during
the greater part of the chief Justices term
OF office, and it is computed that over
1900 appeals, to say nothing OF uncon-
ed cases, have been dealt with. Many
difficult questions of title in connection
with native lands have been decided; one
satisfactory feature of the hearings, from
humane point OF view, being that over
100000 acres have been restored to
their rightiul native owners In addition
to all this, the chief justice has had inn
portant political duties to perform out
side the court. As adviser to the Samoan
government he has had to recommend
legislation on a variety OF subjects. He
has framed ordinances dealing with the
collection of taxes, the isolation OF lepers,
the distribution of the public revenue,
the sale of explosives the prohibition OF
head-cutting, and many other things.
Whether the native government is able
or willing to administer these laws
properly is another matter, but at any
rate the Faipule has done the chief justice
the honor of accepting his advice in every
instance"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
Because a grocer can
make more profit on a cheap
soap is no reason why you
should buy it. Don't be
fooled; get "Welcome." 1t
is cheapest in the end.
Do You Want a Summer Home?
I can give yOu your choice of 100 lots at
Lake View Park.

can give yOu your choice of 100 lots at
Lake View Park.
West Danville VT. on the shores of Joe's
pond. shall introduce this season a great
sale of land for merely nominal prices, which
will give to the people the pleasure of sum-
mer home on the edge of the prettiest
and most picturesque lake in the state. Joe's
pond has been for many years a great resort
for fl >hermen, is noted for its large variety
of fish, and the beauties o. the place can
only be realized by personal Witt to the
park. Arrangements have been made with
the Lake road so that both the morning and
afternoon trains will stop at the park when
ever there are passengers and the park Is
only five minutes walk from the railroad
station This makes Lake View park the
most accessible and certainly the cheapest
of any summer resort in the state. The cost
of one or two months vacation here Is a
mere trfe compared with the expense at
other places.
In come ,tion with Lake Park I have a
nicely furnished house known as Lake Park
House. Board will be furnished here by the
day or week at a nominal price. Your atten-
ton Is invited to this attractive summer
resort. All correspondence promptly an.
swered.
O. B. FLINT, West DanvilIe, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
Words Of Praise from the Press.


The Samoan Herald has a column
editorial upon Judge Ide's departure say
ing "that all sections of our little white
community should unite to do him honor,
andt to express deep regret at the loss of
his services" and telling their readers
that he has well earned the holiday trip
he proposes to take around the world.
The Herald summarizes his work as fol-
lows:
Most people, we think, looking at the
matter fairly and with unbiased minds,
will agree that the judicial administra-
ton OF Mr.. Ide has been an unqualified
success. 1t has been tested and tried in
every possible way Tor over three years.
and yet though keen eyes have been ever
on the watch, none have been able to find
it wanting. And it must be borne in
mind that the position of chief justice
here is in many respects much more
onerous one than that of Judge in the
old countries OF the world. There centu-
ries OF experience has so crystalized the
practice Of the courts that the wheels Of
justice run almost automatically, and all
that the judge has TO do is to see that
they do not swerve from the well worn
track OF precedent. But in Samoa, under
the condition of legalized chaos estab-
lished by the Berlin treaty, Mr.. Ide has
had practically to create, as well as con-
troll, the legal system OF which he is the
head. Hampered by political conplica-
lions due to the uncertain scope of the
chief Justices duties as defined by the
Berlin treaty, he has had to administer
the law between people of various ma
tionalities, accustomed to widely differ
ent methods of procedure. He has had
to reconcile the powers vested in his own
court with those granted to the consus
OF the three treaty powers, to the native
government, and to the president of the
municipal council. In dealing with the
land,-and this perhaps has been the
most onerous portion OF his task-he has
had to dispose of a vast mass of appeal
cases arising out of the decisions giver
by the land commission. The litigation
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11

never felt any hesitation in drawing
upon your stores OF information as to
the affairs of this kingdom, and that |
have always found your advice excellent,
and when followed always followed to a
successful issue. In particular | recall
with pleasure your valuable assistance
in connection with my exercise OF the
extremely unfamiliar judicial duties
which devolved upon me in connection
with my Office.
In conclusion can but revert to the
pertinent clause in the Berlin general act,
under which you hold Office, and cite he
provision that the Chief Justice shall be
"of good repute for his sense OF honor,
impartialty and justice" The years OF
your term of office have amply justified
the wisdom of your selection, and il you
will accept the comment from man so
much less experienced in the conduct OF
public affairs, / am proud to certify that
in every way you have fulfilled the
requirements Of the clause above cited.
l have the honor to be, my dear Chiel
Justice, your obedent servant,
VIM CHURCHILL.
Consul General.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
JUDGE IDE'S WORK IN SAnOA.
Farewell From the King. - Complimentary
Words over HIS Success as Chief Justice.

Farewell From the King. - Complimentary
Words over His Success as Chief Justice.
As previously announced in these col
umns Judge Henry c. Ide of ST. Johns
bury has resigned as chief justice of
Samoa and is now on his way home. We
are permitted to copy the account of his
farewell meeting with the King ofSamoa
and our readers will be interested in the
following from the Samoa Herald of
May s.
Chief Justice Ide was invited to meet
King Malietoa and the other members oil
the Samoan government on Thursday.
The meeting took place at the native
house of the King, who said in substance:
eve have asked you to meet us today,
because your letter said to us that you
would now leave Samoa This day is
like great burden upon our shoulders.
1t is hard for us tc bear. We think that
we shall never see you again and our
hearts are heavy. When you came first
to Samoa we welcomed you because you
were a high official appointed by the
great powers. 1t was only polite for us
to do so. But this day is far different.
Now we have known you and we know
that our true friend is going far away.
You have been good to us all. The for
eigners say that you have treated them
justly and rightly, but we Samoans know
that you have been our strength and
rock, and that you have protected the
weak against the strong. The poorest
Samoan in your court has received as
good Justice as the richest foreigner. This
is not merely what l, the King and the
Faipule and chiefs here say, but these
are the words that come from the mouths
OF the common people all over Samoa.
Besides this, you have helped US about
making our laws, and that help has been
good. You have advised us against strife
among ourselves and with foreigners,
and have helped us to make friendly set
llcUlCUlS W ttllllCulL lDdIlClo. IOu ldNC
saved much land for us, so that we shall
always have our houses. You 60 away,
but yet you do not goaway. Youremain
in our hearts, you will not be forottgen
in Samoa, you will be remembered as the
good chief justice who knew our ways
and laws and customs, and was
kind and just to us. May God go
with YOU on your Journey and keep YOU
long in life.' This was followed by
speeches from other chiefs. and the pre-
sentation of great number oil Samoan
gifts, and the delivery OF memorial
handsomely engrossed in Samoan and
English. The chief justice replied, ex-
pressing the great pleasure which the
occasion had given him, and his thanks
for the gifts and the kind things which
had been said and written, and the per-
manence OF his interest in the welfare of
Samoa. Then the final farewells &C.
Cured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11

c. G. Pringle of Charlotte, botanical
collector of Harvard university, left last
week for Oexac,, days journey south
east from the City of Mexico. This
makes Mr. Pringle's 18th year as col
lector Tor Harvard, and during that time
he has been in Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornia and other Western states and
Mexico. The greater portion OF his time
has been spent in the latter country.
Last year he collected about 10000
specimens, which were sent in boxes OF
800 each to all the leading universities
and museums in the world. Mr. Pringle
is accompanied by Clayton F. Gould Of
Charlotte.
The first bicycle track in the state is at
Riverside Park, Springfield mot Chester
and owned by Z. H. Craigue, one OF YER
mont's speediest riders. A number of
bicycle meets will be held this season.
The anniversary exercises of the state
normal school at Johnson take place
June 1917.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for their
children while teething. If disturbed at
night and broken of your rest by sick
child suffering and crying with pain of
cutting teeth, send at once and get
bottle of "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for Children Teething. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferers immediate
ly. Depend upon it, mothers, there is
no mistake about it. 1t cures diarrhea,
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, soltens the gums, reduces
Inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup for children teething is
pleasant to the taste, and is the prescrip-
ton of one of the oldest and best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States. Price twenty-five cents bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. Be sure and ask Tor Mrs. Wins.
low Soothing Syrup"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
President Mckinley has signed the

President Mckinley has signed the
civil appropriation bill, section of
which provides for dividing Vermont
into two custom districts. The one
on the west side will be called the
District OF Vermont, and the one on
the east side the District of Memphre-
magog with headquarters at New
port. To fill these two offices there
are three candidates-Merrill, Man
sur, Benedict. Two out of three, but
which two.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
How Civil Service Law Works.

We publish below a letter by
Charles Rhodes which recently APP
peared in the Washington Post. The
letter is considered the best that has
appeared in Washington on the sub
ject for ten years and the writer no
doubt represents the great undercur-
rent of feeling that prevails at the
national capital on the abuses and
workings OF the law.
Editor Post: The civil service law has
been in force for over fourteen years, or
since January 16, 1888. Much discussion
has been INDUCED in lately in regard to
the abuses that have grown up under
that law. 1t is sale to say that no law
has been evaded or violated as often as
that one has. Section of the law pro-
vides that, by direction OF the president,
heads OF departments SHALL for purposes
of examination, revise existing classical
ton, and include subordinate places,
clerks and officers, not before classified
for examination.
Prior to March +, 1898, under the
above section, extensions OF the classified
service had been made from time to time
without serious objection from either of
the two great political parties.
When the last administration came
into power in 1898, neither the employees
in that great workshop, the government
printing office, nor positions of watch
men, laborers, messengers, &c, in the
departments, were in the classified ser
vice. The evident intention Of those who
passed the law was that it should bs
applied to positions of a clerical nature
in the executive branch OF the govern
ment; for in section 7 OF the law fine
the following: "Nor shall any officer moi
in the executive branch of the govern
ment, or any person merely employed al
laborer or workman, be required to b.
classified hereunder"
Yet the brilliant statesmen Of tn,
deficit party devised scheme, in direc
violation to the plain wording Of tn,
law, and, after turning several hundred
republican employees out of the govern
ment printing Office and appointing dem
ocrats in their places, placed the entir
force, without any one being examined
under the classified service, so that toda,
no workman can get employment in tina
establishment without first passing n,
examination.
Let us remember that the position c
Waterman in the departments here i
Washington had been filled by exUnio
soldiers almost exclusively until fou
years ago, when nearly all of them wer
turned out, and young men, and in man
instances those who fought agains
them, took their places. But this wa
not all. Those who were put in wer'
without examination, placed under ii
classified service by an order OF the d
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11

There is a steady and substantial
Improvement in the business interests
of the country, according to those
who are in a position to know. The
growth of prosperity will be slow
but sure. A gratifying sign is that
the increase Of money in circulation
over this time last year is $13S, 49,
612. The increase of money in circu-
lation means that business is advanc-
ing and that more people are being
given employment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
Letter from Consul General Churchill.

Before Judge Ide left for this country he
received the following from the American
representative at Samoa:
APIA, SAMOA, May 1, 1897.
HIS HONOR HENRY c. IDE, Esq, Chief
Justice of Samoa.
Ny DEAR CHEF JUsTIcE:-I am to
advise you that find myself instructed
by the Honorable. the Secretary of State
of your government and my own, to
communicate to you the fact that in pur-
suit of the acceptance of your resigna-
ton the government of the United States
has nominated as your successor in your
high office the Honorable William Lea
Chambers of Alabama. | am further
instructed to notify you that Mr.. Cham
bers will arrive in the kingdom OF Samoa
by the steamer due here on or about the
18th instant. 1t is presumed that Mr..
Chambers will be ready to take over the
office at the earliest date that will suit
your convenience, and | am to assure
you that as soon as am officially cog
infant of the transfer as between you
and Mr.. Chambers you will be at liberty
to depart so far as concerns the consular
representative of the government of the
United States.
may not, my dear sir, neglect this
opportunity to testify in some slight
way to the pleasure which have expert
enced in our official intercourse during
the term in which our respective tours of
duty have overlapped. Concerning your
administration of your high judicial
office it would be an impertinence for me
to pass any comment. Yet must say
that on the rare instances when the
interests of American citizens have made
it incumbent on me to witness the pro-
ceediugs in the supreme court oil Samoa,
| have made always formal appearance
with the complete and satisfying knowl-
edge that i'll a court OF such absolute
Justice and equity there was nothing to
be done tor citizens of my nationality
which | could ask that would not be
done unprompted by the court itself.
AS concerns your other functions as
appellate from the consular board in
case OF disagreement among ourselves
have none but the most pleasant recol.
ections OF prudent decisions wisely rem.
dered. While in general the utmost har.
mony has prevailed in our counsels, yet
there have been occasions when have
found it necessary to refer sundry mat.
tiers to your ultimate decision, necessary
in free partisan sense as the particular
and sworn representative of the Ameri.
can party in these islands; but | have
never sent any such matter up as parti-
san without the abiding knowledge that
you would render equal justice to all
with frank exercise Of the judicial
acumen and the fair balance OF mind
which have always found in your Off,
cial opinions.
may not close this note without a
bre yet hearty acknowledgement of my
personal Indebtedness to your counsel in
many matters pertaining to the admins.
tration of my own Office. While you
have never profiered any suggestion as
to my conduct OF my official province
! must confess, and confess gladly, that
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
ADVERTISING RATES.

These advertising rates have been adopted
by the CALIFORNIAN and will be used until
further notice.
Per inch per week, ST. Per month. S1.5o
For three months, So. For SIX months, So
One year. So. .,
DIscouNTs.-To all advertisers using regu-
larly three inches or more, 20 per cent dis-
CONT from the above rates. Advertisers
using five inches or more regularly, 20 per
cent discount.
Local notices, wants, for sale, etc., 2 cents
per word first insertion. (These will be set
IN reading matter type and given the best
position In the paper.) Legal mott es 10
cents line, three insertions. Probate notices
$3.50 each for three insertions. Dissoiution,
liberation and similar notices 81 so each for
three insertions. Card of thanks, TO cents.
Obituary poetry, 10 cents line. wv,
Solid electrotypes only will be taken. we
cannot use cuts with wood bases;
c. NJ. STONE & co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11
No Prizes.

We offer no prizes to in
duce housekeepers to buy
Welcome Soap. We put the
prize money in the soap.
That is why it stands alone,
a gem of purity.
Welcome in every home.
Quick to remove dirt, never
injuring the clothes, for there
is no injurious alkali or adul-
teration.
If its honest soap you
want not brlgeS II use
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11

W. ]. Bryan has been lecturing in
several of the largest Canadian cities,
and large audiences have listened to
him. In Ottawa when asked If he
would again be a candidate for the
presidency, he laughingly replied ::
"Wel, that's a question. If | had
been elected in that contest said
that should not again be candi-
date" Mr.. Bryan no doubt cher
ishes a desire to try it over again.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11

remaining years, or as long as they can
fill their positions.
That the people would approve OF such
action by our lawmakers at this time is
almost certainty.
CHARLES RHODES.