St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-10
$1,228 674,925
In volume consumed coffee led beer:

$1,22S GA, 1925
In volume consumed coffee led beer:
Gallons.
Coffee 257, 1856, 296
Beer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" 221 500, $50
Tea 6,515, 1885
spirits ana wines ...............,.. H., 675, S73
The bureau of statistics at Washington
reports that in the year 1900the average
amount of alcoholic drinks per capita
consumed in the United States was
II 68 gallons. This is little above the
average for the past 10 years. High water
mark was reached in 1893 when the
average citizen consumed 1920 gallons
of alcoholic beverages.
| Flour from Sweet Potatoes.
The American Flour Manufacturing
Company of Vineand has just been in
corporated with an authorized capital of
100000 for the m aking OF flour from
sweet potatoes. The Vineland mill,
which started up few days ago, is said
to be the first of it's kind in the country.
| The company was organized by H. S.
| Morris, member of whose family in
vented and patented the process. The
-four is bright golden yellow and has a
sweet taste that is very pleasant. The
farmers of south Jersey are jubilant over
the organization of the company, which
! proposes to erect mills throughout the
sweet. growing belt.
BuIIfRhters mt Buffalo.
Mexico promises novel exhibit for the
Pan American exposition. There will be
representatives of all the military organ
izations of the republic including the
mountain police. There will be squad
of the most expert bull6ghtets and fight
ing bulls in Mexico. The bulls are the
6ercest and quickest that can be found.
There will be given realistic exhibitions
OF bull6ghting, with the cruelty left out.
The bulls will have full swing, and the
toreadors will give exhibitions of horse
manship and lodging in keeping clear of
their sharp horns Instead of running
blade into the bull at the point of the
contest when the animal usually is killed,
the fighter will place a rosette on his
hide on the spot where he would natural
Iy strike the bull. The Mexicans are ex-
pected to arrive in Buffalo April %.
CounterfeiIs Destroyed.
Five or six tons of counterfeit money
and of plates and other paraphernalia
used by counterteiters have been destroy
ed by the treasury department. The
pieces of "queer" paper money, 7S5 900
in number, were burned, aud the coin
and metallic articles were melted at an
iron foundry in Washington, secret SER
vice officer supervising the process.
The mass of contraband stuff repres.
ents the accumulations Of two years in
the secret service bureau. Besides the
notes, there were $4,000 coins, 40 IL
pairs of metal moulds, 1873 steel dies,
600 1-2 plaster of paris moulds, 1873
steel, copper and zinc plates and several
tons OF miscellaneous matter. Included
in this lot were the extensive outfit and
product of the notorious Brockway
gang. There were also several hundred
pounds of imitation Confederate notes
used for advertising purposes, which
under the present strict laws are contra.
band.
The metallic matter is melted in a SOL
id mass which contains so little precious
metal as to be practically worthless.
This matter is about the only material
connected with the art OF couuttrfeiting
that the secret service allows to pass out
OF its custody. Alter the stuff is mel ed
the foundry proprietor is allowed to do
what he pleases with the mass of base
matter which he finds at the bottom of
his furnace. He is paid by the govern
ment for melting the stuff.
March Coinage.
The coinage executed by the United
States minis in March amounted TO So
1872 917, OF this amount Sc, 1872 1852 so
was in gold, the largest value OF gold
coins being in eagles; So, 100, 5SO.5O in
silver, and $90,1S in nickels and one
cent pieces. Responding to the popular
demand caused by the remarkable activi-
ty in retail trade the government turned
out an unusual amount OF minor silver
coins, the number of quarter dollars be.
ing 260 $50, and OF dimes 3 S29,6SO.
The requiremt nts OF trade in the far west
and on the Pacific coast, where silver
dollars are popular as circulating me.
dium, called for an output of 1,542.35O |
OF those coins in March.
Our Relations with Venezuela.
The questions that have arisen be.
IWCSH Jul government anu venezuela re- |
main in an unsettled condition. The diff |
ferences are slight bnt apparently dis
agreeable. They grew out of the late
Asphalt Lake trouble and that question
is still open. To get more thoroughly in
touch with the situation the state de. |
partment has called Minister Frank B.
Looms from Caracas to Washington for |
consultation. He has already sailed. |
Mr.. LOOMS has had hard time of it in |
that turbulent little country. Unlocking
after American interests he has antagon- |
ised certain high officials. Among them,
1t is said, is the new provisional presi- |
dent, Gen. Castro, 1t is also stated that |
after the inspired press of Venezuela had |
tor two months abused the United States |
navy, President Mckinley and Mr..
Looms, the Venezuelan government
formerly asked for the recall of Mr.. |
LOOMS, for no valid reason. The gov
eminent at Washington has supported |
Mr.. LOOMS, and he is going to Washing
ton, not because he is recalled but on
leave OF absence, to consult with Score
tary Hay.
1t is likely, however, that on account