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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-26
Mrs Mety Green's Husband Dead.


Edward 6 cen, husband of Mrs. Hetty
Green, Americas richest woman, died at
the Green household at Bellows Falls,
Wednesday morning, aged 81. Mr..
Green was born in Bellows Falls and
IiVel there until II. Then he went to
Cne West Indies, living most of the time
lor 2Oyears in Manila, where he amassed
fortune in rhe tea trade. In 1867 he
married Hetty Rowland Robinson and
LOT several years lived abroad where the
TWO children, Sylvia and Edward H, r.,
were born. The funeral was held Satur
G9ay' Edward H. X. Green did not arrive
nom Texas before bis father died. but
was present at the funeral.
@mugsled Diamonds at Auction.
United States Marshal Fred A. Field
S ~ Wednesday at the custom house in
burlington 294 unset diamonds which
"ad been seized by the customs officers
Il. st. Adams January 6. The gems
winch weighed trihe over 113 karats
were disposed Of in one lot to Stern
Pros q Co., of New York, the price paid
o0'Hg $3.50. The general impression
among the large number of experts pres.
Gnu was that the government received a
Sood price for the jewels.
improvements on the Rutland.
me Rutland railroad, which recently
acquired the Lebanon Springs railroad,
n'S found that owing to the great
amount of traffic over that division it
WIFI be necessary to take up all rails for
t"eIye miles between Petersburg juno
ION and Bennington. These will be re-,
paced by new steel rails of greater
weight, which will be delivered in May.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-26
Good Mnsic for Montpelier.

George Fl. Wilder, OF Montpelier, is
planning to give the first of series of
two more concerts some time during the
latter part of May. For the first ore he
intends to secure the services of Evan
Williams, the celebrated tenor singer
who made such hit at the last musical
festival in Worcester, Mass. In addition
to this he proposes to have an orchestra
OF 40 pieces. Something new in the line
symphony will be given.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-26
Richest Body of Gold Ore Ever Dis.

News has reached Phoenix, Arizona, OF
the finding near Wickenburg of what is
said to be the largest body Of very rich
gold ore ever uncovered. The discovery
was made at 200 feet depth on the Ore
Grande groupe, four miles north of
Wickenburg. 1t is reported that the
ledge is 100 feet in width in the narrow
est place, and carries values raging
from $40, 900 to $50 600 gold, besides a
quantity Of silver and copper. The
group was sold less than two years ago
by the original locaters for $4,000, and
is noH in the hands OF a syndicate Of
Iowa capitalsts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-26

No time like the present to begin
to save money. Times were never
better. No possible excuse for
man or woman to claim they are
not able to lay aside a little money
each week or month. Our office
hours are $50 to pm. Saturdays
and 7ths of month Ito 8 p. m.
The Conservative, 1902-03-20

through. The gluten and starch get
another bath and the starch, being the
heavier, remains behind. The starch
is now in solid form and after the
last water is dried out the product is
ready for the market.
In that state it may be used in the
laundry, brewery or confectionery,
or sold in the same can with baking
powder. but it stands good chance
of staying in the factory and under
going changes that will make it grape
sugar, glucose or dextrine.
Paste, Dyes and Candy.
Dextrines are gums or paste. To
make of starch a substitute for gum
arabic it is treated with nitric acid
and then baked. AS dextrine the
starch fixes dyes and colors on fab
rics, particularly calico, and also
may be used in paper boxes, oilcloth,
Ink, wall paper, for cumming envelo-
pes and stamps, or wherever strong
adhesive paste is required. Confec-
tioners use it as a substitute for ma.
tural gums and for coating candy,
and pharmacists find it valuable in
The Conservative, 1902-03-20

pepsin, emulsions, and in prepara-
tion of surgical bandages
Glucose and grape sugar are the
greatest single derivatives of corn
starch. Thirty years ago practically
10 glucose was produced in the United
States and now the exports amount to
eight or nine million dollars year,
and the foreign products made of
rice, wheat, potato and sago starches
can't compete at home with the
American corn glucose.
A hundred years ago two German
chemists found sugar in the grape,
and few years later Russian found
it in starch, and, moreover, found
starch sugar to be identical with grape
sugar. To make glucose or grape
sugar the starch is treated with mu-
riatic acid, and after pressure the acid
is neutralized by carbonate of soda.
The acid is affixed to the sodium,
forming common salt, and every trace
of the carbonic acid remaining is
carried off. By varying temperature,
pressure and degree of acidity va
riety of sugars can be produced.
When the acid treatment or "conver-
sion" is carried to the farthest grape
sugar is produced. When the action
The Conservative, 1902-03-20

water proofng, rubber heels, limo.
leum in nearly all classes of rubber
goods It's greatest use is probably
in machinery, as in packing for
valves. The fact that corn oil is not
affected by the air, again proves of
value, for it's rubber products resist
oxidization, remain pliable and do not
crack as do most Of the rubber substi-
tutes made from vegetable oils. Even
pure rubber oxidizes, while mixture
of half India rubber and half corn
rubber remains SOFT
OF course, there is no danger yet of
the corn rubber driving into bank
ruptcy the men who are growing rub
Der trees, for the corn oil product
lacks the tensile elasticity of the Para
rubber; that is, it will not stretch
and resume it's original form as the
natural rubber does. When it comes
to compression, however. it seems to
possess the qualities of the natural
rubber.
The oil is also used for cattle feed
ing in corn oil cake, of which it
forms about ten per cent. Little of
this is fed to American stock, most of
The Conservative, 1902-03-20
from linseed oil may turn yellow as
the air acts on it.
Rubber Out OF Indian Corn.


On DR.. Wagner's table is a block
apparently Of rubber, the shape and
size Of building brick. It has all
the outward characteristics Of India
rubber, even to the odor. It was
never near rubber tree, and was
probably grown in Kansas or Iowa,
for it was made of corn oil squeezed
out Of the germs. The oil has under
gone sulphur treatment and bak-
ing, and the rubber substitute results.
Drop the brick on the floor and it re-
bounds as if it were the product from
the tropics, and one must know some
thing about the natural rubber to de.
tect any difference in the two mater
ials. The main point in favor of corn
rubber is that it can be sold for about
one.tenth the price of Para rubber,
which costs about a dollar pound.
The corn rubber can be used in rubber
boots, bicycle tires, sheet rubber,
The Conservative, 1902-03-20
Tbe Conservative.

it going to Hamburg and Antwerp to
be fed into European cattle. In fact,
Europe is heavy consumer Of corn
oil and 1every year demands more.
The first big shipments were in 1899,
when Europe took $SSS, 900 worth.
The next year the export reached a
value Of $1,59s, 600 and last year it
was 81, O45, 900. In the last five months
the Glucose Syrup Refining company
alone has sent nearly million dol
lars worth of corn oil to Europe, ex-
elusive of, the United Kingdom. To
the American it's strange use the
foreigners make of this oil-most of
it goes into soft soap. Nearly all the
continental people use soft soap in
stead of that in bars, such as Ameri-
cans manufacture. Vegetable oils
enter largely in the manufacture of
soft soap and the Europeans find corn
oil the most satisfactory, despite it's
price of $23 barrel. The chemists of
the corn products companies have sue
ceeded in "deglycerinating" the corn
oil, taking out the glycerine and fatty
matter and making it available for
use in American soap and new field
is in sight.
Would Enlarge the Germ.
The germ from which the corn oil
is made has become so valuable that
the endeavor now is to grow corn con-
tanning larger germs than the ordinary
maize. To this end experiments are
conducted at the farm of the Univer-
sity of Illinois and in few years
seed corn with enlarged germs may be
ready for the farmer.
The size of the kernel considered,
the principal constituent Of corn is
the starch. To extract that the
shelled corn is placed in watts, about
thousand bushels of corn to 5000 gal
Ions of water. In the water is very
small proportion of .sulphuric acid,
just enough to soften the kernel.
loosen the glutenous matter and free
the germ. After thirty or forty hours
the water is drawn off to be evaporat-
ed, so that any of the corn it has alb
sorbed may be recovered. In former
years this water was wasted, now the
phosphates and albumenoids in it
amount to from one to one and one
half pounds to bushel Of corn that
has been soaked. 1t is then mixed
with the by-products which sell as
cattle feed. This one point of saving
is said to mean million dollars
year to the concerns, controlled by the
Corn Products company.
The mass left behind after the
water was drained off is run through
mills, taking off the hulls, breaking
up the glutenous matter and freeing
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept 4.-Governor
Stone was waited upon by a committee
from the State Legislative Board OF Rail-
road Employees of Pennsylvania this af-
ternoOn and requested to take immediate
steps to bring about a settlement Of tho
strike in the anthracite coal regions and
if necessary call an extra session of the
Legislature Cor the enactment of a. com
pulsory arbitration law. The committee
said the board was preparing a bill which
its members believed, would end the
strike and prevent strikes in the flu
tUre if it should become law
Governor Stone replied that if his
calling a special session of the Legisla-
ture law could be passed that would
be constitutional and that would settle
this strike and prevent others. he would
not hesitate to call a special session.
Governor Stone also said be regarded
the strike as of sufficient public inter-
est to justify an extra session OF the
Legislature if it would solve the difficulty
but he would not call special session
in the interest Of speculation or for
political effect if no satisfactory law
could be passed or did come out of it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
ENTHUSIASM AT WENDELL.
The Governor, DR. Dixon and Patty Drive
There and Address Big Basket Picnic.

Governor Aycock and State Auditor B.
f. Dixon journeyed out sixteen miles yes
terday to Wendell and addressed a big
basket picnic in the interest of education.
1t is estimated that there were about
two thousand people present, and the en-
thusiasm was very great. The Governor
spoke in the morning and made char
acteristically fine speech. He fairly de-
lighted the people, who accorded him a
tremendous ovation, raining bouquets of
flowers upon him. One little girl about
or 10 years of age, gave him an enor-
nous bunch of lovely flowers. She was
the daughter of Mr.. r. B. Richardson.
DR.. Dixon spoke after dinner. He told
many apt anecdotes and his humorous
sallies vastly amused the big crowd.
1t was at the earnest solicitation of
Mr.. ]. II. Anderson, representing the
citizens of Wendell, that the Governor ac-
cepted the invitation, and the people are
grateful for the treat they enjoyed so
much
The Governors party, consisting of Dr.
Dixon, Mr. F. B. Arendell, Mr.. c. H. An
derson, Mr.. ]. Fl. Anderson, Mr. Ed. II.
Lee, Mr. Ira Underhill Mr.. Ivan Proctor
and many others. left Raleigh at 1880 in
the morning and drove the sixteen miles
in carriages.
Mr.. Arendell gracefully introduced Gov
ernor Aycock to the big crowd. The
speaking was in the beautiful grove sur
rounding the Wendell High School, OF
which Prof. A. r. Flowers is the success
full principal He has built up a great
school and deserves all the many nice
things that We're said of him.
DIR. G. NJ. Bell, of Wakefield, was
noticed in the crowd, and Mr.. C. Il. Todd.
The party got back to the city about
seven o'clock, and the Governor expressed
himself as having had the finest time he
had ever had on trip into the country.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
A TRAIN THAT rs NEEDED.
seaboard Air Line Considering Putting On
New Local Train,

There are prospects that Raleigh VIII
at a nearly date be favored by the sea
board Air Line with train which 1t is
anxious to have put on.
his is train from either Weldon or
Norlina which would reach the city at
or 10 o'clock each morning and return
ing leave here at of 6 in the afternoon.
1t is this local train which the mer-
chants have been seeking to have put on
for sometime, as it will bring to the city
many who desire to come here. transact
their business and return the same day.
Mr.. ]. F. Ferrall, Chairman of the
Railroad Committee of the Merchants
Association, is in receipt of letter from
the Seaboard which says that the matter
will be taken up and given every con-
sideration. The letter says that the
road desires to accommodate it's patrons,
and is willing to run all the trains need
ed. if these will be patronized so that
the- can be run.
The Seaboard Air Line will find that
the people and the business men of Raj
eigh will appreciate this train, and that
not alone from passenger traffic will the
road be benefited, but that it's freight
traffic will be increased. The train is
needed by Raleigh and it is hoped that
the Seaboard will at least try it and note
the results.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
DIED FOR A GUILTY LOVE,
Walters Scheme to Kill His Wife for Wealthy
Paramour. {:
(By the Associated Press.)

Cincinnati, o., Sept 4-There are SEN
sational developments today in connec-
tion with the suicide last Tuesday night
of George Conrad, head waiter of the
Gibson House.
His wife, on apprehending letters from
the wife OF prominent business man to
her husband, was suing Conrad for di-
vorce and a wealthy society woman fCr
damage on account of the alienation OF
affections. The attorneys for Mrs. Con-
rad appealed to the postal authorities,
and among the letters from Conrad to
the woman of whom he was enamored
there was found one in which Conrad
outlined his plan, ito convey his wife TO
the middle of the Ohio River, upset the
skiff, as though by accident, swim
ashore himself and leave Mrs. Conrad
to drown"
When Conrad was confronted by his
wife and attorneys with the letter ana
knew he would be prosecuted criminal
ly, he had hurried interview with the
woman for whom he had deserted his
ife and then killed himself. Mrs. Con-
rad says he repeatedly invited her to
take boat rides. but she had been fore
warned. The implication of well known
woman here in the damage suit of Mrs.
Conrad has caused a great sensation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
Smashing Records at Sea Girt.
(By the Associated Press.)


Seagirt, N. j., Sept. Another day of
remarkable shooting and smashing of
records was closed here this evening with
the wind up of the company team match
CTyro). The principal event of the after
noon and one of the most important OF
the meet, the Inter-tate military match,
was won after hard fight by the New
Jersey team. which scored a total of L.,
OS2 out of a possible 1900, and incl
dentally broke the high score record.
1,O74, which New Jersey established last
year.
There were fifteen entries in the COM
pany team match (Tyro) which was not
concluded until nearly dark. Members
of the teams that shot in this match
had never been ON winning team in
any team match at Seagirt previous to
the present meeting. Each man fred
five shots at 200 yards and five shots at
$50 yards. Company c, Fourth New Jer-
sey, won. with a total of 134 out of q
possible 150; Company C, Seventh New
York, was second. with 126; the second
team OF Company l, Eighth Massacnu-
setts, third, with 125, and the first team
of Company I, Eighth Massachusetts,
fourth with 124.
Troop L, First Georgia, finished eighth
with 121, scoring 65 at 200 yards and 56
at 500 yards.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
President Paer's Statement.
(By the Associated Press.)

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 4.-President
Baer's declaration that the miners
strike cannot be settled except on the
terms heretofore stated by the coal COM
panies, has cast a gloom over the entire
strike region.
The business interests We're very hope
ful that the meeting between the Presi-
dent of the Philadelphia and Reading
Company, and Senators Quay and PEN
rose, would result in a peaceful settle
ment of the conflict, but today feeling
of depression exists everywhere.
At strike headquarters President
Mitchell discussed Mr.. Baer's statement
with some of his lieutenants. but he de-
clined to say anything for publication.
He said some time in the near future he
may reply to the Baer statement.
Mr.. Mitchell denied the report that he
had received a communication from J.,
Pierpont Morgan, asking him to state
the best terms upon which he would set
tie the strike
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
MacArthur's Dispatch.
CBy the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PreSS.)
New London, Conn, Sept. AT noon
Major General Macarthur sent the follow
ing daily report:
Adjutant General Washington, d. c.
Fort Rodman was attacked at a m.
yesterday moaning7 by Brooklyn, Olym-
pia, Puritan, sMayAawer, Montgomery and
Aileen Fire c4ftnander claims all ships
except Puritan put out of action. Land
ing party attempted and repulsed Said
ships remained in vicinity of Fort Rod
man all day. Battleships returned to
Block Island after attack on forts, where
they remained until early this morning,
when they were reported off Narraganset,
Pier, about four miles out at sea. Three
of the enemys fleet bombarded MOntauit
Point and landed marines about 8 o'clock
this morning to capture signal station
there All movements of enemy's ships
reported and his movements covered dur
ing past twenty-four hours.
(Signed.) MACARTHUR,
Major General, Commanding"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
don JUAN IN TOLLS
Woody Desires to Marry the
Haney Girl.
Under Arrest He Declares He Loves Her. HAney
Says He Would Rather She Married
Negro.
(sDccial to News and Observer

Especial to News and observer
Greensboro, n. c., Sept. 4-Sheriff
Jordan received a message from the 3her-
if Of Rowan county this morning say
ing that j. w. Woody, the white man
for whom a warrant had been sworn out
for criminal assault on the 13-year- old
daughter of Mr.. Haney, at the park, on
Tuesday had been arrested at Spencer
and an officer has been sent for him.
The prisoner arrived here in charge of
the officer at one O'Clock today, and de-
MED the charge of assauiting the Haney
girl, saying they were engaged to be
married and were as husband and wife,
only got caught. He declares the family
Bible shows that the girl is over fourteen,
but expresses q desire to marry her at
once as he dearly loves her.
Haney when seen this afternoon ad-
mitted that he went to the depot with
Woody on the day of the alleged as
sault, and he knew he was going to
Salisbury, but says the girl is not yet
thirteen years old, and that he knew
nothing of the intimacy, the parties hav-
ing been acquainted but two weeks.
Haney adds that ne would prefer her
marrying a negro to this man whom he
intends to have hanged if there is any
law.
Haney and his daughter were working
in the factory when seen this afternoon,
The trial is set for ten O'Clock tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
ADDITIONAL TRAIN DENIED.
Hornet to be Overhauled' Decrease In the Tax
Returns.
Especial to News and Observer)

(SDoc1aI TO news ana observer
Wilmington, N. c., Sept 4.-The gov
ernment tug Hercules, commanded by
Lieutenant Stickney. United States
Navy, arrived today and expects TO leave
at o'clock tomorrow morning With the
auxiliary cruiser Hornet in tow for the
Norfolk Navy Yard, where she will be
substantially overhauled.
The tax hooks of the county. as COM
piled under direction of the register of
deeds, was turned over 70 the sheriff for
collection this evening. The total
amount of real and personal property re-
turned for taxation is $S,S22, 1873, a slight
decrease from last year. OF this amount
$7,SS9,12S was listed by white persons
and $433010 by colored people. The in
comes listed amount to $685. ,507 against
$2O7, ,2O6 last year The tax rate fol
county purposes is slightly higher this
year, so there will be no dlmunition in
revenue There is an increase of about
200 poll tax payers.
Vice President and General Manag er
Barr, of the Seaboard Air Line, has writ
ten to the Chamber of Commerce deny
ing it's request for an additional rasscn-
ger and mail train between Wilmington
and Hamlet. He says there will not b.
an increase of traffic to Justify the cost
of operation.
G.. F. Fletcher, lately Travelling
Freight Agent of the Seaboard Air Line
at Mobile, Ala, has been made Soliciting
Freight Agent of the same company with
Headquarters here.
Capt. j. T. Borden, United States
Steamboat Inspector. with headquarters
at Charleston, s. c., had his lip severe
ly cut as the result of an empty whis-
key flask, having been thrown into the
train upon which he was coming to Will
mington last night The missile was
hurled through window of the car by
which Capt Borden was sleeping as the
train passed Mullins. Another passeH-
ger in the car was slightly injured and
several ladies frightened
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
A GREAT FIRE AT CINCINNATI,
The Odeon Destroyed and Music Hall Badly
Damaged.
CBy the Associated Press }

Cincinnati. Ohio, Sept. 4.--The historic
Music Hall was damaged by fire whicn
broke out at o'clock this morning and
the Odeon, a structure adjoining Music
Hall, was completely destroyed. The
loss will exceed $4,000, fully covered by
insurance.
How the fire originated has not been
determined. 1t broke out under the stage
of the Odeon. The fire department real
izing that the great Music Hall was in
danger, used it's best efforts to save that
building. In an hour the Odeon was COM
pletely destroyed, and the south wing
of Music Hall, which is next to the Odeon,
was damaged. The main building OF
Music Hall, with the great organ. es-
capped injury.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
TO REUNIrE THE CHURCHES.
Step That May Bring together the Cumberland
| Presbyterians and Presbyterians
(By the Associated Press.)

Decatur. Ills, Sept. 4.-Action has been
taken by the Decatur and Lincoln Pres
byteries of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, which is expected to result in the
reunion of the Cumberland Presbyterian
and Presbyterian churches. which sepa-
rated in 1910. The Decatur and Lincoln
Presbyteries both adopted resolutions de-
claring that the creed of the Presbyterian
church, as revised. removed all doctrinal
differences over which the churches split
and there was no reason why they should
not reunite.
The local Presbytery went further and
adopted a memorial to the general as
sembly of the Cumberland Presbyterians
at Nashville, demanding that the matter
of union be taken up and negotiations to
that end be opened with the Presby-
terians.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News and Circulation

Yerkes. of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
has made arrangements to take up at
once the claims that are being filed for
rebate of the tax on tobacco, cigars and
snuff. as provided under the revenue re-
duction act, passed at the last session of
Congress. BY that act $2,7O0,0O0 was ap-
propriated to pay the difference between
the old and new rates, but from present
indications Mr.. Yerkes is of the opinio4,
that this sum will be insufficient for the
purpose Congress, however, will make
the necessary increase in the Urgency
Deficiency Bill to be passed early in the
December session.