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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

The numerous and varied commits
sions sent out 10y the general govern
ment TO perform special tasks might
learn valuable lesson in economy
from the anthracite commission, which
made remarkably good showing In
the matter of expenditures.
Although the commission was In ex-
istencc five months TO a day and In al
most continuous session. the expense
for salaries and per diem compensa-
ton was only $4,000. But three Of
the commissioners, however, drew sal
aries General Wilson, Judge Gray.
Mr.. Parker and Colonel Carroll ID.
Wright, having salaries as government
officials, drew no salaries for their
services on the commission. +. L.
Clark, Bishop Spalding and Thomas
IL. Watkins were paid each $4,000 and
the per diem of SIS each. The other
commissioners and the two assistant
recorders also received the per diem
OF SO. Two stenographers received
SO day.
Payments for special trains when the
commission made inspections OF the
mines and breakers were made out OF
the per diem sum. The stenographers,
who took the statements OF 565 wit
nesses, received about $4,000. as they
were permitted TO furnish duplicate
copies OF the testimony to outsiders,
| for which they made special charges,
and from which they received over
$4,000. They were willing TO do the
government work very cheaply. There
were many small items OF expense for
| messengers. janitors, notaries, clerks
of courts and similar items Of outgo.
In all the commission cost the gov
eminent the modest sum OF $4,000. or
$4,000 less than congress appropriated
TO defray all the expenses. At the
! time when $4,000 was voted II was
regarded as rather small appropria-
I ton for the undertaking. The record
of the coal commission In this regard
Is in favorable contrast with the ex.
! pense accounts OF the usual govern
ment commissions and congressional
| junketing committees.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
Silk Culture In America.

In the last fiscal year the United
States imported S42.635,351 worth Of
raw silk for manufacturing and at the
same time imported So, 640,242 worth
of manufactured silks. 1t goes with
out saying that IL this $75. OOO, 900 worth
of imported silk could have all been
made in the United States 1t would
have been an immense benefit to the
country. While it is hardly to be ex-
pected that we will ever produce In
this country all the silk we use, at least
not for some genera tons, Secretary
Wilson is doing commendable work In
opening the way for producing here
some portion Of it.
Under the direction Of the depart
ment of agriculture a colony Of Ital-
ians in Georgia has set out $4,000 null
berry trees, and another colony is on
the way to this country bound for
South Carolina, where general dis
tributing station will be established,
from which thousands of mulberry cut
tings will be sent out. Three steam
reelers have been ordered to be set up
in different places most accessible to
silk producers. Bulletins have been
issued by the department, and requests
for mulberry strips and eggs are re-
ceived at the rate Of forty to fifty a
day.
Secretary Wilson says that his de-
partments efforts to promote the silk
industry are meeting with gratifying
success, though this Is only small be-
ginning. The purpose Of the depart
ment is chiefly to give employment to
the idle members Of families to whom
$50 or 500 year from the culture Of
silkworms would prove gratifying
increase of income. In the south, where
the climatic conditions are especially
| advantageous for silk culture, there is
| plenty of such labor among the colored
women and children. Secretary Will
sons project is good one and should
in reasonable time result In greatly
lessening our silk imports.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

Is a private irrigation system already
In operation, which makes II necessary
for the government to establish Its
source Of supply at a higher level than
the canals already built.
The land necessary for bitches and
reservoirs, which Is now owned by
private individuals, must be secured
by condemnation proceedings. Public
land within the area to be irrigated
cannot be entered except under the
homestead laws in tracts Of not less
than 10 nor more than $50 acres.
When the plans are finally decided
upon, the secretary Of the Interior is
required by the law to give public no
tice Of the location of lands to be irri-
gated, the number of acres that may
be entered by any, one person, the
charge per acre for the water and the
number of annual payments required
No sale can be made to any but bona
fide residents. At least one-half OF
every entry must be irrigated, and the
reclamation charges assessed against
the claim must be paid before a paten,
can be issued.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
What We Want of Santo Domingo.

What We Want of Santo Domingo.
The outbreak of another revolution
In Santo Domingo gives rise TO more
speculation as to the future destiny of
the Dominican Republic This latest
revolutionary performance has come so
suddenly that little is known of its ORR
gin or causes, but 1t does not matter
much what they were. Warning against
the existing administration, either with
or without cause, is the normal atti.
tude Of the Dominicans and will prob
ably remain so until they are taken in
hand by some stronger and more stable
government. or course. the United
Stat ties is the only government that can
do this. But we don't want the Do
minicans very badly, at least not Just
yet. However. there is one extremely
valuable asset on the island which ii Is
well enough that we should keep in
view That Is SANTANA bay, the real
strategic key of the West Indies and
the Caribbean.
Commercially this bay, which is the
finest and most easily defended nat
ural harbor In the West Indies has al
ready been annexed by an American
corporation; politically and in the mill
tary sense 1t lies fallow All our pro-
ceedings relative to Santo Domingo
should continue TO have reference to
the future control Of this bay. Presi-
dent Grant saw its consequences. and
II he had had his way the United
States would have peaceably taken
over both 1t and the entire Dominican
Republic thirty-four years ago.
The present revolution. which quick
ly resulted in the capture of the capital
city, Santo Domingo, by rebel army
during the temporary absence of the
president, may be of more serious
consequence to this country than usu-
ally attends Dominican revolt. Our
minister had just succeeded in eXtort-
ing from the government an agreement
to compensate an American steamship
company for violation of the govern
ment's contract with 1t, and now that
the president who made the agree.
ment is practically a fugitive and the
minister of foreign affairs with whom
he dealt Is n refugee in the United States
consulate the situation becomes some
what complicated and may require and
justify the landing of American ma
rines and possibly necessitate the ulti-
mate seizure of SANTANA bay.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
BEECHER'S LOST COIN.

Preachers Spirit Tells DIR. FaAk
Where 1t IL, and He Finds IL.
Has spiritualism a new convert In
DR.. l. X. Funk, the venerable writer on
subjects religious and head Of the pub
fishing house of Funk & Wagnalls?
While DR.. Funk will not admit in 20
many words that he believes In COM
munication with the spirit world he
will not deny that he recently received
a message from the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, says the New York Evening
World. He said that he was making
Investigations and would later be pre-
pared to talk more intelligently on the
subject.
A few days ago DR.. Funk attended a
splritualistic meeting at which a WON.
an acted as medium. She went into a
trance and soon said that DR.. Funk's
old friend, Mr.. Beecher. wanted to
speak to him.
why don't you return that coin you
borrowed from me thirty years ago"
the medium, inspired by Mr.. Beecher's
spirit. said In Mr.. Beecher's well known
jovial manner.
What coin!" DR.. Funk asked, aston
ished.
why, the widows mite" said the
medium, speaking for Mr. Beecher.
you used 1t as model for illustration
in one of your books"
Il returned it to you years ago." said
DR.. Funk.
Pardon me, but you are mistaken"
the spirit insisted. III you will look in
your safe, in the compartment in the
lower right hand corner, you will find
my old coin under some papers"
DR.. Funk went to his Office the next
morning and asked a clerk to look un.
der bundle Of papers in a small safe
In his office. The coin was not there
He called in an old clerk, who was
with him when the coin was borrowed
He said he was sure DR.. Funk had re
turned the money.
Then they went together to a larger
safe, and in exactly the spot described
by the medium they found the widows
mite. In some way the story got out
Of the Office, and DR.. Funk's friends
called upon him to explain.
He admitted that the story was based
substantially on fact.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
1..r.... In pom..tle Tr.a..

NJ domestic commerce may be taken
a. the gauge Of prosperity. We may In
f,-r from some figures furnished by the
treasury bureau OF statistics that We
are stIll In the era Of good times. with
no prospect Of the tide turning in the
opposite direction
The February summary Of internal
commerce. just issued. shows a general
Improvement In domestic trade move
ments over conditions at the CORE
sponding date last year. In live stock.
in movements Of wheat and nour. In
movements OF corn and in traffic on the
great lakes the figures showing present
conditions Indicate a decided advance
aver those OF the corresponding date
last year.
For instance, in live stock the traffic
operatIons at five western centers
amounted during February TO 4I,i5l
cars. having advanced from 1887 cars
in February, 1902. and 1883 cars In
February. 1901. For the two months
ending with February this year 99,2O2
cars were reported compared with S.
237 cars 10 the end OF February. 1902.
and IS. 497 cars for the first two months
Of 1901.
Receipts OF wheat at eight interior
markets 10 the end OF February for the
current crop year are reported as
amounting 10 POI, 500, 2ss bushels. A
year ago the receipts were lS5.32O. fit
bushels and for an equal period in 1901
a total of 1G3 1S5, 400 bushels. There
has therefore been a progressive In
crease during these three seasons In the
volume of grain received at these int
rior centers.
| At the north Atlantic seaboard re
ceipts of grain, including flour reduced
to bushels, at Boston, New York, Phila
delphia and Baltimore are reported a:
amounting to 1912, 500 bushels in Feb
ruary, 1903, compared with 1O,I5O,IS
| bushels in February, lc2, making
gain of s.421. 759 bushels.
In southern territory port receipts OF
cotton TO the end OF February this veal
amounted to $3.50, $50 bales in contras
with 6.46S,5l6 bales last season ant
5.s65. O63 bales in the preceding season
Similarly gratifying figures are shown
by the treasury bureaus report in 9th
er branches of the country's interna
commerce, all of which indicates tina
Uncle Sans people are doing prett,
thriving business with each other.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
DR.. Wiley's Experiments In Lent.

Just what has happened during Lent
within the closely guarded portals of
the "borax boarding house" which DR..
Wiley of the department of agriculture
established some months ago in Wash
ington is matter Of some speculation.
1t stands to reason that there must
have been more or less difficulty if any
OF the "boarders' belonged to reli-
gious denominations which demand
forty day abstention from flesh foods.
The conditions Of experiment required
that all the young men who volunteer
ed to serve their country as gastronom-
ic patriots should be kept on the same
diet. except that half Of their number
partook of possibly deleterious pre-
servatives along with their three meals
a day.
Now, II some insisted on having fish
and eggs while the others went on
eating the beef and mutton, pork and
potatoes" no one would care fig for
the deductions made from their phys
ical condition. If, for instance, John
Doe grew fat and hearty on mixture
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
ADMlRER OF M'GOvERN.
President Called Waterman At 3 A.
M. to Learn Result of Frisco Fight.

M. to Learn Result Of Frisco Fight.
There was commOtiOn in the White
House at 3 o'clock the other morning,
says the Washington correspondent of
the New York Press. The night watch
man was drowsily awaiting the dawn
when suddenly he was aroused by the
"buzzer' from the presidents room.
II say, there" exclaimed the presi-
dent through the tube when, after
jumping up affrighted. the Waterman
had grabbed the receiver, "call up the
telegraph Office and inquire who won
the boxing bout in San Francisco"
The president was disappointed
when he learned that Young Corbett
had conquered Terry McGovern. He
has been great admirer of the Brook
Ign boy.
Timothy d. Sullivan on his first call
at the White House, soon after Mr..
Roosevelt became president, was near
ly taken off his feet when on grasping
his hand the president exclaimed,
'Tim, how did Terry McGovern come
to lose that last hghtW And it takes
a good shock to make big Tim" lose
his breath.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
ESTATE OLE LANES RUSH.

STATEoF VERMONT, DISTRICT or HsS"'
In Probate Court held at GuiIdh'il,,, , ~ A,
for said District on the 18TH day on 't,r ol
D., 1908, Geo. A. Hubbard, Admins u..;aiIbau,
the estate OF James Rush, late OF ton
in said District, deceased, makes apP,T said
to soid Court. in which the neuS " tense
deceased residing i'll this state JON lG 3l,s9.el,
to sell all of the real estate ot SitlG sven
situated in said Guildhall, to VII, rrnre.
acres. more or less off the Schoti l' at',;oi TO
senting that the sale would ne e.,o;,tercst.
the heirs of said deceased and thoSfe saiI de
ed in his estate, and the widow Oh en- IN the
ceased includes her right OF do"''
above. .,r,,,r+ that
Whereupon, it is ordered bysaid C2u u, T. mere
said application be referred TO seSS'"i; !, said
of, to be held at the Probate oinVe, VA D.,
Guildhall on the 21st day OF AP't 'hcreon;
1908, for hearing and decisi0h . Ems in.
and il is further ordered, that an pt,,nt;nr Of
terested be notified hereof. by puonSSam, there.
notice of said application ana ot the ESSEN
on three weeks successfully III thhJI;shed at
COUNTY HERALD, a newspaper PUN rircu-
Island Pond in this State ana W uH.,Ntarested
lates in the neighborhood OF those .i,ey may
before said time of hearing, that t"' II they
appear at said time and place, ana
see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest, ,odge,
April ROBERT CHASE ''
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

Some interesting figures have been
brought out by the counting of the
$3.50, ,256.62 In the United States
subtreasury in New York. In the gold
vault. where there is more than $780,
100000 of gold coin, about the sides Of
the vault rise five tiers of steel boxes,
each Is by 81 by "a inches, inside
measurement. In canvas bags contain
ing 5000 half million of coin is
stored behind each. In the silver
vaults on either side Of two alleyways
forty feet in length the silver coins
in bags are piled twelve feet high and
eight and twelve feet in thickness.
There are $1,000 bags to be handled, a
total of $67 100000, and nearly 2,377
tons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
Encouraging State Universities.

At the recent alumni dinner OF the
University of Michigan DIR. Hutchins.
dean OF the faculty. expressed the In
teresting opinion that state universities
are TO be the greatest institutions OF
learning in the country In the future.
He said that II has taken Legislators
long time TO awake to the necessity OF
providing literally for state universe
ties, but that from now on their growth
should be rapid. He cited the perma-
nent provision OF l pill in the state tax
alton which has recently been made
for the University of Nebraska as fore
shadowing the great amount OF money
institutions of this class are TO receive.
DIR. Hutchins' argument appears to
be sound, but II must be acknowledged
that several millionaires have given
some of the so called private universe
ties a big start on the state institu-
tons
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
ESTATE OF JAMES BGLsER.

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT or fS>'N,
In Probate Court. held Al Guildhall' ~ .. au1
for said district on the 3iSt day OF M tat1r
A. u. 1908, NJ. G. LETTERS admin, ,,a All of
Of the estate of James BelS r, la" .Hot,s
Victory, III said District, deceased n aT aI
application to said Court tor license 10 sen al
al the real estate of said deceased St" ",,,.
in Victory in said District, toMit -" az" '';tb
No. in IL. and 25 acres N. :! III H. ES'tt IN
buildings thereon, also wood iot' ~ . w.,
Range 9, in Granny, in said DISTRACT nvP for
senting that the sale thereof rs ntGtSNU! %
the pay ment 10 the debts oi S;''u ue''@ t his
and the expenses OF administrators" u
estate. o., S,r,t
Whereupon, it is ordered by SAID No"',
that said application be referred l" ,, Sv in
thereof, to be held at the Pr"batV U'>S n
Guiidhal on the 21st day OF Aptn' and
1903. for hearing and decision thereon inter-
it is further ordered, that all person.; Of
ested be notified hereof by puhura.Ti,Usrreo
notice of said application and orJe' |Nrnty
three weeks successfully in the ESSEX Island
Herald, n newspaper published III in the
Pom in this State, and which crCuiale ~, a. said
neighborhood OF those interested ueloao at
time of hearing, that they may "ipne oh
said time and place, and, If they see
iect thereto.
BY the Court.-A test, ,.5ce
April ROBERT CHASE J"'9
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

A late Washington dispatch says that
French financial houses are contend
ing with American. British and Ger
man bankers for permission from Pres
ident Castro TO take up the Venezuelan
debt. II the Venezuelan promises to
pay are so desirable as TO be thus
eagerly sought after by the worlds
great money lenders, those of Berlin
and London included, the wonder is
that Germany and Great Britain should
have gone to all the trouble and ex-
pense OF instituting their peaceful
blockade" TO force payment OF obliga-
tons from Il debtor whose solvency
and willingness TO pay seem generally
admitted by their own tinanclers. The
incident conclusively shows that the
mere collection of debts was not the
only fly In the Venezuelan ointment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

r.De Neither France nor Russia has
ON hand any very ambitious naval pro
rramme. but Germany i fast increas-
ing her already sirouE force Of H'"'icrn
ships The inevitable CONCLUSION Is
that Great Britain means 10 b. pre-
par-d TO night all three II the necessiiy
arises.
Naturally protests have been made In
the house Of commons against the ex-
penditure Of 80 vast sum. but IL Is
insisted that the money spent for
armies and navies is merely a form OF
national insurance. There may be
such a thing. however, as paying q
ruinously high rate OF Insurance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
For Greater British Navy,

TIE British admiralty's proposition
to spend $174,000,O0O for naval con.
struction must be somewhat stagger-
ing to the British taxpayers. Hitherto
1t has been Great Britain's policy to
maintain navy equal to the combined
strength of France and Russia. This
has been done without raising much
protest in or out of parliament, but the
proposed new departure means that
Great Britain feels her safety to lie In
navy equal to the three largest in Eu-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

Having received his vote of conf
dence" from the Venezuelan govern
ment. President Castro remains at the
helm for the present In the little
South American republic. Whether
there was good reason for test Of his
strength in that way is a question. But
that the congress acted wisely In de-
clining to accept the resignation seems
certain. The main point is TO carry
out the arrangements 10 which the
country under President Castro's lead
ership is now committed and thus bring
the republic into full communication
again with |ho outside world. Any
change in or interruption of that pro-
gramme would be undesirable.
Venezuela was, therefore, wise in
not swapping horses while crossing the
stream. even though Castro may not
possess all the statesmanlike qualities
that could be desired in the president
of self governing state.
While Castro is accused of being
something of an adventurer and be-
lieved by many TO be more actuated by
selfish interests than love of country,
II must be admitted that he conducted
the affairs of his country in this crit.
zeal emergency with no little skill and
,,nt obnUinr pcpacIal yyisdnp1 In com.
hitting the Venezuela case to so able a
counselor as Minister Bowen and ac-
cepting the results of his diplomatic
negotiations.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

In endeayoring TO enforce the Elkins
antirebate law the interstate COM
merce commission has decided that
any extra favors given by a railway
In the way OF storage or delivery Of
goods are a rebate and that passes
given TO shippers are also rebates and
subject both the railroad and the re-
cipient to fines. The railroads are In
structed that anything OF that kind
granted must be announced In the tar
III schedule
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

1t is stated that this years wheat
acreage in Kansas is Is per cent less
than that of last year. Possibly the
Kansas farmers are getting tired of
counting their money.
The courts Of Brooklyn borough, New
York, have lately inflicted quite severe
penalties upon women who used pro-
fame language in public. The applica-
ton of the same treatment to men who
commit the same offense might do
something toward suppressing a more
general nuisance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10

Naturally Mr.. Morgan does not like
to pay the duty on his S4,000,0o0 art
collection purchased in Europe, which
would amount 10 something like ST.
100000. 1t has been pointed out to
him, however. that by opening up his
art treasures to the public he could
escape this heavy charge, but appar-
entity he does not take kindly to this
commendable form of evasion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-10
srArEorvERMoNr. nIsrnlc T OF ESSEN. $

STATIC OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ESSEH~
In Probate Court held at Guildhall in and
Tor said District on the 31St day OF Narth.
\. u. 1903, Oscar <. Griffin, guardian Of Joho
: Wei b. an insane person. OF Granby, in said
District presents his final EulrianShIp ae-
count for examination and allowance.
Wnereupon il is ordered by SaldSoutt tuat
said account and application he REFERRED 70
session thereof to be held at Inc froOsLe
office in Guildhall. on the 2i>t day OF AplS
{, q. 1908. for hearing and decision thereon
rriyen TO all persons interested by publishing
the same three weeks successfully in tht ts%a
County Herald, newspaper punnS0ar a.
Island Pond, previous to said time aFPo~.>S
for hearing. that they may appear ~ , Nus,
time and place, and show cause II any Wts
may have why said account should hH 's; NJ
allowed And all persons having lat
against said Ward are requested 10 pS's
them tor allowance at or prior TO sal" ''''>'
BY the Court, Attest
April 3 ROBERT tiiASE'j il p'A