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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-04-26
UNUSED MONEY in
TREASURY COUNTED
Comptroller Finds There is
$176,000,000 in All.
Women Experts at Work and Ev-
erything Was Found All
Right.

Washington, April pa committee
of experts has just completed count.
ing all the unused" money in the
vaults of the comptroller of currency
at the treasury department. In all
it amounted to $4,000, 900. The count
was ordered by Mr. Ri.dgely, the pres
ent comptroller In spite of the fact
that the money in the great vault
where this sort of money is kept has
not been counted for six years, and
in spite of the fact that during that
period something in excess of three
billion dollars of money has been is
sued from the vault, not a cent of the
money was missing and the accounts
as kept by the bookkeepers of the
issue division and the count of the
committee of experts agreed to the
cent.
Mr.. Ridgely was prompted TO order
the count because of the chance
thought that long time had elapsed
since the last count and because of
the always present possibility OF
sheets of money going astray in spite
of the precautions taken to prevent
it.
The fact that the count was to be
made was not made known to Mr..
Eldridge. The committee walked into
his office before the hour when the
time locks on the vault permitted the
door to be opened. This was Monday
morning, a week ago. They placed
the seal of their authority on the
vault, and the money for the current
days business was doled out to Mr..
Eldridge by the committee.
The force of counters which did the
actual physical work of counting for
the committee consisted of twelve fe-
male counters and seven male coun-
ters. The women are much more ex-
pert and faster than the men. This
force of nineteen counters worked
from 8 o'clock each morning until 8
o'clock each afternoon. II took this
force exactly two weeks of six work.
ing days to week to make the
count.
Officials at the department say that
there has not been successful at
tempt to rob this vault since 1869 At
that time a negro laborer succeeded
in getting away with 1900 sheets of
$40 notes. At the time he was help
ing to move some furniture near the
open door of the vault. He was
told to carry one of the fine cabinets
he was moving around the vault. In
passing the door he slipped out a
package of the notes. He had applied
for a furlough which he spent in
South Carolina. He had a glorious
time down there, and after signing up
many of the notes passed them in
that State.
Congress passed an act appropriat-
ing $4,000 to take up any of these
notes that fell into the hands of in
nocent persons, but only S125 was ever
used. Ii was never learned what be-
came of the balance of the package,
but it was certain that they were new
er offered for redemption at the treas-
ury department, as the system of
the numbers of notes is such
that if one of the old issues had
been presented, even at this late day
it would be discovered before it passed
TO final redemption. Two years before,
in 1867, clerk, through an accom-
plice, succeeded in passing out a pack
age containing $4,000. This was re-
covered intact,and the clerk sentenced
TO term in prison.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-04-26
A Wedding.

Ring may be had by calling on ]. B.
Tappan, Hartford. He will engrave
her and your initials in same free of
charge. 40tf
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-04-26

Keystone Chapter No. Ito. r. A. NJ.
received three applications for the
degrees at the regular, monthly meet
ing, last Saturday night. A call meet
ing will be held next Monday night
for degree work. 1t is hoped every
member will be present. Brothers Z.
G.. Barrass and K. b. Martin took the
knight Templar degrees at Greensboro
last Monday, and went to Louisville
yesterday to be initiated into the mys-
teries of the Shrine, at Kosair Temple.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-04-26
No. Al

r. p. Ernst admitting his personal
feeling to be for Wilson.
Bourbon county is so overrun with
rats that the farmers are planning
day of slaughter when everybody will
do nothing but kill rats. Houses
have been invaded and every straw
pile and hay rick is filled with the
rodents.
Dulphin NJ. Delmas and w. II. Nc
Pike visited Dr. Charles G. Wagner in
Binghampton, \, Y, Tuesday and the
visit caused a report that an effort
would be made to take the Thaw case
20 Binghamton for its second trial. This
was denied by Mr.. Jerome and Mr..
Hartridge in New York.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-04-26

F., had work in the first and third
ranks Tuesday night. with a good
attendance of the members. The work
in this lodge is improving all the time,
with a steady growth in members.
One application for membership was
received.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-04-26

Rough River lodge No. ITO. X. of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14
6OTH U. S.. CONGRESS-.
Many Changes Will Be Noted In Both
The Senate and House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. I2-
When the Goth congress assemblies
two weeks from next Monday,
there will be much about it strange
to those who have long been fami-
liar with the personnel of past
congresses.
In the house, the Democrats
have lost their senior member in
point of service, ]. II. Bankhead,
Of Alabama, who was defeated for
denomination by Richmond Pear
son Hobsou, the hero of the Merri-
mac. The party is not to lose the
services of Mr.. Bankhead, however
for he takes the seat in the United
States senate made vacant by the
death Of the venerable Senator
Edmund w. Pettus.
Probably the most conspicuous
loss On the Republican side of the
house is General Grosvenor, of
Ohio, whose patriarchial and ven
cradle appearance has for years
focused the attention of the CALLER
les, and whose wit and disposition
to banter have many time made
the hall ring with laughter when
the situation has been so tense as
to seem as if nothing but bitter
passion could find expression.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14
He WILL HAVE MANY
PLUMS To DISTRIBUTE
Fifteen Hundred Officers at Governor.
Elect Crothers' Disposal.

Judge Crothers will have the
appointment of 500 paid office
holders, in addition to the naming
of men on state boards that carry
an honorary degree, but have no
salary attached. As governor,
Mr.. Crothers will be a factor for
good or bad, according to what
his official acts shall be. He will
have the appointment of all cleo
ton supervisors in the state and
of the police commissioners of Bal
timore city. No two branches of
the state administration have it in
their power to do more for or
against the interests of the people.
The protection of the ballot de.
ponds largely upon the election
supervisors, and the police depart
ment of Baltimore city has in2past
years exercised bad influence in
politics. The present police board,
however, appointed by Gov. War
field, has been non partisan and
has received the commentator
and Endorsement of the best citi-
zenship.
The incoming governor will
have the appointment of magis-
trates at all of the police station
houses, all of whom he has the
right to select as Democrats, and
the appointment of three liquor
license commissioners. The liquor
house board, like that Of the police
board and the board of election
supervisors. is non-partisan by
law, and will consist of two Demo-
Gratis and one Republican.
In the appointment of police,
magistrates, Governor elect Gro
theirs can reward ten more Of his
friends. For the full term there
is one magistrate for each of the
eight station houses and two at
large. The salary is S2,Ioo a
year, and there is always a great
demand for the places.
Aside from the position Of pri-
vate secretary to the governor, al
ways regarded of course, as a
strictly personal appointment the
first two places that the incoming
governor usually fills are those of
Secretary of State and Adiutant
General. Each Of these places
pays s., 900 a year, but the Secre-
tary Of State, by acting as secre-
tary to the board of public works,
ana as secretary 10 Otner state
boards, can legitimately run his
salary up to from s., 500 to $4,000
a year.
And then there is the honorary
position of general or colonel"
on the governors staff. No pay
is attached to the honor. On the
other hand, it is All expense to the
man who receives it,
The salary of the governor OF
Maryland himself is only s., 500 a
year, and none of the offices under
him pays very handsomely, as mere
money goes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14
Monuments! Monuments!

Perhaps you object to buying sfrom
agents--rather see the work for your
self. Then visit our yard at SO N. Cen
tire St., Cumberland, or Frostburg, and
see the finest display of finished monu-
ments in the State, all of which will be
sold at away down prices.
j. b. WILLIAMS Co.,
Low Price Marble & Granite Dealers,
Frostburg, Md. 1t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

That in the German Agreement
kaizer Bill .:2s Successfully
Worked Con Game on Our Teddy.
Our club met in Sy Jones grocery
store las night pursuant to its nat'ral
tendencies. A quorum was present-a
quorum in our club consistin' of two or
more members present who don't agree
on anything that may come up. Sew
eral members wus absent cause
they hadn't come up with the ready
come down" fer their las weeks gro
ceries.
Jim Jackson, who used to lead the
quire an hes a good readin' voice.
read loud one Of your artickles on
the late German Agreement" enter
ed into by Teddy an Bill thru THAR
speakin' tubes, so to speak. The
terms you use es, fer instance, the
export price an the "consignin' of
goods wus MT exactly clear to us in
the beginnin' of the discushin. One of
our members, Bob Sanders, thot that
the word "consignin' meant the sign
of the con; an that it indicated that
Kaiser Bill had worked a con game
on Teddy cause they both spoke the
same language. Howsomever Jim soon
fetched the sun up on the matter an
all wus clear es fer as terms went.
Jim's library consists of Daniel Web
sters unabridged, an he can bridge
over purity near any stream of diff
culties with that.
Jim showed that the export price"
allows the Teller that sells the goods
to fix his own price on EN-; an that
our custom officers, or policemen of
trade, must accept that price an col
lect toll on EN- accordingly. 'Spose
he's right
But it pears that the German
Agreement" allows the teller Git IS
darned hard to beat the Dutch that
makes the goods over there to sell
'em to hisself over here at his own
price, consignin' EN- to hisself, jes
usin our custom house fer social
clubs goin' to an comm from. Boiled
down over a slow fire of green wood
it sums up sorter like this:
By the German Agreement the
German deals with himself on both
sides of the sea; an arter he gifts
thru dodgin' duties he SEES: Vel What
will you have nit me?" Thus he be-
comes the whole derned shootin
match-both exporter an importer.
So thar haint nothin' left fer our i'm
porters but to turn porters or jine
our club an white an spit This tip
S thairn in advance
| haint use to spillin' ink 'cept
when turn over the stand; but hev
always noticed that orthografy, gram
mer, an retric hain't no use less you
hev something to say an a way of
sayin' it. Book larnin s apt to lead
Teller into thinkin that he can think.
Ten times to bakers dozen that the
Teller with the "siteep-skin" can't skin
a sheep; nor would he know taller
from hog grease when it comes to the
fryin out of things
The majority of our club are Dem
oCrats an banker arter Free Trade
cause they haint nothin' to trade an
want something free They strike an
erudite attitude cause the college pro.
fessors are free traders They hain't
! nothin' agin the tariff cause it's a rob-
Der; fer they hain't nothin' to be rob-
bed of, An havi'n nothin' to protect
they don't care tinker's d-n about
| protecshun. They white fer a Twin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14
Going to Make Matters Better?


The dispatches tell us that 81 head
of Iowa steers sold at seven cents a
pound, or sos head in Chicago a few
days ago. Getting the matter nearer
home, the Keosauqua Republican says
that John A. Ferguson of Van Buren,
county recently marketed II head of
steers in Chicago which brought him
S107.s0 per head at seven dollars
hundred, while another bunch of II
brought $3.50 a hundred. William
Fritz, another farmer of the same
county, recently sold single wagon
load Of wool for $Y2S0S. There was a
time about Is years age when cattle
and wool were doing pretty nearly as
COED as that. AlonG came a lot of
fellows who were going to give the
country something better If they could
only get "a change" Enough Of the
people were fooled by thsir talk Il
bring about the change. The cattle
fell to three dollars and four dollars a
hundred, wool from 70 cents a. pound
to ten, and sheep from three dollars
and four dollars h nd to one dollar.
And it took long time to get prices
back to those Of the good old time.
Now there is another lot of fellows,
in these days Of good prices for the
farmer and general prosperity. telling
how they are going 10 make matters
better if they can cut down the tariff
and give away home markets to the
foreigner. How many Of the people
are going to be fooled this time?-
Fairfield (Iowa) Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14
POE ON BALLOT REFORM.
FavOrs Giving Voter Chance to Write
STRAIGHT Democratic Ticket" At
Top of Ballot.

"Of course, said Ex-Attorney
General John P. Poe last Friday
morning, the next Legislature
will make the changes in the cleo
ton law promised by its candidates
during this campaign.
In this connection | would like
the public TO get straight on one
feature of the present law, which,
Judging from the foolish talk in
dulged in during the campaign,
very few people understand Alright.
The provision of the present
law which causes ballots to be re-
jected if the cross-mark extends
beyond the square in any case was
not put in that law as a trick by
the men who passed it in the extra
session of 1901.
Precisely that provision was in
the Reform League law of 1896.
The language of the law with ref
erence thereto was not changed a
particle The only thing that the
members OF the extra session can
be charged with is that they were
not wise enough to see that the
provision was A. bad one and
change it.
There were not as many bal
lots thrown out under the 1906
law as under the present law on
account of Crossmarks extending
beyond the square, but that was
simply due to the fact that most
voters in the old days voted the
straight ticket They put their
cross mark in the box opposite the
emblem, aud as that box was a
very large one, naturally few OF
the cross-marks extended beyond
1t. But the law then was precisely
the same as it is today, and any
voter who did extend his mark be-
yond the box had his ballot thrown
out. The provision is unquestion-
ably bad one, and will be chang
ed by the Legislature next session.
"TbSre will also be other chan
ges. l am in favor of placing a
blank space at the top of the ballot
wherein voter can write the
words Straight Democratic ticket
or Straight Republican ticket,
and thereby vote the whole ticket
without further marks. That
would do away at one stroke with
half the trouble of counting the
ballots. The straight tickets could
be put in one pile and the split
tickets III another and the count.
ing would be very much expedit.
ed.
Then it might be well to pro
vide an extra set of judges and
clerks in each polling place, tc
count the vote during the day,
Half the vote in every precinct is
cast by II o clock, and if that could
be counted during the afternoon il
would help very much.
The voting booths ought by
all means to be made wider thar
they are now. Perhaps, too, the
ballot can be reduced in size wher
ballots are not thrown out because
the cross mark extends beyond
the square, Aud there are Other
changes that it may be desirable
to make. But you can count or
the Democratic Legislature amend.
ing the law to do away with the
features that have proved undesir.
able"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

q A'i / a" tAANNS HAAS 81
ed ten years in the house. He
was elected 10 the 53rd congress
as a Democrat and again to the
56th congress, after narrowly es-
caping' nomination as vice pfesi-
dent on the Bryan ticket.
Another old timer who will be
missed is James w. Wadsworth,
of the saith New York district, de-
feated by Peter A. Porter, Demo-
Crat. Mr.. Wadsworth served
about IS years in the house,
and was chiefly conspicuous on
account of his important work as
chairman of the committee on
agriculture.
Other members of the house
who will be missed when the Goth
congress assemblies are Dowie, of
Alabama; Smith, Trimble and Gil
bert, of Kentucky; Robertson, of
Louisiana; McNary and Sullivan, of
Massachusetts; Hunt, of Missouri;
Van Duzer, of Nevada; MCDer-
mott, of New Jersey; Hearst,
Towne and Rupert, of New York /;
Patterson and Gudger, of Mort
Caralina; CARRIER, Of Ohio; Kline
of Pennsylvania; Butler, of Ten
nessee; Brooks and Field, of Tex
as; Southall, OF Virginia; Dovenor
and Davis, of West Virginia; and
Bishop, of Michigan. These dis
appear from the house because
they failed of denomination.
Included among the leaders who
were renominated, but failed to
secure reelection, were such
prominent leaders as Babccck, of
Wisconsin,; Lacey, of Iowa; Black
burn, of North Carolina, McCleary
of Minnesota; and Fred Lands, of
Indiana.
In the senate the changes will
be even more noticeable than in
the house. Death has removed
from the ranks the two oldest
members of that body, Pettus and
Morgan, of Alabama, whose places
will be taken by former Congress-
men Bankhead and Joseph F.
johnson, ex-governor of Alabama.
Berry, of Arkansas, who served
twenty years in the senate, is re.
placed by Jeff Davis. "Fiddling
Bob Taylor takes the place of
Senator CarmaCk, of Tennessee.
Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky,
gives way to Thomas H Payneter,
and Dubois, Of Idaho, one of the
best politicians in the senate, is
succeeded by William L. Borah.
The baby member of the senate
will be Elmer Burkett, of Ne
braska. But a few months older
than Burkett is Joseph NJ. Dixon,
who takes the place Of w. A.
Clark, the Montana copper king.
Curtis, of Kansas, the first
Indian to occupy a seat in the
senate, is, by reason Of his long
service in the house, almost as we'll
known among his associates as if
he had long been In the senate.
He and Morris Brown, the new
senator from Nebraska, who sue
ceeds Willard, have both proclaim
ed i'll advance their earnest support
of Roosevelt in the carrying out OF
his policies, and they are there
fore looked on as valuable recruits
for the administration. William
Alden Smith, who takes the seat
made vacant by the death of Sena-
tor Alger., of Michigan, is we'll
known because of, his service in
the house.
Simon Guggenheimer, the smell
ter from Colorado, whossucceeds
Patterson, is the only extremely
rich man among the new senators,
and Frank o. Briggs, who sue
ceeds Dryden, of New Jersey, has
the distinction of being the only
one with whiskers among the new
crop of senators.
In the senate, more than in the
house the changes will be marked
by reason of the character of the
! 4. + AZ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14
THE GROCERY CLUB
Sam sAWYER's REPORT OF AN
ECONOMIC DEBATE.

corrersviIIe, Ark, Is Inclined 30 Think
That in the German Agreement
Kaizer Bill +2c Successfully
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Creutzburg will pay highest prices
for beef hides, sheep skins, etc., dress
ed calves and pork.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

For the dairy COWS clover hay is
far preferable to timothy hay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Trust in providence, but keep the
cultivator tools bright.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

The man who does not like cows has
no business trying to run a dairy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Summer is the time to put in the
drains.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Get rid of the over-ripe swill barrel.
1t stinketh unto heaven and maketh
man and beast alike to suffer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

The hog which is slow to fatten or
is frequently off its feed is a poor one
to select for breeding purposes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Shelter the sheep from the sun. 1t
IS Just about as hot in September as
in August.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

let some E@all cereal grain crop
follow timothy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Prof. W. ]. Elliott of the dairy de-
partment of Montana, has concluded
that the creamery and cheese factory
end Of the dairy BUSINESS has about
been worked to the limit, and that the
great advancement in the near future
ought to be in the direction of cutting
of the heads of the sS0-pound butter
cows and developing our herds so that
we may have the 800 to 4oe or even
500-peund butter cows. With this in
view he has just started a system
of cooperation with every creamery
and cheese factory in the state Of
Montana to see if he can, by system
of records, have every patF0n Of each
creamery in the state work toward the
development Of better herds. Need
OF such work in other states, too.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Wei-cured sweet corn stalks make
good feed for hogs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Have the trough long enough so as
to give all the pigs an equal chance
at the swill feed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Get the tree-planting habit, so that
coming generations will rise and call
you blessed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Ever get nipped in a COW trade? My,
how hot it does make a fellow feel to
realize that he has been swindled.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Take time to look up a good sire for
your flock. Improve your breed as
much as possible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-02

Or it can be made of strips of insertion
held by beading or by embroidery and
the design can be varied in numerous
ways. Cotton nets of all sorts are
being extensively used for the separ-
ate blouse. and promise to be great
favorites for the coming season, so
that 1t may be well to suggest that
this model suits them as we'll as the
materials already mentioned.
The blouse is made with front and
back portions, which are gathered
and Joined to the yoke, the closing be-
Ing made invisibly at the back. The
moderately full sleeves are gathered
Into band cuffs and there is a regu-
lation stock collar finishing the neck
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and a
quarter yards twenty-seven, two and
fve-eight yards thirty-two or one and
three-Quarter yards forty-four inches
wide with six yards of insertion.