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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1908-04-03
BANK OF GOODMAN.

STATEMENT showing the condition of the
BANK OF GOODMAN, of Goodman. Miss
ON March IA, 1908, Published by direc-
ton of Chapter IA of Mississippi Code of 1906,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1908-04-03
MERCHANTS & FARMERS
BANK & TRUST co.

STATEMENT showing the condition OF the
MERCHANTS g. FARMERS BANK 4
TRUST Co, of Lexington Miss, on March
IA, 1908. Published by direction OF Chapter II
of Mississippi Code OF 1906.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1908-04-03
BANK OF LEXINGTON.

STATEMENT showing the condition of the
BANK OF LEXINGTON, of Lexington, Miss,
on March IA, 1908. Published by direc-
ton of Chapter IA of Mississippi Code Of 1906.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17

music during the evening, and sherbet
was served after the program. The class
yells, started by '98, were jolly feature
of the occasion
Everyone had a good time and the
spirit of good fellowship and cOrdiality
which prevailed made all hope that
there may be many more such delightful
reunions in days to come.
1t is impossible to give a complete list
of those who came to town especially
for the reunion, but partial list fol-
lows:
'7S, Mrs Betty Randall Ward of
Chicago; Mrs. Addie Trull Cushman
Newport; 'S3, Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Porter, Boston; '84, Mrs. Gertrude Wis
well Wells, Cabot; 81, Genevieve Dow,
Boston; Mrs. Nellie Forrest Shorey,
Lyndonville; Stella r. Church, Waterford;
Clinton II. Ward, 90, Moretown; Mary
l.. Bryant, Lawrence; Mrs. Mae Robin
son Batchelder, Barton; John Bartlett,
Newport; Arthur E. Hale, Bradford;
Mrs. Marion Ingalls, Tinker, Danville;
'97 Mrs. Bertha Cobleigh Pierce Con-
cord; '98, George c. West, White River
Junction; 1900, John H. Watson, Jr.,
Cleveland, Ohio; Flora Winch, McIndoes;
Carroll Joslyn of Idaho; 1901. Mary
Darling, Newbury; Grace Austin, Arthur
Austin, Barton Landing; Marshall
Stocker, John Williams, DanvilIe; Mrs.
Florence Kent Pierce, Barton; 1902,
Daniel Carr, North Haverhill; J. Clare
Curtis, Berlin; James ]. Richie, West
Barnet; DR.. Addison Preston, Concord
1904, Mildred Lord, North Thetford
Olive McLam, Ryegate; Ellen Bone,
Wells River; Bessie Wright, Passumpsic;
Harold F. French, Concord; 1905, Agnes
Whitelaw, Wells River; Elsie Gibson,
Hanover 1906, Willard Brewer. Con
cord; Sally Emery, Newport; Marion
Park, Passumpsic; 'SS. Mrs. Lulu Fen
no Woolson, Springfield.
THE ART EXHIBIT.
large number of people visited the
art department OF the Academy on
Wednesday and Friday afternoons to
see the work done by the students of
that department under the instruction OF
Miss Edith Nichols. There were speci-
mems of many kinds of work including
charcoal drawing, Japanese drawing,
pose drawing, designs for dress patterns.
stencil pillows and curtains, designs for
wall papers, plaster casts, hand fooled
leather and brass, water-color limitations
of blue prints. and mechanical drawing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
Search Light Officers.

At a delightful social and business
meeting OF the Search Light Club of the
South church, held at Elmwood last
week Tuesday from 5 to 8 O'Clock, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year; President. Miss Eva L.
Wilde; vice president, Mrs. Charles G.
Braley; secretary, Mrs. George |. Green /;
assistant secretary, Mrs. Richard c.
Baker; treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Mer-
rill; chairman foreign missionary COM
mittee, Mrs. E. R. Mackay; chairman
home missionary committee, Miss Mary
!. Nelson; chairman social committee,
Mrs. Harry NJ. Nelson chairman church
work committee, Miss Marion Fair
banks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
LOCAL NOTICES.

How about some Colonial Wax Floor
Paint and Kyanize Floor Varnish,
natural and colors. They're all right.
Ice cream and lemonade will be on sale
at the band concert June 10. This sale
is held under the auspices of the Womans
Association of the North Church and the
proceeds will be devoted to benevolent
purposes.
Miss Glenn Robinson has returned
from the New England Conserva-
tory of Music, Boston, and is prepared
to give violin or piano instruction at her
home, 90 Main street.
Try the American Throat Tablets.
The Summerville Wood Yard has en-
larged its business by adding coal to its
list
Use American Little Liver Tablets.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
County Court.

The case of E. T. & H. K. Ide VS.. The
Boston & Maine Railroad Co., which
was begun last Tuesday afternoon is
still on trial and will probably continue
through the week.
The struck jurors summoned have been
discharged on the ground that many of
them held policies in the Vermont or
Union Mutual Insurance companies
which are interested in this suit The
evidence for the plaintiff is all in and the
defense will begin today.
Among the witnesses from out of town
are Road Master Henson of the Norfolk
& Western Railroad, E. B. Thompson,
assistant superintendent of the Chicago
& North Western, Master Mechanic
Smith of the eastern and western divi-
sions OF the Boston & Maine and other
officials from Boston,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.

Haswell Royal Arch Chapter, No. IL.
Stated Convocation, Friday evening June
10.
REUBEN G. CHENEY, H. P.
DELos NJ. BACON. Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
Convent Graduation Program.

The following program will be given
at the graduation exercises at the Con-
gregation de Notre Dame Convent,
Thursday evening, when the graduating
class numbers seven.
Chansonnette, Pourny
La Chasse aux Gazelles, Calvin
Judith, Concone
l. L'Enfant ct loiseau.
Les cloches de Notre Dame, Missa
Jesus apaisant la tempete.
Where the Children Play, Groom
GOLD MEDALS AND PRIZES AWARDED TO THE
CLASS OF '0S.
lie secret du bonheur.
Glass Wishes and Adieu.
Vocal ClasS-Farewel, Schumann
Tamway, Gobbearts
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17

is the best qualified man for this place in
Caledonia county and is unquestionably
St. Johnsbury's first citizen. His broad
views on all public matters, his scholar
ship, his integrity and his loyalty to
Vermont's best interests make him the
ideal candidate and the canvas will sweep
the county with the victory that it de-
serves.
Be sure and attend the caucus Thurs
day night and support his candidacy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
VOL. LXX-NO. 1897.
Edward 7. Fairbanks for Senator.

The CALEDoNIAN is pleased-to announce
that Edward T. Fairbanks has consent
ed with much reluctance to be a candi-
date for county senator and ticket in
his interests will be presented at the
caucus Thursday night. We are confident
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
Modern woodmen of America.

Regular meetings of Asisqua Camp, No.
S149 are held first and third Tuesdays In
each month. Next meeting July I 1908,
II. ]. PICKERING, Clerk.
DAVID IRTIS, v. c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
Knights Of Pythias.

Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge No
2, Tuesday eve, JuEe 23
A. L. MARSHALL, G.. c.
H. w ELLIS, X. X. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
Passumpsic Lodge. No, ~. F. andA.M.

Regular Communication, Thursday even
ing, July 8.
ARTHUR G. SPRAGUE, w. NJ.
DELos NJ. BACON. Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
Palestine cnmmandery. No. s.K. 7

Stated Conclave. Tuesday eve, July :.
HARRY A. BARTLETT, f. c.
DELos NJ. BACON. Recorder.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

very strong and tough, and grows very rapid
ly in the wet lands. Usually there aresthree
or four crops harvested in year.
In these districts every peasant is employed
in the manufacture of mating, most OF which
is made IN the home of the workers. There
are very few factories where numbers OF
workmen are gathered together, although the
employer of the labor is usually resident IN
Canton.
Even the children are enlisted in the work
They are employed in splitting the straw,
which is the first operation after it is har-
vested. This is necessary, because the straw
contains considerable sap, which, If allowed
to remain in it, would decompose and rot the
straw. -,
After the straw has. been split and the sap
removed, it is dried, or cured, in the same
wav that an American farmer cures his hay.
It is then very tough and strong.
The colors in the mattings, which have, OF
late years, elected SO much admiration, be-
cause of their beauty and varied shades, are
obtained in very simple and primitive, way,
Large pots of earthenware are tllled with the
dives. in the composition of which both min
erals and vegetables are employed. When
the dyes are ready the straws are taken and
It frequently happens, in the finer mat
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
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tings, that the same straws have different
colors One end may be blue, the center red
and the other end black. This is done by
soaking the different parts of the straw in
different dyes; but the same primitive and
simple methods are followed in all cases.
After being dyed, the straws are taken out
and spread in the sun to dry.
The loom on which mating is made is two
yards long and one yard wide. The warp is
either of jute or cotton.
In weaving ordinary mating two men are
employed. One handles the straw and the
other keeps it even and in place. The
straws are put in one at time through
long, hollow stick, with slit through the
lower surface.
The straw being too timber to stand the
strain of being thrust through the warp, it is
put into this stick. and the latter is forced
through the warp strings. When it is in
place, the stick is twisted around so that the
slit is at the bottom. and the straw drops
out.
The other workman, who has a heavy
beam in his hand, somewhat wider than the
loom, forces down the straws so that there
are no spaces between them.
In making what is called damask mating
it is necessary to manipulate the warp string
so as to drop certain eolors at intervals.
Practically the same process is observed in
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

making cloths in Europe and America. where
color effects are introduced at certain inter
vals by throwing a shuttle containing the
colored yarns in between the warp strings at
different points. This is the principle of
the jacquard loom.
In the weaving of damask mating, a Chi
naman stands on the top of the loom. ne
does what the mechanical contrivance in the
jacquard loom also performs-that is, he
manipulates the warp strings, COMPRISING
them or lifting them, as is required to bring
out the damask effects
When the mating is all ready, it is sent to
the manufacturer at Canton, who examines
At, puts it in rolls of forty yards each, and it
Is then sewed up in cheap straw wrappings.
When the mating arrives at Hong Kong,
1t Is transferred to some of the harbor junks,
which. carry it out to the vessels waiting for
it. All the mating brought to this country
is transported in American sailing vessels,
and most of it comes directly to New York.
Ordinarily trip takes from three to four
months.
These vessels have to combat the pirates
once, in while. and all OF them carry guns
for defense.
Japanese mating is rated finer than the
Chinese, although it has not so much body as
the latter. and consequently will not stand
SO much wear. .
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
Learning Rapidly

Marion is youngster who has been going
to- school about week. He came home
today radiant.
"0h, mammal" he exclaimed, "I have
learned to spell word!"
''My, my, you don't say?" said his moth
er, catching the spirit of the child, what is
the word?"
COX, mamma" =
"And how do you spell it, Marion?"
"X-o,. OK! Amt / learning fast, mamma 70
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

the cadets LEAD a very DuSy ll1e.
Congressional delegation is present, and' IN
addition to the examinations, there are more
than the usual number of drills.
OF these, the most interesting, as well a, as
picturesque, is that of the coast battery drill
thus described few years ago:
The great guns, black and grim, stand on
the low shore facing the Crows Nest. Dim
ly visible in the distance up river are the
spires of Newburgh, while the hill behind the
battery is lined with spectators and the ca
diets off duty.
Suddenly the sharp rat-tat-tat of drum is
heard 1t comes from the barracks beyond
tha esplanade. The next instant column
of cadets is in sight. 1t is the firing party.
The boys wear gray jackets and whIte !rou-
sers. The column moves with the precision
of a machine.
Filing to the left, the column is aligned be,
hind the guns. At the word of command. !.
breaks into detachments. Each detachment
marches to its gun.
There are six pieces of artillery. The first
two on the right are fifteen-inch smooth bores,
and the third, fifth and sixth are elght-mch
rifles, converted. The fourth Is a thirteen,
inch mortar. The smooth bores carry, round
shot weighing over four hundred pounds. au
frown above the earthworks. black and de-
6ant.
ing officer.
The equipments hang from the guns or are
railway upon which the breech rests IS term
ed.
In twinkling the cadets are at work
Some mount the platforms, while others are
busy below. The excavation Is alive win
activity. The gunner stands upon the chassis
experimenting the movements around hlm
He passes the primer. pouch to a cadet, and
removes the cover of the vent. This he places
in his own pouch. Two cadets work the
screw and give the piece an elevation. and
all resume their places.
Form batteryi" shouts the commandant
It means "Roll the gun back"
taehment is again alive: ,Handspikes are
the axles are unkeyed. This leaves the can
non free upon, its carriage. A moment hteI
the gunner shouts "Heavep The wheels
within the battery. 'Halt!'' cries the gun
ner, and the great cannon~is brought to q
standstill Like a flash, cadet throws an an
outlying pulley into place. 1t Is used to hi
the heavy shot to the muzzle.
Then comes the command Load" from the
officer in charge.
There is renewed activity on the part Of
the cadets. Some hurry to the magazine on
the left of the battery. The tompion is re-
moved from the muzzie of each gun, and the
sponge rammer is passed to those on the plat
form. Two cadets seize it and swab the gun
They have hardly completed the operation
before their comrades return from the maya
zine. The pointed projectiles are brought out
in long tin pals. while the shells and round
shot are carried in three-pronged nippers
like chunks of ice In breath, the pulleys
are at work. They creak, as the cadets draw
the missiles up to the muzzles of the guns
Here they are seized, turned into the guns
and rammed home. There is no confusion
Everything moves like clock-work. Each ca
det knows his place, and performs his duty
silently and alertly.
When the guns are loaded, the command
In battery!" Is heard
The wheels revolve, as by magic. and the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
He Felt Them Coming

A smooth-faced high school youth was re
Gently directed by the teacher of natural
sciences to press to his face glass tube
which had been rubbed with silk, whereupon
this dialogue ensued
Teacher: "Well,. James, what sensations
do you experience"
James: "Oh nothin' much, except 1 feel
my whiskers cracklin'."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27

@T first sight, it seems rather strange
IN that nearly all the mating we use
W. comes from China or Japan; but there
are good reasons for it. The most
important is the fact that the straw from
which it is made grows chiefly in China and
Japan; but the main reason Is, that the Qrl-
entail workmen are content to labor Tor, tiye
cents day, which makes the article, 50 cheap
that it hardly pays to make it in this coun-
try. However, some very fine mating Is made
Canton is the headquarters of the mating
trade in China. and north of the city lie the
damp and swampy districts in, which most
of the straw is grown. 1t is three-cornered,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
n RfcLMre.SQEI>3 O1IN

GRADUATION exercises at the West
Point Military Academy take place
in June, and for two or three weeks
the cadets lead very busy life. Inc
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-25
RULES COMMITTEE
On intercollegiate Football Meets at
New York-WilI Probably Limit
Forward Pass.

New York, Jan. 24.-The members
Of the intercollegiate football rules
committee rounded up at the Murray
Hill Hotel today for their first meeting
of the year. A preliminary conference
was held today but the real business
of the meeting will not be taken up
until tomorrow.
Tho forward pass will be the prin-
cipal subject OF discussion, as there
has been 2 demand I'm some quarters
to limit its use. The old committee
of seven, representing Yale, Harvard,
Princeton. Cornell. Chicago. Pennsyl-
vania and Annapolis, will amalgamate
as usual with the committee OF seven
named by the Intercollegiate Athletic
Association of the United States. The
only change in the personnel of the
full committee this year will be Lieu
tenant H. b. Hackett for Lieutenant
Charles l.. Daley. representing West
Point, and Joshua Crane for W. T.
Reid, j., representing Harvard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-25
BRANCO GIVES
OUT A DENIAL
or STATEMENT QUOTING HIM AS
SAYING THAT IN EVENT OF
WAR WITH JAPAN BRAZIL
WOULD SELL U. S. SHIPS.

Rio Janeiro, Jan. 24.-Minister OF
Foreign Affairs Franco today gave
cut denial of the statement con
tanned in an interview sent from Rio
Janelro during the recent visit of the
American fleet. quoting him as say
ing that In the event of war between
the United States and Japan it was
probable that Brazil would be willing
to sell three battleships OF the Dread
naught type to the former power.
These vessels are now building In
English ship yards.
Branco says he was interviewed by
visiting correspondent, to whom
he said II was his earnest belief that
war between the United States and
Japan is impossible. When he had
been asked whether. in the event OF
war Brazil would seel her Dread
naughts TO the United States, the
minister declares he declined to
reply. but said the correspondent
should have known that ships In pro-
cess of construction In neutral ship.
yards in time of war could not be
turned over to belligerents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-25
TEMPLE OF LABOR.
TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN WASH.
lNGToN TO COST MILLION
DOLLARS.
Is Plan Of National Labor Temple
Association--Sccreta Root
Gives Committee Letter
Of Endorsement.

Washington Jan. 24.--The commit
tee of the National Temple Of Labor
association which has been organized
to raise a million dollar fund to CON
struct in Washington temple for
labor organizations. called on Secre.
tary Root and Assistant Secretary
Eaccn at the state department today
to enlist their aid and advice in the
project,
The purpose is to interest business
men and representatives OF or
ganized labor in joint efforts to mini
mize business loss and other social
ills resulting from such crude agen-
cies as strikes, boycotts and lock-
cuts" and to secure a more general
application of arbitration and COM
munity of interest of capital and
labor.
President Roosevelt, Vice President
Fairbanks, members of the cabinet,
Of the supreme court. public officials
generally and prominent labor lead
ers and employees are being inter
ested in the project. Secretary Root
save the committee letter Of hearty
Endorsement and it is stated that
every member of the cabinet has
likewise approved of the project, ex.
eepting Taft, who has not yet re-
turned his final answer to the appeal,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-25
THREAT WAS A
GERMAN BLUFF
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AZ
FAIRS IN FRANCE MAKES
SENSATION.
FRANCE MUST ADHERE
To Articles of Treaty OF AIgeciras---
Says Friendly Ententes of
France Saved international
Conflagration.

! Paris, Jan, 24.-Drring a discussion
to-day in the deputies of Interpolation
len Morocco introduced by JaureS
| Socialist leader, Delcasse, for thc
/ first time since his retirement as
minister cf foreign affairs, during the
crisis of 1905, spoke upon foreign af
fairs. He received an ovation such
es has not been witnessed in the
chamber for months, and it did not
come from members of his party
alone.
The speech w in defense not
cnly of his Moroccan policy but as
his general policy of friendly en-,
tentes with foreign nations.
Delcassc created stir by descriD-
ing the covert threat Of war unless
France took dispute concerning Mo
rocco to the Algeciras convention for
adjust, as German bluff Rather
than yield, he declared, he had re-
tired from the foreign ministry.
Nevertheless, Germany's object,
which Delcasses said was to brea,
the circle OF frances alliances and
friendships. had failed Frances
policy of fortifying her internationa
position had twice saved the ppeacc
Of the world. 1t had solved differ
cnces existing between France and
Great Britain, and had drawn Spain
md Italy closer together without dis.
pleasing Russia
'Thirtyseven years ago, while
France was Frustrated and isolated
Germany. her conquerer, was build.
nb up triple alliance" continued
Dclcasse. "At last our present chain
Of alliances and ententes, forged.
after infinite pains, guarantees Our
security for the future. The whole
wcrld recognizes that the Anglo-
French entente prevented universe
during the Russo-Jap
anese war
Our greatest peril now lies mol
abroad. but in internal dissentions at
home. If we stand true to our al.
liances France will remain master OF
her destinies."
Although he had opposed taking
the Moroccan question to Algeciras,
Delcasse said he had done nothing TO
embarrass the government and that
since the obligations of the treaty of
Aleeciras had been accepted, France
must honestly abide by them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-25
MIDW|NTERS STORM
SWEEPS OVER NEW YORK CITY
AND LONG ISLAND
SOUND.
Many Accidents and Several Fatalities
Attributed to Wind and Snow
-Shios Due Are Not
Reported

New York, Jan 24.--The storm q
last night caused almost entire sus
pension cf business. Surface railroads
were tied up nearly all day and to
night trains are running very SLOWLY
A number Of accidents and -four
fatalities are credited to the storms
account. One man was frozen to death
near an East Twenty-third street
lodging house, from which he had
been elected. A Grand street mer-
chant succumbed to heart disease
after battling with the snow and wind.
In Woodlawn Cemetery special
policeman died while digging a path
to newly made grave. A civil war
veteran was another victim of heart
disease caused by exposure.
The storm was especially severe
along the coast and much damage Is
reported at various points.
The steamer Providence frcm New
York to Boston. was driven into New
London by the storm and her four
hundred passengers proceeded to Bos
ton by rail, All incoming liners re-
port towering seas, which broke over
the ships sides and battered the decks
while steamships due here today were
still unreported at Sandy Hook.