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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
JOHN DIS CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Year Has Brought Him sso,oooooo
Through Rise in Oil Stock

Standard Oil stock has increased
$500, ooo, 900 in market value in less
than a year. 1t sold yesterday at sIlo
n share and a year ago touched $500
Of the increase in the market value
$40, DOC, 900 has been made up in the
last week, since the principal witnesses
finished their testimony in the Stand
ard Oil investigation. Popular benei
credits John d. Rockefeller personally
with owning at least onefourtb of the
csoital stock and some estimates run
as high as 40 per cent, so that his share
in the advance is fully $se,ooo,o 900, says
the American. Ao
The company paid dividend Of SIC
share last week, whish means .
"a ,OoO, 900 Christmas present icl
Rockefeller and as much more for me
associates.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
Future Bookings at Spokane Theater'

The list of attractions at the Spo-
kane for the month of January In
cludes several extra fine attractions.
December 3O-Thomas Jefferson In
Grip Van Wrinkle"
December 81 and January i and >
"The Land of Nod
January 5.-Wagner club.
January 8, and 1o-"The Chorus
Lady"
January IL and 12-Louis James
January 10 and 14--Local Minstrel
Show. =,
January II, IS and 1e--"The Spoil
ers."
January % and 23--Loesl attraction
January %, 30, 30 and 3l-Dr inc
Alaskan"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS ON
n. P. UNDER SUSPICION.
One Arrest Made--Paid Dispatches
Sent and Fec Pocketed by the BIN
ploye-Record Is Destroyed Capture
at Ritzville, Followed by a Con
fession, Gives the Clue.

systematic investigation by the
Western Union Telegraph company
carried on during the last six months
mas disclosed an organized system of
theft among railroad operators on the
Pacific coast by reason of which the
telegraph company has been robbed of
an amount estimated at several bun
bred thousand dollars, according to
statement made by an official Of the
company, who has had charge Of the
investigation. He said;
Complaint made in several instances
that messages filed at certain stations
had not been sent or delivered, and the
falling off of receipts at other places
, on railroad lines, caused the Western
! Union officials TO institute thorough
7 investigation. A secret service was or
/ ganized and it was discovered that in
some instances so per cent of the money
|, received for messages filed at railroad
: offices never reached the telegraph com
:, pany. The kilograms, with but few
exceptions, were properly transmitted
and delivered, but all records Of the
dispatches so far as reports and book
70 keeping pertained, had been de-
20 stroyed.'
u Following the discovery and proof Of
the thefts warrants were obtaized for
III the arrest of several operators In the
state of Washington, and it is alleged
nc by officials of the company that at least
one Of the arrested men has confessed
w. The arrested men viii be brsnght t.
',a trial shortly after the first of the year
:" According to the information gath
'no cred by the telegraph company syste
NO. matte collision in the robbery existe
among certain railroad operators. L
TED some Offices the thefta are said DO hav
his aggregated several hundred deilars
OF month and officers of the company b.
of lieve that during the last year the &
luai tai of the sums stolen will excee
luo. 100000.
Spo- Only operators are alleged to be i
tied volved in the robbery. Under the BY
nigh tenn adopted by the Western unl'
The Telegraph company, j. would be almo
well impossible for its operators in 9th
avs. than railroad Offices to embezzle mon
no;s paid for transmission of messages.
fall, Get Confession at Ritzville.
best San Francisco, Dee. all. N Mil
cago Jr., general superintendent of the We
been ern division of the Western Union lie
'ndo, graph company, stated that the aliee
'cted populations of railroad operators IN
Will northern district Of his division
been under investigation for some til
ting but appeared to be confined to
It he mon on the Northern Pacific railro
t of "Only one arrest has been made
lance far, that of an operator at Hitzv,
Il of Wash, who has been held to answer
Britt trial in the superior court for approl
match ating to his own use money he had
the ceived for kilograms" said Mr.. MI
"This man has confessed and I'm
catad a dozen other operators.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25

Several thousand dollars viii DC SEM
from Frisco by the Alaska PACKING
company to the relatives in emma "
the 60 Chinese who were drowned ~
the wreck Of the bark Star Oh Donss'
off Coronation island several months
ago. The Chinese were employed ~
the packing company. From sioo "
$3.50 will be given to each fanny AZ
cording to its needs.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
Japan and UNITED STATES
Both FAR[D WELL.
papou rakahira, In Recent Speech, Elk
pressed His G5sat Qualification That
No Strong a Bond Between tho Two
Nations Had Been Cemented-Noth-
tnr More to Be Desired.

Comparing the recent joint declara-
ton by Japan and the United States
in regard to the respective policies in
the Pacific to ga transaction between
tr,sted friends" Baron Takahira, Jap
anese ambassador to the United States,
in an address recently at Lotus club
dinner in New York city, given in his
nonor. expressed in an unmistakable
vay his great qualification that so
atroue bond of union between the
tu. nations had been cemented.
Ra,sn Takahira said: Gas things
arr now between the United States and
Janau there is nothing to warrant
mueh speechmaking. L fully believe /
am not mistaken when say that our
relations are in the best possible con-
d;t;sn. I think we may say there is
now nething more to be desired in the
relations of our two countries.
"But if the past is to serve as les
so, for the future it would be well to
consider what we have had to expe-
rience for these few years We have
te admit we had such terrible time
in regard to our relations as we could
never anticipate. No doubt there were
some undesirable incidents occurring
between some people Of the two coun
tries. but they were only local affairs
and in no way to be regarded as men
acina our traditional friendship bu
too much Importance was given II
~ oud wa
clamor was allowed to be raised, Il
spite Of the sincere good will existing
between the two governmental But
thanks TO the sincerity of the friend
ship existing all the time between tn
two governments, no serious conse
ouenees were allowed to occur tina
might otherwise follow such circun
staSess-
No Art in Diplomacy.
"I took the opportunity at Dime
given in my honor on my arrival hel
some months ago to declare that thel
is no art in our game Of diplomacy.
eur International transactions e.
most firmly repeat the same assertl'
and add that there ia no such word
diplomacy defined. The declarat''
Of the two governments recently MAJ
by tho United States and Japan IN
gard to their respective policies
China and the Pacific is a good
ample. 1t is simply reaffirmati
of what was understood between the
years ago, and there is practical
nothing which was not hitherto
olarod between them.
alt is like a transaction betwe
trusted friends. 1t requires no
mality to legalize the instrume
Still, when such declaration was ma
between two governments Of gr'
moral standing, like those of the U
ted States and japan, 1t undoupte'
will have an important effect and
already beginning to be felt IN ma
ways, and it is my sincere desire =
the peoples of each country Will n
the sano mind as their own COVE
ments i. trusting each other, ana
doing 10 L am convinced their rag
viii be fully protected and ths'r
torests largely advanced to the NM
bensft Of the two countries
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
Hartman. Great ventriloquist-

A fine program win be given at the
Hartman recital at the Spokane the
alter on the evening of January O.
when Hartman appears under the aus
piees of the Wagner club at the Spo'
kane.
The Portland Telegram had nothing
bat the best to say of the Hartman re-
cital eiven there recently, and praise
of the work of his sccompanist, MI
Calzin, who also plays some piano
solos on the program, is not stintec
either.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
HILL BUYS ANOTHER.

Pays Eighteen Million for Coleraa' q
Southern Railroad.
cAsssse.-The Tribune prints the fs'-
lowing:
Trustworthy information is 10 Inc
effect that the Chicago, Burlington g
Quincy railroad has purchased the oeI-
GRADE g Southern and that the pui-
chase will be ratified shortly. Ine
price 10 said to have been absut Sis'
oooyo es.
"TArs.gh acquisition of the o0iS,
rads q Southern the Hill roads wou,o
secure system made up Oh o's,
miles ~ feeder for transcontlnsn'A,
lines, - well as access to the enn "
Moxiss.p
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
Iouis James.

"Peer Gynt," one of the most ran
tastic characters in modern dramatic
literature, penned by the phllosopnlc
genius, Henrik Tbsen, tuned by NOT
wav's master composer, Edward Greg
and interpreted by Louis james, comes
TO the Spokane January IL and IL. MI
lanes presents the same scenic pro
duction as was used by Richard Mans
field.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
SHORT SPORTING ,rEms.


Stanley Borleske and Eddie Seecsd
of Spokane are certainly making good
at Michigan
There is also keen opposition to the
Intermountain league idea with Ogden,
Salt Laks, Helena, Boise, etc
James Curren, an Is year old boxer
in Philadelphia, was killed rscently
while boxing with Benjamin Barnet.
Johnny Coulon of Chicago is to have
workout in Kansas City New Year 8
day, when he meets Mike Orrison at
10S pounds.
The Englewood high school of Chi
cago defeated the Butte high school
football eleven in hard football game
Saturday by score Of IL to 4.
Walter Stokesberry, who played
right guard on the Idaho eleven dur
ing the last three seasons, has been
elected captain of the team for next
year.
Captain Ted Coy of the Yale foot
ball eleven has received word that he
! will be Guable to secure the services
y of Howard Jones of Syracuse as head
9 coach for next year.
s Washington State colleges repre-
d sentatives at the coming northwest col
l. lege conference have been selected
d, They are Professor H. G. Carpente
in and Richard McDaniells.
In There appears to be pronounce
IS sentiment in Butte in favor of maxim
decided fight to get back into III
be Northwestern league for the season {
"a 1909 on an eight-club league basi
'e' Melville Shepard led a field of m
40 ners to the tape in the 600-yard dat
on at the annual games of the colleg
,'o' of the city of New York recently,
'9' LIZA 3-5, fifth of second behind t
international record.
-. The fame of John B. Taylor, t
=, fieet-footed negro runner who wore
,at colors of the University Of Penns
ons vania during his many years Of CO
petition, has spread to such an exit
that the announcement of his death
few days ago universally shocked
per- athletic world.
nge Major Taylor of Worcester, Ma
deal defeated Floyd Mcfarland of Califor
con- recently in two out of three heats
j. their spring match bicycle race at
the mile, one mile pursuit and half n
Eyed Mcfarland won the pursuit race.
each ]. L. Mexican of Seattle has sta
New suit for $1,000 against Russ Hall for
seen share of the proceeds from the sal
were the Butte players to G. M. Shreede
ser the Tacoma club, claiming an
in ownership with Hail in the Butte
'ork' Henry M. Hart, principal of the
'ino kane high school, Saturday prese
'here Is Of the football players at the
INC school the emblem Of the school.
nave presentation took place at the far
more Christmas meeting before the holi
. Albert Corey, winner OF the Ill
Athletic club Marathon race last
The will compete against some of the
hoar runners in the country In Oh
g ~ January 8. Corey's challenge has
com directed particularly against Dor
csnta Hayes and Longboat, and it is exp
they THESE men VIII GU" p0'0'
,ar in be $4,000
ghout Willus BRITT, manager Oh Da
Nelson, definitely announced tn
had taken over the manageme
Cornelius Connolly, the long dis
runner, who is rated as the equ
Nc oh any of the crack professionals.
,srres wired to New York asking for a
,ment with Tom Longboat, winner o
addi- Marathon race.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
woman methodist Aged los.

Mrs. Mary E. Farrell, said to be the
oldest member Of the Methodist churcn
in the United States, celebrated ner
1ostb birthday Saturday at her home
at Midland Park, N. J. The ageo
woman retains all her faculties ana rs
In good health.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
VIII u. s. Try Pulitzer7

Attorney General Bonaparte, speak
inc of the suit which the president mas
urged against Joseph Pulitzer Of the a,,
New York World, said that 1t IS sun
under consideration, and no definite inc
90 action has been agreed upon
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
PULITZER GOES TO PANAMA

New York Editor to Make Personal In
vestigahon-
It is said that Joseph Pulitzer, Pro
n,;etor of the New. York World, has
reached Hampton Roads on his pm
vate yacht Liberty, en- route Tor ran
anna. accompanied by several members
of the staff Il his paper. 1t is under
stood that ar. Pulitzer intends 70
make . personal investigation OF affairs
ou the isthmus.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
Castro in Berlin Hospital

Beriin.-President Castro OF 'ene
zuela was removed Sunday 70 ~.
Israel's hospital, to undergo s'"''e
Of treatment and dieting
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25
ROOSEVELT CONSIDERING A
REVISING OF SYSTEM.
Put All Detective Bureaus of the Gov
eminent Under One Management and
Place In Hands of Department of Jus
tice-Congressmen Have Been OPP
posed to Such Change In the Past

The president has under considera-
ton plan to consolidate all the de-
tective bureaus Of the government I'M
der one management and place it in
the hands of the department Of JUS
tice.
This action, if taken, will be the di-
rect result of agitation over the Sc
cret service and will, he believes, save
the treasury great many thousands
Of dollars annually. Just how and
when he will make this recommends
tion to congress has not been decided,
but the president may incorporate it in
a special message or transmit it in
the reply he is preparing for congress
on the subject.
J, The name Of the new bureau will b.
1.-The department of criminal investiga
, ton and it win include those Office
. and divisions now variously known q
0 the secret service, custom inspectio
service, internal revenue special agents
1 pension examiners and land offic
o agents.
: The suggestion has been made frol
q time to time to members of congress
= Chief Wilkie of the secret service
4 long as 1899 having presented the ma
I ter to the committee on appropriation
of the house.
.tl Simplicity and Economy.
p IF the president succeeds in p'
70 suading congress to make the chan
sr he will have accomplished a great dc
re in the interest of simplicity and ece
i omy," said treasury official today.
s. "As things are now the men in
rs various detective bureaus employ
by Uncle Sam fairly fall over ga
e. other at times. Take the city OF N
n Orleans as an example. have ~
of the time, not long ago, when men W
It. employed by the customs, secret
of vice. internal revenue, postofiice
nd spectors and pension offices all wo
ne ing there upon cases at the same IL
mt They were there for weeks and If tn
So. had been one bureau looking after
Investigation work five men might b
w done the work that it required m
"a than a dozen to accomplish"
~ Political influence, it is said, has
=, Grated largely against the adoption
49, the centralized scheme in the past.
~ postmaster general has always :
s reluctant to part with his force OF
~ spectsrs and the internal revenue
" mission has chung to its special ag
with the utmost tenacity because
Oh represented a potent political pewe
'n'- many scattered districts throug
the country.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-25

Every time a boy carries paehsg,'
.ha one receiving it asks: "Why didn 7
Won bring IL soonerf"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-01-09
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Questions 6l0 are based on Keitl'.
elementary Education
l. What can you say of the need
Of a teachers making a special study Of
theory and practice?
2. How would YOU manage the school
recessi
3. Discuss the following as they apply
10 the teacher; Too much talk; impa.
tient talk.
4. When children are not attentive
Is the inattcntion evidence of deliberate
hostility II not, of what is il evidence :
5. What is your opinion of the state
ment that the teacher should treat all
pupils alike,
6. What are the four theories Of the
moral nature OF the chldi
7. Select one OF the four referred 10
in the foregoing and give a summary Of
it.
8. Describe an ideal condition with
respect TO seating, lighting, heating and
vcatilsting.
8. What Is the relation between or
der Of presentation Of tories and inter
estf
10. Give definition OF conduct.
Should teachers visit the parents of their
pupilsf
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-01-09
UNITED STATES HISTORY AND
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

l. Who we're the Mound Buildcrsi
Why so callsd' Why were the Indians
80 namcdi
.. Give an account of the settlement
of Florida and its acquisition by the
U..,ed States.
3. What do you know of Paul Re-
We ., Nathaniel Bacon, Sir Edmond An
drosl
T. What was the Whisky Rebellioni
Tire Embargo Actf The Wilmot Pro-
viso?
5. Give an account OF the war with
the Barbary pirates.
q. Write about the work OF the navy
in the Revolutionary War.
I. Explain the plan of "Reconstruc'
ton after the Civil War.
3. What states belonged to the South
ern Confedcracy,
9. When and how wos Alaska &C.
quircd! Name its most valuable pro-
ducts.
10. What department Of the United
States government has charge Of the
army and navyf What department levies
taxesf Collects taxesf
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-01-09
PHYSIOLOGY.

I. Give a definition Of digestion.
Whore is digestion carried ONT
2. What two necessary ingredients
has gastric Juice, How much gastric
juice is secrctcd dailyf
3 Distinguish, between voluntary and
ilNclurtary muscular action, and give
IN example OF each.
Wat il the most important mus
Gle Of re pira,ioni What is the rate OF
res?irationf
3. Tell what and where each Of the
following is: epiglottis. pericardium,
cGl illarirs, pcritoneum. iris.
u. What is the portal systemf
:. Dc-criJe the nervous system, nam
lag and locating each of its principal
a., ms.
T. Name three common diseases, OF
ia;ac,-. OF ,he eye, aud suggest a remedy
VI c,ch.
Q. When and how was Alaska ac
cuircdf Name its most valuable pro
duets.
10. Name three poisons and give theil
ga.IdOtcs.
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LITERATURE.

l. Give an outline of the plot OF the
Merchant OF Venice.
2. How did Shakespeare value his
own writingsY How are they generally
regarded:
3. What can be said of Joseph Addi,
sons style' Which of his productions
are most admired
4. What events were happening in
and around New York during the early
years o. Washington Irving's life, What
was Irving's first important literary
worki
5. Who wrote Ferdinand and Isa.
bells"' The Prairie"' Bitter Sweet,
"scar Spangled Bonner"'
8. Name an excellent translation
made by Bryant; one by Longfellow.
I. Name four of Poe's poems that
you have read and give summary oi
one Of them.
8. Give the date of Whittier's birth
and tell something Of his ancestors.
Q. What is the theme OF Whittier's
"Memories"' of his Randolph Of Roa'
noke"!
TO- Quote at least one complete stanzs
from one of the poems named in o.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-01-09
GEOGRAPHY.

I. Give the boundary Of each zone.
What determines the location of these
linesi
2. In what longitude is q place one
fourth the way round the earth west
from the prime meridiani What is the
hour at this place when it is noon at the
prime meridans
3. Write the names of the continents
in the order of their size in the order
Of their respective populations
4. Mention two natural conditions
favorable to the growth OF commercial
cities; two conditions favorable to the
growth Of manufacturing cities.
s. Name five important food plants
Of the world and tell where each is cul-
tivated extensively.
8. Upon what d.ss the fertility Of
Egypt dependi
7. Where are the Aleutian Islands
The Samoan lslands' To whom IL each
group subjectH
8. What constitutes the British EN-
pirei
9-l0. What rivers form part of the
boundary OF Missouri, What states
touch i'll Locate it's capital. Name its
leading four cities. What minerals are
found in it, Give its principal agricul.
tural productsi
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GET RICH QUICK.

Schemes of this class have again
come to grief along with the gullible
investors, causing serious loss tc
innocent business concerns, as is
always the case of panics in Wall ST.
While this last lesson is yet fresh
in mind, it is an opportune moment
to consider causes and means to
avoid like trouble in the future.
Direct your attention to that
greatest of all Newspapers the Cin-
cinnati Enquirer. From its columns
Sone can readily detect the trend of
currency, its lodging places, by
whom handled, uses made of it, and
final results.
Again you read quotations Of
Bonds, Stocks, and Securities of
every nature, fixing Status of all
business from the retailer, to United
States Government.
Also Current News, facts and re-
liable data covering the entire world /;
all sufficiently explicit to enable
thinking people to avoid snags and
follow the channel of success.
It's extra size, and high price, is
the secret of its ability to discover,
obtain, print and serve its patrons
with all the news, and cater to wants
of people in every calling of life.
The Weekly Enquirer for the
year 1908 has greatly increased its
Clubbing offers which now include
the most select and popular pub
lcations of the day at prices slightly
over half the regular Subscription
rates. h
Do not overlook the fact that the
year 1908 promises to excel in pros
perity any of the past, and that
the Enquirer printed at Cincinnati,
Ohio, is one Of the most reliable
sources of information.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-01-09
livinastone's Vanity.

The Victoria falls Of the Zambezi
river. IN southeastern Africa. form the
largest cataract in the world. They
were discovered in 1855 by DR.. Liv-
ingstone. the great missionary and ex.
plorer. and were found to be twice as
high and three times AS broad as Mag
ara. Carved upon tree near by the
initials I'D L." are still discernible,
and in his book the missionary con-
fesses that this was the one occasion
in his life when he was guilty Of this
form Of vanity. These initials are
carefully preserved by the officials Of
the British South Africa company. to
whom they were pointed out by the
native who saw them carved.