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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-10-20

Mrs. Thayer from st. Johnsbury spent
Sunday with her old school friend, Mrs
Josephine Wilder Miss Mildred Silsby
and her friend, Miss Beulah Fuller Of
| Littleton were also at H. L. Parker's fol-
the weekend
Mrs Clarke B. Hutchinson entertains
the Christmas club this "wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs A. L. Finney is spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. Harry
White at Fitch Bay, P. Q.
Mrs. B. G. Morrison, who has been i'll
with rheumatism has not been quite so
well the past week.
Miss Susan Cunningham was at Iras-
burg over Sunday with her friend, Miss
May Wheeler.
Prof and Mrs. G. A. Jameson spent
Sunday with friends at Newport.
Mrs. Henry Wilkie has been i'll with
another attack of pleurisy and is absent
from her work in E. ]. Blodgett's store
There was a successful supper and So
cial at the Universaist vestry Friday
evening, hash and beans with accom-
paniments, being the principal viands
On the same evening, the ladies of the
Methodist church served a delicious corn
supper at which the various forms of In
dian corn were presented in attractive
styles.
The attraction at Music Hall last
Wednesday evening was the old time
comedy, "Peck's Bad Boy" On Tues
day evening Ten Nights in Barroom,"
was given by good company.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Lyster accompan
led by Mr.. LISTERS mother, have been
spending the past week in Boston. Nor
ton and Benton Lyster of Wh!te6eld, N.
H., with their wives also joined them at
the Hub. The Lvster Brothers have
sold their business at Whitefeld but will
remain and work for the new firm for
the next two years.
Mrs. Ed Brown has been visiting her
daughter Mrs. Ethel Brown Davis in
Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-10-20
Lyndon Institute Wins.

The Lttleton High School football
team drove over Saturday, and sustain
ed defeat of Is to 0 at the hands and
feet of the newly organized Lyndon In
stitute team. The home boys distin-
guished themselves by some very good
playing and have every promise of be-
coming strong players. A dance in the
Gable hall enabled the young people to
celebrate their victory.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09
MONTANA soUIBs.

Az Butte Friday James O'Neill was
fatally stabbed by Victor johnson after
an argument in restaurant in the re-
stricted district. O'Neill was arrested
Thirty earthquakes, most Of them
slight, were felt at Virginia City last
woek. IL il believed that a big new
geyser IL about 10 burst forth ia Vel
lowstone park.
Miss Edna Lavel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Godfrey Layell, and Patrick
w. Clark, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Clark, old pioneers Of Butte, were mar.
ried Saturday at Spokane.
j.. X. Brewer, bishop Of the Episcopal
diocese Of Montapa, has addressed a
letter 10 President Roosevelt on the
question Of the closing Of the Washoe
smelter at Anaconda, the largest in the
world, on the alleged ground that it's
gases and fumes are destructive TO
growth Of trees in national forests.
Sunday afternoon Virginia City and
vicinity were shaken by the seyerest Of
series of seismic disturbances that
have boon going on for more than a
week. The electric power and light
plant was put out Of commission. This
plant is located 10 miles distant from
Virginia City. Sundays tremor further
cracked buildings, throw down plaster
and scattered dishes from the shelves
and tables.
United States Marshal Merrydeld of
Helena Is al Moorhead, Mimi, TO bring
10 Helena for trial George Frankhauser,
the alleged Great Northern train rob.
Dor recently arrested in that city. Judge
Hunt issued a special bench warrant
for Frankhausef, The prisoner q
charged with having robbed Great
Northern train of $4,000 consigned IA
"a Spokane bank. he was captured by
spokane officials, later breaking jan "a
Helena.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09

Robert Burns young man, was
found dead in the "dnnk coll al the
Portland city prison Saturday le had
been smoilorod 40 deaih
n saloon at suuptor, Friday, Rob.
ert Form "a miner was shot and severe.
~ bat not fatally wounded by Robert
bennington bartender after dis.
puf0 over "a drink.
Ine $50 masied schooner San nueua
feninfai in a Nroekoi condition. was
brought info Coos bay Sunday ly iNo
fpl Dolumbla fho Nas picked ap
olghi mi|aa 0n Nepo hlaneo.
Nr A u johnson. WHO az d.
johnson oi Portland dli ai Hood
NfW loeeNiy from ah0et oeoaa'0loi
aY lpnANaN fho had gone NJ liom
lNfW M spfnd ihraiuaH Hlih lV
Nannif aNl 0N going in nH iQ lAHr
NoNf iN0 i0HW l0eNnN fl'HlImNl Hnl
nN HNNy ~ Nnn w llN faINNH0 NNa
nimod. Dni lhe ahorN NJ BOO JOHNSON
Haa ~ H'W lNai fN0 iiM HanH ei'fr
HHll
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09

special topics. Poultry production and
bee keeping will be prominent subjects.
Fruit growing, as adapted TO northern
Idaho, and farm dairying will be lead
ing subjects.
Captain Il. II. Cbrisman, u. S. A., who
was commandant Of the Idaho cadets at
the university for five years before the
Spanish-American war and who served
through that war AMI the Philippine
trouble, and after recovering from
wounds received in the Philippines was
again detailed as commandment by re-
quest Of the university, has been de-
tailed by the secretary Of war to be
commandant at the agricultural college
Of South Dakota from Fort Crook, Neb.
Tho governor Of South Dakota has ap.
pointed him professor Of military
tactics.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09
GRIscoM LEAVING ROME.
humors OF Retirement Prom Diplomatic
Service.


Rome.-The fact that the American
Ambassador Lloyd @. Griscom, has
gwen up the lease Of Del Drago pal
ace, where he has made his residence
since coming TO Rome, has given rise
10 various reports as TO the ambassa-
doris future. One is 10 the effect that
the United States government has pur.
chased the palace for the use Of the
embassy. Inquiry at the foreign Office
and among the attaches Of the court,
however, indicates that il is the ambas.
sador's intention TO retire from the
diplomatic service. Indeed, IL is said
on good authority that he has already
forwarded his resignation, in which he
declines to take Office abroad after the
retirement Of President Roosevelt.
IL is understood that Mr.. Griscom
has informed King Victor Emmanuel
and the minister Of foreign affairs Of
his decision. Both expressed regret,
but.they agreed with him that IL would
be to his advantage TO return home
voluntarily in his prime, 80 that he
might take an active part in the po-
litical affairs Of his country.
Mr.. Griscom is known to be close
personal friend Of the president-eloet
and there is no doubt that the question
OF his retaining his diplomatic post
under the new administration would
be Of his own choice. When questioned
with regard to his reported resignation,
Mr.. Griseom refused TO deny his report.
He merely said he had no statement TO
make on the subject.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09

TIC Breaks in Race and the Machine
1urus Ihroe eomoI
aaults.

los Angeles, Gall, Dec. 2l ono 81
ino most tpeeiaeulaI accidents ofer oe-
curing ln n American automobile
faee happened at Ascot palh Saturday
afternoon whom fhe front iire on tho
White racer Nh|stinR Billy broke
ou a cplye NAiie one seyfliead of san
Francisco Was driving ai moro ihan "a
milo minute lAo em turned iAroe
complete fomflaauIif W. iAe alr, "a l'a9
ing bag of aame aud landed a bf0feu
Hfoeh ln iho eeniel of iAo tlaelg where
~ hHe practically consumed fejfrena
HW fll0nn oai nIil iaT'Nf fpleD,
land|0g e|ow ~ lIa mael|ne ani fln
ia|n'Nf on'y minor mo AHa nlHl0w
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09
FIGHT U. s. TITLE TO SITES


There is the highest government au.
thority for the assertion that power
full organization will be effected by the
water power companies to oppose the
forthcoming proposal that the govern
ment retain the title TO power sites,
leaving them for limited persons. 1T
is claimed Mr.. Sinclair Of Los Angeles
is attached to the Edison interests at
the head Of a combine, which is said to
include companies Of Washington, Orc
gon, Idaho, Montana and California.
Forester Pinehot and the conserve
tionists, il is understood are prepared
10 urge no more giving away Of sites
anywhere, thus inviting the opposition
of practically eyory power concern on
the Pacific coast. n is asserted one Of
the most potent forces against the pro
posa Is James }. Iiill, who has been
represented as controlling the best
power sites along the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09
NEWS OF IDAHO. MONTANA
WASHINGTON AND OREGON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Bur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct.
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Trade Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

'"'""sn IN" STORM OF Saturday and
Sunday IL is estimated that damage
Of $4,000 was inflicted on mill prop.
erty and shipping at Bellingham.
The new $500 sea wall nj Moclips.
near Aberdeen, was torn away Sunday
IN the terrible storm, which was the
worst the Pacific coast has known in
20 years.
Mrs. Sarah Noble Of Centralia died
recently from blood poisoning, caused
IT is believed, by a cut received on her
thumb from broken dish she was
washing one week ago.
Cracksmen blew of the outer door Of
the safe at the Bank Of Issaquah. at
lssaquah, southeast Of Seattle, Sunday
morning, only TO be frightened away be.
fore they could reach their intended
booty.
While intoxicate, John Black Of Bel.
lingham was accidentally. burned TO
death. lie received ~ as a Christmas
present, and il was while drunk on
liquor purchased with this money that
the accident occurred.
SPOKANE bank elearings for Christmas
week show gain over Christmas week
last year Of $l,642,916. The total for
the week is S5,s2O,255, as against S4,-
1889 for last year The Increase is
nearly 40 per cent. The elearings are
for hye-day week
The streams aud lakes Of Stevens
county are TO be stocked with brook
trout, about 100000 Of which are 10 be
turned loose about February j. The
eggs which were shipped from Wiscon-
sin are now Matching ont IN the fish
hatcher on the Little Spokane river.
With crowd of nearly 200 enthusi.
astie citizens waiting a. the wharf the
steamer Inland Empire, from Cello
tied TO Us mooring and Pasco welcomed
the arrival of the first of "a now line Of
steamers soon no be operated between
faaeo and Cello, Ore, By tho Open
River Transportation company
Professor George Severance, hoad OF
the department Of agriculture at che
state college, has returned from tour
of institute work in central Washing.
ton aud reports tho most enthusiastic
attendance and interest over met in
such q series ln kliehitat and Benton
counties One people came Tor many
miles 40 atiend the sessions.
iarmors Va Nalla Nalla from nearby
grain growing SECTIONS report iho soil
W. splendid shape for Ninior which rs
expected fo aei in within a feW days
Grain funoe in fhe winter from ihe
llynoss of fhe surface of fhe ground
Which clackf whom - w. frozen, and aa
ihe winds begin M hloN as ihe noaihol
modoraies fho eoil " dried oui and iho
iopdn roots Qf ihe grau va fhlf Nay
alo injured
About Nofou mi'nf faat AZ Snake
lNfu Junction Sunday nisAi neno ho.
la0e. bonding Nlrk ioN 0n lNo Smoke
rfw llnN Noni down p ish lauN In
imNH llf W0W W rIumH nns
Nn0l and a N|clan nl0uH0 NNln BON
badly bm|N0d NieIn fN#anm %
iNIfn nv A. oH'nmuu HNi ~ AZ
IWN 0aNfnHnI MHl MNlNnaH VINO
NNN0i. Ni f Az NoN0 "A. ~ f -.
N'IN NNHn0'I .N0'a'N0l 'NIHI
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09
SH0RT.DlSPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

congressman ROBERT =. Dayey of
Louisiana is dead
The annual report Of the department
of health for 1908 rates Chicago as one
Of the healtbiest cities in the world
Count Won Bernstoerii, the new Ger.
man ambassador TO the United States
was presented TO the president this
week.
Recently, in New London, Conn.
Mathew Mcnamara, for many years ma
tionI warden Of the Knights Of Column
bus, died.
Henry w. Poor trading as Henry W.
Poor Co., on Wall street, has made
an assignment for the benefit Of his
creditors.
Heir TO 100000 and entitled TO
position in Baltimore society, William
Jefferson Powell has been sentenced TO
serve $50 days in the workhouse in Los
Angeles on a yagrancy charge.
Richard A. Penrose, father of United
States Senator Penrose, died at his
home recently Of pneumonia. He was
81 years old. DR.. Penrose was well
known in the modical-literary world.
Rear Admiral james Mcqueen For
syth, u. IS. A., retired, was stricken
with paralysis at his home recently and
grave fears are entertained for his re-
coyery. His entire left side is affected
viscount Charles dc Chambrun and
fiscount de Martel, secretaries Of the
French embassy at Washington, have
been promoted from the third TO the
second class in the rank Of secretaries.
Twelve persons were seriously injured
recently when train on the Georgia
Coast 4 Piedmont railroad rolled down
"a 4OfOOt omDankment The accident
was caused BY the Train B high speed
10 rounding o curve.
Irvine, ky.-1he jury ID the case Of
Beach hargs charged with the murder
Of his father Judge james j. Hargis,
reported ther inability no agree and
wore discharged. Tho jury stood nine
for acquiital and three Tor conviction.
.. ~ Gleau, 40 yean DID, son Of
Colonel Nieiael ~ Glenn, mayor of
Naukesha, WIS, committed suicide
saturday iu Seattle by hanging Two
months ago le attempted ~ kil lim'
aef Vii carb0ic acid and lunncy
c9mmiss'ou declared iip insane.
William Naddell agc s0. died at
tlo for Worth Clef) inirmary
haunted ~ i4o lelief iAaf Aie heart
HaH located wv l|s right elde, instead
AZ Az flD normal lIHrN lIla death Hnf
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-09
CONFERENCE CALLED
AT WASHINGTON. D. C.. FOR
FEBRUARY Is.
Looking Toward Conservation Of Nat
ural Resources Of North America
Invitations Sent 10 Canada and Mexi-
co 10 Attend-Conc1sslens Of Such
Meeting Would Yield Great Benefits.

ia is announced at tho White House
that conference looking toward the
conservation Of the natural resources of
North America viii be held at the
White House February 10 next
Letters suggesting the plan have been.
addressed by President Roose welt to the
governor general and 10 the premier of
Canada and 10 President Diaz Of Mexi-
co. They will be delivered 10 the Of
fcials in person by Clifford PinchOt
chairman Of the national conservation
commission and chief forester Of the
United States.
Mr.. Pinchot will Grsi visit Canada
lie Will then carry the invitation TO
President Diaz at Mexico City.
The proposed conference IL the out
growth Of the two conservation confer
ences IN which the governors Of the
states and territories were the principal
cOnferses.
Al the second conference representa-
tivos Of the Canadian government ex-
pressed their interest in the movement.
Out Of this grew the idoa Of q North
American conference 10 consider
mutual interests involved in the con
servation Of natural resources and to de
liberate upon the praetieabiiity of pro-
curing a plan adapted d. promote the
welfare of the nations concerned. -
Roosevelt to canada e Chief
The presidents letter % The governor
general of Canada is ar follows:
- Ia May OF the present year the gov
ernors OF the several states aud terri
tories of TINS country mei in the White
House 10 confer with tho president and
with each other concerning the amount
aud condition Of the natural resources
of TINS country and No consider the most
efficient manner OF conserving them
Tho eonforonce was f0leeoc by tho
appointment Of conservation oonmis
sions on tho part Of the nation and 81
q majority OF the staton
" A second confefance haf recently
been bold in this city a was called 10
consider an inventory ~ oar natura
resources prepared hy ihc national con
onation commissions ou tho part of
Che naiiou AND oi malo0.g of tho
states.
'A second eoniorencl haf rfeonty
peep bold 'n ihis cliy ~ eaf called a.
consider au INVENTOR of onr natura
iesoufe's prepared BY ihr 0atonal con
aennilun commission lis most im
ponarl Tesnli uiil doutilonf appear ~
eoopNlailop op tI0 lHr. AZ ihl nation.
/ iAo fiaiNs and iplnlNllfa ana 81 ai az
fNNlaiIQNf Az rifnnf f0l .fflUn upon
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-03
May lndict Big Packers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The United
States government is going to ask for
Jail sentences and fines for some high
up members of the beef trust. AS a
result of the activity of United States
District Attorney Simms in Chicago
before the federal grand jury, indict.
ments may be expected.
The Chicago cases are the result OF
investiga tions made by the interstate
commerce commission. Agents of the
commission have been gathering evi.
dence for some time and it is now
known that the principal case against
the Chicago packers will be for viola.
tions of the rate law in the giving and
taking Of secret rebates. Evidence will
also be brought before the court,
throwing light on the manner in which
the beet packers conspire to regulate
and manipulate prices of livestock.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-03
Indians As Farmers.

BILLINGS, Jan. 9.-Wards of the
government in the persons of the Crow
and the Cheyenne Indians have made
arrangements to 60 into the wheat
producing business or a somewhat
extensive scale, and not only will they
grow this cereal, but will convert the
raw material into the finished product,
flour, which will be placed on the mar
ket in several places,lBillings among
the fret.
According ito DR.. w. X. Sudduth,
two carloads of the famous Turkey
Red wheat were shipped from Broad.
view last fall to the Grow agency for
ssed.
1.-THE Cheyenne Indians took 30, ZOO
pounds of this grain" said the doc
tor, land the rest of it vas sown by
the Grows. The two tribes have also
put In q large amount Of Macaroni
wheat, and altogether something like
18, 200 acres have been seeded to wheat.
About $4,000 acres Of this lie in the
valleys Of the Big and the Little Big
Horn rivers and about 5000 acres are
cultiv ated by the Cheyenues.
"In order to take care Of the grea,
amount of grain which will be raised
by the Indians this year, the govern
ment mill at the Crow agency has
been overhauled and new machinery
installed. In addition to the regula.
ton machinery, that adapted to the
work of grinding Macaroni wheat has
also been put in. The mill Is now in
splendid shape and is of the 100 barrel
variety and the one at Prior is q 60
barrel mill"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-03
The Call Of Egypt.

Egypt calls even across the space of
the world, and across the space Of the
world he who knows it is ready to
come. obedient to its summons, because
in thrall to the eternal fascination of
the land Of sand and ruins and gold"
the land Of the charmed serpent, the
land Of the afterglow that may fade
away from the sky above the noun
tain Of Libya. but that fades never
from the memory Of one who has seen
1t from the base Of some great column
or the top Of some mighty pylon; the
land that has a spel-wonderful, beau
tiful Egypt.-Robert Hichens In Cen
tury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-03
STRENGTH OF AN EAGLE.
Wonderful Power In the Birds, Claws
and Legs.


While I cannot give any positive
proof Of how much a bald eagle can
carry, I should suppose, declares a
writer in Forest and Stream, that he
could carry at least as much in pro-
portion to his weight as a hawk or a
horned owl. I have the recorded
weight of a male bald eagle weighing
nine and a quarter pounds and a fe-
male weighing twelve pounds.
A horned owl will weigh from four
to five pounds, and I have several
times known n to carry Off a large
house cat. One cat was very large,
and the owner told me he could hear
the cat cry as he was being carried
of. Now, any one who will weigh a
large house cat will find it to weigh
at least ten pounds.
l have zen a gOshawk carry OF q
hen fully twice its own weight, and I
have taken from a marsh hawk a very
large chicken which would weigh
more than twice what the hawk would.
The marsh hawk Is Of our weak
est hawks, but he had carried this
chicken owe a quarter Of q mile. My
belief is that II a hawk or horned owl
can carry than twice its weight
land I know positively that they CAM
then an eagle could, II occasion re-
Quired, do as much in proportion to
his weight, which would be to carry
eighteen or twenty pounds.
Once when an eagle, shot through
the body with a rifle ball, lay on his
back I up ended a long road skid and
dropped It or him. Before It reached
him he stretched up and caught It In
his claws and held it the length Of
his legs above him. I walked up on
the skid and stood above him, and he
easily held me and the skid, which I
should judge would weigh more than
twenty pounds. l took pains to be
weighed the same day and weighed
10 pounds. Put a stick in the claw Of
q wounded eagle and let him GRASP a
small tree with the other, and a man
must be stronger than I wei was to
take the stick from him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-03

"hss attempted overflow Of the method
Of electing senators established by the
constitution of the United States"
Provision is made by the constitu'
ton, of the United States for election
of senators by the legislatures. Well.
hasn't the Oregon Legislature jus,
elected Chamberlain? True, it has
carried out the pledge to elect q sena-
tor who enjoyed the confidence OF a
majority Of the voters of Oregon, but
10 notithat 10 endurable as the election
off senator who enjoyed the confidence
Of some political boss, or powerful
railroad dictator, or big timber or oil
monopoly
ThelAmerican people have found a
way under the constitution to make
effective their preference for United
States senators exactly as the Ameri.
can people some 100 years ago found
q way to make effective their choice of
president and vice president. It was
not contemplated by the men who
framed the constitution that the voters
should elect the president or the vice
president. The constitution directs
that the presidential electors shall be
appointed Tin such manner az the
legislature :msy Direct" and it was
thought that these electors would
choose . president and a vice presi.
dent, just as the legislatures rel to
choose ther1sen stors, according to
their own Judgments, desires, whims
or personal interests.
Theoretically and constitutionally
the presidential electors who will
make Mr.. Taftl the next president of
the United States r free, II they
were go minded, to elect Foraker or
Fairbanks. or eve Bryan or Tillman.
Their legal right to do that is identi-
cally the same az was the legal right
of the Oregon Legislature to elect
Fulton, or the Washington legislature
Ankeny.
- eu0E0 LOS Ocoo o0y OVCEVuEOW VI
the constitution" in the new plan of
senator's in Oregon and
Washington it Is precisely such over
throw as has gone with the election of
presidents for the last 100 years. For
many years, under the constitution,
presidential electors were chosen by
the state Legislatures with no public
of choice or preference.
Even so late as 1882 South Carolina's
presidential electors we're chosen by
the Legislature, and down to the year
1916 the presidential candidate we're
nomin ated by congressional caucus.
Perhaps the Oregonisn would like
complete restoration" of the consti.
tuition in the manner of electing presi.
dents and vice presidents. Perhaps
1t will hold that there is no greater
moral obligation upon the presidential
electors to elect Taft president than
upon the Oregon Legislature to elect
Chamberlain senator or the Washing
ton legisl ature to vote for Jones.