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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
Another Burglary.

Burglars broke into L. H. Thornton's
store last Wednesday night and got
away with over $50 of jewelry, Sheriff
Winch OF Mclndoes and States Attorney
Robert W. Simonds of st. Johnshury
were in town the next day and arrested
John Cook and friend, who were stay
ing at John Vance's, on suspicion, but at
last reports nothing had been proven
This is the second time burglars have
visited Mr.. Thornton during the IS
months he has been in business, the first
with loss ofabout $1,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05
FISHERY TROUBLE
GOES TO TRIBUNAL

have never given rise to a difference
the diplomatic relations of the United
States and Great Britain, they have
noyances which prepared the diplo-
matte temper for disagreement on
more important things.
The first broadside in this peaceful
war. the presentation of the case of
the United States. which has been pre-
pared under the direction of Chandler
Anderson. consists of three large vol
unacs. The reply OF the British for
eign office viii probably be as bulky.
Before the court reaches a decision
many more pounds of paper and print
ers' ink will be consumed. and the
cCmbatants Will probably lose many
nights Of sleep in their effort to gain
the tactical advantage
II is expected that the decision Will
la for all time the ghost of trouble
arising between Canada and the Unit
ed States through their contiguity to
the same fishing waters.
Laws regulating the taking of fish
from inland lakes and streams have
been proposed by an international
commission of which DR.. David Starr
Jordan was the American representa-
tive and the Newfoundland case viii
regulate the problem on the Atlantic
side and dispose of the troublesome
three mile limit question.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05
TODAY TIE UNITED STATES PRE-
SCENTS ITS SIDE OF
CONTROVERSY
s.. Morths From Now Replies Will Be
Made and Next Summer 1t Will
Sc Argued in Great Court.

WASHINGTON. d. {. oct o
tit" nest step in the long and arduous
rs,cess Of submitting the NeWfOund-
isrd fisheries problem to The Hague
tribunal for adjudication has at last
@cea completed and the prospect of
the ultimate settlement Of this time
Nn.u dispute between the United
States and Great Britain isc now we'll
10 sight Today tho state department
E.G submit its side e. the case At
SIC same time the British government
presents it's side Six months later the
tl.o governments viii exchange replies.
ard next Summer the contending fore
&C.; ct legal talent will confront each
"u,cr before The Ha"ue tribunal t.
ssrsuc the case.
.t,s Is tho lnesr modern method Of
sitting disputes which might ether
r,s@ De decided by force Of arms. Al
t@ss.3et tie Newfoundland fisheries
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05
TAKES TROUBLE TO
CHANGE OFFICIALS

accepted the resignation of Charles II
Treat. whose name appears in the 1t
tom right hand corner of all United
st, les bills and announced that Lee
McCiung would succeed aim on NJ
vember l, it was equivalent to giving
notice to all the clerks in the office of
the treasurer that they had three
months extra hard work ahead of them
This comes from the fact that before
a new treasurer Of the United States
takes charge of the office he has got
to be satisfied that all the money and
trust funds held in the treasury de-
partment are there down to the very
last fraction of a cent. Consequently,
every dollar Of the vast boards in the
treasury have got to be counted.
When the last change was made in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05

the treasury. If the nag is light it is
opened and a count of it's contents is
made. Among the thousands of bags
weighed it has sometimes happened
that shortages to the extent of a dol
lar or two have been found. On one
occasion a member of the colored force
probably overcome by the knowledge
that he was handling such vast wealth
when he was only drawing 81 a day
pay. had the nerve to abstract several
dollars from several bags. Altogether
he stole about $50, but he was caught
at the proceeding and not only had to
disgorge but served a term in prison
as we'll
The silver is handled just like so
many bags of wheat. Just as each
one is weighed from one vault it is
stacked up in a pile in another. The
bundles of notes before being put into
the vault have been most carefully
counted bill for bill and the number
in each package marked on the outside
of the sealed wrapper. These seals
are carefully examined and if they are
found unbrollen the package is passed
as intact. If there is the slightest
abrasion of the sealing. the package
is undone and the contents counted
over again.
AS stated. it took very nearly three
months to make the count when the
present treasurer Mr.. Treat, received
The trust from his predecessor, Ellis X.
1905-the amount involved was even
greater than that which will pass
from the custody of Mr.. Treat to Mr..
McClung. The transaction then was
closed by the passing of the following
receipt from Mr. Treat to his prede-
cessor:
Received from Ellis X. Roberts. re-
firing treasurer of the United States.
government funds and securities
amounting to S1,259, 1892 So %. for
which receipts in triplicate have been
given. September IS, 1905 The re-
ceipt also included the amounts under
the various descriptions of money and
bonds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05

this Office it took all of the clerks, 70
additional laborers specially hired for
the occasion: a committee of three APP
pointed by the secretary, with ten or
Is specially designated aides assignee
from other offices of the department
lust two months and Is days to do this
counting and to compare the figures
thus obtained with those carried upon
the books
This is not so very surprising when
it is realized that the aggregate amount
of money and securities which are held
in the office of the treasurer reaches
the stupendous total OF $1,000, 2S3. :
117.51 %. That fraction of part of
a cent which has been carried along
in the treasury books for many years
arose from the interest of Louisiana
State Coupon bond which carried Z
per cent.
All of this great wealth is hled in
Is vaults beneath the treasury depart
ment in this city Vault No. / is SO
feet long. 81 feet wide and II feet
high 1t is packed to the doors with
bags ash hQlding one thousand silver
dollars and contains total of 105. 000.-
600 silver dollars. But even this enor-
1,1o,,c amount dooC NOT raprocaot all
of the silver cart wheels held by the
treasury. there being over $4,000 600
Gold certificates to the value of $146.-
963 $50; United States notes to the
amount of $66,634,652; silver certifi-
Gates to the amount of $53,2S9.O 900:
sold coin t. the value of 50 400. 032:
national bank notes in process of re-
demption. worth s2O645, 2O3, and sub
sidiary minor coin bring the total in
Il of the vaults up to $455,S23,S34.
In the remaining vault No. !. there
are bonds the total value OF which
reaches tic blloIllOtiS ISu Ee Oh St34. -
459 2S3.51 2-3 These are held by the
treasurer as security for national bank
circulation and for deposits of govern
ment departments: miscellaneous trust
funds and the sinking fund of the Dis
t"ict of Columbia.
Every item of these giant totals has
to be verified before a new treasurer.
who is q bonded officer is willing to
assume responsibility for the figures
as to the amount of money on hand
which is turned over to him by his pre-
decessor
1t would, of course. be an intermin
able job to count singly the $136,574.-
453 silver dollars. so they are counted
by weight. 1t is known to fraction of
an ounce how much each bag supposed
to contain 1000 silver dollars. should
weigh. So bag after bag is placed on
scales by the husky colored labOrers
under the supervision of an officer ot
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05
MERE RESIGNATION. ACCEPTANCE
AND APPOINTMENT NOT
ALL CONCERNED.
Incoming Treasurer Must BE Satisfied
That Every Cent of the Govern
ment Fund Is on Hand.

WASHINGTON, z. c., oct. g
f"ere is whole lot more involved i'm
Il c'tauge III the office Of treasurer of
H,c Uaitcd States than in the mere ac-
ceatance Of the resignation of the re-
ttc'ng officer and the appointment of
hiS successor. When President Taft
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05
Pilgrims Play Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 5.-Tha Pilgrims
England'S SOcker football team pay
their first game here toda' with the
IN Thursday they will try conc usions
With the Mt Washington team.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05
Twenty-Fifth Arrives.

SEATTLE. Wash, oct. 5.-The army
transport Sheridan arrived here today
bringing the Twenty fifth Infantry
from the Philippines.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-05

niture store in the greater city sold
out its stock of camp stools. Five
of the parade. The pageant consisted
thousand policemen guarded the line
of 81 magnificent historical floats, con-
stituting a moving picture of 800 years
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
SAVING Rails Is Not Musical.

Rails are cut with saws-not quietly:
moi at all There H. considerable rack
ct underneath all elevated railroad In
a narrow street. the subway isn't quite
4 lodge IN some vast wilderness. but
never until watched toothless saw
cut through cold steel rail by fric-
ton. melting its way-you can see the
smeared ends afterward--did ! expe-
rience Il noise that my ear felt rather
than heard. says Eugene Wood In Sue
cess Magazine. The toothless saw
whlrled with unimaginable speed. the
sparks showered like an enormous
plnwheel. and the unwilling steel emit
ted a shrek Of agony that was Ike
forceful finger damned into my ear
and scratching on my eardrum with
It's nail. 1t was like brass band Of a
hundred pieces. each piece blowing
fortissimo. a note half tone higher
than its fellow. don't care for such
'close harmony"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
Inc rn.n,c mlMiSTEh.
A Foreign Sovereign Responsible For
This English Official.

tthS OiHStdis
~ iu? 20. ..,ri,.Gn himself pre-
81 =. .nt !n' ...iI.- ri the cabinet
tiirrr wis r0 oGl i,,iS necessity for CIV
iiIc ANY mpnImr OF IL precedence over
tia D'hrr~ i,ui lr IN the accession of
the huuat OI Hanover the King ceased
TO take part In the deliberations of the
cabinet. II has been said. indeed. by
modern statesman that. with doubt
full exception in the time Of George
ILL.,. no sovereign has been present at
a meeting of the cabinet since Anne"
The change. like so many other mod
.fcations which have been introduced
into the British constitution. was the
result Of u purely accidental circum-
stance. George !. could not speak the
English language. 1t was clearly use
less for a monarch to be present at the
meetings Of his councillors when he
did not understand >the language In
which their deliberations were carried
on. But when the sovereign was thus
necessarily and habitually absent from
the cabinet 1t became requisite that
some minister should be chosen who
should preside ut the meetings and
report its decisions to the king. Thus
the accession Of foreigner who could
not converse In English led to one OF
tse most momentous changes In the
constitution. The act Of settlement
had given England foreign sover-
elgn: the presence Of foreign sover-
eign gave England prime minister
From Essays Political and Biograph-
icai." by Sir Spencer WalpoIe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
NOTICE
TO.
Taxpayers

In accordance with the lew prescTib
& The ma,.n-r Ia which Tsyes ard
'curty l~vies shall be collected. tire
Treasurer. or one OF his Deputiss will
or this purpose be at
Treasurer's office til evening OF Nov.
3Otn, 1900.
From ovember 9th to goth, incius-
I've, the Treasurer Office will not Do
closed for dinner, as Is the usual Gus.
tom, but will be kept open continuous
ip from 9 an. To 8 pm. when II will be
closed for the day 10 order to give time
to close up the days business.
"Any person failing to pay any State
or County levies to the Treasurer by
the FIRST OF DECEMBER shall incur
a penalty thereon OF per centup,
which shall be added to the amount Of
taxes and levies due from such tax
payer, which, when collected by the
Treasurer or his Deputies, shall lie &C.
counted ioI In his settlement. A
part Of the 18th Fec. OF the Act refer
red to.
CT Persons owning land not In their
own name will call for such tickets
when settling their own. otherwise they
will have the five per cent. to pay,as 1t
is impossible for the Treasurer TO keep
posted on all land sales In the county.
CT Tax pa yers are respectfully but
earnestly requested not TO postpone In.
quiry for amount Of tax till last days Of
November, and then write TOR state
ment. The thropg OF taxpayers In
Treasurer's Office requires the Treasur.
er's time during the closing days OF
November.
s. r. MOORE, Treasurer
Oct. 609tf Of Rockbridge County.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
Bamboo Shoots as Food.

The bamboo shoots that are eaten
are not yet branched. of conical form
and sheathed In an envelope generally
covered by small. prickly bristles.
These young shoots emerge very Wig
orously from the soil at the foot Of the
bamboo tufts. The Chinese and Japa-
nese. It appears. consume large quaint
ties Of them. They use them as sea-
soning with pork and chicken. The
FIRST thing in their preparation natu-
rally Is TO rid the sprouts OF their dis
agreeable sheath. They are then cut
either lengfhwise or In slices and are
placed in boiling water. The water Is
renewed onre or twice. and after add
ing salt a vegetable Is obtained which
reminds one strongly Of the root OF the
artlchoke. The Japanese also eat them
preserved IN brine or vinegar. The
gathering Of the young bamboo shoots.
during which one must be careful OF
the prickly envelope, takes place In
June and November in Tonkin. The
November shoots are the better appre-
ciated.-Ncw York Herald's Paris Edi-
rim
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
As Exemplified.

Having given his order twenty min
utes before and seeing no indications
that his dinner was ready. the man
with the sparse whlskers beckoned to
II walter.
MY friend" be said. perhaps !
have made a mistake. Is this pay as
you enter restaurant"
"No, SIR" responded the young man
In the white apron. yawning. This Is
a dinner cooked while you wait res
taurant."
Thereupon he resumed his dreamy,
contemplative attitude. and the man
With the sparse whiskers waited some
more.-Chicago Tribune.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
Missouri Girls Titled Husbands.

st. Louis has more arlstocratic fam
lilies In proportion to Its population
than any other city In the United
States. Its old inhabitants were the
milllonaIres Of the country west Of the
Mississippi up to the civil war. TWEEN
ty-four daughters of these old families
married titled husbands and are asso.
ciated with the most aristocratic fam
lilies Of Europe. 1t Is singular fact
that In this number every woman Is
considered beauty. These women are
the daughters Of the following well
snown families Of st. Louis: Gratiot.
Harvey, Taylor. Dillon. Scullin. Ga
resche Corneau. Beaume, Kingsbury.
Allen. Britton. Kershaw, Clemens,
Cameron, Busch. Eads. Woodbridge,
Frost Blew. Fosz. January and Mich
olson. Three Of these, the Frosts, ~
from one family.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
OBESITY CURED.
A Remedy That 10 Not Liable to Attain
Wide Popularity.

A Remedy That 10 Not Liable to Attain
Wide Popularity.
Peter the Great was once travelling
incognIto In a part Of Finland. when
he met very fat man who told him
that he was going to st. Petersburg.
What for" asked the car.
ITO consult a doctor about being so
fat. which has become very Cypress
i've"
do you know any doctor there"
"No."
"Then ! will give you line to my
friend. Prince Menschikoff. and he will
introduce you to one Of the emperor's
physicians"
The traveller went to the princes
house with note. The answer was
not delayed. The next day. tied hands
and feet the poor man was dragged on
on a cart to the mines.
Two years after Peter the Great was
visiting the mines. He bad forgotten
the incident Of the fat man. when sud-
denly miner threw down bis pick.
rushed up TO him and fell at bis feet
crying:
"Grace. grace. what Is 1t have
done?"
Peter looked ut him. astonished, until
he remembered the story.
"Oh. so that IL you" he said. II
hope you are pleased with me. Stand
up. How thin and slight you have be-
come, Go. and remember that work is
the best cure for your complaint"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
HIS LEGAL AUTHORITY.
II Seemed to Fit the Case, and Joey
Was Discharged.

Was Discharged.
There was CONSERVATION among the
young folk. The Emusic" for the dane.
ing at the picnic In the glen had got
into trouble. No one ever considered
any other music" but Joey the fiddler
He was indispensable, but be was also
erratic. In the old country Joey had
been a schoolteacher and a man Of
considerable learning. but here he had
fallen into evil ways. He was over
fond Of two things-a bottle and an
argument. Having become engaged In
the latter on this day Of the picnic. he
broke the former over the head OF bis
opponent and was hailed away to the
lookup. The young people called a
hasty meeting and appointed COM
mittee to wait upon Squire Nugent TO
secure the release Of the Emusic" II
possible. The squire was bearing
Joey's case when the committee ar
rived. The spokesman respectfully ex'
planned the absolute necessity Of Joey's
presence at the picnic that day.
That's good soul. squire, rave me
CO." put IN Joey.
The squire took down ponderous
lawbook and began thoughtfully to
turn the pages.
"If you're lookin' for the legal au-
thority coverin' my case, squire, yell
find It in Byron" the prisoner sug.
gested.
Can you quote it?" asked the mag
istrate, with a twinkle In his eye.
AYE. so I can" Joey promptly re-
torted. at reads. On with the dance;
let Joey be uncon6ned.'
The squire adjudged Byron Q COM
petent authority, and Joey was uncon'
ined.-Catholic Standard and Times.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
Her Choice.

They were sisters-in-law and reason
ably we'll disposed toward each other.
One was the mother Of George, aged
six months. and the other was the
mother Of Marian. aged six months
and four days. 1t was impossible that
a slight parental rivalry should be al
together concealed.
Marian does not seem to grow very
fast" said the mother Of George. with
q suggestion Of commiseratiOn In her
tones. George is much taller
(height being measured In inches).
Perhaps he is,"replied the mother
Of Marian coldly. but Marian weighs
more"
"Oh, WE'LL" responded the sister-in-
law, with a smile Of high bred su-
periority, "of course should not wish
George to be gross."-Exchange.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
A Frank Estimate.

To many persons who are not actors
the stage seems a delightful and fas-
cinating place. In book called 1.-THE
Actress" Louise Closer Hale. herself
an actress. tells some Of her expert
ences with girls who envy her her pro-
fession. One day one Of them from
behind a counter In shop said, II
should have went on the stage"
"She evidently wanted to talk. and l
strove to be interested" says Miss
Hale.
But see how tired ! am" ! said to
her. 81 have to work very hard as II
Is, and / had to work much harder to
gain what little recognition ! have
had"
"Oh. yes" she responded, compla-
Gently gazing at herself in mirror.
But, you see, have talent"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
Dangers OF Handwriting.

A young man Is bringing an action
against a graphologist In Paris for
substantial damages. A pretty heiress.
to whom he was engaged to be mar
rted, showed a specimen Of his hand
writing to the graphologist and asked
for information. This is the reply she
got: III you should meet the man who
wrote these lines upon your way
through life avoid him. He Is an ego
fist and fool. has bad temper and
despicable nature. The existence Of
the woman who has the misfortune to
marry him will be Calvary" The
marriage has been broken OF; hence
the action.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
Who Votedf

Benjamin Franklin once discussed
the property qualification for voting
In Pennsylvania. A man owned den-
key OF sufficient value to enable him
to vote, but before the next election
the donkey died. and the mans vote
was refused Now" asked Franklin,
"who voted at the previous election,
the man or the donkeyT
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10

The comfortable home owned and
occupied by the undersigned In north.
east Lexington is offered for sale.
Contains two acres and has on it .
splendid frame house Of ten rooms,
with new stable and other out build.
ings.
Is situated . short distance from the
Virginia Military Institute grounds and
commands q beautiful view Of river,
mountain and country sids. Apply 10
Mrs. HERBERT W. wHiTA0RH,
Sept. eeu ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
A Reply to Gladstone.

"Gladstone had no great scientific
knowledge" said an English writer.
land ut q dinner, when Faraday de-
scribed m important now scientific
discovery. the premier showed indlffer-
ence.
"'Aftcr ALL he said. hiding yawD
behind his hand. what use VIII II ever
be?'
"'Why.' said Faraday. there's every
probability. sir. that some day you'll
be able TO tax IT,"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10

Classical Effects In Place of Waved
Effects end Rats"

The hairdressers have given woman.
kind their orders, and there are few
marcel waved effects seen; instead the
hair is brought down at the sides OF
the head and slightly waved and
brought into a classical Knot at the
back. In most instances there ap-
pears to be reaching out for classical
effects so far as the contour Of the
head will permit. Far less false hair
Is to be used and no rats at all.
Some faces look best when the hair
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
BLACKSBURG VA.

Degree courses In Agriculture. Horti.
culture, Applied Chemistry, Applied
Geology, Civil, Mining. Mechanical und
Electrical Engineering, Metallurgy and
Metallogrs ply. and Preparatory veter-
mary Medicine. Sixty fori Instructors.
Thoroughly Equipped Shops. Labora-
tories and Barns. Steam heating and
electric lights In dormitories. Library
1900 volumes. Farm OF LOO acre.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL APPRENTICES
Zone Year Course for Young Farmers)
Total cost OF session OF nine months,
including tuition and other fees, board,
washing, upifcrms, medical attendance,
ETC., $4,000. Cost OF Virginia stu
dents, $226. 90.
The next sessions opens Wednesday,
September 27nd, 1909.
PAUL B. BARRINGER. Md, LID
July700 4mo Presiden'
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-10
Np%1 " Norfolk 6 Western
SCHEDULE IN KFFBcT. JUNE 20, 1909
LEAVE BUENA VISTA

2.20 p.m.-For Bristol aud informed
late ststiors. Pullman Buffet sleep
Ell to Bristol. Connects at Reanok
with st. Louis Express for all point
West. Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to
Columbus, aud Cincinnati Cafe Car.
I'll a.m.-For Roanoke. Bluefeld,
Pocahontas. Norton, Winston Salem.
Charlotte, WEIGH and intermediate
stations. Pullman Sleeper t. Gary.
Cafe Dining Car.
l.57 p.m.-Fpr Hagerstown, Phila.
delphia. New York. Pullman Buffet
Sleepers via Ha0erstown for Harris
burg, Philadelphia and New York.
1885 pm. For Bap erstown, Philadel.
phia and New York, Pullman Sleeper to
Philadelphia and New York.
Rates, time tables and information
cheerfully furnished upon application
to Agent N. 4 w. Ry.
W. B. BEVlLL,
Gen. Pass. Agt. N. F. BRAGG,
Roanoke, Va. Trav. Pass. Agt.
Jan. Is 90