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FARM TVODUCTs.

The secretary Of agriculture IN his
annual report. gives the total value 81
farm products IN the United States for
1908 at SITS, Ooo, eco. This Secretary Will
son declares IL four times tho value Of
tho products Of the mines, including min.
eral oils and precious metals During
the last 10 years the wealth production
of the farms has exceeded the fabulous
amount Of SEQ 900 900, 000
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,pDicD I>DUCEsiENr

orrom the Cleveland Plain DeaIer)
A Chicago woman says that as long
ne mon haven't time to visit the art
Galleries. It is the duty Of every wo-
man TO make herself as artistic as
,ossible It may be feared that n good
many chicago husbands win now pre-
fer to visit the art galleries,
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AFTER 20 YEARS experience millions
OF users % l.. & NJ. PAINTS claim
firs II wears 10 to II years-Sccond. IL
only costs $50 n Eallon-Third its the
best they have ever used-Fourth. siy-
teen thousand agents certify to these
faCts
r. f. B,own. North Willston; S. f.
Wilson, Fairfax; H. NJ. Huh. Hincsburg.
+, Il. Figwood. Winooski; T. II Flagy
4 Son, Richmond w. s. Nay & Co.,
Underhill: c. l. Hatch & Co.. Water
bury.
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Ono authorizing temporary loan Of
$4,000 to meet accrued and accruing cx-
penses
Ono authorizing the city clerk to pro-
pare copy and provide for the printing
OF 1860 copies cf the city report at least
two weeks prior to the Marsh election.
The report Of Il. j. Walker. building
Inspector. was submitted for the year
1905. The report which was accepted,
showed that licenses had been granted
for tie erection of 3G new buildings
j. W. Goodc,l. secretary OF tho special
committee in charge cf the erection of
the filtration plant, appeared to defend
his bill for $50 for services and ex-
penscs in that connection. At the last
monthly meeting the bill was referred
to the board 81 finance and Mr.. Goodell
was instructed to furnish an itcuizcd
account Mayor Tieelow stated that Nj.
Goodcll met the board of finance and
was asked To Submit Il bill for cash OK
pcnscs but That Mr.. Gooden had failed
10 comply with the request for an item
lied statement
Tho board adjourned to meet January
IS a call having been issued for n meet
ing Of the city council on the same date.
Tho council will elect cemetery com
missioner to succeed G. a. Hlbbard, de
ceased.
ELLIS PAID.
The following bins were ordered paid:
Fire department. pay roll, S9l797; fire
department. prize money for year for
call men. J. Z. Maynard, first prize So.
w. Mossoy, j. Murphy. NJ. Molloy ".
Holmes. second prizes. $50 each; l..
Croto, third prize, 5000; j. Baker. fourth
prize, $500. electric light department.
monthly statement s:."i77. water dc
partmcnt. monthly i-atement, s., Az 40.
lire department, monthly statement.
S4Sr97. a. ". Dchcryilc. justice O, tho
peace, quarterly statement s-Qoj2. J. r.
Stearus. clerk Of city court. quarterly
statement. s-67; J r. tearns, justice OF
the peace. quarterly statement. $lU4-; l..
G. Grant. expenses, sl5S14 health de-
partment supplies. 1926; y. G. Florence.
$50 ahatcmclts So 50; estate OF Peter
Devcreux, plumbing, $3.50 Easuc Goa
ing company s.; y c. r.. Dalton, sal
airy, sl7lG1 health depa'tUon, supplies.
s!oS2. 5 NJ Anterior. so julius Ro-
land. sl7.14 y NuuEeou & So-. 500, /
A. Walker. superintendent labor dump.
Si6S; W. j. Bigelow. expenses to Mont
peaer, $iS9. j. II. Macomher, expense.
to Montpelier, $3.50; l.. a. Walker re
pairs on Winooski bridge and Hciuoncr
bridge. scS5S>: c. w TarFart, supcun
tendent 1924; j. G. Arnold, $50; ".
Grandy s. s. y. Mott. SS.4,; G. s. Pal
mer. license commissioner. S3S, l.. C..
Grant. Witness fees I'm Ar'l Gaze $3.50.
y. L. Tel & Tel. Co. s59e; G. -. Tag
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VERMONT NOTES

There were 223 deaths in Rutland dur
ing the year 1908.
During the past year there were 6s
alarms of fire in Rutland. SO box and
- telephone.
Tho next Valley fair at Brattleboro
may be held two instead of three days.
The last fair resulted In deficit OF
about 1900.
Ludlow's oldest people nre Mrs. Han
nah Haven, who is in her 101st year;
John p Brown. who will be 80 January
H. Ira Gale and Mrs. r. L. Wilder.
who are 90 years old.
"1f the patrons arc not wastcful in
its use. I believe we Will have plenty
of water" declares City Engineer
Reed in reporting on his inspection Of
Barrc's reservoirs and intakes.
The new Rutland Boys club celebrated
it's first New Years Thursday by serv-
ing a turkey dinner to - poor boys. The
dinner was served entirely by the boy
members but the Rcvs. w. II. Spence
and NJ. II Smith did the carving.
Employees OF the Howe Scale works IN
Rutland arc wearing buttons saying "for.
mayor. Frank W. Blanchard" Mr..
blanchard has general oversight of the
scale works. Mayor Carpenter says he
is not candidate for re election.
Mike Nimeck has been sentenced TO
rot less than four nor moro than Ave
years IN state prison. having pleaded
,uilty ~ orange county court to msa-
slaughter in connection with the death
# felio" Foiander at Stafford .ast
september.
Mrs. Phoebe Kicker Burleiyh is dead
IT her home I'm Waterbury at tho rroat
age OF 100 years. one month and nine
days. She had been in poor health sInce
cclobratins her century of life and was
'o'"'y NINA
An unusually small IRE loss was expe-
rio,ccd in Barre the past year. The
number OF fire calls were 49, OF which
81 we're SIN alarms. The property loss
:1.-G2G. con'rarcd with s. $50 in 1907
watch was heuomenally low
In Proctorsv!lle William Brown has
been pAotcGraphed driving a pair of
iorses from Scars & Nioss mill TO the
railway station. said horses being at
t,.l,7 20 , i,.l - ,,,.Aor ,o.,,,u,.,x
- hoorl Zoo, ma ,,nicr,ro % o1o
pounds.
rtra. t,..a ,,.,.a ,a. .,,,.,A.,
So to the Italian rcnef fund and tho
i.,ueiclars' II ION $40 The Italian Plens-
,rc cluh will hold two beno0t dances
ana frers v..u In n locol tale,, on.or-
iairmcr, in The o,era house MI for tho
aid Of Ito ,arth0ua1so sufferers
''"' -''' 80 cases were
~ o ,I''' 'ei''' r'y co"''' AGAINST
u 90 '''e ' p''
the saloon In Middlescx near che three
milo bridge is naturally credited with
the large increase last year.
Ha.'i' :" barnes OF he'ne', seVofa'
"'e''I"e's u! ms nanny ana MISS bessle
H'a"'eH' WEI mas uoi'e house"o'h /" his
io"e' arc III o. pois' ming supposed 10
""Ne irS'''eu iroir trimming water re-
,eh''F o'o"Ent 10 the mouse through
'0"E "iSuSed pipe
which was found to be tangled ur in
'.e rope 40 nc Se'Hco can't nook
anu struck Al ass ne boy "arded
-" '"p "'o" wan ms ARM receiving
w ohen zone JUST pe'o" 'he CHOW
Noi'E' Nta''.'H '""' ass "sSa utica MN
.i7 """ th"' ne s'rucK IN SCH nc
''"'e'
Following plea Of guilty made in Ad-
olson county court this week ny Scion
-.
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WINOOSKI LIST.

George Anelais, Francis Reaudin.
Georgeana Fuel Miss j. Dufore e. JAS.
Gravey. Stanislas Goyette Mrs. Ethel
Hunt. Mrs Haptlste pauze Mclvina
SIENNA. Delta ST pierre, Rose Sterling.
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A healthy man Is a king in his own
right, an unhealthy man is on un-
happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters
builds up sound health--keeps you
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List Of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Burlinctln pog'oNce for the week
ending January 3 1905:
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contaPiosa.

T.. +. Thomas of Northncld has lost
hen by death which had attained the
very unusual aG" Of % wears She
rotair I'd her mental and physical vigor
mp 10 her last illness which was short,
ard during all tho years she had lived
with the family she worked indus
triously laying a calm egg now and
then until thu end. Thus IS refuted
sert that only young fowls are profit
able.
Few OF the stone sheds In Montpelier
and vicinity Will resume operations
MI handed after the holidays. one
trm, whioh has been in the habit OF
,aving $4,000 worth Of orders on It's
.ooks At this season, has only $4,000
20 begin WITH after New Years. The
feeling IS prevalent IN tho Twin Cities
mat IL win be early spring before
iusincss viii resume normal condl-
lions.
The basement OF the Central Yer
mont railway station AT Montpelier
is terrorzod by n proud black pussy
4 Angora blooJ who Turks In the coal
nin ana delights IN driving men away.
SO ono about the station knows when
The cat came there. She Ia so wild
Tint 1t takes master In soft foot
work to get near enough to even see
her when concealment Is deemed the
better part OF valor'
Montpcllers statistician, Charles
DEF. Bancroft, estimates the popula-
ton of the capital as S,ss7, an Increase
or 10
taken. Mr., Bancroft bases his figures
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

became prominent in the national body
last year when she opposed Mrs.
Henry Munger for the state regency
and carried off the victory. She is
championed by Mrs. Charles W. Fair
banks. who figured as the opponent Of
Mrs. Donald Mclean, and therefore
falls heir to the entire sentiment of
the Mrs. Daniel Manning faction.
which so long fought Mrs. McLean's
ascendency. Mrs. Scott has many per
sonal friends in both factions Her
wealth and position and her connection
with Mrs. Adlai Stevenson, the former
head Of the Daughters. as well as her
own record. go to make her an oppo-
nent to be feared.
The great event of the congress of
this year is the celebration of the COM
pletion of Continental hall, the Daugh-
ters' memorial building. which is now
practically finished.
The building, of white stone, IL 1853
feet deep by 900 feet wide. The int
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

esting life and character of their own.
only awaiting proper insight and
knowledge and human sympathy to be
recognized as valuable national Dos
session i'm our life as well rs our liter
allure. Mr.. DAILY brings to his task
precisely the sympathy and insight re-
quired. His art like other fine art.
eludes analysis. The thing is done.
the effect produced. but how perhaps
he himself could hardly tell. The
spelling. like that of Thackeray,s
'Jeames Yellowplush. is i'm itself a
work Of genius. But the secret is not
all there. The little stories or themes
Of the poems are charmingly apt and
characteristic. but neither do they
quite account for it. Somehow wa
are made to feel the very nature md
way of thinking and feeling Of tho
persons whom he presents: not their
national peculiarities merely. but their
individual ones"
Thirty years ago Miss Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps. now Mrs. Ward. wrote
''rhc Gates Ajar" As II gently an
posed the stiff church notions of
heaven then currently held 1t excited
somewhat the same antagopism that
another Mrs. uIumphry) Ward arnusa,l
ten years later in Robert EIsner..
Mrs. Phelps Ward has been puhI;eb;n.,
in Harper's Razar series of article.
explaining her present theories on I'M
mortality and the future life sbo
asks who now expects the orthodox
heaven that shone in the menta, ev..
Of our grandmothers or vearns :,
stand III Il row with musical rhost,
arount throne? If "The Gaia.
Agar appeared rs n new publication
now, The author asserts that If wo,,,a
SaaFfc'Y excite remark. Who antic;.
rates white robe. demands NJ.
ward. and palm branch ana
hTih book. brt who. on tho o+,o,
band, does not anticipate the r.st..s.
fion Of lost things?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
Worth Reading
The Work of +. A. Daily
In Italian Dialect SONGS and
Poems Other News ana
Gossip of Che literary
World.
ocoocoooooooo 100000

There has been flood Of diaUeGS
tales and poems. ranging all the way
from good to the worst possible.
truth the thing has been overdone.
Yet now and then appears dialect
book 50 true to nature and so charm
ing that it makes up for the many
drcary performances in the de-formed
spelling line. One of these good ones
is T.. A. I'aly's "Carmina." just issued
by the John Lane company of New
York Days songs in Italian dialect
have gone through the press of the
entire country He does not make the
mistake of being always humorous,
though he is humorist of parts. writ
inc skits OF the Philadelphia papers.
Many of his Italian songs owe their
popularity to Il tender pathos.
The authors official name Is Thomas
Augustine DAILY. but he is known as
Tom all over Philadelphia and among
the writer's of humorous columns from
New York to Los Angeles. Most OF
these young men who brighten the edf-
torial pages of our leading dailies are
members Of an organization known as
the American Press Humorists. the or
ganization whose prize joke was nd
hitting John d. Rockefeller to MEM
bership. Of this aggregation DAILY was
ut one time president. and when the
joke writer's had their annual conven-
ton at the Bellevue Stratford in Phil
adelphia he carried off the honors SO
we'll and did such lot of entertain
ing that they have since loved him only
second to their pastor emeritus. Robert
]. Burdette
Mr.. Daily is editor of the Catholic
Standard and Times, in which much
Of his best work has appeared. In
reality he is an American Irishman-
that describes it better than the hack
neyed Irish American-which makes
his success in Italian dialect all the
more surprising. He has already is
sued one book under the title Of Can
zoni." which. with his work in the
newspapers. has put him far and away
in the lead of all Italian dialect writ
ers in the country. His fame Is by no
means confined to the one field. how
ever, as his verse in straight English
and in his inherited Irish dialect is
also widely copied.
The high esteem in which Mr.. Days
glimpses into the life of our American
Italians is held is shown by the fol-
lowing appreciation from the pen Of
Julian Hawthorne
Ills Italian Studies" says Mr.. Haw
thOrne, "are really marvellous. These
Italians have Il captivating and inte(k
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

been one Of the factors in the growth
and success of Tuxedo Park, N. Y.
His first wife was daughter of the
late Pierre Lorillard, founder of the
Park. Mr.. Taller is noted whip, an
excellent tennis player and has made
a fortune on the Street. e. N. Taller,
the father of the bridegroom, is the
compiler of the famous diary of events
in New York. and the volumes thereof
take a considerable space in his large
library at his house on Washington
square. New York.
At the wedding the Vanderbilts. Liv-
ingstons. Beekmans. Lehrs, Goulds and
other families of the smart set were
we'll represented.
Mrs. Mary E. Wilkins Freeman was
greeted on recent visit to San Fran
cisco as the author of "Rebecca of
Sunnybroek Farm On the other
hand. Mrs. Kate Douglas Viggin was
recently congratulated by letter as the
author of ''The Shuttle" which apper-
tains by right to Mrs Burnett. The
London typeset+er who recently turned
Mary e. Wilkins into Mary E. Will
liams aud felt no qualm for it would
have hesitated a long while before
turning her Into kate Douglas Wiggin.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
STUDENT AT suBTARaEr RIFLE PRACTICE

STUDENT AT SuBTARGEr RIFLE PRACTICE.
collegiate rifle match for the 1909 gal
lery championship of the United States
was shot on local ranges under the
auspices of the association between
March Is and y. The trophy was the
championship trophy presented by the
Forest, Fish and Game Society of the
United States The time between April
IL and a was set apart for the shoot
ing in the contest known as the inter
scholastic rifle match for the inter
school gallery cha mpionship of the
United States. In this contest there
may be entries of teams of ten from
any public school. preparatory high
school or private school not comforting
degrees. \ third contest in marksman-
ship which is exciting wide interest at
this time is that scheduled for April
10 and several days thereafter be
tween teams representing the United
States, England and Australia This is
Il contest which will determine the in
ternational gallery championship. Con
tests will be held later for the outdoor
championship.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
FOR GOOD MARKsMANsHIp.

The Work Among Youth Done by the
Nationa! Rifle Association.
The Rational Rife association is
doing very important work Ivy way
Of encouraging good craftsmanship
among the youth of the schools ard
colleges of the country. Each spring
matches are held for determining gal
lery championship honors. and they ex-
cite great interest among young men
and boys all over the land The inter
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25


who In the intoxication of first enjoy
Dent of power carried things with too
high a hand With the overthrow of
the committee Of union and progress
and Of the ministry Of Hilmi Pasha
the elements more favorable to the alb
Dolute pretensicns of the sultan come
into power. and Abdul Hamid himself
was by no means displeased when
these leaders fell and their places were
given to such men as Tewfik Pasha.
The new prime minister. and Edhem
Pasha, the new minister of war.
The turn in affairs means also the
downfall, for the time being at least.
ef Ali Ria Pasha. the former minis
ter of war. and of Ahmed Ria, the
1eader Of the Young Turk party and
president of the chamber of deputies.
who has been lifelong friend of po-
0tical reform and who suffered exile
for many years. The new minister Of
war, EdheW Pasha, was commander
0f the Turks In the war with Greece.
The extraordinary climb in the mar
bet which wheat has recently taken is
attributed In part to the bull opera
Items Of James A. Patten, the Chicago
grain man. who In the first five days
Of his big wheat campaign is said to
have cleared a neat profit Of 100000.
His corner in wheat drove the price
q bread In London up penny a loaf.
He was able to sell about t,,OOO 600
bushels Of May wheat at $3.50 to 81 90,
which cost him but $1.O4 only a few
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

day. This room is decorated in white
enamel. and there is a colonial fire.
place. The staircases In the hall are
Of cast iron, enameled. One was the
gift Of the Fort Greene chapter Of
Brooklyn.
An honor was conferred upon Gov
ernor Fort of New Jersey by inviting
him to open the New Jersey state
room. which boasts historic VAIN
scoting. the wood being taken from
the old battleship Augusta. which was
raised where she was sunk off the Jer-
sey coast.
At the southeast corner of the sec
ond floor is the president generals
room. This was furnished by an indi-
vidual gift of $500 from Mrs. James
H. Aldrich of the New York city chap
ter
On the third floor of the building are
the kitchens and dining rooms. The
outer terrace is already completed. so
that the Daughters may drive to the
steps where the porte-cochere will be
placed.
1t is only year since the speedy
completion Of the hall was made pos
sible by the negotiation of loan of
100000, to be paid back in sums as
small as 5000. Since this loan was
effected work has been rushed so that
the structure might be practically
complete by the assembling of the
congress of the Daughters this year
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

Is said that 1t was not entirely
desire for dollars. to be had easily
with successful play. that led
Booth Harrington to write his
share of "The Man From Home
The Hoosier novelist playwright. hav
ing a lot of real American in him. was
so angered by the snobbery and the
toadyism of various alleged Americans
would use the hammer on them. and
he fctlnd the stage better medium
than book or pulpit Harrington is so
Disguised with certain things he has
seen abroad that he has unbosomed
himself with considerable freedom in
this fashion,
I'm ashamed of some of my fellow
Americans. | am Disguised with the
tdlnry that possesses certain of them
when they find themselves abroad I'm
crowned kings we have been wont to
call ourselves. and asses topped with
the fools cap and bells is what those |
speak Of most nearly resemble. | speak
of that class with more money than
good sense: the class that by Inference
distinguishes itself as the socially elect:
the class we others have come to know
as the idle rich: the class that makes
hysterical attempts to misally its
daughters to the morally strabismic
and financially decrepit titular excres-
cences of the old world One may live
for lifetime in small city Of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

year of Mrs McLean's administration
the right is the library. The audito-
rum. which fills the rest of the first
floor. is 20 by 100 feet. There are two
large galleries and one smaller. Here.
as elsewhere. the scheme is entirely in
white. The seating capacity Of the
auditorium is 1850
On the second floor is ballroom.
the scene of the reception on the aft
ernoon of April 10. Continental hall
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

just as predicted by many
when the constitutional regime was in
augurated last summer. 1t was said
then that the empire Of the sultan was
not yet ready for the democratic ideas
proposed. The outbreaks which have
put the empire close to the throes of
revolution have been deferred longer
than many thought possible. but they
have now brought about condition Of
anarchy which bodies i'll for the prog
ress of constitutional principles in the
near future. The Young Turk party,
headed by the committee of union and
progress. seems to have taken the reins
Of government and gone at too hot
headed a pace. with the result that a
reactionary sentiment was created
and the downfall of the ministry was
brought about. The Young Turk party
1s believed to have made great mis-
take when it broke with the expert
enced statesman and proved friend of
liberal ideas who was the first pre-
mfer. kiaelil Fasha. last February
Since his resignation and the appoint
ment as his successor Of Hilmi Pasla
the situation of the committee of union
and progress has gone from bad to
worse. Its embarrassment was agra
waited by the dictatorial course of some
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

~
The senator from Rhode Island. Mel
son W. Aldrich. is a pretty big toad
in the puddle now that the tariff bill
is in the senate and in the hands Of
the finance committee. Of viii : he is
chairman. 1t has surprised the coun-
try to learn that President Taft be-
.ieves Mr.. Aldrich to be with him In
his efforts for tariff revision down
ward and in the interest Of the ulti-
mate consumer The reason for Mr..
Tafts confidence of this is explained
as follows by an observer of the stu
alton at Washington:
"The reason for this coming together
Of the senate leader. who never agreed
with President Roosevelt unless he
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

0onths ago. In Chicago the entire
force of the big bull leaders was
thrown on the buying side of the mar
Ret. and wheat went up by leaps aud
bounds until it developed into a YER
table buying panic
Patten predicts that the days Of cheap
wheat are over and that loaves of
bread viii hereafter be higher in price
or smaller IN size.
Patten denies that he controls the
market. but his alleged wheat corner
has been called to the attention Of the
Genxrtmelat Of justice Ct Washington.