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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
About the State.

Figures compiled by the insurance
publication, The Standard, and now 90
file at the Office OF the state insurance
commissioner, Hon. Beecher Putnam OF
Houltop, show that the fire losses In
Maine for the six months ending June
80. 1911, caused by fires doing damage Of
SIC, 900 and over, amounted to $4,414,
600. This of course includes the big
Bangor fire.
Official figures on the loss and the in
surance in the big Bangor fire of April
80 are now at hand. The total loss on
buildings and contents Is $3.50, 4s2
against which there Is insurance of
81, 583,372. The value OF buildings de.
stroyed and damaged amounts to 81 $751;.
1872 with insurance OF t975,5S5. The
loss on contents reaches 41,Sl3, 300. 1s
and the insurance 1857, 1871.
Chief Justice Emery of the Supreme
Judicial Court, who has retired from the
bench has not completed bis plans for
the future except In . tentative way.
First he plans to take several months
rest. This for the most part he will
spend ut his fine cottage at Hancock
point, where be can enjoy to his hearts
content bis favorite exercise OF walking
and bis ono sport of boat sailing. he
finds rest and restoration on the sea,
which come to him nowhere else. At
the close of the period of loafipg, % he
terms 1t, the chief justice will devote
himself to reading and study and will
possibly do some writing. he just now
has under contemplation the judicial
history OF Maine, although he has not
definitely decided to prepare 1t.
One Of the worst railroad disasters
that ever occurred In eastern Maine was
the coming together head-on Of two
passenger trains Ut GrIndstone on the
Bangor and Aroostook Friday. An
excursion train which WAS returning
from the seashore to Van Buren, met tho
regular express In q binding storm.
The accident is said to be due to mis-.
understanding Of orders. The heavy
express train plowed into the lighter
excursion train, and most Of the damage
was done on the latter. Eight were kill
cd outright, and fifteen or twenty more
or less injured. Most II not oil Of the
Injured will recover. Those killed are:
=. w. Garcelon, engineer Of the excursion
%: Hugh Pipes. dentist. Pre.qus Isle.
snt SesisS son OF the cashier of the Presque
Harry Clark. Presque Isls.
Claude Loomer, Washburn.
eerno Harris, Presque Isle.
Fireman Wentworth, Of regular TAIN, Of
Brewer,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
Lowell.

The summer homes and hotels in town
are we'll filled now, and business about
the lake is good. A large amount of
the travel to the station at Fryeburg is
by automobile.
Rev. DR.. Eaton. recently Of Rogers,
Ark, supplied the pulpit of the Congre.
gational church Sunday morning, and
the Methodist church at the Harbor in
the afternoon.
John B. Kimball, I'd, and wife are
visiting in Boston.
The new house of W. q. Harrington at
Pleasant Point Is open and having q
good share of patronage.
Bennett McDaniels has sold about 20
acres Of the easterly part OF bis farm to
Mrs. C. Morton.
The Independent telephone line has
been extended through Sweden to
Bridgton, making telephone communities
ton direct and very convenient from this
vicinity to that place.
Mrs. Martha j. Elliott has returned
from few weeks visit to Conway, N. II
N. T. Fox has put new wheel in The
saw mill at the village and has crew
making corn boxes for the different can
ming shops in this vicinity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
Oxford.

Rev. Samuel C. Eaton 10 holding after
on the shore of Lake Thompson.
Fl. s. Denning Is working on the bun.
galow belonging to Mr.. Pierce on Her
sey Hill, whore work Is progressing
+. A. Roberts Post and Corps, Son.
OF Veterans and invited guests will hold
. picnic at Mrs. Clara Wsrren's grove
Saturday.
DR.. b. R. Farris, Evie Stowe, George
Smith and Percy Croker have returned
from the military encsmpment at Port.
land.
The Oxford Division OF Sons of Tenn
perance are holding their meetings once
In two weeks during the sum mer months.
Advent campmeeting begins next
week.
DR.. b. R. Farris and family and Al
berta Farris went to Gorham, N. a.,
Thursday to visit DR.. Farris' niece,
Maud Narse, who 10 very III.
Many guests are arriving at the OK
ford Spring House.
Two men claiming to be Mormon mis-
sionaries we're distributing literature
here recently.
Mrs. Mary Illsley OF Portland is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Ellen Turner, who
has been sick.
Vivian Bearce and family Of Hebron
are staying at the Arthur Record camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson OF Lynn, Mass,
are expected at The Pines on the shore
Of Lake Thompson Saturday.
10 spending the summer with his brother,
Otis Perkins.
Mrs. Frank Barker of Norway has
been spending . few days with her IA
Their, Arson Holden.
The members Of Mrs. James Cookies
Sunday School class will hold an enter
tsinment and sale Friday afternoon and
evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Having sold our business to L. L. Merchant
& Co, we shall close our store August ISL to|
August 9TH, inclusive, for the purpose OF taxing
stock and making the transfer.
We take this opportunity to thank the pub
lic for their very generous patronage for the
past twenty-six years, and solicit continuance
|of the same for our successors who come to
Norway with the highest recommendations.
Most sincerely yours
S.B.&Z. S. PRINCE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
Fast Waterford.

j. e. McIntire's cousin, ]. B. Burnett,
with his daughter, Mrs. Jennie Wiley,
and daughter, Natalie, Of Wakefield,
Mass, is visiting him.
q. o. Rolfe took Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Hilton and Matte A. Whittier In his
auto to North Conway and back Sunday
Mrs. Lizzie Sawin, who has been In
Massachusetts some weeks, Is with her
daughter here.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
Maine News Notes.

In short time, so the report goes,
Portland 10 TO have one OF the largest
abattoirs east of Chicago. 1t will be
built at East Deering by the Portland
Meat, Packing and Cold Storage Co.
and will be financed by Portland and
other Maine people. II 10 planned to
have capacity of 5000 animals day,
and give employment to between 1000
and 1900 people. Ii Is expected that
the work upon the construction OF this
plant will commence next month.
Black cats are at premium in the
vicinity of Hinckley and il 10 believed
that some will have to be imported to
carry out the prescription of Canaan
doctor. A farmer In the latter town is
said to be afflicted with shingles and the
doctor has advised him that the only
cure is to take a black cat skin and wrap
around his body. Everyone who owns
black cat In that section Of Somerset
county hates to part with 1t for any
small sum, and the stray ones. since the
doctor gave out his prescription, have
sought other quarters.
The New Haven Register prints let
ter from Prof. A. G.. Derrell OF Yale
College, which declares that the PROPOSE
ton to plant and raise oysters In Maine
10 not feasible. Prof. Derrell says that
he spent nine summers investigating the
form and physical condition of the
Maine coast, from Cssco Bay to Esstport.
He was In charge two years OF the work
on fish commission vessels and seven
years on expeditions from Harvard and
Yale. The results were published years
ago some as early as 1874. He declares
that the oyster shells In ancient Indian
shell heaps that have been dug up do not
prove that oysters will live and grow on
the Maine coast now, except In the sum-
mer season. He says that he has dredged
and taken temperatures and observations
OF over . thousand localities OF the
Maine coast and probably knows 1t moro
thoroughly than any man living.
The lobster was not always the sris-
tocrat Of the breakfast table and the
most costly of dslicacies. A man who
in Ohio has this "reminiscences In the
Cleveland Leader: "One day Ia Cleve-
land took friend out to luncheon and
suddenly the old appetite fer lobster
came back to both Of Us, a. We we're
both born on the Maine coast. We had
two full portions and the bill was s2.
And yet az boy I have seen my father
standing on the wharf bargaining with .
fisherman for his lobster catch Of the
day, and often for 81 have seen the lob
ster fisherman turn over 10 my father
the entire catch and the whole boatload,
$50 or 800 big black lobsters, perhaps,
would be dumped on the landing and
taken back on our old farm a. feed for
the pigs" The Gossiper, whose memory
does not run back nearly - far ~ that
Of the Cleveland man, can recall when
his father, who was Casco bay lobster
fisherman, sold Holsters at the price of
five cents each, or six for quarter.
And they were good-sissd count Holsters,
all Of them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
North Waterford.

Mrs. A. B. Cooper of Milton, Mass,
who has been at Fred Hszelton's part OF
two summers, Is back again.
Berries are very plenty but rather
small on account Of dry weather early.
There was party from Norway at the
Tubbs cottage few days.
Mrs. Nell Knight and son Ralph went
to Norway Thursday. Mrs. knight
went to Lewiston also.
Mrs. Martha A. Bisbee, who has been
visiting her son, J. Henry Hanlin, and
family and friends, has returned homo.
Charles Marston assisted Fred Hazel
ton on his barn Monday. Master Frank
Hatch came With him and visited his
aunt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
Denmark,

Chas. q. Ingalls, and wife and Miss
Hsrnden are guests of Mrs. Kate San
born for few days.
Mr.. Fred Sanborn's cooper shop was
destroyed by FIRE Monday morning, the
oath.
The new boiler at the corn shop has
been placed in position, and the boiler
house is to be built as soon as possible
by Mr.. Cyrus Barker.
Silver Rebekah Lodge, /. o. Q. F.,
gave the degree to two candidates
Thursday evening, after which Ice cream
and cake we're served In the banquet
hall,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
Norway Lake.

Mr.. franklin Harwood has moved into
the Herrick house. They oame from
Abilene, Kansas.
Elmer Dunn seems much improved
since he came home.
Miss Martha Dunn of Auburn spent
the week with her parents, coming home
July 22d.
Alton Frost 10 spending his vacation
with his family.
Mrs.. Eben Bennett and Mrs. Charles
Boober went to Portland the 22d In a
auto and returned By train.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
Albany.

Mrs. Will McNally and children have
returned from Massachusetts,, where she
has been for some time.
There was . goodly number ut the
circle which was held at the vestry ut
Hunts Corner, July 9th. There will
be another circle Aug. 10.
Mrs. Wescott of Portland II at Ben In
mans.
Fred Clark Of Bolster's Mills was In
town recently.
Mrs. Addie Conner, who has been
visiting her daughter In Gilead, has re-
turned, and d stopping ct @. D. Connsr'A
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
East Bethel.

Mrs. Eta Bean is entertaining guest.
from away.
Mr.. David Cav of Cambridge, Mass.
was recent guest at Il. E. Bartlett's.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. a. Swan were calico
to South Paris the first of the week by
the death of Mr.. Swans father.
Mrs. Dolly Blake has gone to Maiden
Mass, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Clark and two SON
have been spending the past two week
at C. M. Kimball's and helping through
the hay season.
Mr.. Will Holt is doing the farm worl
and haying for Mrs. Susan Bean.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01

TERMS al 50 year II paid strictly In advance,
Otherwise $500 year. Single copies cents
ADVERTISEMENTS: AN legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions Tor $i'oo
per inch In length Of column. Special con.
tracts made with local, transient and yearly
advertisers.
JOB PRINTING New type, fast presses. electric
power experienced workmen and low prices
combine to make this department Of our busi-
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
SINGLE COPIES.

SINGLE COPIES.
Single copies OF THE DEMOCRAT are four cent
each They will be mailed on receiptof price b
the publishers or for the convenience OF patron
single copies Of each issue have been placed o.
sale at the following places In the County:
South Paris, Towards Drug Store.
Shurtle1's Drug Store.
Norway, Moves Drug Store.
stones Drug Store.
Ruckaeld. Alfred Cole. Postmaster.
Paris Hill Mrs Harlow. Post ONCE.
West Paris Samuel 7. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Chalmers Motor Cars.
Fly Nets.
Green Tag Sale.
Announcement.
Become Deposition.
Eye Sight and Insurance.
Three Notices Of Appointment.
Wanted
Executors Sale Of Real Estate.
Notice.
Parker's Hair Balsam.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01

II is reported that some members oil
the Grsnge-perhaps it would be better
to say member, for only one Is mention
ed-have protested against the action oil
the executive committee of the State
Grange in arging the support of pro-
hibition upon the subordinate oranges.
1t is argued that the question of repeal,
ing or retaining the prohibitory amend
ment is a political question, and the
grange should keep entirely out OF poll.
tics. Well, so is taxation a political
question, but the State Grange has taken
an active part in shaping tax laws with
out the imputation of mixing in politics
So are direct primaries a political ques
ton, but State Master Stetson has never
been condemned for advocating the sys
tenn. In fact, all questions on which
men honestly differ, relating to matters
of law and government, are politica
questions-though not necessarily part!
questions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01
North Buckfleld.

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bicknell ant
daughter Grace of Norway called or
relatives and friends Sunday.
Helen Heald, who has typhoid fever
has trained nurse from Portland. Shs
is reported comfortable at this writing
Miss Althea Stetson has returned from
Hsverhill, Mass.
Mr.. aud Mrs. N. NJ. Mayhem OF Au
burn visited his mother, Mrs. j. Z. May
hew, recently.
Robbie Sturtevant has returned to hi.
work In Norway.
I'M. Millett and family were In Paris
Monday.
Several Maxwell cars passed through
here Wednesday on their way to Han
over, where a dinner will be served those
who have purchased cars this year.
Rev. B. F. Lawrence of Marlboro,
Mass, called on his old parishioners, C.
B. Keene and Hermon Morse, one day
last week.
Mrs. Cleon Record Of Portland is stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. Irving Smith.
Vinton Keene, wife and brother Grover
spent the day, July 23d, With their par
Gnts, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Graham, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Allen and daughter
Dorothea Of Rumford were at Washing.
ton Heald's the 23d, It being the anniver.
sary of Mr.. Heald's birth.
Percy Turner of South Paris has been
In the place visiting relatives.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01

The question of the prohibitory
amendment, on which We are to vote
Sept. 11th, is not a political question in
the sense of being party issue. Fol
years the advocates of repeal have pro
fessed to want the question submitted tC
the people at special election, $50 as
to take it out of politics." That has
now been done, and every man has the
right Of voting according to bis convic
tiOus or lack of them. 1t is true that
some of the advocates of license are try
ing to crack the party whip, but the
effort ought to fail.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-01

ooh the fly, the horrible fly!
Dabbing at nose and mouth and eye
Over the ceiling, over the meat,
Over all that people eat
Buzzing, tickling, crawling about
Horrihle fnaect Won get ont ~
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28
L'Archeveque de Montreal
Sert la Table

Scion une ancienne coutume,
tous les 6leves de la facult6 de the
ologie au Grand S6minaire, rue
Sherbrooke, ont eu le Vendredi-
Saint au midi, CONNIE servants Gle
tables, leurs professeurs, leur su-
p6rieur ct Sa Grandeur rArcheve-
que de Montreal. Cette pieuse
coutume existe dams tous les Sc
minaires dirig6s par les Sulpiciens.
Ellie comm6more le souvenir du
Christ qui servit ses apotres avant
de commencer sa Passion.
Mgr Bruch6si, en- soutane violet
te, await revetu un tablier blanc ct
Sa Grandeur servit ct desservit un
certain nombre de tables. LIE Su-
p6rieur ct les professeurs s'etaient
partag6 les autres.
InutiLe d'ajouter que les s6mina-
ristes ne sont pas sans eprouver
une certaine emotion durant ce re-
pas.
Cette coutume pour les grands
de servir les petits lie jour anniver-
saire de la mort du Sauveur sub
siste depuis des siecles chez les pa
pes de rEglise Catholique: A la
Cour d'Autriche, rempereur Fran
cois-J Joseph insiste chaque aimee
pour laver les pieds de douze de
sujets. Ceux-ci sont recrutes par
mi les pauvres ct Sa Majestic en-
profile pour leur donner de magni-
fques cadeaux.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28
Avis officieI

II nous fait plaisir d'annoncer
que nous avons recu une icence
pour les Etats du Michigan ct du
Minnesota, notre rapport pour 1910
ayant do1m6 entiere satisfaction
aux commissaires d'assurance de
ces deu4 Etats.
Ce r6sultat est encourageant ct
quoique nous soyons assez salts
fats de l6tat dies finances de notre
societ6, nous aurions pu recevoir
un plus grand nombre d'applica--
tions durant lannee. Nous disons
ceci sans vouloir faire de reproches
personne, car un grand nombre
de nos membres meritent des fell
citations.
Notre organisation prend DIES
proportions assez importantes ct
nos compatriotes devraient Sc faire
un devoir de lencourager Ellie
est purement canadienne-francaise
ct ellie pour but principal l'avan-
cement DIES n6tres ct la conserva-
tion de la langue francaise qu'un
ii grand nombre cherche d6trui-
re
Esp6rons que les applications
nous arriveront en- grand nombre
d'ici a la prochaine convention.
,Eusebe Bertrand, Sec. Arch.
Marquette. Mich.
Cartes a ''louer" ct a "vendre" a
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28
MInNESOTk !;
HISTORICAL |
s@lfnERd
ANNONCEs:

Tariff des annonces dome sur appIl
cation.
DemanGes ploi-demaude de do
mestiques on d'emloyes-annonces pour
chambre Ou pension annOnces pour
objets perdus ou trouves.
An taux de UN CENT du mot
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28

Disraeli Que,-M. Narcisse Ha-
mel, p4re de M. le cure j. A. Ha-
mel, de Diraeli: est d6c6d6 a Page
de IS ans.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28
FEU! FEU! FEU!

PourquOi ne pas placer vos
Assurances avec un des n6tres?
Soft contre lie Feu, les Ouragans,
les Voleurs, les Automobiles ct
les Chevaux. Voyez done notre
compatrotes, il est digne de conf
ance ct est lie seul Canadien Fran
gals repr6sentant les Meilleures
Compagnies de la vile. Telepho-
ne, Z. S. North 9l7; residence T..
S. North 522. C.. C.. Belan9er
1900 Avenue Centrale.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28

Nous enverrons IN n,1mero specimen
du journal toute personne qni en- fer
la demande.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28

Cartes a ''louer'' ct a "vendre" a
nos bureaux lOc.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28
ECHO DE L'oUEsT
journal Hebdomadaire

Toutes lettres, correspondances, Etc.
ioivent etre adressees directement
L'EcHo DE L'OuEsT, Minneapolis, MINI.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28
Canaoa

Disraeli Que,-M. Narcisse Ha.
mel, pere de M. le cure j. A. Ha'
mel, de Diraeli: est d6c6d6 a Page
de IS ans.
Montr6al-Louis Bonenfant
menuisier, qui a fait une chute
du quatrieme etage, au No l4e
Saint-Denis est mort a fh6pita]
Notre-Dame.
Oka-Un violent incendie a de-
truit un hanger a grain, apparte-
nant a M. Calixte Laurin, fermie1
du seminaire. Les pertes s'ele-
vent a $500.
Ottawa-Le capt. Claremont:
d6c6d6 en- Autralie, 6tait un Off
cier canadien. II faisait partie de
lartillerie royale canadienne ct de-
meurait a Halifax. Ian dernier
il d6missionna ct partit pour
fAustralie.
Ottawa -L'inspecteur f. j.
Fitzgerald ct les constables Carter,
Kinney ct Taylor, de la police a
cheval, qui ont peri dams rouest,
pres de Fort Macpherson, devaient
aller ) au couronnement du roi
Georges V.
Ottawa M. L. Jacques, qui de-
meure sur le chelnin de Chelsea, a
eu un bras fracture alors quill ira
vaillait a la manufacture de ciment
de Hull. L'accident etc cause
par la chute dune crosse pierre:
Qu6bec-Aux prochaines cleo
tions du Barreau, Honorable L. P.
Pelletier ct Honorable L. A. Tas-
chereau Sc ont candidats aux fonc-
tions de batonnier. La lutte ne
saura manque d'etre chaude.
Notre-Dame du Lac La scierie
de M. Alfred Michaud a etc de-
tr11ite par un violent incendie.
Les pertes s'6lAvent a $4,000. M.
Michaud n'avait pas d'assurances.
II reconstruira son usine le plus
tot possible.
Piereville-M. Grenier. de No
tre-Dame de Pierreville, descen-
DAFT en- canot la rivi6re Saint
FRANCOIS, lorsque, a un moment
dome, sa frele embarcation chavi-
ra. II put heureusement Sc rem
Dire all rivage a la mage. II a per-
du son canot ct divers autres OBJ
jets.
Embrun, Ont. poursuit une
enquete au sujet de la mort mys-
t6rieuse de Nine Leon Gr6goire.
Cette femme succomb6, il y a
une semaine, a une maladie qui
ma dur6 qu'un jour. On assure
que sur son lit de mort ellie por-
t6 des accusations, Son cadavre a
Ct0
Qu6bec-Qu6bec d6pensera pres
dun million pour travaux perma-
nents dams ses rues, cette aimee.
M. Hays fait retoucher les
plans de la gare terminate du
Transcontinental a Quebec de fa-
con a Pagrandir. Ellie ccntera.
dit-on, plus dun millions de dol
lars.
Ottawa-M. w. Jennings Bryan
1ui par trois fois d6ja etc le can
didat d6mocratique a la pr6siden-
ce des Etats-Unis visitera Ottawa
le 10 mai proclaim, NJ Bryan fera
plusieurs discours dams la capitale.
NJ. Bryan est cousin du commits
saire Baker,. du bureau de publ
cite d'Ottawa.
Ottawa-M. Lucien Dube, de-
puis 81 ans messager en- chef de la
chambre DIES communes, prendra
sa retraite au mois de JUN, ainsi
que les messengers sessionnels Dod-
ley, Hyszard ct Braheau. Ce der
nier est de Montreal. Ces trois
messengers recevront une indemnit6,
de $500 chacun.
Saint-Hyacinthe--Les coqs de
combat saisis sur le lieu de la ba-
taille, ont etc vendus a lench6re, a
la station de police. Les IS coos
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28

Bruxelles.- L'aviateur Lansen
avec trois passengers, fait Tin vol
de cinquante-quatre miles. C'est
un record.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-04-28
LA VIE

On s'6veille, ON Sc leve, on s'habil-
lie ct fon sort:
On rentre, on dine, on soupe, on Sc
c6uche. on s'endort.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-25
Is ANY OF This YouRs2

In the treasury at Washington lies
$4,000 in gold waiting the rightful
owners. This is the accumulation
of years and represents unclaimed
interest on the public debt. Some
where, in hooks and crannies and
out of the way places are the govern
ment's interest checks for the mon
ey, which never have been cashed.
Some of them never will be presente-
ed, others may be brought in time,
and some are held by cautious invest
ors.
From time to time the treasury at
tempts to call in the checks and the
vagaries of human nature are shown.
One citizen has more than 100000
waiting for him and holds the checks
for it.
He was recently invited to cash in
and make a trip to Washington to
tell treasury officials the checks were
his property; he would cash them
when he pleased, or burn them up if
he wished.
If he does the latter his money
will be held in the vaults until con-
gress, perhaps, may dispose OF It,.
The treasury can do nothing but
keep il.
The contractor who laid the first
pavement upon Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol to the White House
has $21, 900 waiting for him; it has
been there many years, but the treas
ury has never been able to find the
rightful payee, as the contractor
failed and his affairs became involved
in litigation which never has been
settled.
The amounts of this seemingly own
erless fund range from thousands
down to a few cents. The smaller
amounts are held for those who own
ed government securities at some
time or other and probably have for
gotten to collect their interest.