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WITH THEFT
A Queer Trial In Which Was Used
a Queer Defense.
SHIPPING A CASE OF GOLD.
The Solution of the Difference In
Weight of the Box at Cape Nome and
at San Francisco The Clever Move
of an Astute Young Lawyer.
One of the most interesting trials
that ever took place in any country
was that of James Stevens in the Cali
fornia courts for theft. The circum
stances were as follows: .
There were four prospectors in the
Klondike region when the gold fever
there was at Its height, among whom
Stevens was one. They "struck it
rich divided up and started out for
the United States. Just before leav
lost everything he had. Winter was
coming on and he bade fair to starve
unless something was done for 11111)"
Bo the other three decided to pay bin'
BO much to guard their dust 011 .tin
ship and pay his way home to Sai
JTrancIsco. They each had their shar
Of dust and nuggets accurately
weighed and then put theiu in:b
common pile, pending, of course, iheii
reapportionment on reaching port.
This they placed in a strong box
which they nailed up and sealed care
fully. It was Stevens duty to watch
this by day and sleep by it by night
until the destination was reached
There was exactly 200 pounds avoirdu
pols of the gold, sworn to by a reguiai
weigher. It was worth a great dea!
of money.
IWell, everything went along smoothly
mntil San Francisco was reached,' Ste
Tens seeming to appreciate what hi:
former partners were doing for h bin
and guarding his trust jealously. Wber
the ship came Into port tbe box wa
-Immediately removed, under the super
rlsion of Stevens, to a place of re
'weighing, so that each could take hii
: share again and deduct so muc a for
;Sterens' pay.
It was found that instead of bavinp
'600 pounds of gold as before ther was
'now only a fraction over 598 pcunds
'The partners were loath to dltrus
SteTens and had It reweighed twice
Ibut with the same result each time.
Reassured as they were of 1.1s gui)
iand having contempt for such Irigrati
tude, they Immediately ewore put a
warrant for his arrest. He &l th
'time protested his innocence, but wa;
mot able to account for the loss. ,
The poor fellow was' thrown intr
1 prison and held for trial. Not having
:any money or friends, he gave up al!
Inopo of being acquitted, as the cir
cumstantlal evidence seemed absolute
y against him. A young lawytjr was
appointed by .the court to defen j him
This young man, Thaddeus VVav'ne by
name, set to work on the seemingly
Ihopeless job with great enthusiasm
as he had few clients anyhoir ann"
Iflenty of time. 1
The case was soon called and til th
circumstantial evidence set ! forth
Wayne did not even question a wit
ness.
iWhen all the testimony vVas ir
"Wayne requested the judt,'e t allow
falm to qualify Samuel L. Jwhnson.
teacher of physics u high school, a
am expert witness. Tia-e judpre. ijot see
inj any relation of pbysjes to th
theft, was about to refuse the, youn i
man when a peculiar glimmer in th?
latter eye persuaded blm to humor
the boy. Johnson was placed; on tLp
stand, and the following colloquy en
sued: i
"With what does physics dea T
changes In the state or conation or
matter." -
"Does the weight of a persoi Jchange
as he chancres his location Jon the
earth?'
"Yes."
"Just how does that bapr in. and
how mnch does the weight c! AnupV"
"The weight of any body Is
at the poles of the earth, as
the nearest points to the ce
gets less and less tbe farther
el toward the equator, for we
from the center. This effe
hanced by the rotation of tl
bodies tending to fly off moi
equator than near the poles.
irreatest
hey an
ter. It
ke trav-
bo aw:n
is en
p eann
at th
he cm-
blnatlon of these two maK
a ldj
- weigh one two-hupdred-ar
p-eiuhry
i ninth less at the equator th:h at the
, nnlM and a Drooortionate aLlount foi
. distances between."
"About what fraction of lit weight
- would a body lose In going f cjorn C ap.
"I should say about one iu no.
'"Then go'd weighing 600 .founds In
:Nome could not possibly w jigh over
1598 pounds here, could itr
"It could not."
It Is needless to say that Stevens was
acquitted on this evidence, fl is former
partners were so sorry or izteir recem
suspicion and so eager to mi ke anipud-i
that they not only paid him the salary
they had promised blm, bt set him
up In business from tneir anpie umius
This fact is peculiar, but perfectly in
accord with reason. It is recognized
by the United States goverrinent. F.v
ery time bullion is sent froqf Washing
ton to the New Orleans min a certain
amount of weight is lost in tbe mere
act of transit. So in order ;to get the
Bame amount of metal in teach coin
compensating weights or thise ie-i;ii--5y
calibrated have to be-u or elre
special scales. If tbe weights are mud
. at Washington and sent tc New )r-
: leans of course they win lose in wetuti
-jind will weigh true on a pair or ikii
nces. But spring balances cannot bo
used. Lawrence Hodges
Times.
In louver
"Mosauito Talcum Powder : kee,.:
jnosuuiu .
. mm T-m On T HI 1 I IT II
Store.
Any fight in which a knife is used
'.'can' be termed a sharp controversy.
"Mosquito Talcum Powder" taeu-
'them off. For Sal at li'ir P""
-.Store. ,
CHARGED
NEARBY NEWS BRIEFLY
TOLD.
Mr. Solomon Chadwick has returned
from Atlanta, Ga., where he attended
a checker tournament of the South
ern states. Ttijre was a large gath
ering of checker r layers present. Mr.
Chadwick came ct t with third honois
and ii r some time held the su ing on
seeoai place. Tbe next tutiraament
will be held in Mobile, Ala. New
Bern Sun.
The end of the watermelon is here.
A. few melons are still found about
town. These are not wanted very
much. The "chills" in the Septem
ber melon, whether true or not, keep
many from wanting a melon. New
Bern Journal.
The police blotter shows that up to
last night 103 arrests had been made
during the month of August. For the
corresponding month last 185 ar
rests were made. Asked how. he ac
counted for the decrease of 8? arrests.
'Chief of Police J. N. "Williams said
that it was unquestionably due to the
passage of the prohibition law. He
says that better order has been main
tained and less crime has been com
mitted in the city since the o losing of
the saloons the first of Janaary. Re
cently the police have gone for a day
or two without making a single ar
rest. Wilmington Star.
"How comes it that the superinten
dent of the North Carolina State
Prison is named Laughinghouse ? Is
his a deliberate attempt to make
sport of the inmates?" asks the Nor
folk Landmark. Not at all. It is tr
nake them forget, tfcf ir trr-nbtes whi.
lenied their liberty. Raleigh News
ind Observer.
While off Cape Hatteras on August
3, bound for New York, Capt. Fritz
Borge and the crew of the fruit
steamer Chlotilde Cuneo witnessed
the novel sight of a school of twenty
five or more whales chasing millions
of large mackerel. The lookout on
the bow of the Cuneo, who had been
an old whaler, could not resist the
temptation to cry out "Thar she
blows ! " as he first saw one of the
whales spouting. At that time the
vessel was about a mile from the
( whales. Captain Borge ran in close
and they saw the rest of the school
and the sea apparently alive with
mackerel. The whales were driving
the mackerel ahead at a furious rate,
and the small fish would leap clear
out of the water. A whale would come
to the surface, open his jaws and
gulp in a. barrel of the mackerel. The
chase continued for several miles, and
as the Cuneo drew away the whales
were still enjoying themselves at the
xpense of the mackerel Fishing 1
Gazette.
OYSTER SEASON BEGLJTS.
Today marks the "Open Season" for
, , o i
Bivalves Siew River Supply. I
Wilmington Star.
While the shipments of oysters . to
local daelers will not begin until the
latter part of beptemher, tno season
proper begins today, as always on the
first of beptember, ana the marKet
win open witn me usual aeinaim 101
. 1 1 1 1 r j j? I
tne nrst snipmenis.
The season for the oyster is greeted
with much joy and reports from the
various large oyster marKets moi-
cate a good season for the bivalves.
Wilmington dealers usually receive
large shipments from New Bern, the
ounds and New Riyer for . interior
points, but always during the first
few weeks it is very OUU Witn mem.
The celebrated wew wver oysters,
which have for years been a favorite
with Wilmington people, will again oe
a favorite here, and it is generally
hoped that there win De an anunaani
3uppiy tnis year.
During the past few seasons there
has been a scarcity of New River oys-
ters, principally aue to tne raci
the oystermen nave peea tu
get hands to help them during the
Dlantine season and mussels have
been destroying them In the beds.
Fuller's Brigade Holds Reunion.
Columbus. O.. Sept. - 1. Fuller's
Ohio Brigade, one of the famous fight
ing organisations of the Civil War,
opened its annual reunion h)e to'4.ylpeil tQ him when he starts to school
with a business meeting in. the coun -
cil chamber. The brigade was com -
posed of the Twenty-seventh, Thirty -
ninth, Forty-third and Sixty-third!
Ohio -regiments. In the course of
years the ranks of the surviving
members of the brigade have been
considerably thinned out, but there
was still a fair number of veterans in
attendance when the meeting was
called to order by the permanent
president, Maj. Charles H. Smith. .
The program includes a capfire for
the afternoon, presided Over by Col.
Oscar L. Jackson, of Newcastle, Pa.,
and a general meeting with speeches,
music, etc., in the evening, y
Moore-Frivett.
Mr.- and Mrs; Doyle Burkett Privett
have announced the engagement of
their sister, Leila Foster, to Dr. Carl
Kinchen Moore, of the Wilson Sanato-
num.-
ji, TOni toVA niooo in st
'7 t ; I IIC W CUU111& lil wv--
steenen s tupiscopai wnurcn oiuubi
20. - - ?
1
The interest of the many friends
the bride and groom elect will cluster
round this coming happy event.
. Foire " women change their names
mo el "because they want the change.
AOVICE TOPARENTS.
Pertinent To Be Published
t -
ot This Particular
Time.
Every Parent in Goldsboro Should
Read Carefully and Then Faith. ,
fully Practise the Following
Ethical Advicer-
Mr. Bruce Craven, whose observa
tion and experience fit him for speak
ing to parents In behalf of their chil
dren and the school teachers alike,
writes as follows:
Once upon a time a little girl was
in ecstacies over a dog and pony show
she had just seen, and'the fond moth
er thought the occasion appropriate
for the impressing of a great moral
lesson. So she said to the child: "If
a poor dumb brute like a pony or a
dog can do such smart things, just
think what a girl like you ought to
do." The child pondered this for a
moment and then answered: "Well,
Mamma, I reckon I would be as smart
if I had been trained as well."
I had just, related this old anecdote
one day when a father of nine chil
dren intimated that it was presump
tuous in me to be giving advice about
training children. I asked him if his
nine were better or worse than when
-py first came under his charge, and
..a said he supposed they were a little
worse; and I then told him that while
he had charge of nine I had charge
of nine hundred; that I had studied
them and profited by experience
while he had not; that the average
children who came under my care
were better when they left it, while he
acknowledged that his were worse;
that all people assisted him in exercis
ing his authority, while eighteen hun
dred parents and thirty-five hundred
brothers and sisters were working
against me more or less ; that I had
charge of the children five hours and
their parents and the streets had them
nineteen; and that finally a school
teacher's life was of few days and full
of trouble.
The gentleman was prevailed upon
to admit that I was at lease entitled
to my opinion as well as lie was to
his; whereupon I set down the fol-
lowing observations in the nature of
an open letter.
Never tell any one that your child
is not bad, but merely full of mischief.
The only difference between mischief
and meanness is that one is rour child
and the other Is your neighbor's. ;
Never brag about the tr-irhfulness
of your boy. I once walked up sud-
denly to a boy smoking a cigarette
and he clinched the thing in his closed
fist and looked me square in the eyes
and declared without blinking (while
, . . . .
lilt; tigaiciic n xo uui 411115 a uiiotci 111
his hand) that he had never smoked
a ciearette in his life. The next
. - tne fatner brouKht the son
tQ gee me and gaid in his presence
. . . . f u of miscnief
but that one thing he could COunt on
that h wonid never teli iie.
u j generally true that the chil-
ln Sf,hooi ghow rjlainlv the char-
aPter of their narents. 1 know a man
wnQ ig & constant jester to tie extent
,h t one-ever knows whether or
1. hft means what he savs. His bov
h as no reeard what ever for the truth
. . - rfiVfirpnf.ft fnr truth In one
p.eneration r,r0(iuces a chronic liar in
. . asthma in one may pro-
. tuberculosis in the next
. . . t b democrat ln
believlng that all men are created
. . , deend ul,on, them.
act,va onW fnr Slirness. hllt th loneer
teach scnool he more I am con
vinced that there is something in
hGredit strong arguments are made
againgt corporal punishment in the
3cnool r00m. but the strongest of all
th . . nnn,ahins, tne child for
the sins of the parents. When you
hear of a parent trying to shift to
the teacher the responsibility; for his
child's misconduct, you may know
that it is the moving of a guilty con
science. ;
Refrain from frightening the child
I at home with stories of what will hap
j - r - his practice Is largely responsible
1 por ne spirit of antagonism that often
1 exists between teacher and mipil. The
right thing is to cultivate the spirit
OI friendliness by telling the. chil
ren that they wil be treated kindly
J anj justly.
Qe away from the idea that the
public school'schief duty is to relieve
y0u of a parent's responsibility. It
Us true that the greatest thing school
Can do Is to reform character, but it
J has a very poor chance to do it with-
jout your Id.
J & criminal is presumed I innocent
I unyi proven guilty beyond a reason
fable doubt. Will you not give the
same consideration to the teacher who
is honestly -and earnestly trying to
make the most and best of the chil
1 dren In her care?
Do not claim to be a friend of the
school if you are capable of allowing
lu uuiracui;u , 7
slander that will imnair the school s
i - -
i usbiuiucbb.
-.1 Visit the school and learn tne teacn
of er's side of the question, and know
something of her burdens and respon
sibilities
Persistently discourage the child
from being idle and loafing oh" the
Streets and being away from home
any eVening of, the school week.
Assist the teacher in the effort tc
teach the child to really study in
stead of the too common practice of
setting aside a few minutes for care
less reading of the lessons.
Talk to the teacher and find out
what she wants you to do, snd then
do it. There is only one teacher and
you can go to see her easier than she
can go to see fifty parents.
Teach the child respect for law and
order, that he must obey because it
is right to obey, and that his disobe
dience in the smallest detail is a re
flection on you and a dishonor to
hhra. Misbehavior of a pupil in a
school that is supported for his bene
fit ought to make the parent blush
for shame.
Let the child know for an absolute
certainty that he . will get no encour
agement from you in disobedience
and shirking.
Remember that the child may very
easily believe himself . imposed upon,
but that his "tales out of school" give
only one side of it, and that instead
of accepting his version, you should
gently but firmly show him that the
teacher is right and that she Is act
ing for his good.
Never ask for any special consid
eration for your children. They will
not get it in real life, and they should
be taught to expect only such privil
ege as is accorded to all alike.
Try" to impress the fact that the
school is not a prison, but a place to
learn, and that no one has a right
there who is a source of annoyance or
disturbance..
Never say anything but good of a
teacher in the presence of a pupil.
The teacher may sometimes deserve
criticism, but the chances are that
you do not know whether she does or
not, and besides you may rest assured
that she will get all she deserves.
Send the children to school prompt
ly and regularly, teaching them that
going to school is their business just
as much as going to the store or fac
tory Is' the business of the father or
elder brother.
Think of the burden and responsi
bility of your own few children aad
then try to imagine what you would
do If you had to control forty similar
or worse ones and at tbe same time
try to teach every minute.
When the teacher has somo trouble
with your child, stop and try to re
member if you have ever had any
trouble with him, and then ask your
self if the teacher can be rightly ex
pected to get along with him better
than you do.
Do not presume to criticize the
management of the school until you
have talked to the persons in author
ity and have done something to help.
Take advantage of an opportunity tc
io or say something to help' and be
more free with words of kindness
than the Other kind.
Use the full strength of your in
3uence to get your children 'nterested
in good literature, for there can be
no surer guarantee of safety.
Do not think that a certain part of
the school is wrong just because you
do not understand it. The school is
not run now like It was in your day,
and neither are children managed at
home 4ike they were then.
Give the teacher a fair considera
tion. She is in the employ of the
community and her duty is o attend
to the welfare of the children and not
to your convenience. Some people ex
pect teachers, and especially super
intendents, to toady and' flatter in or
der to -hold their positions, but a
person who will do so is not fit to en-
ter a school and will do more harm to
the children by his example and per- they were instrumental in purchas
sonal influence in one day than he jng.
can- do good by his teaching in
year.
J. B. Edwards Somewhat Better.
J. B. Edwards, who was attacked by
Norman - Rhodes, colored, was some
what "better today, although his con
dition remains critical.
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS
Remaining ia the Pestefiice, Oeldsber.
Wayne Ceaaty, H. C.
August 80, 1909.
Xea's List
James Artis.
' Wade . Hampton.
H. C. Kinsey.
John Myers.
Will Price. Spencer Pittman, John
Pertenery; E. S. Peterson. - .
George Smith, J. R. Swan, J. Pal
mer Scoggins.
H. Mi Williamson, W. L Ward.
Ladles List
Mrs. Francis Artis.
- Miss - SalUe - Brown, Miss Jeannettt
E. Brogden, Mittie Barbrey, Ida
Bryant.- - -.
Miss Carle Coley.
Mrs. Corinua Dunsc -. Mis Julia
Driver.
Mix i.V Hill, Mrs. - Tezzie Ho
ard,1 Miss Sarah A. Ha-by, Miss J D.
Haoper, Miss Jular Himlton. Miss
Easter Hariawm.
Mrs.:Ann Jownee.
Apple Merritt
Miss' Bether Taton, Miss Annie
Peal.
Mrs. Victoria-Robinson, Effle Ross.
Mrs. Malon -Stevens, Miss Mary E.
Slveey Miss Lucy Shelley.
Christine Taylor.
Persons calling for above letter
will please say advertised. Rule
and regulations require that one cen
bo paid on advertised letters
1 ' '" J. F. DOBSON,
Postmaster.
NEWS FROM WALTER
Personal Mentions and Cur
rent Events ChrenK
icled.
Record-Breaking Attendance at Ebe-
nezer Quarterly Meeting Sun
day Afternoon Storm and
Lightning.
Miss Ada Coor accompanied her
sister, Mrs. Milford Aycock, home
Sunday afternoon, where she has gone
fora week's visit.
Mrs. Frank Edwards returned Mon
day from a visit to Snow Hill and
Beston, where he visited friends and
relatives near his old home.
Mr. Logan Thompson, of Goldsboro,
was a visitor at Mr. George Becton's
Monday afternoon and night.
Mr. Allison Sasser, of Goldsboro,
spent Sunday here, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. George Becton.
Mr. Herod Hooks and Miss Pau
line Gurley, from Buck Swamp, were
guests of the Misses Swinson Sunday
after church.
Mr. Clifton Peacock and Miss Mil
dred Gurley, of Buck Swamp, and
Messrs. Alkie Massey and Clifton Holt
from near Princeton, were visitors at
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rose's last Sun
day.
Mr. Hugh Edwards, who has been
teaching at Rocky Mount, is at home
on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Edwards, where his many
friends are glad to see him.
Misses Minnie Pearson, of Bellevue,
and Lizzie Smith, of Pikevilla, are ad
ding pleasure to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Luby Edwards.
Mr. Clifton Woodard, of Tvhitaker's,
arrived here Friday on a visit to his
grandmother. Mrs. Toby Howell.
Miss Pearl Woodard, who has been
on an extended visit to hec grand
mother, Mrs. Toby Howell, left last
week for her home at Whitakers, N. C.
Mr. Ham Caldwell, of Chanctte, and
Mrs. James Wjatson, of Lemon
Springs, were summoned by telegraph
Sunday on account of the extremely
critical illness of their mother, Mrs.
Jane Caldwell. Her many friends are
much concerned and trust she may be
restored to health.
During the storm Sunday afternoon,
lightning struck Mr. George Becton's
woodpile and stunned several chick
ens which had gone to roost, and
shocked some of the people in the
house. Around the fireplace in one
of the rooms it had the appearance of
being on fire, but there wa3 nothing
burned; but those who witnessed it
were very much alarmed. It was an
angry looking cloud, and its black
ness increased by the rapid flashes of
lightning.
Misses Annie Yelverton, of Stan-
tonsburg, and Lucille Dixon, of Nor
folk, Va., are lending the pleasure of
their numerous charms to the home of
Miss Elizabeth Becton.
Misses Emma Outlaw, Margaret and
Mary Lewis Sasser, of Goldsboro,
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
Oak Glen.
Mrs. Frank Bizzell and Miss Julia
E. Howell, of Goldsboro, were here
Friday afternoon helping place the
carpet in Ebenezer Church, of which
Mrs. John R. Smith, of Goldsboro,
again gladdened our hearts at Oak
Glen by a visit Saturday and Sunday,
and attended ' quarterly meeting at
Ebenezer, where her services in the
church, and school room, from many
years past will continue to bear fruit
in this community for years to come.
Mr. and Mrs. George Massey, from
near Oakland, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Smith, after services at
Ebenezer last Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs, Milford Aycock, from
near pinKney, attendea quarterly
meeting at Ebenezer Sunday and were
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lon Dail.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baker and
mjother, Mrs. Sarah Baker, of Golds
boro, were visitors at Mr. . and Mrs.
T. R. Gurley's last Sunday nfter ser
vices. Mr. Hervey Copeland and Mr. Frank
Dees, from Fremont, were visitors in
our community last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howell and
boys, Miss Julia E. Howell, of Golds
boro, and Mrs. Atkinson, of Greens
boro, were visitors at Mr. and Mrs.
Con Whittington's last Sunday.
A wagonload of young people from
Princeton, chaperoned by Mr. and
Mrs. Malcolm McKime, were pleasant
visitors at Oak Glen Friday, night
j Those enjoying , the
moonlight ride
were Misses Louise Massey, Rossie
Hastings, , Lela Benton, Clara Finlay-
son, Miss Parker, Miss Yelverton
Messrs. Howell, ,WIllie Suggs, Willie
Joyner, Ernest Woodard. Clifford
Gulley,. Wlaverly Edwards,. l?r. A. W,
Woodard and Miss Bessie Joyner,
The quarterly meeting held at Ebe
nezer Church Saturday and Sunday
was attended by the largest congre
gation ever seen here on a sindlar oc
casion: The sermons by Rev. Dr. R.
F. Bumpas were simply gems of pur
est gospel truths, which filled the
j hearts of his hearers, and left them
all aglow with the beautiful corrus
cations of the story of the cross and
the influence of our lves over and
fellowman, and the Importance of
training our children in the way they
shbhld go. Hi! sermon on SatUf da
wai8 said to be the finest ever h..irr'
heri So plali In its simnl'city that
a child could well understand, and so
touching in its application that the
Stoutest heart was made to feel its
power. The sermon on Sunday was
addressed principally to the young
people -of the large congregation, from
the text, "Instead of thy fathers shall
be thy children, whom thou mayest
make princes in all ' the earth.'
(Psalms 45:16.)
ProL Edgar N. Thorne, the deserv
edly popular principal of . Rosewood
Academy last year, is a visitor in our
community, where his numerous
friends are glad to see him. He will
teach the coming session at Franklin,
in Macon cuonty, and the people of
that section are to be congratulated
in securing his services. He is one of
the State's rising young educators,
and no doubt will make himself felt
in the educational uplift which now
spreads over the country. He is not
only a teacher of superior qualifica
tions, but as a minister possesses the
talent of a natural pulpit orator.
Church Celebrates Historic Event.
Montreal, Sept. 1. A three days'
celebration of the 250th anniversary
of the arrival in Montreal of the three
first hospital nuns of St. Joseph, in
1659, began at the Hotel Dieu de Ville
Marie today with a Pontifical mass
celebrated by His Grace Mgr. Charles
Hugh Gauthier, Archbishop of "Kings
ton. The sermon was delivered by M.
Lecoq, superior of St. Sulpice. In the
cloister a reception was held which
was attended by the visiting delegates
of the various religious communities
of the diocese. Later in the day an
entertainment and music will be fur
nished the patients at the hospital
and the solemn salutation of the
holy sacrament will close the day.
Tomorrow Mgr. Bruchesi will cele
brate the Pontifical mass and Rev.
Canon G. Gauthier will deliver the
sermon. Then the statue of Jeanne
Mance will be unveiled and addresses
will be delivered by the Archbishop
of Montreal, Sir Alphonse Pelletier,
lieutenant-governor of the province;
Dr. Guerin and Dr. Hervieux. , On
Friday a solemn mass for the de
ceased nuns and all patients who have
passed away will be read at the Ho
tel Dieu, Mgr. J. S. Brunault, Bishop
of Nicolet, officiating.
ANGELS, DEMONS, HADES AND
HELLS IN CITY OF CHICAGO
Solemn Task of Completing Directory
Enlivened by Ale, Beers, Slier-
rys and Clarets.
!
Among Chicago's 2,462,600 men,
women and children according to
the directory list of 768,000 names
there are 17 Angels, 2 Demons, 1
Hades and 8 Hells. The solemn task
of the Chicago Directory Company in
compiling the annual directory was
enlivened also by the refreshing! dis
covery of 1 Ale, 7 Beers, 9 Bitters, 2
Champagnes, 12 Seltzers, 1 Punh, 3
wines, ia .forts, st snerrys, z Jiar-
etts, 2 Gallons, 4 Pints, 311 Steins, 2
Goblets and 80 Glasses. Moreover
there are provided, as for a barbe
cue, 14 Hogs, 37 Bulls, 2 Calves, 3
Chickens, 11 Chicks, 92 Lambs 5 Red
heffers, 1 Turkey, 6 Rams, IIS Drakes
and 4 Ducks. Under such eircumr
stances the fact must be noted that
there are in the directory 64 Farmers,
3 Threshers and 3 Haymakers, mixed
in with 815 Kings, 101 Prince, 178
Knights, 78 Lords, 46 Barons, 1 Czar,
Sultans, 30 Dukes, 57 Earls, 89
Keisers, 3 Queens. The Johnsons
have the Smiths effectually beaten,
7,087 to 5,153. The shortest natnes in
the directory are four of two letters
each Ax, Ek, Ex and Re. The first
name is Aaberg, the last Zyziki Then
there are Joseph Buttinski, . John Fit,
John Soup, Peter Ladder, a fireman;
Anton Had and , William Hadnot, Em
ma Kindling and F. F. Full, the lat
ter a saloon keeper. -".
Bishop Dunne Consecrated.
Chicago, Sept. 1. Prelates and
priests from various parts ot Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
New York and prominent Catholic
laymen from different . parts : of the
country today attended the consecra
tion of Rev. Edmund Michael Dunne,
former chancellor of the archdiocese
of Chicago, as Roman Catholic bishop
of Peoria. The solemn service was
held in the Cathedral of the Holy
Name, which was filled ln uvery part
with interested spectators. Every
foot of space in the big edifice was
occupied, and hundreds of people, un
able to obtain tickets of admission
stood outside -to see the procession
of consecrating officials in their vest
ments pass from the rectory to the
cathedral and return. The ceremony
of consecration required nearly three
hours. It was divided Into three
parts, the preliminary examination
the consecration proper and the iu
vestiture.
The consecrating prelate was the
Most Rev. Diomede Falconlo, apostol
ic delegate at Washington who was
assisted by Archbishop Quigley and
other high dignitaries of the church,
The sermon was preached by the
Very Rev. D. J. Riordan. The pre
senting bishops were Bishop Muldoon
of Rockford and Bishop Jansen of
Belleville. A large number "of the
clergy assisted as officers of : the con
secration service and ; of the solemn
Pontifical mass. ' - - - . ' :; r: ..
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CROP OF 1909
Greatest Production in His
tory of South's GreflflJ
Staple.
So Secretary Hester Reports He De-
dares All Records Broken.
Southern MiUs Consumed
2,559,873 Bales.
New Orleans, La., August 31. Sta
tistics showlrg that more cotton was
handled during the commercial year
ending tonight than ever before, and
that all records had been broken in
the amount of cotton consumed by
Southern mills, was the features of
the annual crop statement ot Secre
tary Hester, of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange. The document forms
the preliminary report of Secretary
Hesters annual review of the com
mercial year.
The count of the commercial crop
showed it to be the largest on record,
13,825,457 bales. The previous largest
commercial crop was 13,565,885, mar
keted in 1904-05. Last season's total
was only 11,571,966.
The very large total for this year's
crop was a surprise to the trade, in
cluding both the bulls and the bears,
and if the figures had been issuer!
while trading was going on it is prob
able that they would have had a de
pressing effect on prices.
The most important feature in the
report next to the size of the crop it
self, was the statement on the amount
of cotton consumed by Southern mills
during the season which closed today.
Here aer the records which were
again . broken, the total being 2,559,
873 bales. This point was regarded
by the bulls as being even of more
importance than the size of the crop
itself. It was taken as ofllcial confir
mation of the many stories of the
great expansion of cotton manufac
turing in the South. The figures com
pared with 2,193,000 last season, and
2,439,000 two seasons ago. In the
point of port receipts, another record
was broken. Net receipts at all ports
for the season were put at 10,062,845
bales, against only 8,579,842 last year.
and 9,919,555 two years ago.
Liverpool will have the first chance
to trade on the report Tonight the
trade is about equally divided in opin
ion .of the effect of the total, bulls
claiming the bearishness of the big
crop is more than offset by the bull
ishness of the big consumption, in
spite of the claims of the bears, and It
is a decidedly bearish, document.
With the close of the cotton season
on August 31, the range of cotton fu
ture quotations in the New Orleans
market shows a marked gain over the
quotations on the same options a year
ago. The widespread ravages of the
boll weevil, the drouth in Texas and
other unfavorable conditions have re
sulted in material gains all down the
line and cotton is selling at prices
ranging from 4 to 4 1-2 cents a pound
nigher than at this time last year.
The future quotations a year ago
ranged from 8 to 9 cents.
Bank Officials to Be Tried.
Marquette, Mich., Sept. 1. The
September term of the United States
Circuit Court, which is to convene In
this city tomorrow, will probably be
made notable by the trials of H. F.
Jahn, Elven T. Larson and George H.
Beddow, president, cashier and as
sistant cashier, respectively, of the
defunct First National Bank of Iron
wood. The three men have been un
der bond since their arrest early in
July last, following the failuie of the
bank with a heavy loss to depositors.
Larson, who was the cashier of the
bank, will have to answer to the
charge of making false entries set
ting forth that the bank owned in Its
own right some $30,000 more in bonds
than it held and with taking bonds
valued at $33,000 from the deposit box
of a depositor and representing them
as part of the assets of tha bank.
Former President Jahn is accused
of aiding and abetting the cashier in
talsifying the books of the bank, while
George H. Beddow, who wns the as
sistant .cashier of the institution.
faces a similar charge and also one
of embezzling $1,500.
Tax on Foreign-Built Yachts.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 1. The
new customs tax to be levied on foreign-built
yachts, as provided under
the terms of the Payne law, became
operative today. Several complicated
questions have arisen in connection
with the enforcement of the law, but
the most of these have already been
settled by the Treasury Department
officials. . ' -y'" y
The new tax anrtllea tn vneaala in
yrvw w v KJMVAM AAr
tended exclusively for pleasure craft,
which have not been admitted to
American registry, whether owned or
chartered. A tax of $7. per gross ton
is fixed by the new tariff act, but in
lieu of this annual assessment the
proprietor of the yacht may. In his
option, pay a flat tax of 35 per cent, ad
valorem, which will excuse him from
the payment of any additional annual
tax. Owners of oreign-built yachts
are now busy figuring on these two
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of tax will be more economical. .
uuessing at Harriman's ailment
seema to be the chlet some of
the newspapers.
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