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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-21

within ten minutes after his ar
rival AZ the court house this morn
Ing. where the recount Of the bal
lots Was IN progress. Prosecuting
Attorney Kenneth Macintosh con.
yincod himself that tho ballots In
some Of the precincts Of the city
had boen "doctofed' after they
were originally counted. The pre-.
ciucts first Investigated b. him
were the Fourth and Fifth Of the
tenth ward. counted the first thing
this morning. whore II developed
that more crooked work had been
done.
The evidence Of meddlins with
the ballot boxes ia these Two pre-
einets is even more palpable than
that IN the other precincts, where
meddiinF has been disclosed By the
RECOUNT In the Fourth precinct Of
the Tenth. Eos instance. the ballot
box vas found 20 be neither sealed
nor tied The ballots within we're
found 20 have been laid fiat and
strung on the top Of the pile were
the straight municipal ownership
ballots. The first 20 of these bal.
lots had been marked since they
we're originally counted with small
crosses after the names of certain
republican candidates The candi.
date most frequently marked was
Rlplingcf. next Mullen and then
Reynolds.
Marking Of Ballots.
4 comparison Of the original
count With the recount shows that
of the - ballots thus edoctored
since the official count. . Of them
we're. az she time OF the count
counted FOR Moore. showing that
that number have since been
changed The comparison shows
thar ON the recount. counting the
sdoetarcdr ballots AZ their face
value. Riplinger received 100 votes
instead Of -. az given him BY the
official returns. while Moofea vote
il reduced FROM - 70 s.
onIY II Of the .dociored' ballots
we're sdoctorcd "a 10 the vote on
ward councilman. the official count
giving Reynolds. the republican can
didaie. 10. aud the recount giving
him iz8. while on the official count
Wolfe. the municipal ownership can
dldate. resolved As. and on the re-
count but 10
Paipabie Evioenee.
But the most palpable evidence
thar these ballots had been doc
torrdr Is contained In the appear
nnce az the ballots themselves. As
IN the "doctored ballots In other
precincts. the fraudulent markings
are all so much alike as TO imme.
diAteiy suggest that they we're
made by the same man and the
same pencil. white the original
markings made hy the voters were
very different on different ballots
and different from the fraudulent
marks
on three Of the ballots the orig.
inAi marks had been made by the
voters ia Ink while the false marks
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-11-23

Massachusetts for generations. wero
solely religious obseryances. while
that famous Plymouth celebration o.
1921 was a harvest festival. never de.
signated as Thanksgiving by rs pro.
meters ana having no religious sig.
nihoance whatever. so far as known
Moreover. Il comprised not merely a
single day Of Teasing and merrymas.
ing but a whole week Of II. and was
designed solely for relaxation afte.
many months Of priynion and ardu.
GUS toll.
There is no record Of a similar JOY.
ous celebration In our annals for gen.
eratlons aitcTward. theThanksgiyings
referred 10 IN subsequent years until
after the revolution having been near.
iy as strictly religious affairs a. sun.
day Itself and so tar a. we have ans
existing evidence not greatly given 20
gastrunomy No mention Of Thanks.
giving is found In contemporary Hst
Of holidays for merrymaking as late
a. 1900.
unul as fate Is he war Of 1912. or
later. THANKSGIVING was not a regular
annual affair, either, its appointment
being IN recognition Of special bless.
ings. either sriritus. or material. aud
usually deferred until such an excuse
for its appointment offered. even
though IL might be- for two or three
years. as was frequently the case. Il
usually came Ia the autumn. however.
ana generally a bounuul harvest was
mentioned a. an incidental cause.
For more than Go years after the
arrival Of the Pilgrims THANKSGIVING
was appointed by the legislature. and
.ts respectful religious Observance
VAS guile as obligatory U.s. Was ubedI.
ence 20 any Jaw OF the common.
wealth that carries with TIA lerni
penalty
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-11-23

FORM. Thanks and praise for the
honniics " the previous year we're az.
icrcd In rituallstic formula and by ,be
chanting ~ hymns. whilst merrv
games we're PLAYED IN which fruits ana
nuts. cmblcmaiic Of the season. were
always somewhere IN evidence.
Among the Greeks We also hnd a
harvest festival. the Feast Of Do.
meter. named after the Goddess ~
Corn or Grain. and Of the haryes,
Here there were also probably games
and merfy.making A. well as religions
ceremony. The Romans likewise com.
memoratod a harvest called "Cerella"
after the Goddess Of the Haryes;
Ceres represented In a familiar mic.
turo by beautiful woman bearing T.
bundle Of sheaves In her arms
Thus We see that the same ssntl.
mcnt that impels an individual 10 the
expression Of gratitude for benefits
received. also moves a nation 10 mani.
ics, In some reyerent form H. crate.
iul recognition Of special privilege or
general welfare.
The ethical and spiritual drpln.
canoe Of Thanksgiving. with an n,
Teasing. H. happy reunions and l,s
merrymaking will never BE- Los, slrht
Of " We remember that this rr.a,
feast day" was horn Of fast DAYS =
Aud that while some are fcasilnr 9th.
crs will silll be fasting
Thanksgiving nay viii be- animated
by a finer spirit also when W, ,hlnk a.
Il only In terms Of maieriallsm bu, N
terms az patriotism and democracy
when We remember Il az the day pro
claimed BY the fret president on
which 10 commemorate the blrh ~
the nation, In the adoption Of tho cor.
s,iiuiion, and as the day fixed bv
Abraham Lincoln FOR PRAYER ana
thanksgiving after the nation had
passed through terrible crlsis-,hs
civil war
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-11-23
Harvest Festivals of Old.

Man s so constituted that be- ls for.
Yer suain.nr ior Die. ing. from aiar
While overlooking those a' bis feet
with our uO.dInate desire Cor mate
ria! possessions. We are prone 20 for.
SCI the ethical and spiritual import ~
Thanksgiving 10 call forth our graft.
ilde We mus; have more and more
things We must be able ~ display
an array II brilliant tangible objects
Moreover. We must have sumpiuous
rrpaNs. rich wines and heavy silver
Ia h. In a position 20 orct ~ prayer.
fii thanks 20 the Almighty Source
"Nhcncc all blessings how"
n seems We cannot b. thankful for
a lttl, good despite the dictum that
man wants but little here below
We cannot show our gratitude unless
u bc for an abundance hence
mans pctltlohinE the Higher Powers
with prayers and sacrifices frum the
time II the pa,fiarohs 10 our own
day-tor more aud ever morc goods
Of the earth q
The harvest coming after the care
and toll ~ ulllng the soil. the sowing
~ seed aud anxious watching Of the
nclds. has therefore been almost uni.
vrrualy set apart a. a time for spe.
clal thanks. of Thanksgiving How.
ever. W far az We know. NO other ma.
ticu carries cut this custom regular
" every year on specially appoint.
I'd day. hence Thanksgiving nav has
come 10 b. regarded az a distinciiycly
American festival
u if interesting 10 observe that
while Thanksgiving nay AZ - know
u. IL a peculiarly American festival.
harvest festivals we're celebrated
more than 5000 years aEo. For In.
stance. the Jewish Sukkot FESTIVAL
81 RoOlhs) or Feast Of the Taber.
uaclcs. vas harvest or "ingathering"
festival held from the 18th 10 the
ggnd Of the tenth month. the hrst and
eighth day reserved for holy oonvoca.
ton.
According to religious usage. the
people left their houses and came
forth to live In the booths or tents
made Of twiss. branches and brush.
wood. during the holy session Of eiEht
days The Interior Of the booths were
made festive with shrubs and foliage
nd especially the leaves and fruit
u the pain. the "eoOdly tree" Of Pal
es,ine. THE Jewish people Of the
Orthodox faith In many places silll
observe this festival H. its original
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-11-23

Notwithstanding a quite prevalent
opinion 10 the contrary for which
certain historical writer's are large.
y responsible. Thanksgiving is a
day for family reunions. feastlng and
social enjoyment is practically a
modern institution. owing 10 Its
present Importance IN the main TO
the conyeniences Of travel that came
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-11-23

With ne introduction Of the steam
railway
The holiday observance In the au
tumu Oi 1927 BY The people of Ply.
mouth so often referred to as our
earliest New England Thanksgiving
cannot De- Justly 50 characterized. be-
cause our early Thanksgiving In
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-11-23
Az Can Ne yhsnL,uL

In spite Of the sorrows Of life the
young and old all have something TO
be thankful for Indeed. Jeremy Tar.
Tor held that the privatlye blessings
the blessings Of immunity. safe.
guard. liberty and in,eTrliy-which
we enjoy, deserve the Thanksgiving o,
a whole life" Each family know,
what Il should be thankful fof Al the
present moment, and the spirit Of the
day will lead them to remember n.
and by remembering Il they are made
better morally and spiritually.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-11-23
Famous Strike Breakers

The most famous strike breakers IN
% and are Or. Kings New life rus
When liver and bowels 10 on strike,
hcy quickly settle the trouble, and w,
wors goes right on, bes,
cure Tor consupation. headache and
dizziness. &c at Haynes 4 Taylor =
druggists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

w WONDERFUL as machinery has been in
w Transforming industries, there is
department in which it has played no part,
and apparently it will forever remain knocking in
vain at the door of the gold beaten
Gold leaf as thin and fragile as any made to-day
has been found in the collins of Egyptian mummies,
which must be at least three thousand years old,
and in all that period practically improvement
has been made in the art of beating out to a thin
film this most ductile of precious metals In admir-
ing the product of the modern gold beater must
be still astonished at the skill which the
Egyptians showed in achieving like results in an age
when civilization was supposed to be at low ebb.
Ali From Little Cube
THE ductility of gold may best be appreciated by
posing small cube of five-eighths of an inch on
the thumb and then estimating the amount of space
1t will cover when hammered and expanded. Such a
cube would cover the floor of room twelve feet
square, CT one hundred and forty-four square feet
metal no larger than pin head can be fattened so
hat it will cover twenty-five square inches
And the work is all done by hammer which to
the observer looks more suitable for driving heavy
spikes. There several hammers used for the
different operations the largest of which weighs
eighteen pounds and the smallest seven pounds.
With these apparently unwieldy instruments the
gold heaters produce the wonderful flmy substance
sold as pure gold leaf.
When the work is finished the small cube of gold
is reduced to a thickness, thinnesS, of
two hundred and eighty thousandth of an inch.
The mind can scarcely grasp the full meaning of
that unless comparison is made with other
material of common 1t means that it is at
least thousand times thinner than the paper on
which this is printed So thin is the gold leaf that
IN booking it the operators have to use slender
wooden pliers to pick up the sheets.
Gold twenty-three to twenty-four carats fine is
used the standard of purity for gold beating and
goes to the operator in the form of solid ngot one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23


I've just got to run in minute
and say word to Mrs. Wigghorn,"
says Sadie. 81 hope you don't mind
waiting?",
Oh no, they didn't. They said SO
in chorus, and as we looped the loop
through the shrubbery and began
to get glimpses of window awnings
and tiled roof, l could tell by the
way they acted that they'd just as
soon wait inside as out.
Mrs. Wigghorn wasn't takin any
chances on havin Their Dukelets drive
up, leave their cards, and skldoo.
She was right out front, holdln
down big porch rocker, with her
eyes peeled up the drive. And she
was costumed for the part. | don't
know just what it was she had on,
but I've seen plush parlor suits
covered with stuff like that. She's
a stable old girl anyway, but in that
rig, and with her store hair pulled
out, she doomed up like bale of hay
in door.
why, how do you dol" she
squeals, maxim a swoop at Sadie as
soon as the wheels stopped turnin'
And you did bring them along,
didn't you? Now don't say a word
until l get Peter-he's just gone in
to brush the cigar ashes off his vest.
We want to be presented to the
Duke and Duchess together, you
know. Peter! Pe-ter!" she shouts,
and in through the front door she
waddles, yellin' for the old man.
And say, just by the look Sadie
gave me l knew what was runnin'
through her head.
Shorty" says she, GIVE a mind
to do it"
Flag it," says I. "You amt got
time
But there was no stoppin' her.
Listen" says she to the Tortonis.
Cant you play Duke and Duchess
of Kildee for an hour or so?"
What are the lines" says Skinny.
You've got to improvise as you 60
along" says she. Can you do it!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

Its pipe for me-, says he "Flossy, do you
come in on it?,
Did shel Why, Flossy was diggin up her English
accent while he askin the question, and by the
lapel of his dress coat the Tortons fairly oozin
ariistocracy 1t was "Chawmed, don tcher know!"
and My word j. right along from the drop of the hat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
By FRANK SIMPSON

inch wide, five inches long and three-sixteenths of
inch thick. 1t is first slightly heated and then
passed through steel rollers which transform it into
a ribbon from seven to eight yards in length and
inch wide The steel roller is the only sugges-
ton of modern machine used in the whole process,
and to this extent the work may differ slightly
from the art practised by the early Egyptians.
The ribbon is cut into inch sections and placed
between leaves of very tough paper. The package
thus formed is called kutch, and contains from
hundred and eighty to two hundred sheets.
This kutch placed solid anvil and the operator
begins hammering it with eighteen pound ham,
For half hour this hammer is welded rapidly and
skfuly, until the leaves have been spread to four
times their area. Then they cut into four
squares, and new books filled with them. There are
hundred and twenty of the leaves of gold now,
and they placed between veum instead of
paper, and beaten for two hours with a hammer
slightly smaller than the first.
Works Like a Machine
THE gold beater works like an automaton, shifting
the hammer from hand to hand without
making miss. Each blow must be carefully directed,
for the gold must be hammered evenly and uniformly
reduces the gold leaves sixteen times thinner than
the original ribbon. The original one hundred and
eighty leaves cut into twenty-eight hundred
and eighty.
The final beating is then begun. In this stage of
the process the utmost skill must be displayed, for
a false blow of the hammer might easily tear the
leaves. Neither paper nor velum can be used to
separate the gold leaves in the last hammering and
the only satisfactory substance found is the
large intestine of the
The preparation of the intestine for this work is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

thought he'd been brought up in one of them carts.
The madam wan any in the rear, either. She was
just as much to home ii she'd been usin' up
green transfer saith. If the style was new to
her, or the motion gave her tingly feelln down
her back she mentioned it.
They did lose their breath few, though, when
we struck Wigghorn Arms. 1t whackin big place,
all fenced in with fancy iron work and curlicue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

Udu IIey u Deen toasted. one 1Q1SlC
get all the, thought was comm to
her.
1t was half an kour before Sadie
showed up again, and she was
lookin' merry.
What have they done with EN-.
says I-"dropped 'em down the
well?"
Sadie snickered as she climbed in
and told Jeems to whip up the team.
MIR. and Mrs. Wigghorn, says she,
have persuaded the Duke and
Duchess to spend the weeks end at
Wigghorn Arms"
"Gee!" says I. "Can they run
the bluff that long?"
Its running ITSELF" says Sadie.
"The Wigghorns are so overcome
with the honor that they hardly
know whether they're afoot or horse
back; and as for your friends, they're
more British than the real articles
ever thought of being. | stayed
until they'd looked through the
suite of rooms they're to occupy,
and when l left they were being
towed out to the garage to pick
out a touring car that suited them.
They seemed already to be bored to
death, too"
Good" says I. "Now maybe
you'll take me over to the beach
and let me get in a quarters worth
of SWIM
Cant you put it off, Shortly"
says she. q want you to take the
next train into town and do an
errand for me. Go to the landlady at
this number, East I5th-st., and tell
her to send Mr.. Tortoni's trunk by
express"
Well, did it. 1t took a ten to
make the landlady loosen up on the
wardrobe, too; but considerin' the
solid Joy I've had, thinkin' about
Skinny and F1ossy eatin' charlotte
russo for breakfast, and all that, l
guess I'm gettin' a lot for my rnoney.
It amt every day you have chance
to elevate vaudeville team to the
peerage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
Four Hours of Hammering

MYTH the gold leaves placed between the skins.
w the operator beats the package for upward of
four hours with a seven pound hammer and at the
end of that time the gold of the thickness
used for decorative purposes. The leaves are put
up in books. each containing twenty-five, and twenty
books make package of five hundred leaves, The
original ingot of gold has thus been converted into
eighty books of twenty-five leaves each.
An important consideration in gold beating is the
recovery of the waste. There is specified amount
which must be recovered by each workman from the
trimmings and scraps, and for all that each one
returns above this he gets one dollar pennyweght
Gold beaters generally work with bare arms and
after their days work wash hands and arms to
recover the gold Hair and clothes are shaken
thoroughly for the same purpose. The fine particles
of gold lodge everywhere, and occasionally a COM
plete cleaning of the shop is made to secure these
particles. In shop which was recently torn down
to make room for larger building nearly five
hundred dollars worth of gold recovered from
the woodwork, floors, and ceilings.
There are twenty to twenty-five gold beating
establishments in this country, most of which
are located in New. York and Philadelphia, and
upward of two hundred workmen employed in
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

i didn't have to. Sttin' out there expectin' to hear
the lid blow off, made nervous enough. wasn't
afraid either of EN- would go shy 'front.' but when
l remembered Flossys penciled eyebrows, and
queer EN- they get in good light and
there's time for the details to soak in And
didn't know what kind of trouble the Wigghorns
might stir UP for Sadie, when they found out how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

peculiar When stripped off in lengths of two or
three feet they are freed of grease by special treat
ment with an alka solution. Next they are thor
oughly cleaned and doubled over so they stick and
unite together Various chemicals are then applied
to increase their toughness. after which they are
ready for the gold beater Although very tough and
durable, the Skins can be used for only about two
hundred beatings, and then new must be en-
ployed. The expense of the skins can readily be
upward of three hundred and fifty to five hundred
oxen must be slaughtered. In fact, the skins are
more expensive than the gold leaves placed between
them often forty-ive to fifty dollars being paid Tor
the skins for single mold
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-07-21
McCALL,S FERRY
POWER COMPANY

CCuntinurd from Page ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
POCAHONTAS.

Pocahontas was beautiful Indian girl,
laughter OF Powhatan. She saved the
life of Captain Smith which was threat
encd by her father She pleaded with
her father for some time. but finding that
her father would not relent.. with tears
rolling down her checks she flew to
bmith laid her head on his. and declared
That she would give her life to save his,
Pocahontas had been two yearsSat James
Town. Mr., John Rolfe, an honest, gentle-
man, fell In love with her and she with
him. so they determined in this way to
unite the English and the Indians, and
20 they did. Mr.. Rolfo was truly devoted
ianity and after n while. she confesslng
The faith Of Christ. was baptized In the
pld church at Jamestown. receiving the
name OF Rebecca. When the news reach-
ed Powhatan that Pocahontas was mar.
ried there was great rage and grief OF
The old Indian chief, Powhatan and Po-
eahontas died soon after this.
ETHEL j, SMITH. 4
Blanton's. Va, a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
u TRIP TO THE
SEASHORE

We started at ii O clock and 1t took us
TIL 8 to get to my aunt's. We went from
Efnboria to Primers Point and there we
BET Beth FLYER to S S G At ater No Hf we
took the Old Point Express to Sixth
Street. Wiloughby Spit. Our aunt wrote
us that her cottage was green trimmed
WITH White ana w ne NE we got on me car
as there were several green and white
cottages. While we were thinking which
way to so one Of Nellle's college chums
paee were SO she Show showed US the sye
We walked in and Aunt Lula Introduced
us to her company. She had a regular
house party. I hadn't seen Aunt Lula
can imagine me there being caressed and
called little Florence" The first chance
I got went out to get my first glimpse
F f the 9aS could po SS ses FS
Ocean View and Cape Henry in the dis
lance. Then We went down to supper.
The people have to eat light bread and
crackers. for they can't cook biscuits on
We got ready and went TO Ocean View.
ones attention. rode on the hobby
horses several times. and then we went
filled with different kinds of looking
glasses. Every way you would turn you
would see yourself in a different way. /
got IN 4 Sielgn TO rlQe on the scenic rail-
way and a little colored girl sat down
beside me. Just then the men sent the
sleigh sailing and I didn't have time to
think where ! was or who I was sitting
by. We then went to the. dancing hall
ana saw Just about as many people as YOU
would see at home In n year. Alas! 1t
was time for the car to take us home.
was glad to get to sleep, as I could
we'll be-.
The next morning I awoke, put on my
bathing suit and went out to take my
first dip into the surf. Well, it seemed
to me AS II I might freeze in q minute.
The next day I went to Fortress Mon-
fifty feet thick. People have houses In
ramparts you can look down the CHM
neys. saw some cannon that were cap
tured from the British at Yorktown In
1776. The fort is ten miles long. We saw
a fence made OF rifles and cannon balls.
The gate posts were of cannon with balls
on top We rode across WillouEhby Bay
on the steamer.
Monday I spent with my cousins in
Norfolk. I went to Lafayette Park and
saw n great many sfs-ettw flowers. The
ZOO was In the central part Of the park.
Among the many animals I saw were the
American earle. Rocky Mountain elk.
monkeys. reindeer. peacocks, swans, alli-
gators: but the fu:aStest thing saw was
the M-years-old land turtle 1t came
from the Gallapagras Islands.
The next day came home. after a
FLORENCE -rARRATT.
Jnrratt Sussex county. Va NJ