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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13
FREE MEALS FOR CHILDREN
Hundreds Of Pupils Fed BY Two
Generous New Workers.,

New York. Feb. 12.-.Fully 100 little
children IF the East Side had new
experience the other day-kul stom-
achs at noontime. Hundred; Of them
were fed at Public School No ia, at
% Oliver street, DIS guests Of Henry
Balfe. while other hundreds ate table
d'hote dinners with Adolph Lorber in
his restaurant, on Grand srtcet. The
competition between Mr. Ba!fe and Mr.
I.orbcr u feed these poor children
many Of whom have all winter gone
without anything to eat between
breakfast and supper, was the happ:ost
warfare ever known to tiem.> The
youngsters hope that il will continue
for many weeks till they grow fat.
Every ltt!" boy and girl who had
passed Lf.rh2r'S looked in wondcrment
IT THIS sign: "Ail school children are
invited to dinner" Those who attend
school At the big building Il ,wn on
pliNf" street were III as great Il guam
darE when they heard that "t moan
Henry Baitc would give each a sand
wi"h. However. an empty stomach
reasons not. aud the cause Of Ill this
generosity didn't worry any one
Since Mrs. G. A. Tower, PRINCIPAL Of
School No. ia, had told a womIn's or
SaEi:dt1on that many of til" children
Of the school 80 hungry nj n1pnliInr.
there has been = movement To feed
them. Mr.. i;alfe made arrangements
to use the big assembly room He
filed it with sandwiches made of Swiss
cheese. ham. and ccrncd beef: apples
and mix. Just b. fore noon every
t...trrcr Throughout the building stop-
ped her work, and. facing the class.
asked
"Now, who i hune.v" WHO V,nts;
to :, I u sandwich from Mr.. l:;;iic?"
Almost every hand il every class
room went up. Lac Il teacher formed
her young; charges into single file and
marched ihct. OIL |, t.ic assembly
r,.nn,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13
BLOWN rs FEET, HE LIVES.
Workman With One Arm Gone Directs
Own Treatment.

New lOrk. Feb. 12.--Aftcr bein.
tossed - feet in the air by the eXI,lo-
sion Of i charge Of dynamite, which
tore off his right arm and threw him
upon 4 pile of stones some distance.
away. james MccoW.,n. u blaster, still
retained full command Of his faculties
and gave directions to his fellow work
ers IS to how to move him 50 as To-
cause him the least pain
The accident occurred i'll the cXr:tya-
ton fer the Pennsylvania tui.lcls at
Tlirty-third street and Eighth avenue
shortly after O'Clock in the rIorGng
McGoWan bad Just begun his work Tor
the day. He had made only a few
strokes with his pick when it hit Il
stray dynamite cartridge. An 'cXpln-
sion resulted instantaneousiy, which
threw those working near McG:cWan &"
the ground When they recovered they
found MCGOWAN lying Oh IL heap ii
rubbc, his right arm gone. his cloth
irg blown off. and his face rendered
almost unrcCC snizabIe by cuts ard
bruises
To the first man who reached him
Mc,iOwan said:
Tn alive; get an ambulance and
physician
"A call vas sent to the Roosevelt
Hospital. All Of the ambuianccS were
busy at the time, and the call had to
be repeated. 1t was nearly thrr"-quar-
tors Of an hour after the explosion be-
fore DIR. Swan got 10 tire scene.
Meantime. AlcGnwan had directed
the men around him how TO move him
into one Of the construction shantics
near by. On the arrival of the surgeon
he was carried to the street on Il
strrtcher and hurried to the hospital.
McG"wan'S severed forearm ana
hand were found 100 feet from the spot
where the explosion occurred
Despite the serious character Of Nc
Gowans injuries, the physicians at
tending him say he has good chance
of recovery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13
AVERTS PANIC IN CHURCH.
MillviIIe Pastor Gains Congregation
When Edifice Fills With Smoke.

MillvilIe. \. j., Feb. Ia panic at
Trinity Methodist Church. where 1000
persons had gathered to attend special
revival services, was averted only Nv
the calmness Of DR.. Mitchell. die
pastor. who when the church fill I'd
with smoke Gained the congregation,
while the choir sang
just at the time of opening the
service smoke suddenly filled the
church, and inside of Il minute there
was general rush for exits. Or.
Mitchell rose to the emergency and
quoted the people. while the janitor
and church officials located the fire.
1t was found that some late conner had
thrown peanut shells in the hot air
register. which had caught fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13
MAJ. ELDERKlN DEAD.
Veteran Of Three Wars and Early
Comrade of Grant.

Detroit. Mich. February 12-Maj.
j. ID. Elderkin, an early comrade of
Gen. Grant and veteran of the
Seminole. Mexican and civil wars. has
just died here Death was due to re-
opening of wound received at
MatamOraS in 1916
Maj. F.lderkin was born i'll Onondaga
county. y. Y. and enlisted at the aSe
of nineteen. serving in 1S41 and 1872
against the Seminole Indians in
Florida. Ii 1S40 he was with the 9TH
Infantry under Gen. Taylor. opposite
Matanoras. and carried the first
American colors on to Mexican soil
Taking part in the march from Vera
Cruz to Mexico City. Mai. Elderllin
was in every battle. L. s. Grant. then
4 captain, was quartermaSter of he
regiment. Grant and Elderkin after
ward crossed the lsthmus Of Panama.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13
10 PARENTS AND
HOLDERS.
House.

The law requires parents and house.
holders to report to their town clerks
all births and deaths which occur iii
their families or houses. Tho failure
10 do 50 is termed a misdcmetnor~ and
a penalty. not to exceed one hundred
dollars, is provided for those who Go
10. do what the law SAYS they shall do.
II Won have forgotten to do so. and
are reminded by your town clerk,
know. for this assures YOU. that the law
makes it the duty Of the town or city
clerk to aid in the enforcement of the
law relating 10 the registration OF
births maria ages and deaths.
The law also provides that the
State Registrar shall enforce the pro-
visions Of the law He sends blanks
TO all town clerks ana to all city clerks.
ealing for the names of persons who
have not done what the law provides
they shall do To aid in this work
many thousands Of newspaper clip
pings of births marriages. and deaths
arr. made to enable the Registrar to
Keep track OF any of these events,
which have not been reported to his
office They ara referred to tho town
cI"rks with the request to investigate
and report back.
Aside from tie desire Of every good
citizen to do that which the law r.
tluircG, there are various reasons which
cannot 10 stated here why parents and
houschoIders should b. particular to
have fun and accurate records made os
all the deaths. and particularly Of the
birth or every child. Tic absence ot
a. record % birth has caused many
child much annoyance and expense in
later lire.
Understand therefore thar YOU have
two-fold responsibility: yCur duty
under the law. and your duty to your
child and Your family. You have not
fulfilled Your duty under the law and
10 your family until the name Of Your
child has been correctly recorded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13

III connection with the letters which
have been sent out by the town
clerks of the various towns Of the State
to parents and houscholdcrs calling
thtir attention to III" law which re-
puiI'"s then, to report the births and
deaths which occur. and whiCil letters
have been disrrcarded TO Il greater or
less extent. DR.. A. G.. Young, the State
registrnr of vital statistics, has issued
the following circular. the purpose Of
which is to accompany the letters re-
fcrred to above and which very plainly
calls the attention Of the dclinquents
TO the meaning of the law-and The PEN
atty for any act of evasion:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13

Notwithstanding the great progress
made by automobiles and til" recent
successful flight of airships i'll England
and other European countries. recent
statistics, show that there are sill
working in I.nnd"n 2Sh0o0 horses. val
ucd at about $30.0000e0 Most of them
are cab horses which are earning their
prnvend.r dragging taXmeters and
other cabs. but there is still great
nunbcr of dra.s drawn by horses to
be seen in the streets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13

Rear-Atlmiral Mason. chief of the Gov
ernIaent's bureau of ordnance. talked of
martial inventions at a recent dinner il
WASHINGTON. Many - these iuvon-
tors" he said, with I'll. il. autulnltir tor.
pedoes ti:eir new explosives and II HI
not. fail t. take into account ti.,, .':lfr-
ger to the. users of Tia, il inv, uii"Vr. "Hol
are ike the farmer :,rI w." u. y
farmer was driving Il bull Irn3 fairly
busy country road, That's :, danger
Gus iookiH" bull yol; lave there. friend,
a u:ilkm;in said oh. no. said The farm
er. he's just as civil as sheep. He
wouldn't hurt anybody unless, maybe.
women and children and S;icli like
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13
SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Weman and Six Children Perish in
Fire That Destroys House.

New Liskard. Ont. Feb. 1o-Scven
persons were burned II death by Il fir"
which destroyed the home Of
Lawrence Iiaacke. a carpenter, near
here. The victims were his wife and
six children. ranging in age from an
infant to a girl of eleven years.
The family were asleep when the
fire started. and before assistance ar
rived the building had been burned 70
the ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13
STATE HOUSE.
March Bulletin Of Dept.
Of Agriculture,
Treatise on Best Methods Of
Orchard Management.
Attention Called to Law Requiring
Report Of Vital Statistics.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Feb. Is, at 10 A. M.

The material for the Forthcoming
March bulletin of the department OF
agriculture is now being arranged at
The department and will soon be in
readiness for the printer. The pub
lication this time will be a treatise on
the best methods of managing orchards
in Maine and will contain 4 large
amount Of Interesting and valuable
matter pertaining to the culture OF one
Of the States most important products.
The treatise will be complete in detail
and will deal with every stage of
orchard management, commencing
with the young trees in the nursery
and cary ing it through to the removal
tirn ri The old and apparently Worn
ont orvharGS of the state.
Tho bulletin viii also contain the re-
port of the Investigations made by the
bureau of entomology under the di-
rertion of the department in the fail If
1901. which includes Piicataquis,
Somerset. Nrnnehcc, Andrr:,coGgin
Franklin ana oxford counties. and Il
portion ri Cumberland county. The
iiIvc%tii,a ions not only covered winter
killing but also all insect inva-ionS and
fungus Diseases, and contained in til"
bulletin will bc a spray cals ntar c:i-
prcially adapted 10 orchards alone
GOVERNS, all insect pests and fungus
diseases.
AbnIlt 90 blanks were sent out for
tn ptirr.',rr u. securing TIL" necessary
Information ana Tn. r..iurns are coming
in quite rapidly. which shows the deep
interest which is taken in the matter
by the leading orchard men Of the
State. The bulletin will make Il pubi-
cation Of about 40 pages and il is OK
rect"d that it will be ready Tor dis
trbutinn about March 90. Its issue
will he awaited with much interest by
everyone Identified with orchard cul-
ture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13

Chief Game Warden William r. Pol
lard of FoXcroft was at the department
of inland fisheries and game Wednes-
day on matters of business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13

The Prince of Wales has a election
of postage stamps that is valued at
more than S100.000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13

Three young boys from Litchfield
We're received at the Chidren's Home
Tuesdly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-13

If you trust your physician TO have
the record made. assure yourself that
he mas don" Lis duty in this respect
and that tr" record has been made in
fact, and that it is correctly made
y copy OF the blank certificate Of
birth, or blank certificate of death will
ShoW yen what is required by the State
Registrar in these records. The blanks
for reports may he obtained from The
town clerk or by addressing: State
Registrar, Augusta, Maine.
A. G, Young
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-12-19
SilVerWare

In this department .'e have the
standard line of Rogers l847 Goods, al
so line of cheaper goods.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-12-19
LADIES' DESKS

Built of Solid Oak with draw
er below. Golden Oak finish. At
the exceedingly low price of
Sc SO. Others up to -. SIS 90
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13
japanese Woman phIlan.hropjst

Miss FL lmura, young Japanese
woman, has come to this country on
her own initiative to study methods
fer teaching the deaf. the dumb and
he blind She has been for several
years teacher in the state school
fer the deaf and dumb in Tokyo. Her
mother was the first Christian in her
district and he. daughter was brought
up in the same faith.
She states that the deaf and dumb
children in Japan are born chiefly in
be ZONES OF the rich families. where
cousins intermarry In order to keep
the money in the family. Blind chill
5ren, on the other hand are found
mostly among the very poor These
detective children are looked upon as
disSrac!ngs their families and are as
= rule much neglected in their homes.
Miss lmura's object is to start an
Industrial school for the deaf, dumb
and blind in Japan. In the hours not
devoted 10 visiting the institutions of
America she is engaged with an as
sistant in preparing conversation
books in Japanese, Korean, Chinese
and English.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13

of the current year All cities Of thr
United States showed a decrease o
28 per cent. In New York city tn,
decrease was 50 per cent; in the mid
die states "a per cent; in the New
England states "a per cent; in the
middle western states s pc recent: il
the Pacific states per cent, and ii
the south only 10 per cent. Thess
figures show that the point of great
est depression was New York; the,
also show what is extremely salts
factory, that the other parts of the
country have felt the crisis less Sc
verely.
Railroad Earnings Decrease.
railroad earnings continue to show
large decreases; nevertheless the ra.
ito of declines is smaller than In
January and February, and the large
curtailments In expenses enforced by
some of the roads are making net re-
suits less unfavOrable than at one
time was feared. The iron trade is
much depressed and orders are ex.
ceedingly slack; the policy of main.
tanning prices undoubtedly checking
business. Real estate is also feeling
the effect of the panic, and building
contracts placed in New York in
March were about St0000,000 less
than in March 1907; shrinkage of
&c per cent General business as a
whole is upon the mend, and it's vol
me is larger than in february or
March; but liquidation in trade and
is still incomplete, and the
contraction which must be expected
or few months longer should be
injured patiently in the hope of bet,
er things to come. Stock market OPP
'rations will have to be conducted on
lines until Improvement
Elsewhere becomes more pronounced,
HENRY CLEWS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13
Odd South American Animals.

Many curious animals haunt the
marshy parts Of South America north
of the pampas. Frogs big and fero-
.cious, given to making vicious
springs when closely approached: the
capybara, a cavy 'contented, with
the bulk of sheep; the huge coypu
rat and the swarthy piglike tapir are
frequently seen. A'cng the forest
margins troops of peccaries are often
met with, occasionally the jaguar
sometimes the puma likewise that
toothless curiosity. the great ant
bear. long in claw. long nosed and
remarkably long tonEued. A famil-
lar object is the great jabiru. a stork
with a preference for the desolate
lagoons, where it may often be OBJ
served statuesque on one leg and
wrapped in prospection.-Sc Scotsman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13
Wanted All The Warts.

you would DC surprised if you
knew how careful oetdoor advertisers
are to have their signs just so" said
the billboard painter. They have all
sorts OF notions as to just how they
want their advertisements TO look. and
the slightest deviation causes trouble.
Not long ago gang of us painted a
big billboard in the center Of which
was a large pickle We thought we
had done rather a neat job of II. bun
the firm for whom We did it refused
to approve. saying there we're not the
required number of bumps or warts
on the pickle
The upshot was that We had to
paint out that pickle and put ON a new
one, with the spots for the bumps
marked so there codld be no mistake
l never see a pickle sign now that | do
not want to stop and count the bumps
on It."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13

will be found and may be examined
at the office of the City Engineer OF
said city IN the same building. The
bids or proposals must be for the con
| struetien of the Improvement In strict
conformity to the terms and provis-
ions of the said ordinance.
| All bids must be accompanied by
| cash or by check payable to. the or
der of the President of said Board In
his official capacity and certified by
! q responsible bank, for an amount
equal to ten tl0) per 'centum of the
amount of the bid. and. without such
cash or check, no bid will be consider
ed The bids or proposals may be de-
livered to the Poard at the time and
place first above mentioned or before
that time to the Secretary of the
3oard at his office with the said City
Clerk; and at said time and place. the
said Board. in open session. will open,
examine and publicly declare the said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid may be
accepted shall enter into contract
with the said City of Cairo for the
construction of the said Improvement
in accordance with the terms and re,
quirements of the said ordinance. and
shall also enter into bond PAYABLE
TO the said city. in the sum of fifty
tS0) per centum OF the amount OF
his bid with security to be approved
by thu said Board, conditioned for the
faithful performance, In all respects,
OF his said contract and for holding
the said city harmless, etc, and he
shall also bind himself. in his said
contract and bond to guarantee bis
said work for the period of two (2)
years from and after the acceptance
of the same by the said Board and its
confirmation by the court.
This contractor to whom the con.
tract for the construction of the Inn |
Provement shall be awarded and who
shall do the work, will be paid in |
bonds of the city bearing interest at |
the rate of FIVE 60 per centum per
annum from their respective dates. |
Blanks for bids or proposals will be
on application to the City
Engineer at his office aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids
GEORGE PARSONS,
President of the Board Of Local I'm
proycments OF the City OF Cairo.
Illinois
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary or Board,
Cairo, Illinois, April 7th A. D. 1898
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13
IOUNTERFEfTERs' NEW SCHEME
How the Smooth Demonstrators Gets
His Victims Coin.

"One of the latest schemes Of the
counterfeit money swindlers is to
show gnillible people a machine with
which they can print for themselves
large size bills, initiative of Govern
ment currency" said Capt. S. f.
.thodes, formerly Of the secret SER
vice. This money producing ma
chine hrs smooth demonstrator
who viii, after getting a prospective
victim interested, turn the crank and
grind out $40 note. which. II is
needless to say, is genuine. The
Vlcim shows the bill to a bank cash
lev, and hears it pronounced good,
and his mercenary nature being
aroused, he sees visions of gigantic
wealth, and hands over to Mr.. Sharp
or $500. or at least $3.50, for the
Instrument that is going to make him
4 Rockefeller. 1t is needless to say
that the subsequent specimens turn
I'd out are such miserable imitatians
mat they would hardly fool a blind
man, but the ignoramus is in place
There he can't make a roar for his
lost money.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13
ELECTION NOTICE.
Cairo, H., March 81. 1908.
Office of the CITY Clerk.


Public notice is hereby given tina.
,on Tuesday, the 21st day of April A
ID, 1908, a regular election will be
held in the city of Cairo Illinois. AL
texander county, for the election of one
lQ) alderman from each of the seven
wards Of the city.
For the purpose of the election polls
will be opened at the following places,
viz;
In the First ward, at the store build
| ing No. 40 Commercial avenue, beins
isituated on the easterly side OF said
avenue between Fourth and Fifth
streets.
H. the Second ward, at the store
room of A. HALEY, No. 500 Washing
ton, bring situated on the westerly
side Of said avenue between Eighth
and Ninth streets.
In the Third ward, at the barber
shop of Dixie Fox, No. 1112 Washing
ton avenue, being situated on the east
erly side of said avenue between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
In the Fourth ward at the barber
shop of Charles Anderson, No. 315
Fourteenth street being situated on
the southerly side of said street be.
tween Poplar street and Washington
ayenu-.
In the Fifth ward, at tho court |
house of Alexander county.
In the Sixth ward, at the hose house |
IN the southerly side of Twenty-sec-
ond street, between Walnut and Pine |
streets.
In the Seventh ward, at the build |
ing, No. 2911 Commercial avenue, be- |
ing situated on the westerly side OF |
said avenue between Twentyninth |
and Thirtieth streets.
Polls for said election will be
opened at 700 o'clock a. m, and con,
tinue open until 500 o'clock p. m. of
the same day.
Nomination papers for the said cleo |
ton can be secured at this office and |
must be filed in this office on or be-
fore April 9Th, 1908.
By order of the City Council of the
city of Caro-, Illinois.
There will also be submitted at said
election the following proposition, to-
wit; Shall this city become anti
saloon territory?"
ROBERT A. HATCHER,
City Clerk.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWERS.
Division Street, Center Street and
Twenty-First Street, Cairo, Hi.
nois.

Public notice is hereby given that
until ten (10) o'clock A. NJ, Monday.
April 20. 1908, at the city council
chamber Of the City of Cairo. Illinois.
the Board of LEGAL improvements OF
the said city will receive sealed item
lied bids for the construction of yitri-
fled tile pipe sewers, house connect
ions and inlets and brick manholes
in Division Street. Center Street and
Twenty-First Street, In the said City
of Cairo. Illinois. in accordance with
the terms and provisions of Ordinance
No. 1876, approved May rs, 1907. now
Of record in the office of the City
Clerk of said city. No. I'LL CONNER.
cjal Avenue, whore printed copies of
the ordinance may be obtained on APP
piieation 80 the said clerk. The speci-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-13

Through the chance of perfect adj
iustment in the way of balance. OF
row of large photographs that
hang on q wall o. an office building
down town the clerks In the place
lave a good deal o. quiet amusement
with persons who visit the place for
the first time Owing to this bal
ance the pictures are easily sway
ed by the wind that blows through
me open windows and since the Of
flee force goes In for fresh air the
year round The pictures are ne~er
still. The joke lies in catching the
Lorrified expression on the faces of
the callers when they get sight OF
the swinging frames. Then it is al
ways explained with due solemnity. IL
the boss is not around that the sway
ing of the frames is due TO the oscil-
lation of the structure. 1t usually
takes some time for the object of the
joke to see the point Meanwhile he
has suffered = considerable shock
n. Y. World.