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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
FOR NEW FORM OF MEMORIAL.
Washington Star Protests @oa'ns'
Further Erection Of Statues

Regarding the latest addition to the
capitors GU door art The Kansas Guy
Times says.
"Borglums equestrian statue o'
Gen. Sheridan seems to be distinct
addition to the sculpture of the cap
ital Now il TIE city could Only sc'
rid Of Andrew Jac&acn on the roeNihs
horse"
The Andrew jackson statue Is IN
some eyes merely the most oojscQoA
able example of a school OF puDllo
sculpture which Is strongly In eva nee
in Washington and which offeuds the
artistic taste. The man on horse
back" looms large on the horizon mere
There are SO ma y su2h sculptures
! that a visitor who knows nothing OF
| the protests which have been Volcea
! during late years might with reason
: conclude that the broze equos'IlaNS
represent the highest American ideaI
, It Is now believed however that a
! new era has opened The sheridan
statue, satisfactory as ii Is viewed as
an example Of its type VIII, perhaps
be the last Of its kind erected mere
Most Washingtonians sincerely nope
so at all events. The Grant memorial
Will establish a new standard OF out
door art. the only regret aroused Delhs
that il has been so improperly located
The Columbus memorial, the design
for which Is about to be selected, VIII
presumably carry out the ldts'
thought on the subject of the com
memoration OF men by artistic sculp
ture The fact is We have been Toe
meager in our provisions for the per
petuation of memories of great mel
by means of sculptures. The doilaF'
have been doled out sparingly ana th'
insignificant equestrian and pedes
p trian figures represent this nallona
parsimony A more liberal spirit nov
prevails. The fact is recognized tina
= if the country Is to acquire inteilec'ua
+ ! growth it must encourage tne m
I arts. and II IS the duty OF the Unite
States government to take the lead /
Q this direction. Congress has begun
n appreciate this fact so that Its appI'
priations during the past few year
for such purposes have been :. hcieI
/. 10 enlist the services of the create.
scuIptors in the evolution Of ARTIST
n memorial designs 1t Is now con
IDENTIFY expected that this winter co
gress will provide appropriately for
At lincoln memorial This creaiio
le whatever form 1t may assume, shou
IL symbolic the evolution of the n9tion
Al taste and render forever impoSslp
re any more isolated men on h9yseba'
10 In the national capital,-Waehingt'
e Star
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

THE sky" says the Scientific Amer
lean, is never dark. This. however,
is not due to the sun, but TO the stars.
The MILKY Way Is above the horizon
in summer in our latitude, and it gives
a great deal Of light by night, enough
to make the night sky Of that time
brighter than when II lis not a part
Of our night sky, as is the case In
winter. Then. too. the stars which
cannot he seen by the unaided eve
give VS. much light The stars which
are not visible to the eve give more
light than those which are visible"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
Me-. Ambassadors at Capital

Two interesting new diplomats. both
from northern Europe, and both men
n, affairs IN the world. have been added
10 the corps in Washington. Already
they have taken prominent position IN
the social and official life Of the capt
tai Both are accompanied nv charm.
ing wives. one OF whom is a former
Boston girl.
They are Herman Dc lagererantz'
minister from Sweden, who presented
his credentials originally in the spring
of 1907. and Count Carl Won MoItke'
the newly appointed minister from
Denmark. who is a defendant OF the
famous field marshal Of that name
and whose wife was Miss Cornelia
Thaver Of the Thayer family Of Massa
chusetts He has just been joined by
/ the countess.
The new ministers have taken al
Joining homes in the double Hender
| son house. one Of The most attractive
structures In the fashionable residen
| tial sections Of Sixteenth street. The'
have established their legations am
the flags OF Denmark and Sweden g
/ side by side
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
worr,sp THE YOUNG MOTHER
Lack Of Progress" Might Have Proves
Serious Thing.

when pcoll In our part OF 'hp
country select a family physician .hey
stick TO him." ga, an Illinois physl'
clan "If he goes a ny they won't eau
IN some one else II they can POSSIBLY
helm II. They have faith In nooony
hut their own man, 70 long as ne man
ages to be fairly successful. Last
spring went up &c Chicago for ie"
DAVIS much to the distress OF yonn'
mother In our town, who expects nv
TO inspect her only baby every otner
day at least. The second day OF my
stay she telegraphed me to come nome
NJ once Baby was sick she told mo
tho trouble--she didn't know what 70
do. II wasn't an urgent ca e, Knew
so wired back reassuring message,
told her TO give the baby a dose oil
some medicine she had at hand, ana 10
All out the ten words ! put In frog
nosis admirable always IKE 10 use
| large words when I'm telegraph
| makes me feel that I'm getting ne
worth of my money, you know Nh'o
| got home two days later | went .
| see the baby.
",Shes all right now the MON =
told me, but we were awfully worri J.
We had 10 rely on the medicine YOU
| left though. The boy at the drug s''f
didn't have a bit of prognos's IN lA'
place.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
JEFFR|ES CLUB
ARRANCES BOUT
WINNER or MOUNTAINEERING
FIGHT AT Los ANGELES TO
MORROW WILL MEET DE-
ROLLER OF SEATTLE.

Los Angeles. Cat Dec 2S.--Ihe
Jerries Athletic Club has made d.
finite arrangements to stage a heavy
weight boxing match between the
winner Of the KaurmannBarry hgu'
here Wednesday night and DR. b r.
Roller. the Seattle athlete.
The bout which will be staged
January 26. will be for % rounds and
the boxers will receive 80 per cent
of the receipts. to be split 10 per
cent 10 the winner and p to the loser
The match was settled when hol
I,r dopositad 81 900 a. Seattle today
p,,n Kaufmsnn and Barry have
agreed 10 the match, and the winner
will deposit his forfeit within 'e"
DAVIS after the fight
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
SHOPPING IN FRANCE 10 EASY
saleswomen Are rkably Adept al
Their Buclness.

That The saleswomen In European
shops are wonderfully quick'wi'ted mas
often been noted This is especially
true OF the French, Many OF 'helu'
without understanding English VIII IN
terpret correctly the comments Anler'
cans make aside when examining
goods, simply BY studying their gas'
lures and facial expressions, once IN
Brussels we were looking at gloves
To my certain knowledge the sales
woman was wholly unacquainted with
the English language. My companion
said privately to me: Il am afraid
these gloves will SPOT 20. no,
madame" the ialeswoman instantly
interrupted, in Freach. they VIII
never spot at all
In Boulogne.sur-Mer, at shop for
mems furnishings, asked for dress
shirts. A very bright young woman
gave me a quick, sharp glance, and
then brought some specimens Thel
bore no distinguishing marks as &c
size. is there some man here whC
can take my measure?" asked. "Tha
is not necessary, sir, she replied
very sweetly Are you sure thes'
will fit me?" Perfectly "Bu
how can you tell?' / argued, uncon
vinced why, sir, she explained II
surprise at my doubt Il looked a
Won" So took the shirts TO m
room and tried them on, and surel
enough, they were the best fit ! eve
| had.-Trayel Magazine,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
INSISTED ON HOLE IN COFFIN
Through II Col. Buffers Triumphant
Piqtal Should Protrude.

Thomas Butler. a colonel in the
army Of the United States early IN me
nineteenth century, died in New Or
leans il 1905 in the midst of his cele'
brated controversy with Gen WilNln'
son regarding the wearing OF his
queue
Col. Butler insisted on wearing ms
hair in the old-fashioned style in DIS
obedience to WiIkinson's orders &C
cording to Pierce Butler in his hloS,
raphy of Judah T, Benjamin. while the
dispute was still raging Butler dled
and left directions that a hole should
be bored in the head of his coffin ana
that he should he borne to the grave
with his triumphant pigtail protruding
in defiance The family tradition Is
that these directions We're carried out
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
HOPE FOR AGREEMENT
Al,houoh Turkish Officials Declare
They Cannot Accept Austr'a's
Terms OF Settlement.

Constantinople. Dec. rs - Couns
Ballayincini. Austrian ambassador 10
turkey. today had interviews with the
grand vizier and Tewhk Pasha' MN
lister of foreign affairs. lie found
both totally opposed TO the accept
ance of Austria's suggestions Tor =
settlement of the Bosnia and Here
govina question
The count was informed, however
that the Ottoman ambassador al
! Vienna had been instructed TO open
negotiations with the Austro-Hungar
tian foreign minister and the oplnios
was EXPRESSED that with the goot
will of both sides a satisfactory agree
ment would eventually be reached.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
OWNERSHIP OF WOMEN
Continued From First Page.l

ried bousekeeper No clearer com
meni can be made on the inadeqnaeS
IF home conditions to serve tEelF
natural ends than in this major IN
stance, they do not promote bct on
the contrary they prohibit the DE
velopment Of higher standards Oh
child culture.
AS to mere maintenance OF lite
our children die most numerously dur
ing the years OF infancy when they
are most wholly at home As TO re
production, we have shown the el
feet on that. and a. 10 improvement
of the human stock does not keel
pace with material progress. We
need wise revision Of domestic
conditions in the interests of the
lchiId. At the present rate any man
who has a home to let be 1t room
APARTMENT or house, prefers his ten
ants TO be withou: children. The
home. birthplace. the rearing place
is not built fitted. nor managed a.
1.-THE benefits of children.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
STOLE ANOTHER'S WIFE
And Actor Dies With Five Bullets %
AS Body-shootist and VIE
Are m Custody.

Denver Dec sc Burdette fe'l.
"a LANDRY worker today fired hN'
.bsts Al C. Cayiery Dury known ON
the stage as }. Byron Attention. Al
IN. shots took effect. killing DurY
Tho shooting took place 10 tho hai'-
Ua- Of r0ominE house. where ootn
.p.rr ami Bells wife lived AMI was
tho outcome. accordingto Bells state
mont 10 the police. of an enoif 90
hr= rart 20 induce his wife 10 return
ta him. Boil surrendered Mr. Bel
H. sise i'm custody Bel charges
prr, with influencing hrs wife 10 a.
-rif him
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
TIGERS FOND OF HUMAN FtEeH
MANY Natives Of India Yearly Msde
Prey Of Jungle Monarch

About 1000 men were eaten W
tigers in INlia between 1900 ana ls'i
A large proportion of these uhior,
Inmates persisted during periods OF
famine when the beasts are maze
hold by hunger and are driven 20 the
Mains in search Of water, the deaths
caused by tigers in India conslitu'e
AZ uer cent. of the whole number que
to wild beasts. All tigers are not man
eaters. but when tiger mas once
tasted mans flesh he will not be con
tent until he has had more OF IT,
Where focks and herds abound, now
ever. man is rarely victim OF INC
tiger. An old man eater is usually 'ery
clever and tricky and can avoid the
most skilml hunters II is ahirmea
that a single tiger In southern lndia
has Killed 200 men, and that one In the
Himalayas has killed more 300.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
!: NEWS OF THE RIVERS |
nssssxssssssssassssssssss


The river marked III feet on the
cairo gauge last evening showing a
rise of 0.s of a foot in "a hours
The Wash Honsheli Is on her way
10 st. Louis to bring out empties.
The Fred Hartweg went south yes
terday with two empties.
The Dick Fowler has resumed hei
Cairo-Paducah trade after a Christ
mas rest
The conquest passed. up the ohi1
Yesterday morning with show boat
Rising rivers were reported yestef
day from points above here as iol
lows. Pittsburg OIL Louisville w
Nashville 0i. Jacksonville 10. Padu
cab OF, Kansas CiE0.l,. Cape Girar
deau OIL. s-,ssf So
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
Street Washer at Work.

The street washer was set - WORK
Yesterday to relieve the dust eN'
much to the satisfaction of citizen =
The machine had been put lltp
Temporary retirement because q =
want of money in the appropriatl. II
for streets, but conditions were grow
ing so hal that 1t was found nee $
gary to stretch a point somehow
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting of the STOCK
holders of the Alexander County Ma
tIonal Bank of Cairo, Illinois WIN oe
held at the office of the said bahN
In the city of Cairo, Illinois, on Tues
day January 10, 1909, for the eiec
ton of Board of Directors and lof
tho transaction of other business
Polls will be open from 10 O'CLOCK d
m. to 3 D. m on said day
JAMES II. GALLlGAN,
Cashier.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
TO MAKE It 5000
Popular Subscription IN Mounds and
Mound City For Capture Of
Spelkert Murderer.

The assured reward offered for the
arrest and conviction Of the murderer
of Chas. Speikert of Mound City rs
$500. Of which $500 is offered by The
Pulaski county authorities and s20f
by Gov. Deneen. An effort Is beiaE
made to add 800 to this sum by pop
ular subscription. to bring the t0ta
up 20 $500. There have been no DE-
velopments in the hunt Tor the mur
derer. The Illinois Central score
service Is doing al that II can DO q
run she fellow down
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
Washington Awaiting Bud"

Every body in Washington Is more
or less openly on The qui vtve con
corning the prese1's'ion ~ Miss VII
liars Who. rumor has It, VIII have 2
Tremendous advantage over her SIS
ter buds BY reason ~ the valiant
hacking she will get from Mrs. Joe
Letter. Who comes before the world
this year A. a dsshing and attractive
yornz rrat-on and the chatelaine II
,he old Letter homestead. made "a
mon. by its record Of titled mar
iaEeE
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

When Gen. Schenck, whose greatest
fame rests upon his having introdueea
the game of poker into England hrst
arrived in London as American min
ister to the court Of st. James ne TOOK
a little of his spare time TO visit the
sights Of the British capital Among
other places ne visited Nine, Tus-
sauds wax works.
And what 40 you think OF our great
v.v work exhibition" asked friend.
Well replied the general II
struck me as being very Ike the or
binary English evening party.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
Now He ccula Die Satisfied.

The dying Englishman laughed
family and reseryedly. as became his
race
What ails the MANI asked the
vicar. the heir the younger son in the
army. tho younger son in the church,
the keeper Of the lodge and the stolid
barrister.
1T is the joke he heard in America
in his youth" whis,e-ed The nurse.
lie has just srasTe, ~ ,.ihcance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
REPUBLICANS WILL KEEP
HEADQUARTERS At CHICAGO

ChicaE0. Dc Zs-AiIiaU , HaT1
usri. secretary % the Republican
.nafional committee arrived here O.
fsT % establish permanent heal
1rartsrs for the commitfe=. 70 o. TIE
iutention % keen q headquarters here
10 - IN resdinezz for tire np1t uresl
ieutiai ramraizn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
POLICE ARE MYsTlFiED,

Chicago. Dec, 2S,--A few hours
after she had returned from VISIT
at Milwaukee, Wis, today the body
OF Miss Mamie r. Dunn, a telephone
OPERATOR of the Wisconsin Cehtrd'
railroad was found in the lake today
The police are uncertain whether the
woman committed suicide or wa
murdered
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

Mrs WI. wife Of Wu Tine Fang.
has made almonds popular by serving
almond rakes. with almond 1ine an
,lmond fower- for table decorations
AZ The table decorations are not e.
easily attalnable. artificial oaas ar
used quite frequently. and may D,
r,htsired from the Chinese stores.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

leo 2. Zeiasti ~ CO Gibson s.
rurslo. \. Y Esy5c-T cureffhe most
a-noying oold'.sors I sveE+ad. Vt'h
v-cklsn's Arnica salvs stplied th's
ave once z dsv fer tao DAYS. vhe7
cvcry trace Of the soEs was gone p
reals ali sores sofa hnder Euarsn
tee al all drug stores. &c
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
A DANGEROUS Operation.

Is the removal of the appendix by
surgeon. No one who takes Df.
Kings New Life Pills is ever SUBJECT
cd 10 this frightful ordeal. They WORK
So quietly you don't feel them. They
cure constipation, headache, bilious
ness and malaria. CSC at all drue
stores.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
Observation-Disclosures
The WEATHER |
ves,srday's Cairo Temperature
General Conditions,

The dsy was fair and quiet the
ooyarnment bulletin reported ram
eror, 1--WE points yesterday, Extremes
of temperature were ~ az Ao''e"7
and ii at Winnemncca'
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
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49, ~
All readers Of The Bulletin
who miss their papers are re-
quested TO notify the office
promptly and every effort will
be made by the management
TO correct the evil. There have
been numerous complaints
lately, from new subscribers
and old ones as we'll. N sub
scribers will designate safe
and convenient places where
carriers may place their
papers the management will
see that their directions are
carried out.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
Waeh.nnton Forecast.

Washington Dec Is. -llAlNoIe,--
rair Tuesday; Wednesday probably
rain and colder.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
zin prl,. fer svstsrfy.

Five hundred and fifty dollars has
bs.e, raid for a single specimen Of the
Autimscus butterfly
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
somg sEksoHAsLE BITS.

The Cook-salt pepper, vinegar and
mustard.
The Epicure-The lamb. clam, quail
and terrspin.
There are four seasons. These are,
according 70:
The Tramp-The unemployed, leis-
ure, Idle and lazy.
The Bov-The baseball. swimming,
football and skating
Tho Tors- book beer. gin rick
sy. ale and hot Scotch.
The Pienaa-The dried apple. cher.
~. pumpkin and mince
society FoIk The European. New
porf Berkshire and New York
HIS Faths--The millinery bill fec
BIZ. clothing bin and ne, coal bill
The Poet-The lnsh and glsdsoms
snriuEtime- summer, with harvest
cheer. bale autumn. clad IN russet,
old winter chill and drear.
American History - Jones. Perry
Fsrrasut and Dewey New IoTi
E Press
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
NEW sS<As9 ~ SITE

cni,aro. Dec 2s-frahenSC 4
rsaniskey. 81 the ChieazfT Fnerican
| -arne baseball tezE TO-DAY sn.
rrrr "a the purchase ~ ffs0ffh 0'
rreen acres a. wentworth avenue
rnd Thirty-hnh sireefi. i7rss neE
structures are o. b ofseD&rfte an
sfes' with stands arranC n tiers
The nev park vin not be 'gT'en foi
sccupency before the 1919 Eeesea-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
eun and Moon.

sun will rise today ..,..'- 80 -
SIM will set today .......t 4'aV ~
Moon will set tonight ;..,,.lt'9o ! -
Mote: The above sun anu NO. ,,
record is for Illinois and APPROX.
mates the record at Cairo WITHIN a
few minutes.l ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
CARLYLE. Curious Study,

Thomas Carlyle, the noted Engilsn
nhilosopher and historian, had curl
aus study. It comprised the entire
third floor Of his narrow brick mousse
AT Chelsea. a London suburb Inc
walls of the study were OF double
thickness. 10 prevent street noises
from annoying the master While at
his work. and a skyight afforded the
usht Just how fresh air was fur'
ni-hsd the room was not apparent 10
tho visitor There is nothing about
he room 10 suggest comfort. only
close. thick-walled, skylighted long
APARTMENT where the great dyspepuc
worked and worked ceaselessly' ana
from whore he hurried to the k'chen'
IN tho basement of the house, as soon
as his DAYS labor was done In the
Kitchen ne received his most intimate
friends. and there they smoked the'r
fipes together.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
Beans and Bacon.

An old Scotchman surprised US MI
by remarklng: Your famous New eng
land dish OF pork and beans came oi-
rectly from England, where for cen
turtles IT was the reigning fsVorite
with all classes The English called II
beans and bacon In New York you
have corned beef and beans-the same
old beans never could understand
why beans and bacon were never
na,uralzed in the Land o Cakes |
cannot charge myself with ever nav
ing seen such a dish in Scotland.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
CRISP CURRENCY.

TIE nan Who PAYS his debts is tru.
g his trust
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

American History - Jones. Perry,
Farragut and Dewey. - New YORK
Press
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
Forecast For Today

cairo and vicinity Ram no
much change in temperature
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29
FUNERAL OF SPRtCKLES
ACID m Ssn Francisco Yesterday. ano
Was Attended ossy - Re"
Friends sns sReistivss.

san Frar.i-ros Zee -s-I H-
f.rarHr OF the 81. Claus Surecsifs
trok place 81. Farncon. A briei
service was 4 uctel by Rev julius
F1anf.rp. 81 Marks Lutheran
clmah. and. few simple hymns
u=rr sung Il a quartette. The re-
mains ue-eNthen earriei 70 the
funeral car and taken % the Spreck-
les mausoleum in Cypress LaRn
rsrrets.rr. accompanied culF BY rela
ff~rr and 2 few friends
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

His Paine The millinery bin. ice
bill. ciothiag bin and he, coal bill
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

society Folk The European New
port. Berkshire and New York.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

The Pienan-The dried apple. cher.
~. pumpkin and nince.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

The Cook-Salt pepper, vinegar and
mustard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

snhs,nss ier Tls BsnsrS
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

The Tramp-The unemployed, leis-
ure. Idle and lazy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

Tho Tors--The book beer. gin rick
sy. ale and hot Scotch.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-29

The Bov-The baseball. swimming,
football and skating
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-12
A PROCLAMATION.
ByHis ExceIleney, Hoke Smith,
Governor.
A REPRESENTATIVE FOR
BEN HILL COUNTY.
ATLANTA, GA, August 6, 1908.

ATLANTA, ia, August b, lJOS.
Whereas, The General Assembly at it's SEES
sion in 1913, proposed an amendment to the
co stitution of this state, as set forth in an
Act approved August 6, 1908, to wit;
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly Of The State of Georgia that para
graph one, of section 3, a! tice 3, of the Con-
stitution of Georgia. rs amended by an Act
approved July ~. 1874. is hereby amended by
striking 1873 Rep esen tatives'' in the said
paragraph OF The Constitution as amended
and substituting "i84 Representatives"
Par, 1. he House OF Represen; atives
shall consist of not more than 1874 represen.
! tatives appOrtioned among the several coun-
ties as follows, to-wit: To the six Counties
having the largest population, viz: Chatham
Bibb, Floyd. Fulton, Richmond and Thomas
TIN zee representatives each to the six coun-
ties having the next population, viz: Bar
tow, Bulloch, Burke, Cobb, Carroll Coweta
DeKalb, Decatur, Dooly, Ebert, Gwinnett,
Hall. Houston, Jackson, Laurenes, Merri-
wether, Monroe, Muscogee, Sumter. Tattnall,
Troup. Walton, Washington and Wilkes two
~ representatives each and to the remain
ing counties one representative each.
Sec 2 Be it fur her enacted by the auth
ority aforesaid that when said amendment
shall be agreed to by twO-thirds of the mem
bers elected to each House it shall be enter
ed upon the Journal of each House with the
ayes and nays thereon and published in ONT
or more newspapers in each congressional
district in said state for two (2) months pre-
,iUt:S to the time for holding the next gener-
al election and shall at said next general
election be submitted to tie people for rati-
ication in the following form, to-wit: For
Ratifi alton" or Against Ratification" ano
if a majority Of the electors quail fed to vot'
for members of the general assembly there
on shall vote for ratification. having written
or printed on their ballots For Ratification
which votes cast at said election shall bt
consolidated as now required by law in cleo
tfonS for members OF the general assembly
and return thereof ma to the governor.
then he shall declare said amendment adop
ted and make proclamation Of the result OF
said election in one or more newspapers il
each co gressional district of the state.
Now, therefore, l. Hoke smith. governor of
said state, do issue this, my proclamation,
hereby declaring that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution is submitted
for ratification or rejection to the voters OF
the state qualified to vote for members OF
the general assembly at the general election
to be held on Wednesday, October Z, 1908.
HOkE SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, secretary of State i0l-2 mo