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The Washington times., 1909-12-08
Charlottesville Dry

CHARLOTTESVILLE, va, De-. 4
Charlottesville is dry again this wear.
with majority of $50. The total vote
was 40, and the "drys'' are rejoicing
over their increased strength. having
last year a majority of onlv foy-tv
Every ward in the city went dry this
Z wear
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The Vital Records.
Births

Daniel and Della Clark. boy twins.
David NJ. and Katherine COOksey. DO
Robert w. and Elsie Adams boy
Fred g. and Beatrice O. Pond, girl.
Filippo and Giuseppe CusimanO. boy.
Patrick and Margaret Mauey, boy.
Giuseppe and Emilia BOvello. boy.
William +. and A. Marie Parker, DO
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Dear Santa: Please send me these
toys I am a bad boy sometimes, bun
will be as good as I can hereafter, Ice
Wagon Automobile, Bicycle Wagon,
stockings, waists new shoes and rub
bers. Your little friend.
GEORGE ALLEN,
Il W street, AnacOstia-
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Dear. Santa Claus: I do want a pair
Of skates. I do not want a pair OF roller
skates. I also want some story books
/ am six year, old. I do want a pair
o. Ieggings.
EARL S. CRANDALIA
Norfolk n Y
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DEPUTIES GUARD PLANT.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Dec. s.-Fifty
deputy sheriffs were sworn in today
al d placed as guards about the plan1
Of the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company here to prevent possible sis
orders on the part Of persons IN SYM
pathy with the Bridgeport strikers.
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Special Notices.

CAME TO MY PREMISES ABOUT
Nov. lst, dark bay horse. blind in one
eye. If owner does not call and pay ex-
Denses ] viii sell at public auction sat
urday, Dec. 18th, 1903 Z Z BURGEE.
de5-3t. Conduit Road
A DECREE OF DIVORCE WAS
granted Nov. q, 1870, by the Circuit
Court Of Prince George County, Mary
land, 20 May Turner vs. William Turner
deS-grs
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Very sincerely,
WILLIE RIORDAN.

Dear Santa Claus-I am a little boy
five years old. / am not able 20 write,
but mamma is writing this for me.
Please, Santa, bring me a fire engine.
an Overcoat, a tin wagon with a horse
well and I can spell gun. Please don't
forget to fill my stocking. Ny little
brother IS three years old. He wants a
horse and wagon, little gun with a
cork In X, q. pair Of shoes, and horn
Please, Santa, fill my little stocking,
and bring us a nice tree.
Good-by. dear old Santa Claus,
EDGAR AND LEO MCDONALD,
CONGRESS Heights, y. c.
The Washington times., 1909-12-08

COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Call for
fun name. look for signature r w Grove zoc
The Washington times., 1909-12-08

SHORTHAND AED TzPEWEITHa-
Special rates for complete stenographia
course Individual instruction Positions
guaranteed Shorthand taught 150 hourS
study. BTENOGRAPHIC ACADEMY. MrE
VIZ. J. ERSKlSE. Principal ColOrado
Building. ocfs-m. y. f-sot
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What They Want.

Dear Santa Claus hope you are well
and that Peary and Cook did not dis
turb your rest
II you are coming around this way 1
h0ui! be glad to receive a pair OF
skates, bah bearing, please.
Jerry wants pair Of concrete skates,
and Eileen wants a gO-cart and doll
baby. You took our brother Eddy away
last Christmas and we hope ne IS very
happy vi h you. Merry Christmas.
With love.
Very sincerely,
WILLIE RIORDAN
The Washington times., 1909-12-08
LETTERS POURING
INTO TINES OFFICE
Santa Claus and St. Mich
olas Girl Kept Busy
Reading Them,
Continued from First Paee)

would disclose treasures that could sim
rlify the big task of Santa Claus and
the st. Nicholas Girl.
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Spirit of Christmas.

In every home the interest Of the
grown-ups centers IN the bursting little
stockings, or In the holly tree bend
ing beneath it's happy burden. From
the blaze OF the sd.st slLyrOCket to the
noise OF the last toy gun. Christmas Is
for the child.
But would 10 not be a great lesson II
your child realized also the obligations
of Christmas2 Teach your little boy
and girl the Christmas truth Of teo
brotherhood Of man; teach them that
the biggest happiness lies in the hap
piuess they give to others. Let them
take part In the wc-k ~ Santa Claus
and the st. Nicholas Girl, selecting per
sonslly some gift for some Lille brother
and sister out I'm the world. and bring
II by The Times office.
Here are a few of the thousands Of
letters that are pouring in with ev'ry
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Improper Competition.


And let ms protect our water courses
from improper rail competition by ade-
Quatc State and national laws. to the
end that this great natural resource
may be used 20 assist IN solving our
transportation problem. the simplify
ing Of which means increased growth
and prosperity 10 every community I'm
the nation. These are the tasks before
us and we must all lend a helping
hand for they are worthy Of our best
endeayors.'
A review Of the work done by the
officers Of the Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress was presented by President Rams
dell last night az the dinner 70 the
board Of directors given I'm the Willard
Hotel Besides President Ransdells ad-
dress. a financial report was made by
Secretary j. S. Ellison.
John A. Fox. who has Just returned
from a 14.000-mile tour en- the interest OF
The movement, and Special Agent S. A
Thompson. who has devoted twenty-five
years 10 work In the cause. we're other
speakers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

An old farmer died in a little VII
lage in the neighborhood Of Paris.
His fortune, the fruit Of years Of
patient toll, was invested in nice
compact little farm. A nephew OF
the departed, believing himself to
be heir, called few days later on
the lawyer and before saying a word
about the succession thought II only
right and proper to shed . few
tears.
"Poor unclew he murmured. $50
kind, 30 affectionate-to think that
| shall never see him again"
The notary allowed the young
man to give full vent to his sorrow.
full emotions, after which he quiet
ly observed:
81 suppose you are aware ths'
your uncle has left you nothingf'
"whatw exclaimed the nephew
suddenly changing his tone. I'm
not down in the viii? Then VIII,
on earth did you let me stant
weeping there and making . fool O
myself for . good half houry'-
Paris Journal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
Very Assravatins.

Most trying companions are they
whose first thought concerns them
selves and their possessions. A girl
who lived with her aunt was often
disturbed by evidences Of the old
lady's selfshness.
One day in going down the cellar
for some butter she tripped and fell
heavily quite distance. The maid
en- aunt rushed to the door and,
peering down into the darkness,
called out sharply:
"D'ye break the dish?'
"Now Numbered back the niece
for once thoroughly aroused. mo
but / willw And she shivered il
with hearty good will against the
cellar wall.
The old lady was so shocked b,
this dramatic reproof that she tool
to her bed and kept it for week
London Telegraph.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

Every now and then you run across
farm owner who says that bis land
is producing more bushels per acre
than II dd twenty years ago. IL may
be taken for granted without inquiry
OF investigation that such q result has
not been brought about By skinning
the land and selling the fertility Of the
coil in the SHAPE Of nav grain prod
ucts.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
Scotch crsss.

A drunken man was once lodged
in the cell Of a Scotch country po-
lice station, when he made a ire
mendous noise BY kicking the cell
door with his heavy hobnailed
boots.
The constable who had charge Of
the police station, going to the cell
door, opened il a little and said:
"Man, We MIGHT pit of yer butts,
and III gle them bit rub, so that
ye1l be respectable like when y
come up afore the bailie the morn
The prisoner, fattered at the re.
quest, at once complied and saw hi
mistake only when the constable
shut the door upon him, sayins
coolly:
Eye can kick ava moo, my man
as lang as We like"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

The average dairy COW over the
eountry sivss . butsss yts,d u sbost
ieo posn1s. ~ avsgass n 49, slAtss
running - Bcv - 10 posa6s per COW.
With proper selection and devssop.
rnent Of The dAiry hsrd sed tbs sdop.
ton a eosrset nsshs6s e essdinG al
care this batter yiaad oasht TO b nsas-
~ doshasd asd vssa1 b n each hsr1
owner wosh % - IL problem n .
systsmattc ana painstakfng mansss.
Charcoal pssesd hAsdy whsse tn
pcultry can 81 u v1il prsvs . great
regulator q tie di~pueSvs oegane. and
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

A very good feed for the hogs may
be Ind ut small cost by sowing rape
sccd-about three pounds to the acre
on a piece Of the cat land week or
ten days after the oats are sown. This
will keep the rape IN check until after
the grain Il cut, when n win come on
and make 6ne feed. II b well TO
have besides this q smaller patch sown
~ early as possible and conveniently
located. 70 that the pigs may be turned
into the patch AZ soon ~ the rape 10
three inches high. IL II IL left too
long before they are turned In II gets
tosgh, and they viii not kesp u srassa
down % II ought ts'bs.
Health Commisssooes Dariinstea q
New york city has offered tive csws
Of choke brscding ~ psisss fos -
best two essays - new Cssan an
whoiesome Mn Nay n Provtdsd e
Least Cost Yos the New Yost Maskst."
The competition y opeu TO IN fsfn-
err In New York - sdjoining ststss
who ere 1t present eps-xed h supply
ing milk for New York city. Ths com
PETITION closes Jupe rs. NJ. DarffnG.
toms Nee would sssm 10 - sScslIses
and win Aosbtiess resuit not enly IN
prc6t to the lsirymsn Of the Territory
mentioned. bot IN Q mces wheaesome
milk product for tire consumers o.
Nv Yoek city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
FADs OF CRIMINALS.
Murderers Who Were Particular as to
Personal Appearances.


Oscar Slater, who murdered Miss
Gilchrist in her Glasgow flat, prov
ed himself a typical dandy even in
the condemned cell and also a
stickler for the proprieties. He in
sisted, for instance, from the very
beginning in being called "Mr."
Slater, and each morning he chang
Cd his linen, varied his neckwear
and demanded polished boots.
Similar exhibitions Of strutting
peacock vanity are not uncom-
mon on the part of men DOOM
ed to die on the gallows. VAIN
wright on the day preceding his
execution absolutely refused to
dress because his clean linen had
not arrived from the laundry, and
a new shirt and collar had to be
bought for him. When the even
ing arrived-his last on earth-he
craved smoke. A pipe and to-
bacco were brought to him, but he
rejected them with disdain. He
would have cigar. And he got it.
LEROY, who murdered poor old
Mr.. Gold in railway carriage on
the way to Brighton, wore an even
ing dress suit during the whole Of
the period that elapsed between his
condemnation and his execution
also he was greatly upset at the re-
| fusal of the authorities to allow
him to be hanged in a new silk hat
presented to him in court.
As a rule, however, the thoughts
Of the condemned turn mostly TO-
ward food. Rush, the StansfelC
Hall murderer, was an educated
man. 81 want my slippers and the
Times" were his first words on re
turning to Jail after his conviction
But little later he called for pei
and paper and wrote out an ordel
for his next days dinner, Pig ant
plenty Of apple sauce"
In those days 1t was the custom
to give capital convicts whateve
they asked for in the way of food
But the rule was abolished socl
afterward, one Of the first delin
quents to come under the new regu
lations being q certain jeffrey, VIII
murdered his six-year-old child b
hanging him in . cellar in Sevel
Dials. He was unaware OF the a
teration and called for q roast due
directly he entered the condemns
cell, and when it was refused hin
, he behaved so violently that he ha
to be put in a straitjacket.-Peal
sons Weekly.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
N.~ york.s Firs. Ferry.

The first ferry By means Of
which the dwellers on the Other
side Of the East river visited Their
brethren In Manhattan was q square
ended scow rugged with mast snt
sails. The fare charged for . horse
vas / shilling, and a wagon cost 5
This ferry vss in operation in 1875
snd three-qusrtsrs Of . century
passed before II was improved upon
The improvement consisted Of
horss boat, . twin boat With . whee
In the center, propelled by . hon
zontsl tresdmill worked by horses
This vas an eight horsepower boat
which crossed the river in from
twelve 10 twenty minutes. Ther
came the first steam feryboAt II
1872.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
THE sTEALrHY TIGER.
When He Moves Quietly Death Doel
Not Seem More Silent.

Not SeoHt Worc Sueu@
l have seen tiger, sitting up a
hundred yards from me in the sun
light washing his face like a cat,
move a couple of steps into. the
shade and fade away like the Chesh-
ire cat in "Alice In Wonderland"
But what is more extraordinary is
that he can "move without some
dry leaf or stalk cracking to be-
tray" him. Often in a beat in the
middle of the hot season the mex
perienced sportsman's heart is in
his mouth as he hears the crushing
of dead leaf, the slow, stealthy
tread of what seems some heavy
animal, but it is only ''moa," the
peacock, the first to move ahead Of
the heaters. Then after a period of
strained watching, when the eye
can and does detect the move of
the tiniest bird, the CULVER of a
leaf, suddenly without sound the
great beast stands before you. He
does not always care to move quiet
", but when he does death is not
more silent.
The question of how a white or
otherwise abnormally marked tiger
can take its prey is simplified by
the fact that, as a general rule, the
tiger kills at night or at dawn OF
dusk and that it is only the cattle
killing tiger that takes his lordl,
toll Of the village cattle by day
Again that wonderful voice, the
most mournful sound in captivity
switch literally bushes the jungle
and fills the twilight with horror,
is powerful aid to him in hi
hunting. Often as / have heard i
the memory of one occasion is Al
vivid as the moment when it helt
me spellbound. / was stalkin,
sambhur in the evening in glad
in the forest when suddenly, from
not fifty yards above me, rang on
. long, low, penetrating moan
which seemed to fill the jungl
with a terrifying thrill and for
moment made the heart stand still
The native shikari, who, in spite o
Mowgli's contempt, may kno'
something Of jungle ways, believe
that the deer, hearing the tiger
voice and unable from the revei
berating nature Of the sound to 10
cate the position Of their enemy
stand or lie still and so give hin
the chance Of stalking his pre-,
There is probably some truth \
this, for unless YOU are followin
the tiger and have seen him it is a
most impossible from the SCUM
alone to tell with any certaint
where he is.-Algernon Durand !
: London Times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

Below are few names Of places
that often puzzle a stranger. Hap
pisburgh, in Norfolk, is pronounced
"Hazeboro." Abergavenny simply
drops a syllable and becomes @Aber-
venny,v and il is alleged that St.
Neots sounds more like Shoots
than anything else. Cirencester
seems to vary from "Sister" 70
"Sizeter." In Suffolk Waldring.
field is "wunnerfulp and Chelmon.
diston "Chimston," while in the ad.
joining county Of Norfolk Hun.
stanton is "Hunston," and in the
vest country Badgeworthy i bad
gerry and Cornwood "Kernood.'
Iluntingdonshire claims the pures'
English, but they call Papwortf
"Parpor.n-London Answers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
T~.n.y.sr,. Century wooins.

The grave young medical man
entered the front parlor with sober
micn. christening his small black
satchel, he produced a little purple
vial, and, taking therefrom a tiny
bug, he slipped il into a hypodermic
syringe and advanced toward the
shrinking girl.
"So, mop cried the pretty Pencil.
ope. at cannot bel / could moi
love you in the worldp
you just wait until Mr.. Coccu.
r7moritis gets busy in your deli
cate blue veins" said the youn.
doctor, injecting the love germ.
Their devotion is nov almost pro
verbisl.-Brooklyn Life.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

There IL no bacon or ham that u
eaten with 90 much satisfaction A.
that product which comes from the
porter Of ones own raising. Proper.
~ cured, Il Ia clean and sweet. while
there Il a reasonable surety that Il has
been kept under clesnly conditions
and fed clean and wholesome food.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

II tn small bog - 70 - ~ far
20 eet wood and water a. be often
loss In chasing some coot % Md hen
when the outdoor call Of the spring
days 10 strong there wouid b mighty
little fuel or water In the housc. How
ever. one IL Sport and The other work,
or viewed 40 such
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

this is especially trus n tks asrk =
cQn6ned and caaso< pick up just W.
thsy want. Where thses = room for
Tie purpose II y also . seed NJ to
shut the chickens from . snail ara
and SOW II TO rye % oata. - ~ 10 r.
nish Q supply Of green bod whsa =
isn't IN good form to let TIE bsos run
% your own OF your neighbo<s lawn
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

There are thousands too many farms
In all parts Of the country. bot espe-
cially those longer settled. which wfli
this year be let and worked IN the
same old sloveniy and sbortsishssd
way In which they have been run for
the past twenty year, or more-one
year a . time. grain raised and mar
keted In the crude state. a continue
ton Of system Of soil robbery that
means ultimate bankruptcy for the
soil and the poorhouse for the owner
Just as sure as that water runs down
hill. The system h dead wrong and
should be rightsd.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
A Way out

servsnt--A Newspaper reporter
wishes TO interview you, sir.
Great Msn--Did you not tell him
(. vas hosrse--could hardly speski
Servant Certainly, sirl But he
assured me he would only ask ques.
ton, which you could answer BY {
nod or Q shake Of the head.
Great Man-Then tell him I have
. ttiff neck.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

Let that bright boy Of twelve o.
fourteen have . small plot Of rich
ground for his own this summer on
which to plant some pure bred seed or
other crop. II corn h not the leader.
lie Will not only BE- interested In such
an experiment, but win b. more inter-
ested In the other woxk about the
farm.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
Leading Republican Says Crun VIII
Not Be Confirmed.

Charleston, Feb. 6,-The Evening
Post says Crum will not be confirm
ed at. this session. The Post SAYS
it's Washington correspondent gets
this important information from
leading Republican Senator. Whetc-
er Mr.. Taft will reappoint Crum to
the collecto-ship is problenoatical.
There is some talk that Crum
might be appointed recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia, posi-
ton which for years has been held
by a negro, CT he might be appoint
ed register of the treasury.
The Posts Washington correspon-
dent says the Republicans would
vote to confirm Crum, but if the
Democrats continue to debate the
confirmation as they have done,
then because Of pressure Of other
important matters the confirmation
will not be passed by the Repuoh-
cans to the exclusion of other busi-
ness which means that there will be
40 vote on the nomin. on this ses-
sion
No combination has been maoe
with the Republicans because 1t IS
rot necessary. 1t is known that MI
raft would like the Crum case CHS
nosed of but it can not be done tol
want of time, snd so it will go over
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
STARVING FAMILY is FOUND.
Gather Placed in Jail for Stealing
Bread for Children.

New York, Feb. $50 weak from
lsc! of food that they could scarce
" walk, a. mother and four children
we're found in house at Corona,
=. l.. by an agent of the Society for
ne Prevention of Cruelty to Chllc-
rem.
The woman's husband, Michael
Lumhard, is confined in the Queens
county jail, unable to provide S20o
bail after being arrested on charge
Of stealing bread. Both he and his
wife were arrested with twenty
caves in their possession, but the
charge against the woman was not
pressed.
With her husband in jail, the
mother had no means Of providing
for herself and children, and they
were in a pitable light when visited
The children were sent to the rooms
Of the society, while neishbors pro-
rided food for the mother.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
HASKELL INDICTED
HE IS CHARGED WITH COSsPIR-
ACY TO DEFRAJD
The Government in the Town Lot
Case-Six Others Are Indicted

With Him.
Muskogee, Okla, Feb. 4.-SeveI
indictments were returned by the
Federal grand jury here last nigh
in the town lot alleged fraud inves.
tigation, the charge being conspiracy
to defraud the government. The
names OF those indicted are:
Gov. Charles n. Haskell, F. B
Sewers, A. 2. English, c. W. Turner
". T. Eutchings, Jesse ". Hill and
Walter R. Eaton.
Attorney Thomas H. Owen, OF
Muskogee. representing Governor
Haskell made arrangements for the
governor to enter his appearance on
Friday and give bond in the sum OF
$4,000 for appearances for trial.
The writs issued are returnable
forthwith.
Governor Haskell is at Guthrie.
There is but one indictment against
him. It charges conspiring with
Waiter R. Eaton and Clarence ".
Turner to defraud the government.
There are two indictments against
Turner and one each against the
others indicted.
Walter r. Eaton, one Of the men
indicted, is the secretary Of the In
dianola Contracting Company, OF
which Governor Haskell is president,
and which it is alleged scheduled
the names Of many "dummies" to
secure town lots.
Fifteen Of the wealthiest men in
Nuskogee called at the Office Of the
United States marshal and signed
Governor Easkell's bond for $4,000.
Many more asked to be allowed to
sign it.
Governor Haskell when Informed
that he vas indicted issued the fol-
lowing statement to The Associated
Press:
'I have just heard Of the iRdict-
ment for conspiracy coupled with
seven or eight Of the Oldest and high
est charactered citizens in Muskogse,
who developed and built up that
country by their unselfsh effort.
From now on, the proceeding will
be open to beth sides.
''Hearst's crooked manlpulatlons
will be at discount.
Il am satisfied that the interior
department has been misled by false
statements. I am confident there
las not been dishonest act done by
sny Of the indicted parties and that
good citizens in general regardless
If politics feel the same way.
(Signed) &C. n. HASKELL. T..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10
NEGRO ISsULTED GIRL.
Serious Trouble Narrowly Averted IL
Pittsburg Quarter.

Pitsburg, Feb. 5.-The first Sc
rious trouble growing out of the
police crusade against the negroes
who have terrorized the Hercon Hill
district by frequently assaultlns
young white girls was narrowly
averted last night.
John Moulton, negro, was ar
rested on the charge that he had
annoyed a white girl aad acosted her
with, G...God evening, sweetheart, amt
amt you going to kiss me?
The negro was arested@and while
sbeing taken to the police station a
brother of the girl attempted to get
him away from the officers. The
young man struck at the negro and
threatened to shoot him.
A large crowd gathered and for q
time it was believed that the negro
would receive rough treatment, but
he was landed in the police station.
He was sentenced to six - onths IN
the wcrkhouse.