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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
BALLoT-sTUFFInG NOT NEW
Old Colonial Records Show Act Was
Attempted In 1855 - The
Punishment.

II Is not necessary to give up our
r.ous faith In the superior political
Eorality of our forefathers when we
learn that even in the first generation
CT Bostonians was found ballot stuff
fer.
The same record which reveals this
break records also its instant repudi-
alton and punishment. II was on the
fourteenth day of January, 1866, %
years after the settlement OF Boston.
according to the quaint records pre-
served of the kings chapel. that a
referendum was held as to whether
part OF the land should be alienated
The old chronicle runs. THE In
habitants proceeded TO bring In their
votes: and when the Selectmen were
receiving 'em at the Door of the Hall
they observed one of the Inhabitants.
VIZ. John Pigeon, to put In about a
dozen with the word Yea wrote on
all OF EN-, being charged with SO do.
ing, he acknowledged it, and was
thereupon Ordered by the Moderator
to pay Fine of Five Pounds for put
ting In the settlement of Boston ac-
cording to the more than One Vote
according to Law. and the Moderator
thereupon declared to the Inhabitants
that they must draw and bring In
their Votes again in Manner as before
directed, and the Inhabitants accord.
ingly withdrew and the Votes being
brought in and sorted 1t appeared that
there were Four Hundred and two
votes and that there was two hun
dred and five Yeas and one hundred
and ninety-seven Nays" - Boston
Transcript.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
\
A Popular EallacY.

The generally accepted belief that a
person is useful in proportion as he is
busy is controverted by writer, who
says: 81 have dog that is loaded up
with feas. In the summer time, when
the fleas are plenty, that is the busiest
dog | ever saw. when he isn't biting
at the feas he's swapping at the flies.
He never has minute TO spare, but
when he is the busiest he is the least
account for practical purposes. And
there is young fellow in my neigh
borhood who has a Waterbury watch,
and he smokes cigarettes, When he
isn't winding his watch he is lighting
a cigarette. He is mighty busy
young man, but he isn't worth two
hoops In water barrel. Rule TEX
Review.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21

tation. The other day worked and
shaved in the kitchen for about ten
hours making jelly. 1t was my first
attempt, so | had considerable trouble
and burned my fingers about seven
teen times. 1t turned out pretty good,
however and of course | was proud
and delighted That night put some
on the table for dinner, and husband
got enthusiastic.
Next day he was visiting sick
friend OF his, man, by the way, quite
able TO buy anything he might want
and whose wife never lifts her fin
ger On leaving. MIR, Generous Hus-
band says Wife made some pretty
good jelly the other day. You might
like some. III send you up hall a
dozen jars
Now, wouldn't that frost you, or
rasp you. or whatever they say? Half
q dozen jars! After all my work, TO
hand that jelly over to man whose
wife Is too lazy to breathei | made
exactly eight jars. so We viii have one
more, unless he has already promised
1t to somebody else"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
She Lives In LouIsvllIs.

A young woman whose name is--
whose name is--well, IL you can guess
II, Is something like - never mind
what her name is--startled everybody
within a certain block on Fourth ave
nue. the other day. She proved then
that she doesn't believe in hiding her
light under bushel, especially when
il Is needed by the other fellow.
car was nearing a corner, and a
man was dashing madly down a cross.
street In an effort to nab it before II
sailed by It looked as though he
would miss 1t, though, and then It was
that the girl placed her fingers to her
lips and blew a shrill blast that Peter
Pan would have delighted in, and
which Is given only to the elect to
produce
The car stopped The fatigued run.
ner clambered aboard. turning once to
bow his thanks to the laughing dam.
sel.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
Lifting Grain by Suction.

At the Millwall docks, London. a
new installation oI grain handling and
storing appliances has recently been
put to work. including pneumatic ele
vators, which draw grain out of the
hold of ship at the rate of rs tons
an hour for each elevator. Four work
simultaneously each dipping into q
separate hold. The grain is lifted
through flexible pipes to an elevation
of so feet. Band conveyors. elec
trically driven, having a total length
of two and one-quarter miles. carry
the grain TO the granary on the quay
Youths Companion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
Eartt1's Magnetic Poles.

The magnetic poles of the earth are
two points nearly opposite of the
earth's surface where the dip OF the
magnetic needle is exactly 90 degrees
The statement usually made that q
freely suspended magnetic needle. re,
mote from magnetic masses, tends to
point due north and south, is not cor.
rect except for few localities and
certain times
The actual nature OF the earth's
magnetic field must be found by ex
tended experiments which are being
carried on by many scientists, large
ly under the direction of this and 9th
er governments. 1t is a field that of
fers great opportunities for scientific
research, particularly since the dis
covery OF the north pole.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
How to Receive Advice,

More wisdom is required In taking
than In giving advice Ii should SCI
dom be taken whole, The great
thing, as We believe, is to take none
whicL is out of character. To do so
Is to regret It. Ii we are naturally
slow OF decision. we shall be hurried
into promptness at our peril, If we
are by nature placable and polite. We
must not take advice TO be arbitrary
even in the best cause, says writer
in the London Spectator. II we are
impulsive, we should take counsel
with man OF the same temperament
and stronger mind; but not with the
phiegmstic. though he be the wtsest
slowcoach on earth. We all know
our own defects, and II we are decent
people at all our moral constitution
has set un certain compensations. To
disturb these is to court failure. So
far as the isolated act is concerned,
raShsy accepted advice may be good
enough-and successful enough--but
how are we to 60 on? We have
started on a course which is out Of
cha.acte and we shall stumble until
ae get back into our stride.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
FOUND TIME FOR LITERATURE
Engiish Literary Man Astonlshed to
Find Accurate Scholarship
Among Americans.

An English literary man. who WISH
| ed this country some years ago to lee
ture. frankly declared that he came not
expecting TO find accurate scholar
ship among Americans, especially on
purely literary subjects, adding ana
bly,:
| You have been too busy and useful
nation In practical matters to give
| much time to the arts and graces OF
| learning"
During the dinner at which he made
this remark he criticised Shakespeare,
sharply declaring that his metaphors
often were absurd, as, for example,
he said. "'Sleep that knits up the raw
eled sleave of care How ridiculous
to figure sleep as knitting up a torn
sleeve of a coat"
A young American sitting near him
said modestly; 81 think the word is
not sleeve, but slave. the thin fiuff of
a damaged web. 1t is technical ex-
preston among weavers."
In the United States probably"
retorted the critic irritably. Shake
speare never could have heard 1t. He
meant sleeve"
Il believe persisted the American
gently. 'the word is printed sleave in
all the old editions 1t is not an
American word, but has been used for
centuries by weavers in Scotland and
the north of England"
The visitor frowned and then with
English frankness said. laughing
Thank you. | was mistaken. Per
haps / am mistaken about other
things and will be corrected before |
leave your shores"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
Harleat,in Salad.

Boil a young chicken, remove skin
and cut meat from the bones. Cut
meat into small pieces. Line a deep
salad bowl with tender young lettuce
leaves and strips of bacon, fried golden
brown Turn in the chicken, we'll
seasoned, add green peppers cut into
shreds, chopped stuffed olives. chopped
meats, cucumbers sliced and hard
boiled egs cut in quarters. Cover with
mayonaise, favored with lemon juice,
and dropped from spoon Garnish
with slices Of lemon and sprigs of
young mint leaves, Serve with slices
OF buttered toast and cream cheese.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
The eosnsl of ee,,lnn.

Get your desires and get them
quick Get money. which, as things
are, is the root of all good. Get ex
elusive houses and gardens Get
motor cars. Get old oak. and brag
about it. Get invitations. Get all you
can of all that is good and correct
SO you remember early--so you re
member enough--the words which
contain the pleading of all fathers and
the passion OF all experience. "Wis
dom is the principal thing; therefore
get wisdom. ana with all thy getting
get understanding. John O. London
in London T. p's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
Women,s Newspaners in China.

The Strong Man Of China" was a
woman-the late dowager empress,
Though the country is behind hand in
many ways, it is we'll to the fore In
the matter of women's daily papers, of
which 1t has large number. There
are five in Shanghai. four in Canton,
and hardly any city is without It's
women's daily press, Generally these
papers are produced solely by women.
Home Notes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
Novel Railroad Danger Signal.

A remarkable invention for prevent.
ing railway accidents has been tried
with success on the western rail.
ways of France. II the driver for any
cause passes an adverse danger signal
the apparatus blows a whistle on the
engine continuously, and also throws
up a small light under the engine
drivers nose. This will render all ac-
cidents, except willful ones, impos,
sible.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
Flag Display Accounted Far.

On a visit to St. Petersburg a Wis
itor noticed that on the occasion of
the birthday of thesczarina there were
only one or two flags visible, these be-
Ing displayed on official buildings. On
later visit, week or two later, he
observed that flags were everywhere,
the very streets obscured by waving
bunting. Why" he asked friend,
do you show a flag now while you
did not them" Well" was the reply,
"a police agent came round and said
that II | did not display one should
be fined zoo rubles SO | hoisted
three. TO be on the right side and ths
others are doing the sames"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21

1t is proposed in Germany to have
an organization for providing old age
and disability pensions for bank of.
ficers and bank clerks, annuities for
their widows, and education Tor their
orphans.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
GENEROUS AT WlFE'S EXPENSE
Gets the Reputation He Likes
So Well.

Yes" said the tired-looking wom-
an, Il have very generous husband,
and this is the way he gets that repu-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
Assurance.

"Str. you offer me. you say, for
be assured it is clean money. Is it,"
1T ought to be, madam; | made it in
soap Baltimore American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21
Ice Box Repartes

Huh" sneers the plate of ice cream
to the piece of liraburger cheese. You
needn't give yourself such airs. Didn't
you see in the papers whens there are
! million microbes to each drop Of Ice
cream?"
Il did, retorts the limburger.
That's nothing. Compared to me you
are . sparsely settled territory"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-21

The Sting o. Conss1snce.
Remorse 10 the echo - . lost viz.
tue.--Bulwer.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16
Twenty Pages Today

The Weekly Democrat-Gazettt
goes to its thousands of readers
all over Collin county today with
twenty pages. We ask one and
all to read every page, then give
the paper to some friend. This
is good way TO get US a new
subscriber. Our friends are help
ing US, and we are certainly
thankful 10 them for it, We
could not live without our friends.
We are going to continue 70 give
you the best paper that our
brains and money can make.
Drop in and see US the latch
string is always on the outside. -
Mckinney Weekly Democrat-Ga-
zette.
The following is a good show
ing for the people Of Mckinney,
but when We consider the fact
that Mckinney is one Of the old
est towns in the state and a town
Of about fifteen thousand people
and then compare that fact with
the present size Of Lubbock IL
seems rather startling that this
paper should also come out with
twenty pages and a good pros
pect that 10 will nave % be en-
iarged t1 twenty-four pages next
Week. and all 90 accommodate the
advertisers
The Lubbock way Of doing
things beats the world Think
of a tvenu-l0Ir Sis column
page paper being printed m O.
town of three thousand and al.
90 accommodate .Hs advertisers
The way doe people. . This Fer.
ton stand up q. ..e A.a.ar... .a
one oI the surprise aI the H....
country The management. ...
preciates its patronage and .s l0.
ing all DOB Dos power a. give EH
one off the best paper published
I'm Texas Mckinncy does H..
but they are out classeI .H t.o
Lubbock country
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16
Christmas Closing

We, the undersigned mer-
chants and business men of the
city Of Lubbock, agree to close.
and keep closed, our respective
places of business, on Christmas
Day, December %, 1909:
w. +. Robinson.
II. A. Davidson,
Lubbock Mercantile Co.
K. A. Rankin & Sons
Murphy Lumber Co.
Western Windmill Co.
Lubbock Hardware q Fur. Co.
X. II. Lowry & Son.
J. J. Reynolds & Co.
Greenhill Bros.
j. w. DeShazo & Co.
j. A. Moore
Hunt Grocery Co.
A. G.. McAdams Lumber Co.
City Plumbing Co.
West Plains Lumber Co.
Alfalfa Lumber Co.
G.. NJ. Quinn
Wright & Perdue
Shropshire a. Finley
c. A. RaiBe Co.
Jno. p. Lewis q Co.
Peoples a. Garrett
R0ddy a. Adams
Ahuey a. Nelson
Harsard a. Moore
o. n. -urad.i1g
LuIH... Lumber a. Grain Co.
Oa...IaarI Lumber ca.
D.um Phillips
z d. sear.Y.rH Co.
49, O. Ba.man Lumber CO.
AEame.. Publishing Co.
D. OH#Wt
Opera Confectionery Box cau-
dies and stationery t.c best
d. Oh
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16
Two Million Bales Less

Census Bureau issues an exceed.
ingly bullish estimate on the cot.
ton crop Of 1909.
Washington, Dec. S.-There
were S,s7s, 277 running bales Of
cotton ginned from the growth Of
1909 10 Dec. l., as compared with
II, O0S ,66l for 1908, according to
a bulletin Of the census bureau is
sued today.
These figures count round bales
as half bales and exclude linters.
They stand against SAB, 1876, for
1907 and lO,O27, s6s for 1906.
The proportion Of the last three
crops glnned 10 Dec. IS ST. per
cent for 1908, 1915 for 1907 and
772 for 1906.
Round bales included this year
are 1873, 1919, against Z0l,4 $50 IN
cluded for 1905 and l53.636 for
1907. Sea island bales included are
77,776 for 1909, 1896 for 1905
and 80. 299 for 1907
The total cotton crop for 1905
was l3,0s6, OO5 bales and for 1901
it was ll,057, SO
The corrected statstice Of the
quantity ginned this season TO
Nov. "a are s.ll2,l39 bales
Bv states the cotton from the
1905 growth 20 Dec . follows;
Alabama, 9lAa1a Arkansas,
GIa..7I Florida. 5s.359. Geor.
g.a. I.C1G238. Louisiana, pa
553 Mississippi. ,Ce35o. North
Carolina. 53G.lC8 Oklahoma,
a'i 800 South Carolina, $685.
8ln Tennessee. 20C.8aI Texas,
22I2al9 al other states, AZ
Ia3
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16

Sunbeam Program Dec. 10.
song Christmas Bell.
Prayer
Roll call What ! can do on
Christmas 10 make others happy
scripture Lesson. Luke =
Birth of Christ
Talk on the lesson Mr. Bowles.
Rec. Lille Rich
Rec Viola Mobley The Star
Of Bethlehem.
sword Drill.
song
Lords Prayer
Leader frank Mackey
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16

Special price on oil hair pad
tlll al are gone. Closing proc
5Oc The. Fair a Ii
Mr. Rowe. of the Law Land
and Abstract firm of Benson A.
Rowe of Plains. was in the city
this weok. and was pleasant
caller M the Avalanche Office
HB Howard n Amarillo Was
here tuesday
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16

let the farmturc store frame
al ~ iloae pictures before CHRIST
mas - ID
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16

" D. Dah0ncy of Amarillo.
spent "a few days of this week Boz
our otg
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16

Can 500 tIHk 0f a Christmas
present nicer than a good art
square 0r rug Nice lue ai Rot.
.nsor lluiiIrr store. 28 ID
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-16

|a. MIler of PlanUcw was "a
business visitor .H Lubbock this
week.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-05

Secretary Root. myself and others. ana we -
sure every cent will accomplish it's greatest soou
rba money which viii. hs distributed tnrousn
the italian Red Cros. w!.i be handled we ieei
confident. with equal wisdom and efficiency' -,
"ks TO the rapidity with which the money wa"
he sent and as to how much OF 1t WIN De sent "
Ambassador Griscom to be used by bis COM
mittee and how much for the italian Red Cros''
I cannot speak with any certainty. or the Coh-
gressional appropriation 100000 will De rnaoe
Immediately available TO Mr.. Griscom Ior 'le
use of his committee. OF this amount about nan
will be used by him for the ship which is oelhs
fitted out The rest he will distribute throus"
our consular and vice-consular representatives
at various points as they have need for IT,
The rapidity with which the money VIII Do
sent will depend entirely on the need as IL
arises from day to day. and the amounts Ior'"
coming from other sources 1t Is not peheNeo
that il all the money were turned over at oh0o
to any one organization it could be handieo as
well as 1t will be by dividing It.
Money will be needed for months. II VIII De
necessary to distribute throughout the various
towns of Italy to earthquake sufferers VINO are
not able to make living or find work In the
places where they first taken. 1t required
a long time In the case of the San Franclsco
disaster to distribute all the money Collected
and the same will be true probably in the pres
ent instance"
New-York tribune., 1909-01-05

take part. Frank P. Cambria will be grand marshal
Following is the list OF contributions OF 20 ara
over received yesterday by the Red Cross.
s5.ooo-Mrs Henry Goldman Potter.
sioSo-Robsfs sSy Sterling Clark Mr.. william. p,u,.
las Sloane. William Douglas Sloane George p BSss
ssos So-BuraIo sabdiy,,ion Red cros.
500 bradley Martin. Jr
sioo.&deIf KntSrer. MIs Gsors. GORDON King. NJ.
lanes lane n Barngm . p aaImAss Nsvsola Morris
ar H James r Steers Louis D.joHz- Astoria SIX six wa s
s5i-Union Course Baptist church woodha~.r
sSeB sar csa s6oyn s9Rs Anns PBSs' B MI Masu =
lies. Mr. Mrs. A. Robinson J. A. T.. ,. z. sfrs =
Yer. W. NJ Kingsley ~ @''- - '-''''' Ca'-
The following contributions 10 the stock -,
change fund was received UP TO closing time yss-
terday:
sss c1 No. S7; Ysr ss ss hsssn.. s. & &Fs %
IS, ssSe@5s1fs se6d. ne. Mathews Co. Charles M'''
n sseG%lIlla sssSas E. E. cs%DSei Co. l H: s
stcooGsorgs 6rents Iurnnis q Parsons warsr.H
Adams stokes Roei4son Z c. - = J. ge7sss @.
E 9 Potter & CO.. Z ciarxson Potter Ps1ntnsa
Wasapan ,fsfsa H tel e ssrn Prince Whitsi7 = v
pold & Co. Robert 3 Dodson Isylor smith = Evans
franklin Boody Mcclellan q Co. e L oVpsnhsim Co.
Wills s. Mccormick
Contributions to the Mayors relief fund ysst.rday
of $50 and over were.
s5.ooo-wHIiam K. Vanderbilt
S5OO-R 3. Van Cortlsndt
SIO0-Mrs- IsidOr WOrmsers George 3 Mcclellan
S50-H- G. McYickar-
Monsignor MundeIein. treasurer Of the find a
the Brooklyn Diocese. said last night that be had
received from the Catholic churches Of Long Island
5000 collected at the Sunday services. 81. Johas
Chapel of Brooklyn. contributed about $50 81.
Francis Xavier's Church contributed about s5A
The Church of the Nativity gave $3.50 and the
churches of St Agnes and Of the Transhguration
each $3.50 The Catholic church at Flushing
tributed 500 Bishop Mcdonnell sent 5000 Of ths
amount 10 Cardinal Merry del Val. the Papa Sec
retary of State. yesterday. Thomas W Hynss
treasurer OF the Red Cross committee Of Brooklyn.
received yesterday s25 1t was announced that 4
collection taken at the First Church OF Christ.
Scientist amounted TO $3.50.
The Friendly Sons OF St Patrick voted last right
TO contribute 81 eco to the relief fund
New-York tribune., 1909-01-05
HAFFEN HEARING ON
Al Charges against Bronr Borougs
President Will Be Heard.

Wallace Macfarlane appointed by Governor
Hughes TO take testimony on the charges asai1s'
Borough President Louis Haffen OF The BronX AZ
the opening of the hearing yesterday refused to r.
strict the testimony 10 such charges as reiate -
the present term of President Hsffen, and rulea
that he would hear testimony on all the chsrSes
John Purroy Mitchell. Commissioner OF ~
counts, outlined the charges upon which tes1.
money will be offered. These charges allegs tass
for a period of six years President Hanen csH@
uousIy permitted Justification OF the time earo'
of the engineers in the Highway Department "a
The Bronx as a consequence of which the asses
rnent Of property owners was falsifed. and N ai .
dition false representations were made 10 the boa'
OF Assessors and false certificates for payment :"
the Department OF Finance
Mr. MacfarIane admitted a transcript Of the tss'f
uOny previously taken by the COMMISSIONS OF Ac-
counts but excluded the report OF the Cou'n''
sioner to the Mayor.
James mckinley. chief examiner Tor the ton',
sioners of Accounts was the first witness ne SaN
he had found that the figures Of the daily time =
ports and those OF the monthly time books 81 ul
did not correspond His testimony showed diserep
anccs sometimes amounting to hundreds OF No
lars between the amounts paid for engineers a.. -.
surveyors fees on assessment work ana Nias = :
own calculations showed they should be IN s.s
cases the fees were less and in others n'ors -
he calculated they should be -,
On cross-examination the witness Admitted - =
he had based all of his calculations on SCI =
black figures which appeared in the records Va Va
out reference TO a set OF red figures. whose ss'.-
cance he did not understand Counsel for - ~.
Hafren intimated that the defence would os -
to clear UP the apparent discrepancies oy eAPie-
ing the method pursued in computing the c"@-s {,
in these accounts The hearing will De fes'l
this morning.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-05
DETROIT BANKER SUICIDE.
Brother Vas President of Long
Island Railroad.

Detroit Jan 4-Henry c. Potter, r. a prom
inent hnancier vice-presdent Of the Peoples State
Bank Of this city and secretary and treasurer q
the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad from 1Ss4 TO
1900 shot and killed himself to-day in the bath
room of his home here His act IS attributed %
nervous depression, from which he had been SUI
ferfng Mr. Potter was worth between S4oo,OOo and
100000 and there irregularities IN his re-
Iations with the bank. according TO It's or1ciaS
A month ago Mr.. Potter was found unconscious N
his bathroom with the gas turned on. but II was
said at the time that this was accidental
Mr. Potter leaves a wife and three sons ne
was a son of DR.. H c. Potter. OF Saginaw now
eighty years old. one Of the builders OF the Pefe
Marquette Railroad and brother OF the iats
William F. Potter. president at the time OF as
death Of the Long Island Railroad
Mr. Potter was born in New Utrecht, n T.. N
1851 He began his business career with the old
Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad. which oecame
part OF the Pere Marquette system He came %
Detroit as vice-president Of the State SAVINGS
Bank in 1891. He connected with nunnoef
of industrial concerns in Detroit, Saginaw Ian
sing Mich, and St GATHERINGS. Ont He was
married in 1904 TO Miss Madeline l. Bedloe' Oh
Montclair, n. J.