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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
COMMISSIONERS CLERK
Election Board Appointed c. Fred
Gallagher to Placement to East
ST. Louis to Study Law.

Tie boall OF election ooul-a
sioner. appointed their chief cjark
yesterday IN the person OF C. fr-i
Galighcr. who. with the caHanlo
aianegs ana Judge Dewey Of taH com
ty court. left this morning for East
st. Louis TO get an insight into the
manner in which the e.ection law OPP
crates. The commissioners are w,
Il. Wood Phil G. Barclay AMI J, 3.
Magee.
Mr.. Catcher will opea MS Office III
the Hdihday estate building at d'S
ONO street occupying the rooms
used hy the Creelman Lumber Co.,
when they hal an office in Cairo, Hc
gave bond for $5.030, which was a.
cepted by the election board Mr.
Gallagher did excellent work in con
nection with the waterrate comm L
tee aud he can be depended upoA g
he equally painstaking and thorough
in this new important position
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23

Il have never been out of England,
md | have not yet seen n leper. but
ONE years age | was much Interested
" an account of work among the
eners, and 1t seems to me about the
nost Christike labor anyone can
take up. So, when a few weeks ago,
the army called for volunteers to go
abroad, offered TO 81 TO Java.
My parents count it q great honor
that am going, anu whatever they
may feel, they have said nothing
about any fear that shall never come
back. My father is a subdiYisional
police inspector. | have one brother
and three sisters none in the Saliva.
ton Army.
II will be at least seven years before
she comes home on leave. il then.
The chances of her escaping con
taGion are small" a weilknown skin
specialist said. I'm leper colonies the
soil becomes infected and the frst
time She gets scratch she will be in
the grayest danger.
Father Damien, who was a victim
In 1899 to leprosy. caught the disease
at The Hawaii leprosy seNlement OF
Molokai Through the state OF the soil
1T may take years to show itself
but the moment one of the bacilli OF
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
LARGE COWS SENT TO INDIA
-Four Specimens Standing 5 Feet 4
inches at Shoulder Are Found
After Great Difficulty.

Liverpool four largest cows In
Great Britain have left Liverpool for
Calcutta in the steamship Historian.
consigned to an Indian maharajah
who ordered them more than a year
ago from Messrs. Keymer, his Londsn
agents.
When the order was given it was
directed that the cows must stand 5
feet inches at the shoulder and
measure IA feet from the tip of the
nose to the end of the .ony part of
the tail Animals OF this great size
are not easily found, and it has taken
the agents just l6 months to get to-
geiher four cows OF the requisite
measurements.
A campaign of advertisements last.
ing several months was first tried, but
without success, many farmers declar-
ing that 1t would be impossible to full.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23

leproSy gets into her blood it Is Ger.
tain that the disease will develop"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23

fill the order inquiries made III ftSSy
and Switzerland were fruitless. The
COWS were eventually obtained in the
Midlands ard Yorkshire. They are all
shorthorns. One of them Is exactly
the size required and the others ap
preach il within an inch.
They left for India stalled in special,
ly made boxes The identity of the
nahaiajah who has ordered them has
not been made known.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! THE WEATHER !:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I'd
Yesterdays cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

A trace of snow 7eii and it Was
plondy AL iayt-.,The eoyeEment hui
letin repoYteI rain b1 snow at only
four points, Below zero temperatures
were Is at Miles City, at Denver
ara / at Hayre. North Platte and
Rapid City,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
SINGULAR Coincidence.

II was indeed a singular coincidence
to which President Eliot called atten
ton at Dartmouth the other day, in
the presence of the two men. my
old friend" said DR.. Eliot, James
Bryce, an Englishman happens 10
have written the best book there is in
existence about American govern.
ment And my successor, Presiden.
Lowell, an American, has written q
better book than any Englishman has
vet dreamed of writing about the gov.
ernment Of England"
y 4.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
co TO JOHN lATTNER' S

Tor your Christmas cakes, pies anT
cookies. l2o7 Washington avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Partly cloudy;
not much change in temperature
Illinois. Washingt0n. Dec 22--Fait
Thursday and Friday
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
Sun and Moon.

Mote. The above sun and moon
record Il for Illinois and. approNi-
mates the time at Cairo within n few
minutes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23

HICKORY STOVE WOOD $3.50.
Big load, stove size. delivered. Both
phones. Clark Danforth Handle Co
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
a May He Has.

THE man who doesn't know any
,btne il always anxious to prove 1t by
refusing 10 Keep still
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23
And a Bold One.

He must be a mighty mean man
,,.bo will tell fat woman that she is
gaining flesh. Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23

The wealth of life lies in persona
friendship.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-23

Dolls. doll buggies and toys Of all
kinds cheap 1t
De BAUNS,
Twenty-eahth and Poplar STREETS.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05

Mrs. E. Rose entertained the Ladies'
Aid society Friday evening. A very
good time was enjoyed.
Mrs. Florence Grow and two chill
dren spent the past week with her
mother. Mrs. Mary Tatro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lyon will live
on the home farm. We are very glad
to have them remain in town.
Mrs John Gilman and two oaugh-
tiers, who have been staying at H. H.
Gilman's. returned to their home last
week.
R. Averill has sold his place to H.
H. Gilman and expects soon to start
for Kansas. The many friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Averill are very sorry to
have them go.
Willoughby Lake grange had very
interesting meeting April %. A short
temperance program was given. The
next meeting will be an open meeting
to which all are cordially invited. The
topic for discussion is: Resolved that
the average farmer leads a happier
life than the average business or pro-
fessional man." Sides were chosen
Ira Lyon, affirmative, Geo. Conley.
negative. 1t promises to be an inter
esting meeting. Refreshments will be
served.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05
ORLEANS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE EVE

ECoNTINUED FROM PAGE EVE
l.. D. Webster, who has been gradu-
ally failing the past few weeks, died
Monday at IL O'Clock. He was almost
SO years of age and remarkably we'll
preserved in body and mind. The
funeral was held to-day from his late
residence at 80, Rev. G. l.. Shaeffer
officiating and Rev. w. R. Davenport
assisting. Interment in Pleasant View
cemetery. Further notice in next
weeks issue.
The game of baseball scheduled to
be played Saturday at Barton between
the high school teams of Orleans and
Barton had to be postponed on account
of wet grounds. There will be game
between the two teams in the near
future. The management were fortu.
nate in securing the services of Mr..
Kelley of Dartmouth as coach for the
high school team for the season. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Kelley
last year. While here Mr.. Kelley
stays with Prof. Fletcher.
Daniel Skinner has made provision
for the perpetual maintenance of his
lot in the cemetery by paying 500 to
the cemetery association. This is GER
tainly very commendable and should
be but the forerunner of many similar
donations. Since We are on the SUBJ
| ject of cemeteries we would call atten-
tion to the condition of the receiving
vault. A member of the board of man.
ayers, after a careful investigation,
says it is in very poor shape. The
frost has heaved it so much that or
binary repair is out of the question.
1t is an object worthy the considera-
tion of our public spirited citizens.
The annual meeting of the Barton
Landing Cemetery association was
held in the opera hall last evening. c..
S. Skinner and O. w. Locke were
elected trustees for three years and
John Bartlett for two years. It was
decided that in order to meet the ex =
pense for the needed work that the
price of lots be advanced. The trus-
tees were directed to make the price
according. with the desirability of 10.
cation taken into consideration. The
trustees Immediately net and organ
lied as follows: C. S. Skinner, presi-
dent; 0. w. Locke secretary; F. C.
Brown, treasurer; Frank Andrus, sex
ton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05
Humor GRO Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

1t takes two to make Il quarrel and
as a general thing three to make di'
vCrce.
You don't have to have anybody help
you get into trouble, but you are lucky
If you don't have to have somebody
help you get out.
If money really talks, some of US are
of opinion that it ought to consult a
good instructor on voice culture.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05

A Chinese woman was tanning the
corpse of her husband, and, being ask
ed by the neighbors why she famed a
dead man in the middle of winter, she
replied, "My husbands last words
were, Wife, wait till l am cold before
you marry again. scrap Book.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05
Don't Stand Still.

Everything in nature seems to have
this sign on it: "Move On" Nothing
stands still Every atom in the UNI
verse is on the move. You must either
move on or get run over.-Success
Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05
Not DANGEROUS.

Pat-I hear yer wolfe is sick, Moike:
Mike-She is thot. Pat-Is it danger
GUS she is? Mike-Divil bit. She's
too weak to be dangerous any more
New York Sun.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05

Agriculture IS the most healthful,
most useful and most noble employ.
ment of man.-George Washington.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05

We have a line of Go Carts in
many of the different makes
which we wish to show YOU
ranging in price from $500 to
$4,000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05
LOCAL NEWS.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOUR

Miss Martha Borland, who has made
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Stewart for several years. died Sun
day, Apr. rs. after a few weeks ill
ness. Miss Borland was a great IA
vorite with her friends here and much
sorrow is felt at her death. She was
a faithful member of the Congrega-
tional church here and will be much
missed. During her illness she was
tenderly cared for by the Stewart
family and everything possible done for
her comfort. Her brother. James
Borland, came from Danville where
the funeral was held the following
Tuesday.
Heman Miller died at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. Henry Mann. Sat
urday. Apr. "a. His death was caused
by the shock he suffered one week pre-
vious. Mr.. Miller was IS years old
and is survived by wife whom he
married 81 years ago, one son. Elmer
e. Miller of Richford; and four
daughters, Mrs. Emily Codding of
Morrisville, Mrs. Henry Mann and Mrs.
Ashley Macomber of Troy and Mrs.
George Manuel of Richford. Mr.. Mil
Ter was an industrious, pleasant man
and will be greatly missed by his rel
atives and friends. Mr.. Miller spent
most of his life on the farm in John
son where he was born, moving from
there to Waterville few years ago.
The funeral was held at Waterville
Tuesday, Rev. Mr.. Harmed officiating
WESTFIELD.
Rev. Mr.. Buzzell of North Troy
preached here Sunday.
Some from here attended the May
ball at South Troy Friday evening.
M. and Mrs. Perry Hitchcock Of
Coventry visited relatives in town las
week.
Mrs. Leona Dodge has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Mary Warner, for {
few days.
The Lowell Dramatic club gave ;
play in the town hall Thursday even
ing to a full house. The dance in thu
Woodman hall which followed was ais,
largely attended.
WESTMORE.
Dennis Buskey is teaching in Al
bany.
Mr.. Bates of Newport was in tow
recently.
Gladys Orne has been very sick wit
measles at Barton.
Mrs. A. E. French visited at Brad
ford the past week.
Rev. E. Ross and Earl Wooley visit
ed at Derby the past week.
Wayne French has gone to Mt. Hel
mon, Mass, to attend school.
Margaret Berwick is home fror
Barton, sick with the measles.
Ira Lyon has moved into Mrs. J. F
Lyons house near the church.
Wilmer Daniels has returned HON
from Mt. Hermon school for the sun
mer.
Mrs. C. H. Atkins has returne
from the hospital much improved
health.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05
FISHING TACKLE!

We have oil the things tackle this season for
brook, lake and pond fishing.
good Steel onted Rod for $3.50 Joned Bamboo poles %
feet long Whole Bamboo poles 20 feet long, 2Oct Glass
wire minnow traps. Baskets and basket straps Landing
nets with and without frames, etc.
Iyou expect to get good string of fish get our line
Open season for trout, in oil waters, May 18th.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05
Qmer's Loss

He who can conceal his joys is
greater than he who can l>ide his
CriefS-T ava+er
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-05
Az lnnaninarx Trim


He-So Belle and Tom are not going
on a wedding trip after all? She-No.
You see. the fiat they've taken is 50
near the size of Pullman car that
they decided they could be just as un-
comfortable without the extra bother
Of riding in one.-Boston Transcript.
Mighty Little Help.
"Did your horse VIM"
mot exactly"
"Was there some doubti"
mo. but a horse of the same color
came In first"
Omer's Loss.
Had Omer known about the pipe,
] really must insist
In numbering his simple joys
1t would have led the list
He who can conceal his joys is
greater than he who can l>ile his
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
HOST RAILROADS TO
STOP ALL TRAINS FOR
HARRThANS FUNERAL

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-The action M
the Union Pacific and Southern .Pacif,o
railroad systems IN suspendine onera-
sions for five minutes during the suner-
al OF Edward a. Hartman sunday arf-
ernoon will be followed by most OF the
other railroads in which the financier
was interested and by other interests.
The Erie railroad ami the Delaware a
Hudson. tx WAS said. would Soin the
western Hartman lines in the stoppare
OF trains az the hour OF the funeral ana
s. was thought that the Illinois Central
would also show the same mark OF re-
Spect
The last time sny such mark OF re-
spect WAS shown hy the transportation
systems or the country was on the oc
casion 81 the funeral OF President Nc
kfnley. II was not recalled yesterday
that any such cessation OF railrosd op-
Grafton on the scale On which Il is to
he done sunday WAS ever ordered for
any private individual
All The ot'sces Of the Hartman rail-
roads in the east viii be closed today
rnt1 Monday Already the flags st All
points On the system are a. half mast
nd <o. too are those OF the Erie rail-
road
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
The California Promotion Committee

(The state Central Organization organized In
ls02-An association Tor the commercial ana
Industrial development 0t California.)
.sPR0NOTTON: The act OF promotion. advance
ment encoura cement Century Dictionary
The committee has for It's object the PROM
TfOS of California interests. IL has nothing 20
sell. II fosters all things tending to the AD-
vANCENENT OF California II Is an autnority
Or, All matters relating TO California II EN-
IOURAGES the establishment Of new Industries
and fosters those already established IL 11vstes
tuufties and needs Of all heids OF business ana
professional activity. IL Is supported By popular
rendered IT has affiliated with Ic $50 CONNER
cisl organizations OF the state, with eomoaned
mem bershfp OF more than 10000 Meetings OF
representatives OF these organisations are held
sefniannuaIly In different parts OF the state.
where mstters of Californfa's interests are dis
cussed. Headquarters Of the committees are
maintained in Merchants Exchange building. san
Traneiseo. CORRESPONDENTS INVITED
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12

riman was afflicted with a cancer Is
accepted as plausible and conclusive.
Carcinoma Is the species of cancer In
which fatalities usually occur. When
a death Is reported the profession as
sumes that carcipoma caused II unless
another form is specifically named
Carcinoma is deep seated and and
attacks vital organs. II is defined as
a malignant tumor composed OF a con-
nective tissue body surrounding groups
or nests of epithelial cells 1T lives on
the tissue and death results from
uicerstion or from the transmission of
the poison through the body by means
OF the glands.
Operations may eliminate carcinoma
IL they are performed at an early stage.
In Harrimans case, in the opinion of
the physicians, an operation was not
seriously considered until he had be-
come too weak TO survive It
Supposition of cancer in this case
was strengthened by the known synp-
toms displayed by Hartman and the
duration of his illness. Loss OF appe-
tite. indigestion, nauseau. anxious ex-
preston and noticeable pallor were
symptoms of which the public had
knowledge ever since Harrimsn's
health became n matter OF general con-
Germ.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
HARRIMAN'S DEATH CAUSED
BY '3PERNICI0US ANAEMIA"

ARDEN, n Y, Sept ll"Perncious and of
the chief Edward H. Hamans DEATH
stated tonight by DR. w Lyle of New York his
filed with the clerks Office Highland Mills
There mention of but that the word
chief inserted the printed form after the OF Cause
Of DEATH
interpreted impoverished condition OF
Oedema the lungs the lungs the
orally accepted, might resulted of
Doctor Lyle had filed
that Harrimans
failure nduced by ternaic comp tons.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
MARKET HAS
SENSAT ATI0NAL DEALS
IN HARRTM AN ISSUES

NEW YORK. Sept. ll.-The Harri-
man issues were again a sensational
feature Of today's brief session OF the
stock market. Union Pacific common
and preferred and Southern Pacific
common opened without material
ichange. but before long Union Pacific
was up TO 2l0s, a gain OF 3 "a and the
preferred stock was selling at H.. an
advance or l&. while Southern Pacific
was selling up a full point.
Dealings in these stocks together
with Reading and United States steel.
dominated the entire market
The advance "a ihe Hartman stocks
was attributed largely 20 further short
covering and little attention was paid
10 rumcrs OF y fight for control of
these properties.
United States Steel was relatively
weak on selling for profits.
Fluctuations N Union Pacific par-
ticulsriy were very irregular. the
stock advancing from a0s to 2I0Ts and
then hack 10 2oS%.
The rest OF the list was fairly firm.
hut dull. Business fell of IN the sec
,ond hour and the market became very
heavy. practically all the early gains
being lost
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
CLERGYMAN DENIES
HARRTMA ANS PARENTS
WERE POOR PEOPLE

PENSACOLA, Fla. Sept. lie. III.
Hartman had no idea that his illness
was of serious nature up to within
few weeks of his departure from
England"
This statement was made today by
Rev. C. Monroe Royce. rector of Christ
church here and former pastor of the
little church at Arden, n. Y. the Har-
riman home.
II also note" said Rev. Mr.. Royce.
that Mr.. Hartman is accredited with
starting life as poor boy in a brok-
er's office and that his parents were
poor people. Nothing could be fur
ther from the truth. j have known in
timately the Hartman family for
many years.
Mr.. Harriman's mother was both
cultured and wealthy and his father
also was possessed of considerable
wealth Mr.. Hartman began life as a
bank clerk and later established the
bank of Hartman Brothers. There was
where the real foundation for his for
tune was laid -
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
LANDING
DEPICTED AT FAIR
Reproduction of Mayflower
Lands Passengers at Exposi-
siti0n New England Day


SEATTLE. Sept. 1.-THE good ship
Mayfiower. sailing over Lake Washing
ton. the smiling coast OF the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition. this mcrnin9
anchored and 102 pilgrims landed In
small boats on Plymouth rock at the
foot of the Pay Streak, and were wei
coined by 100 friendly Indians
Thus began New England day at the
worlds fair, most Of the $4,000 New
EnElanders resident In Seattle taking
part IN the celebration as spectators
or actors The people who landed from
the Mayf1ower bore the names and cos
tunes of the original pilgrims After
aSpow WOW with the Indians the mani
fest was signed. prayer was said and
the procession made its way through
the Pay Streak to the Puritan inn,
where q dinner was served.
In the afternoon exercises were held
in the exposition auditorium. A. poem,
THE Landing of the Mayffower." writ
ten by Samuel Walter Foss for this oc-
casion, was read Among the speak
ers were former Governor Rollins of
New Hampshire. father of "Old Home
Week: Colonel r. G. Goodwell of New
Hampshire. representing Governor
Quinby. and former Governor John H.
McGraw of this state, q native of Maine
A series of tableaux depicting scenes in
New England history were presented
At night there will be special fireworks,
including blazing picture of the May
flower. and a reception and ball in the
Washington state building.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
HARRTHAN EXPECTED
DEATH, BUT HID THE
FACT FROM FAMILY

ARDEN. n. Y. Sept. Il.-one OF the
. last men 10 talk with Edward H. Har-
sriman before the relapse OF last sunday
that ended in hts death was J. p Nor
San.
The financier came 10 Arden house
Thursday or last week. when the en-
couraging Improvement noted in Har-
i-'man's condition was al its height. and
IA spite OF his bodily weakness the
head 81 the Union Pacific system was
as well ntted 10 discuss business as at
any lime ia his life
For nearly two hours the two lead
ers Of American finance sat on the
porch Ia the sun. IL is believed that
Al this conference plans We're laid TO
support the financial market in the
event OF Hsrriman's death or in case
his health forced him 10 abandon ali
business activity. Morgan's country
estate on the west bank OF the Hudson
joins that OF Hartman.
When this conference occurred Har-
rimsn knew he was a dying man. al
though he kept this information from
his family and steadily encouraged
their belief that he would get well.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12

water loomed large before the would
be knights OF chivalry.
The luckless violators OF strict navy
precedent we're ordered into custody
pending an investigation Of their con-
duct and Commander Eberle set the
hearing of their cases for tomorrow.
"s0UR GRAPES BERKELEY SAYS
Despite their lack Of rooters of their
own the Berkeley team won and they
say the action of the authorities In
placing the temporary traitors under
arrest was not justified by their con-
duct, but was simply, case Of sour
grapes"
The Berkeley. players even go so far
IN their denunciation OF the act as to
insist that the Offenders were placed In
the guardhouse and ordered put on .
bread and water diet for Ave days.
This was officially denied at the train
Ing school headquarters on the island
last night.
The Berkeleyites have taken UP the
cause OF the arrested sailors and say
they will give them all the aid in their
power in their fight for release.