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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
WOULD CHANGE THE OATH.
Congress Asked to Bnr the Words "S,
Help Nc God"

Washington, Dec. l2-Charles j. Bona
parte, President Roosevelts attorney
general. and other prominent men have
petitioned Congress to forbid the use of
the phrase so help me Cod In the ad-
ministration of oaths in the federal
courts.
Senator Burton presented the memorial
TO the Senate and introduced a bill to put
It into effect.
The bill provides that the form of oath
hereafter taken in the courts or elsewhere
under the laws of the United States shall
be "In the presence Of Almighty God,
do solemnly promise" or declare. etc.
The bill proposes to make it unla wful to
add to any oath the words so help me
God or any mprecatory words whatso-
ever. 1t stipulates that the manner of
administering osths shall be by requir
ing the person making the same to hold
up his hand in token of his recognition of
the solemnity of the act. except in those
cases wherever 1t shall appear that some
other mode IL more in accordance with
the religious faith of the swearer"
The bill fails to state whether the right
or left hand shalf be raised.
In addition to Mr.. BQnaparte, the memo
rialsts are: DR.. Ira Remson, president
OF Johns Hopkins University ana chair
man of the pure food board of review;
Or. Charles f. Thwing of Cleveland,
president of Western Reserve University
Thomas j. Morris. judge OF the federal
court for the district OF Maryland since
1879; Col William +. Stone. collector Of
customs at Baltimore and scrGeant-at-
arms of the republican national commit
tee; j. Barry Mahool, former mayor OF
Baltimore. Edgar Allan Poe just elected
ney-general of Maryland, and George
Whitelock. a Baltimore lawyer, chairman
of the United States commission on uni
form State laws
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
VERMONT An ALL ROUND STATE.


Vermont is an all round state not
wholly given up to agriculture as some
think. neither is II wholly business or
a manufacturing state. However, We are
keeping alive our prestige in agricultural
circles by the fact that we have more
cattle both in numbers and in their valu-
atIon than any other state in New Eng
land. Vermont has 43o,3li head of cat
tie and more than half are dairy COWS.
In value our cattle more than double
over New Hampshire Connecticut. Maine
and Massachusetts, valuation being over
&c 795. 900. s7.7s4,0o0 and 1916, 900 respec-
tivelN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
A. JUICY DOCUMENT.
Some of the Suggestions in the Report
of the Secretary of Agriculture.

of the Secretary of Agriculture.
When the cattle-fever tick is destroyed
in the Southern States the country VIII
get much more meat from that section
and the producing of 1t will build up the
farms there.
Tho cholera serum developed In
this department is successful where II
is properly made and applied.
Would 1t be asking too much or our
universities to have them educate more
plant Psychologists and road engineers
Every country in the world that has
diseased plants that can not he sold at
home can ship them to us. This results
in great loss The chestnut disease here
is an illustration.
After years Of experimentation we find
we can grow Egyptian cotton in southern
California and bulbs in the state OF
Washington
The finest dates from the Sahara
Desert succeed in the southwest.
No seed is sent out from this de-
partment without being tested for ger
mnation condition.
The schools want more of our publica-
tions than we have to give them.
Seven hundred and fifty million dollars
Is the best estimate for poultry products
TINS year
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will cease to import potash.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
LEADER SANFORD GUILTY
He May Receive 8O-Yenr Sentence for
Six Deaths.

Portland, Me, Dec. l0,-The Rev. Frank
W. SANFORD, leader of the Holy Ghost
ana Us society, was found guilty by the
jury In the United States district court
Yesterday OF causing the death Of six
persons on the yacht Coronet. Sanford
WIN be sentenced on December IS The
possible penalty is 60 ye~rs in prison, 500, p
900 fine or both
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
KING-EMPEROR MAKES
DELHI CAPITAL OF INDIA
Dramatic Announcement at Durbar-Wlll Cost
$25, 600, 600 to Transfer Government from
Calcutta-New City Planned.
DELHI \ SHRINE.

London, Dec. 1.-THE transfer
of the capital of India to Delhi is
largely attributable to political
unrest i'm Bengal. The recent rev
dictionary discomfort largely orig
mated in Calcutta, and the task of
administration on this account was
rendered more difficult. Delhi, as
the ancient capital, is regarded by
the natives of the eastern empire
as sort Of shrine, so that the
change will minimize the effects OF
Bcngalcsc disaffcction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
A NEGLECTED oPPoRTUNITy

The host and his visitor were walking
IN the evening on the street where most
OF the electric signs are displayed. Once
the visitor stopped
What Is IT, asked the host.
There's one without a sign on it," the
visitor said.
The host looked, too. Sure enough"
he agreed. That's the moon. buffalo
Express.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
SELF EVIDENT,

There is one bit of decoration know
they had in that famous Russian ice pal
ace"
"What was that?"
"A fine friese. baltimore American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
BEFORE AND AFTER.

"How does this noted healer who cures
his patients by touching them differ from
a regular physician"
"Why. he touches them before he cures
than cleveland Plain Dealer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

Republican leaders in Ohio declare that
state Is lost to Taft and that big Roose-
Nelt boom now in progress there is all
that can save the State to the republi-
cans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12
Pope May Be Dying; Is Very Ill
He Has Grad ally
Wasted Away as
Result of Con
finenent.

On the Holy City are
turned the eyes Of the relig-
ious world, for the pope is
seriously ill-may be dying.
The question Of his sue
cessor is already agitating
the church. for, even II the
rope RECEIVERS. it is coTceded
that he has not long to live.
He has never been strong ana
the. confinement incident to
mis- vatieal duties has toio
mon his constitution.
In the accompanying cut Is
shown pope Plus and on the
right cardinal Vanutelli, who
is constantly at the peosiue
of the aged prelate, VINO IL
seriously i'll.
Below is a photograph Oh
the Vatican, where the pope
has almost entirely discon1
tinued his audiences.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12

self emperor OF the Almohades-fol-
lowers of Ell Mahdi-under the last
will Of Abu.
Takes City Through Flood.
Damming a river so mat 1t turned
the weight of its flood against the
walls of Fee and washed them down,
the emperor took that city. Morocco,
Algeciras, Gibraltar, Seville, Cordova
and Malaga, were successfully taken.
ending the existence of the Almora,
vides empire in Morocco and estab-
fishing the commander Of the faithful
in Spain. All of Moslem Spain soon
fell under the domination of the AL
mohades.
The short-lived Almohades supre-
macy in Spain was purely an African
empire. They had nothing in common
with the Arabs who advanced from
beyond the Red Sea and from Syria to
conquer Africa and Europe For 20
years they held sway running rough
shod over the Almoravides and eastern
Arabs alike, until the whole of Chris
tian Europe became alarmed lest they
should overrun the country with new
recruits from beyond the Atlas range.
Alfonso VIII. sent an embassy to Rome
to represent to Pope Innocent III. the
conditions in Spain. Three days were
set aside for prayers. fasting and re-
ligious PROFESSIONS in Rome and his
holiness entreated the alliance of all
Christians to prevent the Africans
from conquering Europe. A crusade
was preached against the infidels OF
Spain.
Toledo was the headquarters of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12

crusaders who bore the cross to the
battlefield as their emblem of faith.
The emperor of the Almohades de-
clared a holy war and called upon
every Moslem, of whatever race, to
take the field. Even distant Ethiopia
was called upon to send her quota Of
men to kill Christians in Andalusia.
Hordes under the Crescent massed to
meet hosts under the cross. Racial
and tribal differences were forgotten
on the Mohammedan side, and upon
thes other side Christian kings and
chieftains long at war with one an
other, massed for the fray shoulder to
shoulder Blood was thicker than
water. The kings of Aragon and Cas-
tile rode side by side, and the arch
bishop of Toledo was appointed histor-
ian in the field, to record the exploits
of the Christians.
In Line of Battle.
The african army numbered 800, 900
regulars and 10000 desert volunteers
when the opposing armies met for the
test of strength upon a great plain on
the slopes of the Sierra Moreno noun
tains near Cordova- A line Of 5000
camels and rows of iron chains
stretched in front of the tent Of the
Moslem defender of the faith" and
in front of these, defenses were ar
rayed in their barbaric trappings, TO-.
600 negro lancers. Mohammed An
Nissan wearing the green turban that
marked his descent from the prophet,
held in one hand his scimitar and in
the other the koran.
AT the stroke Of midnight heralds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12
Fl PAs0 HIS CHANCE TO- GET
Il STATE Experimental FARM

quested permission to send solicitors
here to sell its magazine, but this was
not granted by the chamber of COM
. merce.
The communication from J. c. Tip
ton asking that he be sent to the cot
ton section of the south to interview
the mill owners and the cotton grow
ers as to the advisability of bringing
the cotton industry to west Texas. met
with opposition, but will be taken up
later -
A statehood jubilee in the event of
the measure becoming a law will be
taken up with the large cities in the
two territories with a view. TO secur-
ing cooperation for an Ell Paso cele-
bration.
The enlargement of Fort Bliss was
discussed and the committee which
has the matter in hand will be asked
for a report on its work at once.y
Advertising Ell Paso.
The chamber of commerce will donate
10 colored slides of Ell Paso and this
vicinity to the Texas Advertising
Magazine company for the use in lee
ture tours throughout the west
The directors decided to issue a
panoramic postcard with view or
FL Paso and Juarez, to be sent 10
prominent people around the country
to advertise the city. The cards VIII
cost about 5000 for 5000.
Hellberg and Blair and Clifford Mar
tin. of Canutillo, n. NJ, were accepted
as members of the chamber or COM
merce.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12

up the matter with the Las Cruces
chamber of commerce and the Water
Users association, and it is expected
that an excursion can be arranged for
about October 4. and 6.
The directors present at the meet
ing Friday night sanctioned the plan
nature from being held in the chamber
of commerce building in the future.
The meeting of the taxpayers on the
bond question caused the matter to be
taken up.
The Sixth National Dry Farming
Congress, which will meet in Colorado
Springs, Colo, in the fall has in
vited the chamber of commerce. to send
a delegate to the convention and also
to send an exhibit. The matter of send
ing a delegate will be taken up at the
next meeting of the directors.
The American Mining congress.
which meets in Chicago the latter
part of September, has also invited
the chamber of commerce to send a
delegate from this section and this
matter will be taken up at the next
meeting.
Want a Mining Law.
The directors of the chamber Of
commerce will send g. letter to COVER
nor Colquitt asking him to see that
the mining bill, which was defeated at
the last session of the state legisla-
ture, is brought up at this session
The Commercial Secretaries associ-
alton of Texas, of which the local
chamber of commerce is member. re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12

cried the hour in the camp OF sleeping
Christians summoning everyone to
prayer and confession. Priests attend
ed every company. When the peaks
of the Sierra Moreno were tipped with
living gold by the rays of the rising
run, the Christians were revealed,
formed upon the MAYA" in four leg
ions, at the center king Alfonso,
whose banner bore the image of the
Virgin Mary
Cross and Crescent Arrayed.
Never in history were the cross and
crescent more literally pitted against
one another. The archbishop of To-
ledo, bearing a crucifix aloft. plunged
with Alfonso into the thick of the
fight. The Mohammedan leader was
reading the koran aloud when his
routed army fled the field and his
tent was rushed by the Christians, who
scattered the negro lancers before
them. sThe TIE Deum was piously
chanted upon the bloody field when
the day had been won for the cross,
and camp fires were kindled with the
lances left on the ground by the
stampeded Moslems.
Although nearly three centuries
passed before the Moslems were utter
ly crushed in Spain, the great battle
of Las Navas-the battle of the plains
laid the foundations of Christian
supremacy in Spain as clearly as the
victory of Charles MarteI at Touraine
marked the end of the northward
marches of Moslems in western Eur
rope.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12

The equipping and maintaining of an
experimental farm has been offered to
the city of FL Paso and the surround
ing district by the state of Texas
through the chamber of commerce II
the land is furnished for this purpose.
The farm will be used to instruct the
farmers and rahchmen as to the main
tenance of the soil, how to grow diff
ferent products on it and in the differ
ent means of irrigatin The matter
was brought up before the directors
at the chamber of commerce meeting
Friday night and was turned over to
the AGRICULTURAL committee to look up
the matter of obtaining the land at
once in order that the directors might
take action on. it.
The experimental farm would require
about 100 acres. A state expert would
have charge of the farm and would
act as an instructor to all farmers who
desired his aid.
Excursion to Roswell.
Directors Walter Clayton and A.
Schwartz and secretary c. A. Kline
board meeting last night.
Engineer Reed of the reclamation
service has placed the matter of an
excursion to the Pecos valley with the
people from the FL Paso and Las Cru
ces valleys before the chamber of COM
merce. The excursion would be a sort
of an educational trip for the farmers
in this vicinity as the farmers are
very far advanced in irrigation in the
Pecos valley. The directors will take
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12
DAILY RECORD.

Hills street. between Seventh and
Eighth streetsEElvira Garcia to Ysa-
bel Noriega, lot IA, block 81, Magoffin
addition; consideration. s795; August
10. 1911.
Manzana street between Copia street
and Stevens avenue-Santiago Sanchez
and wife to Preciliano Duran, lot %,
block Il, East FL Paso addition; con-
sideration? $500; Aug. IL. 1911.
Ysleta grant-M. Nagle and Walter
Scott TO H A Carnes. IS acres; con-
ssideration. s2.400; August 10. 1911.
FL Paso county-James W. Milan TO
John Loyejoy, survey 195. containing
So acres on county road. between FL
Paso and Ysleta; consideration. ST.
750; Aug 9, 1911
Licensed to Wed.
r. X Freeman and Zephyr Foster
T. r. Smith and Birdie Richard
George F. Beatty and Orva Long.
Daniel Rojas and Librada Ochoa.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12
BUYS TWO LOTS IN
GRANDVIEW ADDITION

]. B. Good has bought lots p and
% on Fort Boulevard in Grandview
addition from Perry Kirkpatrick
Realty company. The company. viii
also build a bungalow on the lots for
Mr.. Good The total cost of the house
and lots will be $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12
Custom House Humor.

Two Germans who were crossing the
Luxembourg frontier declared TO the
customs officials: I'VE have with us
three bottles of red wine each. flow
much is there to pay?"
Where is it?" was asked
We'll, inside u.s."
The official gravely looked at his
tariff book and read: Wine in casks,
20 shillings; in bottles, As shillings; in
donkeys hides, free. Gentlemen" he
added, looking up, you can go"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12
TALK DIVISION OF
STATE IN Ell PASO

State division is being agitated in
Ell Paso and a meeting is being talked
of for the first week in September.
The meeting will be held to consider
means for having the western part of
the state divided, and new separate
state established A committee is now
at work arranging for the meeting.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12
NEW POWER HOUSE
WORK BEING PUSHED
Building to Be Finished and
Machinery Installed in
Sixty DAYS.

Work on the powerhouse extension
OF the FL Paso Electric railway Is
progressing rapidly and the new
building will be completed and the
machinery installed within so days
The new power plant was made neces-
sary by the rapid growth OF the bust
ness in FL Paso
The power plant will be increased
40 percent when the new machinery
is installed The addition will cost
approximately 100000.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-17
Absent Minded Men OF Genius.

Absorption in their work is often
carried TO such extremes as to make
men of genius strangely obliyious to
what is going On around them, sug-
gested a writer in Ainslee's. Many
amusing stories are told illustrative
Of this tendency TO absent minded
less" According to Sir David Brew
ster. when Newton left a room to get
anything he usually returned with
out IL.
The physicist Rouelle was noter-
iously absent minded. One day,
while performing a laboratory expert
ment, he said to his students:
You see, gentlemen, this caldron
over the flames? Well. If ! were to
cease stirring it an explosion would
at once occur that would make us
jump"
As he spoke he involuntarily
ceased stirring and his prediction
was fulfilled. The explosion took
place with a frightful noise, every
window In the laboratory was broken
and Rouelle's audience fled Wild,
outside.
IL Is related of a gifted ecclesiastic.
Bishop Munster. that. returning
home and finding his door placarded
with the announcement, The master
OF the house is out" he calmly re-
NAMED in front of the door, await
Ing his own return,
Buxton, the mathematical prodigy,
during a visit to London was taken
to see Garrick in king Richard III"
Afterward, being asked how he liked
the play, he said he really did not
know what 1t had been about, as he
had been too busy. counting the
words spoken by the different actors.
and the number of times each went
In and out.
Ampere, in a moment OF preoe-
cupation, penciled a problem on the
back OF a cab standing in the street,
and was vastly astonished when the
cab caused his problem to disappear.
Lombroso says that much the same
thing happened to Gioia, who, in the
excitement of composition, wrote a
chapter on the top of his bureau In
stead of on paper.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-17
Consultations OF the Poor.

I'VE must always look on the
bright side said Mayor Grice, oil
Fort Wayne. discussing a party set
back with the Indianapolis Star. I'VE
must all take a lession from Hiram
Husk.
"'Hi Husk, you know, visited
Long Island, and had his pocket pick.
ed at a side show.
u should think, his wife sneered
on his return home that you'd have
a purity poor opinion of Coney arter
bein' robbed of your purse like that
Yes. hiatt right" said Husk,
but | come out better'n some folks
did. Why Maria. the old bankers
ward in the piece, beautiful That's,
had all her jools swiped and the
bankers wife throwed vitrol in his
face durin' the same act l had my
wallet stolen"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-17

One head branded A. on right
shoulder.
One head branded. CIR. connected. on
left hip.
Two head branded. lazy S.with S,
connected above. on right shoulder.
One head branded half circle 6. on
left hip.
One head branded. jill. connected.
OF left hip.
One head branded quarter circle II,
on left shoulder.
One head branded, m, on left hip.
One head branded, diamond-arrow,
on right hip.
One head branded. S. on left
shoulder.
One head branded. cross with half
circle underneath, left hip.
One head branded. RA. on left hip.
One head branded. II. on right
shoulder.
One head branded. pipe. on left hip
Fifty head not branded.
Total number of horses shipped. ia.
hereby certify that the above is a
fun and complete inspection of said
brands
C. S. GRAIN.
Sheriff of White Pine County. Nevada.
BY chas. Holmes, Deputy.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-17
Measuring the Professor.

A professor Of Yale University,
who was n of a party which under
took to penetrate the depths of a Ne
yada mine for scientific purposes, re-
relates a startling incident in con-
n~ection Herewith.
During the professors ascent in
the ordinary manner. by means of a
bucket. and with a miner as a fellow
passenger. the scientist perceived
symptoms of a weak place in the
rope.
do you often change your ropes,
my good man." he asked, when
about half way from the bottom of
the abyss.
I'VE change 'em every three
months" was the reassurring reply
of the man in the bucket. "and we
change this one tomorrow. if We get
up safe today. Los Angeles Mining
Review.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-17
Travelling Light.

Henry f. Dixey, at a luncheon in
New York, praised the honeymoon
special the automobile route be-
tween Chicago and New York.
This routes only drawback" he
said, lies in the fact that you can't
take much luggage with you. Your
luggage, in fact. must be almost as
limited as Grog's.
"Grog had been contemplating a
visit to the seashore over the Fourth,
and a couple o fdays after the Fourth
l met him on the Rialto.
"'Well. Grog. old boy, l said, did
you enjoy yourself at the shore?'
"'Yes, fine.' said he; only | lost
my luggage
"'Lost your luggage? How was
that?' | asked.
1.-THE cork came out he ex-
planned.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-17

grocery in Clark's town. He was a
little testy, perhaps, for he did not
like to be distu rbed when telling a
story, nor even to wait on customers.
The store, in fact, was conducted for
the purpose of giving him an oppor-
tunity to hold forth in pleasant dis
curse with his friends. He was in
comfortable circumstances and didn't
have to work. Politically he was a
man of large influence in his COM
munity and was Clark's friend. 1t
was a number of years ago, of course.
Not long ago. | was told, Clark
heard that the old man was sick and
a trifie short of funds. He learned
of it through an Old neighborhood
friend. You know Champ Clark is
not particularly frugal and never ac-
cumulated a large bank account; but
he sat down and wrote a check that
turned his balance into an ~overdraft,
gave 1t to Wallace Bassford, ano told
him to send this check to old man
Burwell.'